I read a book last year (or the year before, or maybe ...) that was about bees. It was fiction - oh yes [b:The Bees|20894952|The Bees|Laline Paull|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1393220900s/20894952.jpg|26457997] - and for a while I thought this book was going to be similar. But it's not. There are bees in it, and they are an important plot point, but the Hive is actually the home that the people dwell in and yes, it is structured in hexagons.

Other reviewers have compared it to another famous novel, but let's not. Let's just look at this for what it is. It's a story about a girl who's afraid she's going mad. In their highly structured society, a person who has frequent headaches is a worry. Hayley's best friend secretly grows a herb that gives some relief, but the only way she finds real respite when her headaches come is to sneak into a deserted corridor (that leads to a sealed-off room that is talked of in tones of alarm). Now though, not only are the headaches getting worse, but she stumbles upon a secret.

I didn't find anything surprising in this book, but then I've been reading science fiction since before this author was born. However, I enjoyed the tension and I really liked Hayley. I'm looking forward to the book that follows this.