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9.01k reviews for:
Honey Girl: Roman | Die aufwühlende Geschichte, die hunderttausende TikTok-Userinnen begeistert hat
Morgan Rogers
3.79 AVERAGE
9.01k reviews for:
Honey Girl: Roman | Die aufwühlende Geschichte, die hunderttausende TikTok-Userinnen begeistert hat
Morgan Rogers
3.79 AVERAGE
i still can't objectively rate this book because my brain gets angry still lol
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm
adventurous
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Good book but it’s too repetitive at times. Also the friends seem forcefully “diverse” and lack depth
really i would say 3.75 stars
honestly, highly relatable. i love books about female academics struggling w internalized white supremacy. it’s a v real struggle
honestly, highly relatable. i love books about female academics struggling w internalized white supremacy. it’s a v real struggle
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this title. I really wanted to love this book because I love the premise, and how it centers on BIPOC queer characters, but I mostly found the main character to be lacking in depth. The book digs deep into the concerns many of us have faced as millennials who have achieved the goals they've set from a young age, and aren't sure how to proceed. It definitely speaks to the struggles of BIPOC queer people to be respected in the world, and I appreciate those aspects of it.
The writing style is sometimes hard to follow, and I wish there was more behind the main characters decision making and feelings. Also, the author writes in great detail about the strength of the main characters friendships, so it feels really out of character when she completely ignores them for months late into the book. I did appreciate the promising ending, and overall the story was good. I'd definitely give it 3.5 stars if I had the option.
The writing style is sometimes hard to follow, and I wish there was more behind the main characters decision making and feelings. Also, the author writes in great detail about the strength of the main characters friendships, so it feels really out of character when she completely ignores them for months late into the book. I did appreciate the promising ending, and overall the story was good. I'd definitely give it 3.5 stars if I had the option.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
One of the simultaneous joys and perils of listening to literally thousands of hours of romance podcasts since the Great Podcast Boom of 2020 is that I have lots of reading recs floating around in my head, unmoored from many of their pertinent details. Honey Girl was just such a book and while I vividly remembered the description of the hauntingly gorgeous romantic setup - a Vegas wedding between an astronomer and a monster hunter followed by a long-distance, late-night radio show courtship - some other key details slipped my memory. It didn't help the blurb wrong-footed me. (Hello, Grace's drunk Vegas I Do was not 'her one moment of departure' from her father's vicarious lifeplan!) So here are some things I think it would be good to know so you can enjoy this book from the start, rather than slowly finding your way into it like me. First, Grace is not some perfect daughter aquiescing to every expectation. She is more complex than this trope implies (and more inconsistent). Second, Honey Girl is not a romance, but contemporary fiction with romantic elements. This is Grace's book and Yuki remains the seductive voice filtering in by long wave radio via first person naration. Several other reviewers have also conned on to the whole Manic Pixie Dream girl vibes. I've noticed its undertones in several sapphic reads of late and would like to return this character to the straights c 2003. Finally, is a really raw and emotional read. I definitely suggest reading the content warning around mental health issues (not included in the audiobook version!) Grace is negotiating an autocratic father, a somewhat absent mother, and a brutal higher education employment environment made worse by systemic racism. Understandably, she has issues, as do the 'broken girls' she has made her queer found family from. I actually have real questions about the dynamics of this group, but don't have time to get into it here. Actually Grace has TWO found families and I'm still stressed about how they are all coping. So full marks for getting me invested in the slew of secondary characters (I'm including Yuki). For me, this is a 3.5 star story rounded up for some excellent writing. Get it for your book club and the conversation should flow like wine.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes