It took far too long for me to read this. It began with a recommendation for Book Riot Read Harder Challenge, and it ended with me half listening to it while at work by audio.

Flora 717 is boring. As a main character she lacks backbone and decisiveness. The story is predictable. The twist at the end is just, well blah. It certainly wasn’t the suspense filled dystopia I wanted.

Not every dystopia is Handmaid’s Tale. Please stop comparing them as such on covers. They rarely live to the hype.

That said I learned a lot about bees.

2.5 stars rounded up.