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The Bees by Laline Paull
3.0

This book had a really interesting premise and I felt the tell-tale pull to read it when I was not able to, which is the mark, in my opinion, of success, at least in some aspects.

However, it felt very disorganized and unfocused in a lot of ways. The core of the plot could have been executed effectively in half the time it took to tell the whole story. As a result I did find myself trying to figure out what the goal of telling this story was several times. Without a central driving force, it was difficult to latch on to the story and get fully absorbed.