I'm inclined to agree about The Testaments -- I felt like YA SF has already told Daisy and Agnes's stories, and done it better, so the real pleasure there was seeing Gilead through their eyes.

I found Daisy's story frustrating because her life was SO much like that of a contemporary teen. But Canada, too, had the infertility crisis. Surely everyday teens and children there were protected, nurtured, and also -- maybe like the young Chinese people who were state-mandated only children -- had a sense of entitlement and specialness? The worldbuilding for Gilead was fantastic, and very welcome, but the rest fell a little flat for me.

(I also wish we had seen more of Lydia's experience building Gilead, because her journey from family court judge to Aunt felt a little ... undercooked?)