He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox

 

Amanda Cox is one of those authors that I will read regardless of the plot line. She has such a good way of telling a story. "He Should Have Told the Bees" was no exception. 

Callie and Beck are complete strangers to each other until they're not. They are thrown together by a trust that divides the land Beck lives on between the two of them. Why? is the question they are asking. Beck has never heard of Callie before and vice versa. 

Both Callie and Beck have pretty deep emotional issues stemming from their childhood. The one had a neglectful mother and basically had to make it on her own from a very young age and the other had an absent mother and a dad who tried to protect her and make her world safe. This book is their story together and how they worked through their issues. 

It was a heart-rending and yet a beautiful story--another fictional reminder of the real world we live in. Our world is broken--in so many ways the story of these girls is played out over and over today and it is so sad. 

"Sometimes when the pain cuts the deepest, I picture Jesus weeping for me too, even though he knows he can fill the holes my mother left behind." I love this picture. Jesus cares deeply for the hurting--he wept at Lazarus' grave even though he knew he was going to raise Lazarus from the dead. 

"I start by identifying the lies I unwittingly embraced and then I start confronting those faulty thoughts with the truth. Over and over and over again...until one day the truth sets up residence...."

I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it, but it might not be an easy read.

I received this book from Revell Publishing in exchange for an honest review.  All opinions expressed are my own. 

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