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A review by manasueroo
Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Another amazing dip into the world Octavia Butler built, I will say I do wish it followed the characters from the first book more or filled us in more fully on what happened between the books. However you easily fell in love with the new characters and where you a dropped into the story again.
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail