Many parts of the story made me think of a darker version of Bee Movie too which somewhat ruined the reading experience. The Handmaid's Tale comparison I could see as it explores the concepts of authoritarianism, blind worship of authority by a populace intentionally made dumb by those in power, and a caste system intended to repress its people. I'm disappointed that I did not enjoy this as the premise was so promising. A deadly adventure race. 1: Birds, Bees, Blood & BeerThe Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive (The Magic School Bus, #8) The Tunnel Rat: Out of the Tunnel: A young adult dystopian novel Queen of the Warrior Bees: One misfit girl and 50,000 bees (Natural Forces Book 1) Amazon calculates a product’s star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average. She also finds her way into the Queen’s inner sanctum, where she discovers mysteries about the hive that are both profound and ominous.But when Flora breaks the most sacred law of all—daring to challenge the Queen’s fertility—enemies abound, from the fearsome fertility police who enforce the strict social hierarchy to the high priestesses jealously wedded to power. With circumstances threatening the hive's survival, her curiosity is regarded as a dangerous flaw, but her courage and strength are assets. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. This book has been raved about so much that I suspect I must be missing something as I did not enjoy it at all and couldn't even read to the end. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. But at what cost?In a frozen world where monsters come out at night and only mysterious blue flowers keep them at bay, Lia saves the life of a handsome fugitive.If you love a kickass shape-shifting heroine and care about Nature, this wild eco-fantasy is the perfect book for you and your teen readers. Some fool from marketing decided to brand it as "Handmaid's Tale meets The Hunger Games," which is laughable. No big surprise. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number.This brilliantly imagined debut tells the story of Flora 717, a devout young worker bee who finds herself in possession of a deadly secretFlora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive, where work and sacrifice are the highest virtues and worship of the beloved Queen the only religion. In the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, this dazzling and ambitious literary debut follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees, to their children, and to one another against the backdrop of an urgent, global crisis. She lives in England with her husband, photographer Adrian Peacock, and their three children. Why is it classified as science fiction? Tanya must stop it or become a fulfillment center slave. Read this book, The Bees by Laline Paull, her debut novel, for its originality, for the obvious and extremely interesting research she did on bees and their societal ways, their physical structure and biology and even their sexuality, but not necessarily for its plot and story telling.