Fledgling by Octavia Butler

First sentence:

"I awoke to darkness"

Description:

"Shori is a mystery. Found alone in the woods, she appears to be a little black girl with traumatic amnesia and near-fatal wounds. But Shori is a fifty-three-year-old vampire with a ravenous hunger for blood, the lost child of an ancient species of near-immortals who live in dark symbiosis with humanity. Genetically modified to be able to walk in daylight, Shori now becomes the target of a vast plot to destroy her and her kind. And in the final apocalyptic battle, her survival will depend on whether all humans are bigots--or all bigots are human." -- from the back cover

My thoughts:

This is a very compelling book. I liked how Shori learns about herself and her place in her world.

Date read: August 22, 2019
Genre: Fiction
Rating: 3*/5 = good

ISBN-10:
ISBN-13:  9780446696166
Publisher: Grand Central
Year: 2005
# of pages: 310
Binding:Trade Paperback
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