A review by the_midnight_librarian
Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan

5.0

This book wasn't what I expected. Despite the magic realism that was more prevalent than I expected, this book drew me in for it's drama. The family secrets and drama with family members were just over the top and honestly infuriated me, but kept me thinking about the book and wondered what would happen next. Towards the end it kind of dragged, there were multiple places where i felt the book could have stopped but then would continue to tie up details that I had completely forgot about and after reading would have been upset had it ended where I thought it could have. The ending itself was nice and tidy and wrapped up all the details rather nicely. I did have a qualm with the little detail given about the characters, it was hard for me to imagine them. I loved the cover, and truly enjoyed the emotions this book made me feel.