This book was the perfect cozy cottagecore read you’d enjoy with a mug of tea, sitting outside and listening to the birds. The themes of bittersweet grief and forbidden love that triumphs were well written, and I had a good time reading about how Mari can come to rest within nature, and the chosen loneliness that followed.

 I also thought that it being set in the regency era was a fun bonus since I’m currently on the bridgerton hype train, and not having gender be something that matters much in who you love and marry is something I really appreciated. 

If anything this book served as inspiration for my next dnd character, where I’m hoping to replicate the bees and the coziness of this story.