shelflife 's review for:

The Bees by Laline Paull
4.0

Well that was certainly different.

This is a strange, odd, utterly unique book about life inside the hive of honey bees as told through the eyes, or should I say, attenae of a sanitation bee named Flora. You learn all about the life of bees, the caste system, the work, bee behaviors throughout their lifespans.

I wasn't sure how I felt in the first part, it was difficult to get used to strangeness of the world within. But once the story started to take more of a direction, I found myself completely absorbed in the story. The author does a wonderful job of world building and weaving actual bee behavior within the storyline of Flora and her journey. By creating Katness of the bee world with a little game of thrones shenanigans thrown in the mix, makes for exciting reading,

This is a slow cooker, you must have patience letting it build in intensity, but once it does, believe me it's unputdownable. This is not a book for everyone. You need to completely allow yourself to fall into the insect world and becomes a part of it. One thing I know is that I will never quite look at bees again without thinking of wonderful little Flora and her world within the hive.

Off,to watch more you tube bee videos :D