I didn't know this book was the second in a series so my initial impression was that everything could have been built upon more and the characters could have been more developed. Now, after knowing that there was a first book, I still feel the same way. The plot felt rushed through most of the book. Also, because the characters were so transparent, I never really connected with either of them. Because I didn't feel connected to the characters, I didn't really care what happened to them. I mostly read on out of pure curiosity. I wanted to see how the story unfolded but didn't care what happened either way. I also felt that some of the imagery was confusing. I never did fully grasp what the heck the 'village' was. I couldn't picture myself inside the story with the characters and that was frustrating.

Peter's relationship with his mother and father was different. To be honest, I was surprised by his mother's part in the story. That being said, I really did enjoy this book. The concept behind the artificial bees and the upgrading is a plot line that I found interested because it was a new idea to me. I haven't read any other books that I can even compare to this one so I did enjoy reading it. I also liked the format that it was written in. I find journal entries in books to be kind of fun. It was also a really quick read, which was nice but I would have liked to see it expanded on.