5+ stars for The Sorrow of Bees by Andie Holman #fantasy #ecofantasy #romantasy #bookreview #booksworthreading
- N. N. Light
- Apr 25
- 2 min read
Title: The Sorrow of Bees
Author: Andie Holman
Genre: Romantasy, Eco-romantasy
Book Blurb:
Tell the bees, for they understand heartache.
Dark magic comes at a cost, one that Jelly, warrior mermaid, must pay. After a brutal ritual gives her Fae powers, a vital piece of herself is missing. She must abandon everything and everyone to find it.
If she fails her mission, her lover’s brother will never again see the sun, trapped in a horrifying dimension called the Hellhole. If she fails, her lover Mako may not forgive her. If she fails, she will never forgive herself.
She’s sent to a queendom so foreign she can barely breathe, transformed into a body she can’t possibly understand. Grappling with the enormity of her task, she struggles to appreciate the sorrows of the pollinators.
But she must if she wants to succeed.
My Review:
Jelly never realized her actions would manifest at such a cost. Now, she must put herself in danger in order to save her lover’s brother. Transformed, she has a colony of workers to care for and protect. Will she succeed or will the sorrow overwhelm her?
The Sorrow of Bees is a romantasy perfect for our times. It’s one of the most original stories I’ve ever read. Andie Holman takes us on a journey filled with emotional narration, magical world-building, characters who will captivate, all with an eco point of view. Trust me, you’ll never see bees in the same light.
Andie Holman has penned another eco-romantasy with emotional narration that will have you thinking long and hard about the story. It’s a poignant story that brings to light environmental issues but in an approachable way. Compassion and empathy will bubble up in your soul after reading The Sorrow of Bees.
These characters are the prime reason I recommend you reading The Sorrow of Bees. Jelly is a complex heroine with many layers. She’s got a lot of emotion buried within and not every reader’s cup of tea. But there are other characters you’ll enjoy.
The Sorrow of Bees is a bucket list read and one I recommend to all.
My Rating: 5+ stars
Buy it Now:
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sorrow-of-bees-andie-holman/1147150002?ean=2940180601384
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1730362
Author Biography:
Raised by pirates, Andie believed faeries lived in the snapdragons. She’s loved fantasy stories forever, and left her career in medicine to research climate change for the world-building in her magical series, The Laughter of the Sun.
Many places have been home: Bermuda, West Virginia, England, Colorado, and now, a small sliver of Canada, nestled in the Pacific, where she lives with her husband and menagerie of animals.
Years ago, she wrote Love Your Scar, a non-fiction, self-help guide to freeing restrictive tissue. It will seem out of place, another world, another time, compared to her current writing.
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Reviewed by: Nancy
