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kimberleyjay's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
madilorenz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.75
I honestly did not see the twist coming in this book. I kept trying to come up with who had done it but was conflicted till the end. Overall a great book, some parts were a little dense but I would recommend this book in a heart beat.
kwakkttkw's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
it was very interesting how the authors used the 2 perspectives to build a story. i enjoyed reading the book but i didn’t find the end super satisfying.
cwiersma's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
amandalachelle's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Cursing, Child death, Death, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Sexism, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime
Minor: Mass/school shootings
moonfawn's review against another edition
4.0
This was wonderfully sad, hopeful and informative. Jodi and Jennifer did an absolute thorough and amazing job at doing research for so many important topics in this book. Everything from honey bees, to LGBTQ+ and women’s rights, domestic violence, the criminal justice system, and medical diagnosis that include rare types of genetic mutations.
I absolutely adored the structure of the novel with both Olivia and Lily’s point of views tying together with how the ecosystem of honey bees work. I learned a lot of interesting facts about the topics mentioned, and the things I did know I was happily pleased to see have some light shed upon them.
My only gripes being that I believe some scenes were a bit repetitive in terms of the point it was trying to get across, where I think the novel could have been reduced in size just a tad. Also, we don’t really know what ends up becoming of Asher and Braden’s relationship. Including what Olivia thinks might happen to her after the trial is over. That was really never touched back on and I would have liked to have closure in that department. But hey, that’s really the only fault I feel.
With all of that being said, I rated this 4.5 stars rounding down. (I’m not one to rate books 5 stars very often. But this was close in terms of enjoyment!)
”How similar does someone have to be to you before you remember to see them, first, as human?”
I absolutely adored the structure of the novel with both Olivia and Lily’s point of views tying together with how the ecosystem of honey bees work. I learned a lot of interesting facts about the topics mentioned, and the things I did know I was happily pleased to see have some light shed upon them.
My only gripes being that I believe some scenes were a bit repetitive in terms of the point it was trying to get across, where I think the novel could have been reduced in size just a tad. Also, we don’t really know what ends up becoming of Asher and Braden’s relationship. Including what Olivia thinks might happen to her after the trial is over. That was really never touched back on and I would have liked to have closure in that department. But hey, that’s really the only fault I feel.
With all of that being said, I rated this 4.5 stars rounding down. (I’m not one to rate books 5 stars very often. But this was close in terms of enjoyment!)
”How similar does someone have to be to you before you remember to see them, first, as human?”
dannybrown59's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was such an emotional book. It made me sad that Lily never got to experience her life fully. She would've done amazing things. The writing was beautiful and all of the characters were so complex. I also loved all the facts about bees.
amber_nic's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75