Queen of the Warrior Bees

Queen of the Warrior Bees: Natural Forces, #1 | Jean Gill

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#NetGalleyReadathon #ARC #NetGalley Full Review (ranting!): https://bookandstitch.wordpress.com/2019/06/07/509/
2 stars, only because I loved the bees, they were my favorite characters. ? Many complaints: references to sex and rape that make it inappropriate for middle grade, for whom it feels written; clumsy love triangle at the end; underlying message that if you embrace Nature your allergies will go away; "not like other girls" feminism; etc.

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Caterina

Queen of the Warrior Bees: Natural Forces, #1 | Jean Gill

Bad headache means no evening walk for the dog or the #BookFitnessChallenge. On the bright side, this YA eco-fantasy about a girl who becomes bonded with a bee hive in the Forest while living in a dystopian nature-less Citadel is actually very good! I was skeptical when I scooped it up on #Netgalley, but I would've loved this book on my middle or high school library shelves.
#ARC #BFC @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Hope you feel better! 💚 5y

Caterina @wanderinglynn Thank you! 😊 5y

cobwebmoth Hope your headache goes away soon! 5y

DivineDiana I hope that headache is out the door! ❤️ 5y

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Caterina

Queen of the Warrior Bees: Natural Forces, #1 | Jean Gill

Post YMCA weight machine workout and stretch class reading on the back porch with a smoothie and an #ARC from #Netgalley. 😊 #BookFitnessChallenge #BFC @wanderinglynn
I managed to hit 22/24 hours for #24b4Tuesday last night! @DGRachel

Samplergal Where did you get the cup? Hubs is a patriot fan, but loves the old logo. It‘s hard to find. (edited) 5y

Caterina @Samplergal I love the old logo too! 😊 The Tervis tumbler was a gift from my aunt not long before she passed away two years ago, so unfortunately I don't know where she got it and can't ask. Sorry! 😞 5y

DGRachel That‘s awesome! Sadly, I got very little reading done yesterday. I think I ended up somewhere around 5 or 6 hours for the entire holiday weekend. 🤦🏻‍♀️ But, I had fun doing other things, so I‘m still going to call it a win. 😆 5y

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wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 5y

Caterina @DGRachel Definitely a win! 😊👍 5y

Samplergal @Caterina I‘m sorry. We look all the time for the old logo. Hard to find. 5y

TheSpineView Great job! 5y

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Caterina

Queen of the Warrior Bees: Natural Forces, #1 | Jean Gill

Picked up this #ARC on #Netgalley because why not, but I'm only 5% in and the main character's name is already being spelled two different ways on the same page. We'll see if the plot makes it all worth it...

jpmcwisemorgan I bet autocorrect did it because militate is a word and then no one caught it. Although how autocorrect got militate out of that name I‘m not really sure. 5y

Caterina @jpmcwisemorgan I'm sure you're right, that would make sense. I think protagonists' names being misspelled must just be a pet peeve of mine. It won't affect my final review. 5y

baes Oh wow lol You can highlight the word on a Kindle and report errors. Not sure if you knew that. Might help them correct it easier. 5y

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jpmcwisemorgan @baes I didn‘t know that! 5y

jpmcwisemorgan I‘ve not seen names misspelled but I have seen the wrong named used. That irks me so much! 5y

baes @jpmcwisemorgan Yes! It is a little hidden, but it is in there as an option. I‘ve only been able to do it on my Kindle. Not the app. 5y

Caterina @baes Don't think that's an option for a "personal document" sent to your Kindle email? Which is how NetGalley sends the ARCs. 5y

baes @Caterina Hmm might not be. Probably needs a publisher to report it to? 5y

Caterina @baes There's a way to do that on Edelweiss, but unfortunately it's not obvious how to do that on NetGalley, the only obvious option there is the public review. 😕 5y

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