He Should Have Told the Bees review

He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox takes intense and difficult subjects and turns them into life giving, friendship and faith centered successes. Addressing grief, abuse, neglect and assault can be unpleasant, even depressing, for many to read about, but Amanda Cox has found a way to use vulnerability and honesty for great character and relationship development.  

Here’s a quick synopsis-

Beckett Walsh is a beekeeper, who’s world upends after her father’s sudden death. There were some surprises in the will leaving her to contend with a new home co-owner who is intent on selling her beloved family apiary. Beck, completely perplexed, with her father’s unexpected decision, fears losing everything they built together.
Then enters Callie Peterson, the other heir named in the trust, a woman completely unknown to Beck. Callie has a full plate as she is dealing with her own beginning business and her mother’s substance abuse issues, for these reasons, her finances very tight so the farm’s sale, is a chance for her to enjoy a bit of financial stability, something she has never experienced in life.

In addition to the complexities of the story, one of the things I really enjoyed about He Should Have Told the Bees is the education about bee keeping. Whether you have kept bees or not there is a lot to be learned about the subject as you’re reading the complex healing of both Beckett and Callie. As a homesteader I found the bees particularly interesting! 

If you are interested in learning more about this book, or purchasing a copy, you can click HERE or on any of the links in this post. 

You can also find other books by Amanda Cox, such as The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery (read our review!)

~Thanks to Revell for giving me the opportunity to review He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox.  The opinions expressed here are my own. 

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