Fledgling

I put off reading this for a long time because it was the only Octavia Butler book I had left to read, and it's really sad to live in a world where I will never get to read one of her works for the first time. This one was not my favorite of hers, but I really enjoyed reading it. After a few books that felt rather sloggy, the refreshing pacing and tension of a Butler novel were much needed. It's a vampire story, but not like any you've read about before and definitely pulls in themes from the Lilith trilogy and the Parables as far as found families and what is really important in life. I enjoyed it as I've enjoyed everything she has ever written.