The Honeybee Emeralds is a brand new 2022 release I happened upon at the library. I am so glad I spotted this book and read it. It is a fascinating historical fiction book that spans modern time and goes back through different points in history. Amy Tector does a wonderful job of connecting various famous people in history through an emerald necklace. While it is probably a stretch to believe this could have touched that many famous lives it was still a great plot line and well constructed.
I really enjoyed the mystery aspect to the story line as well as the glimpses into modern history. This is a fun historical fiction book that has characters with depth and dimensions. While the necklace and the quest to identify its history are the main focus, there are character history and emotions that are included as well. It was easy to view myself as a member of the Fellowship searching for information.
Great read for anyone who likes historical fiction and especially lovers of Paris.
The Honeybee Emeralds by Amy Tector
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was an engaging historical fiction book that had a mystery at the center of the storyline. In that sense it reminded me of Where the Crawdads Sing. The mystery is important to the story but the characters and their environments are just as important. The characters flaws and histories become part of the story in a slow reveal. Each character has aspects of who they are that are revealed as the story progresses. Many of their issues and concerns are very relatable to readers as I am sure many have backgrounds enable them to relate to the characters' stories. The mystery was intriguing and fascinating and the different points in the necklace's history, although a bit of a reach, were interesting.
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