***Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***

The best thing about this book is the friendship between the three girls. I hadn't read the first in the series, but I love Molly Harper's writing style and was able to read the second with no problem.

I think the titles of the books in this series do the content a mild disservice mostly because these are generic in a way and have many similarly-named books floating around (MANY!). All of this has nothing to do with the reading experience because this installment was a five-star read as well. I actually requested this book a long time ago, as soon as it was available but was archived before I had a response. Then I received an email from the publishers indicating that they approved it and reopened access to it for a limited time if I was still interested, which I was. After this exciting occurrence, I was looking forward to the book. The following review was not affected by this occurrence and is completely only based on my own reading experience.

After saving the day and maybe their entire world, the three girls, led by Sarah/Cassandra are settling into their school work. The Mother book which bonded with Sarah in the previous installment is not forthcoming and almost looks like its sulking because Sarah is not really doing anything to find other changelings. Cassandra, however, has a checklist from her auntie: she has to build a social circle and learn to live in the society that she is now part of. We spend a part of the tale at the school and the other in Scotland where the girls go to look for a hidden location. There is a lot that happens in this story but more than the actual events that form the foundation of the story it is the narrative, the conversations and the overall imagery that caught my heart. I loved the flow of the story and felt so good in general even when I was reading about harrowing events because I knew they would be dealt with appropriately. The subtle humour that floats around every scene was a treat and I will keep my eyes peeled for what happens in the next book because, at the end of this one, there was no going back to the way things were! There is more than a single romance this time, as the girls are growing old enough to be 'courted'.

The worldbuilding is reasonably simple, with the foundation in probably victorian England but has that little extra which makes the entire story sound believable despite having magic in it. I would have liked it even more if the second half of the adventure took up more time and unraveled a little more gracefully but that does not take away from how much fun I had reading this book. Most people who experiment with genres would know that feeling when they find a couple of books that have a good story as well as provide a very satisfying way to spend time. If you are such a person, I highly recommend giving this series a shot!

Thank you Netgalley for sending me this arc. I will be reviewing this book in the near future with an honest rating and review.

I tried to read it my best, again and again but I just couldn't connect with the story ir the characters.

I thought Fledgling was a wonderful follow up to Changeling. It was fun, fast-paced, and engaging, with characters that I adore. This series has a similar vibe to C.J. Archer’s books, drawing together a story that is fantastical and a little steampunk. I loved that this book didn’t just focus on the school, but expanded to include other locations as well. The scope of the story grew with the characters and and did progress the story enough to keep it interesting. I do wish the balance between wrapping up a particular storyline and leaving enough unresolved for another book was a little more equal. I got near the end of this book and felt a little like it was just the middle chapter of a whole. However, I still enjoyed it immensely and am looking forward to devouring the next book!

I really enjoyed this book! Not only was the plot clever and intriguing, but I felt that the characters were ones you could empathise with and fully comprehend their emotional depth! I will absolutely be buying a physical copy and recommending this to everyone!

Like its predecessor, Fledgeling is a charming little historical fantasy novel! It's short and sweet, but Sarah still undergoes a lot of character growth, and I liked that the characters of Ivy and Alicia were expanded upon. Fledgeling packs a powerful punch with its messages about friendship, prejudice, and the universal feeling of not being in control. Fantasy fans of all ages will want to check out the burgeoning Sorcery and Society series.

The second instalment in this series sees Sarah/Cassandra beginning her journey to find other children like her.  We are still discovering more about the world that Sarah lives in, and the characters are evolving and growing. The humour that made me fall in love with the first book is very much a part of this world. Alicia is still my favourite character with her acerbic one-liners.  Mrs Winters is also given more depth in this book. She is not the cold woman we initially meet in Changeling. She is a woman of great depth who is an expert at navigating the many pitfalls that society throws her way. 

Ms Harper is a skilled writer, but this series is her first foray into the historical setting. While set in an alternate reality, the rules are the same, women are chaperoned, arranged marriages are the norm, the clothing is the same. Ms Harper has done her research, and it shows. Many books I've read that uses a historical setting, especially in fantasy make the characters too modern, this isn't the case here, the story fits the period.  Ms Harper has crafted strong female characters who fit in the period they inhabit, this is no mean feat. 

This book also suffers from copy editing issues that were prevalent in the first book. Dropped sentences, repeating words. This time I read the arc, so I hope they will be rectified but given the issues were found in the published version of the first book, I expect they will still be there, 

I received an arc of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I liked the first book of the series, but this one was a deception, and I couldn't even finished it and stopped at 75 %.
The beginning was rather good, even if I was surprised that the very first episode, which was quite inventive and theoretically frightful, wasn't used at all to make some psychological impact upon the characters. The main character just shrugged it off like a walk in the park.

Reading on I was also surprised by the developments - or rather the absence of any. The reading was comfortable and rather fun, but not much of a story, much more like reading bonus of the heroine's everyday life. I don't mind this kind of narrative, but I was wondering all the same.

At one point of the story the heroine celebrate her birthday, and I was shocked to remember she was only fifteen yo, even used to be fourteen! Even in a fantasy world, where young girls are supposed to be mature and even possibility married at this age, the heroine's voice never seemed one of a young girl (think, let say, like a girl Lydia Bennett's age ^-^) but much older. Very much so.
In fact, I quickly understand my main problem with the book: the author's work is very good for many points, but she chose not to exploit the dramatic possibilities, amusing herself delightfully with the world she created, giving her heroine the thoughts, personality and humor of a thirtish urban fantasy feminine character.

After a quick read for half the book, I surprised myself reading slower and slower, finally deciding to stop, as I wasn't able to read more than a page or two before switching to another read.
A shame...

From the very start, Fledgling is a playful romp of a story, with copious amounts of magic and humor. The characters were brought to life in an amazing way. I haven’t actually read the first book, Changeling, but the author puts in enough back-story here and there so I wasn’t lost or confused.
That’s really all I have to say about it. It was a fun, quick read, that would be perfect for in-between hours at school or at work.
NOTE: I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley for review purposes only. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Fledgling is the second book in Molly Harper's Sorcery and Society series. Full disclosure, I didn't realize this before I requested a copy from NetGalley. Given that, I would say the world was pretty easy to pick up on. I'm sure there are probably some parts of it I may have missed by not reading the first book, but she does a good job of describing how the world works. Enough that I didn't feel lost. I knew how things worked and what was going on. I think this book would be really good for Harry Potter fans. I almost felt like I was at Beauxbatons Academy of Magic from the HP series. Fledgling was a fun adventurous story and it does give you some ideas into what Sarah will be going through in future books. The one thing I wasn't crazy about was that these books are heavily plot based. I really needed more character development. I want to know more about them and why I'm supposed to love them. Keep in mind I'm someone who love Character driven books. It's also a younger YA book. That didn't really bother me, I'll read Middle Grade if it's a good story. So if you are someone who isn't crazy about reading books with younger MC's, it may not be for you. The main character is 14 and turns 15 in the book, but acts even a little younger I'd say. Overall though, it was a quick, fun read. If given the chance, I'd probably move on to the next book to see what happens.

DNF

Unfortunately, this book was not what I was expecting. I was expecting an action=packed adventure filled with magic spells and incredible friendship. Whilst I did get the magic spells and the friendship, I just found the story to be slow and a bit boring.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the writing. It's comfortable and the story definitely has fun elements, but since the book isn't what I was expecting, I wasn't motivated to continue reading.

This is the second in a series, and I did not have to read the first to be able to follow along. This series in definitely YA, almost middle grade, and is certainly Harry Potter-esque in the magical school of young adults. There is both foretelling and flashbacks (which are confusing upon first read) and some pacing problems (the end came out of nowhere) but some fun characters, world building and capers. Recommend for the younger reader interested in fantasy.

Fun little novel set in an alternative England where deep social divides between the magically enabled ruling class and the magic-less underclass are threatened by the discovery that magic is not in fact restricted to specific bloodlines and instead beginning to appear in individuals with no magical lineage. This is the second novel in a series and while there are obviously some elements from the first story that readers will miss out on, it's a perfectly acceptable entry point into the series.

Fledgling is the story of a girl who discovers she has magic. It is very similar to Harry Potter in that way. I entered this series on this book which is the second and I kind of wish I had read the first one. I had a little bit of difficulty keeping things straight because of it. Also as much as I liked the concept, I really felt like it wasn't that easy of a read for me personally. I don't know if it was that I was drawing so many comparisons to Harry Potter or what though. She even goes to a magic school to learn more since she doesn't come from a magic background.

If you are interested in books that give you a fantasy element, and like a series, I do recommend this one. I would just go back and read the first one before starting this one.

I received this book in exchange for review.

#Fledgling #NetGalley

I’m on the fence with this instalment from Molly Harper, if you’ve read her other series you’ll appreciate her sense of humour, her intriguing and complex characters and the easy that she can tell a romance story without making the female character seem weak.

Her <b>Sorcery and Society</b> deviates slightly from her previously books. Focusing on Sarah Smith and her awakening into magic. It’s all very Harry Potter esk which makes it hard to not compare. In comparison it does not compare. And in someways comparing it to Harry Potter you do disservice to it.

If you go into it reading if for what it is a very intriguing story about a young girl who’s found magic and now has this great challenge to keep her secret while saving the world. I’m sure you’d be as entertained as I was.

<b>**Thanks to the author and netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.** </b>

Fledging, Molly Harper

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my review in any way and the thoughts expressed are my own.

The idea of a Changeling attending a girl’s finishing school sounded intriguing (I was envisioning a shapeshifter and friends who get up to mischief and adventure while being frustrated with the etiquette and rules). I know making assumptions is bad, but I can’t help it, this idea sounded fun. However, this is definitely not what I received.

In this world, the magic people had lived in secret, separate from the human world until the World War. When they realize the danger the entire planet faced, they came out to the public and took control, while mortal humans, dubbed Snipes, served under them (usually a Snipe family was assigned to a magical family as servants). This history was interesting and made a great source of struggle for the humans and you couldn’t help but pity them.

Cassandra Reed and friends followed the rules of this Victorian-era world down to the letter, spending plenty of time memorising the etiquette and social does and don’ts. I really, really find this story style very dull; I couldn’t care less about etiquette and Victorian-era. While Cassandra did turn out to be good in a fight, she still fit the ‘good Victorian young lady’ persona too much for my liking.

On top of this the Changeling wasn’t what I’d call a Changeling, but rather simply a regular human with the ability to use magic. This confusion of terms made me more disappointed.

Overall, this could be a good book if you like novels focused on Victorian-style etiquette and social structure, but this is not for me. It was decently written, though, so I give it 3/5.

Two books into this series, this remains a delightful (if conceptually a little too familiar) reading experience.

It’s Harry Potter meets finishing school, and though I wish Harper didn’t borrow so blatantly from Rowling, the series is still a joy to read.

Much like the early Harry Potter books, Harper has kept it fairly light so far, with minimal violence and creepiness and few lasting consequences for characters’ actions. Though I appreciate that in the sense that it makes these books a comfortable offering for younger readers, I’d love to see more weight and less frivolity going forward.

Since we all know this is a bit of a Potter knockoff, the author would do well to follow Rowling’s format of increasing the seriousness of the plot and keeping the jokes and absurdity reserved for when the reader needs something to lighten the mood.

I don’t love where the plot is going at the end of book two, but I do appreciate that it moves Sarah into a role with less protection and greater consequences for her actions, and more autonomy in how she chooses to use her magic.

The magic/boarding school premise will likely keep me reading these as long as Harper is writing them, but I’d love to see a little more meat to the story in the future.

Finally, a huge thank you to the publisher for getting a copy of this to me after advance reader copies were technically no longer available. Much appreciated!

I started reading this not realising it's part of a series. It was a bit confusing at first but Molly Harper gives enough hints and background to help a daft reader out and I was soon up to speed.
It's an interesting concept and while I've seen lots of comparisons with Harry Potter/but with girls, I felt it resonated much more closely with Garth Nix's Abhorsen series - the characters draw marks/sigils in the air to throw spells and sound/music/tempo is really important.

It's a bit of fun and I'll probably read the others too - I'm definitely recommending this to a couple of magick loving Regency-phile friends of mine!

NUMBER OF HEARTS: 4
Fledgling pickups up shortly after the events of Changeling (I would highly suggest reading this series in order). Sarah (aka Cassandra), Alicia and Ivy back at school and dealing with their actions. But when Sarah is summons to the counsel to answer questions about the Mother book. She has to think fast on her feet and is able to hold off the counsel for the time being. But Sarah has a more important mission in mind. She must find the other Changelings. But what will she do if she actually finds any.

Another grand adventure with Sarah , Alicia and Ivy. I can’t wait to see what is next for these three. I do hope the Gavin and Owen and will be joining them too.

As always the amazing Amanda Ronconi lends her talented voice to bring life to Molly’s characters. I really enjoy listening to Amanda narrate a book. She really gets into character and doesn’t just read. Amanda is also really good at getting the correct level of snark that is needed in a Molly Harper story.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Netgalley &INscribe Digital
in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.