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415 reviews for:

The Ardent Swarm

Yamen Manai

3.89 AVERAGE

reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Ardent Swarm opens with a decadent scene of a Prince living in luxury. This picture of excess is juxtaposed with a tiny village and a passionate beekeeper fighting a threat to his bees. The best parts of the novel are detailed and compelling descriptions of beekeeping.
challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The author managed to keep a lighthearted tone while incorporating heavy topics like religion and politics. It was a quick read and ended on an inspiring note.
challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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: No

A loving story of beekeeping wrapped in sharp political commentary.
emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No