A review by zwe
Bee Season by Myla Goldberg

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

By the time I got to the last about 50 pages I was skimming. This book was... weird. It was so slow paced it took me forever to read and I never fully got into it. Eliza was the "best" character, though Miriam was the most intriguing. A lot of the religious stuff made me feel kind of icky - the way the children were being exploited both by Aaron's cult and Saul for their own agenda. I don't think I fully understand the ending either. Did Eliza mess up on purpose? I like to believe so, but nothing leading up to that makes the reader think that's what happened... I don't know. It was a weird read. I did like the writing style of sort of divided segments of perspective, but at the same time there was so much being mashed together it was a bit much.