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3.5

Hoopla audio. BOTM February 2021 selection. I just didn’t care for it. The father is a particular unlikely character, as intended, but attempts are made at redemption at the very end. The main character has to go through some trials/tribulations to evolve and I just wasn’t invested in the journey.

This book was a struggle to get through and I couldn’t do it. DNF. The plot was boring, the self searching of the main character was shallow and the auxiliary characters couldn’t save the plot. The synopsis and author made me want to support but I couldn’t.
challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was 3.5 stars for me. I liked it! I think the author did a great job of writing fully fleshed out characters and there was representations for days. I really enjoyed parts of it but for me it was just okay.

The cover of this book is absolutely gorgeous! The writing of the friendships and about finding your way were so beautifully written and raw.

Could not have been clearer the author knows f all about astrophysics. Could've been a beautiful extended metaphor, but instead it was trite and clumsy. DNF

Cute and quirky, but a bit disappointing. I wanted to like this book and went into it with high expectations, but overall, it just didn’t work for me. There were gaps in character development and plot that made the whole thing feel disconnected. The love story also doesn’t evolve in a way that feels believable. In fact, it borders romanticizing toxicity. I can’t accept a love story that expects a woman to give up everything to follow a jealous and somewhat controlling person who she barely knows, saying she wants to be with this person forever because they randomly got married while drunk...

While I appreciate the representation (racial, LGBT and mental illness), and the relatable 20-something existential crisis, ‘Honey Girl’ wasn’t what I hoped it would be.

⭐️ 4.5

It was a cute book with an interesting parents and child relationship.
The beginning had me hooked.

Grace and her love interest were truly adorable.
Siren and favored by the sun

I thought “Honey Girl” would be unique, but it didn’t live up to its hype. It used the same storyline we see so many romance books.

The: “No matter how hard I work, my parents will never be satisfied, so I’ll go date the forbidden fruit and have a weekend whirlwind romance before I go back to my regular life, but secretly hope the below-my-parents’-standards lover comes fight for our 10 minute relationship” storyline.

This is the most reused storyline in romance books and movies. I’m so disappointed because I was expecting something different.

Also, the friendships and relationships were so forced, it makes me feel the story was just kind of thrown together. I didn’t feel their described love for one another. It just seems like they all randomly ended up in the same place and just claimed each other as friends, parent and child, etc.

No history, no affection, no chemistry, no treasured moments, nothing. No one seemed to take anyone seriously. They were all just…there…