dilldaise's review against another edition
2.0
1.5 stars
I'm not like most on this book. I really didn't care about the characters and the whole bee storyline was not for me at all. Gave up half way through and just skimmed the rest.
I'm not like most on this book. I really didn't care about the characters and the whole bee storyline was not for me at all. Gave up half way through and just skimmed the rest.
maggiemoore's review against another edition
3.0
Light and fun
No surprises here, but a fun read nonetheless. Flip flops between Southern and Scottish outside of dialogue were a bit distracting.
No surprises here, but a fun read nonetheless. Flip flops between Southern and Scottish outside of dialogue were a bit distracting.
impybelle's review against another edition
4.0
We'll ignore the fact that I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone call Folly Beach Folly Island before and go straight to wondering if it's weird that my favorite character was a bee? Elizabeth the Sixth took the book from a sweet kind of read to something better. I'm not sure how or why, she just did.
donnagrayce's review against another edition
3.0
Sweet, fluffy; reads like Alexander McCall Smith. You have to suspend your disbelief for this HEA, but there are quirky characters who find community and healing. A gentle read; not that literary.
gracenow's review against another edition
4.0
Charming, lovely, a little bit magical. Just loved it!
b303tilly's review against another edition
3.0
It's about your typical Mary Sue/ manic pixie dreamgirl who Pollyanna's her way through life fixing everybody's problems while hiding some painful past herself. Except the painful past was a little underwhelming, and kind of a weird reason to stay away from home for 15 freaking years.
upstatelibrarygal's review against another edition
3.0
This is more like a 3 1/2 star book. Just finished reading The Peach Keeper and feel like that book is a little richer and deeper, but the details about honey and the Charleston flavor in this book are really stand-outs. And the cast of characters, while perhaps not as fleshed out as they could be, are interesting. Fun summer read!
dreamofbookspines's review against another edition
3.0
Romance book. Not really for me, but I like the base idea: psychic bees. But what's not cute is:
- Sugar's a damn goodie-goodie that's pretty supercilious most of the time
- Theo is a fucking stalker, full stop
I have zero patience for the whole "stalkers are like soooooooo romantic" trash, which is basically the entirety of this book. What made me not hate it was the sweetness of an apartment building becoming a community because of a new resident, plus the most excellent psychic bees.
- Sugar's a damn goodie-goodie that's pretty supercilious most of the time
- Theo is a fucking stalker, full stop
I have zero patience for the whole "stalkers are like soooooooo romantic" trash, which is basically the entirety of this book. What made me not hate it was the sweetness of an apartment building becoming a community because of a new resident, plus the most excellent psychic bees.
sheltzer's review against another edition
5.0
Sugar is a beekeeper who had an unfortunate experience in her romantic past. She inherits here grandfathers bees and decides to take them and run away, so she moves every year to set up shop in a different place, each picked by the queen bee. This time she is in NYC, where she runs (literally) into Theo. Her bees play matchmaker to help Sugar come to terms with her past and start living for the future.
The premise sounds absolutely ridiculous, but the story is enchanting. Sugar is extremely likeable, Theo is charming and the other tenants of Sugar's apartment complex are eccentric and fun to read about. I am so glad I read this book and wonder how I've passed this author by before.
The premise sounds absolutely ridiculous, but the story is enchanting. Sugar is extremely likeable, Theo is charming and the other tenants of Sugar's apartment complex are eccentric and fun to read about. I am so glad I read this book and wonder how I've passed this author by before.