Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

15 reviews

escapismforlife's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I cannot for the life of me give Honey Girl a 4 star rating. I want to because I related to some of the mental healing.  But  when it comes to the self-care at many points it felt like avoidance when there were other characters , humans who  cared about  Grace Porter  willingly and able to listen. Thing is  not everyone has or will get that. Which is the flaw of the major progress  she has for me . 

 I was patient reading while Grace recovers from being a perfectionist who has a plan laid out for her.  One she has been focused on through her late teens and entire twenties.  Not to mention recovery from the expectations by her military black dad. And a nomadic mom , whose white, that left her all alone with these pressures. 

 But she has some tendencies that are straining her relationships. Most often when she gets afraid or overwhelmed and runs from Portland to New York City   and then  Sansbury, Flordia. It happen every tim  she felt the urge to be stubborn and wanted to push her family away. Even those  she met over the years. 

I'm all for space but she completely didn't  let anyone who understood know what was going on with her .  Which is okay for someone who has the pressure of a career goal. But a the same its like not like everyone has it together. Like has a full on PhD and those ready to be supportive about  the issues  in one academic  program.  But maybe if this was me after eleven years of my life I'd understand it better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Racism

matheo's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Grief, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Drug use, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and War

emcp's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This book is all flowery dialogue and no plot. There’s absolutely no chemistry between Yuki and Grace, and it’s absolutely deranged that Grace would completely abandon her found family that she claims to love so much for this girl she’s met once. I really wish the side characters had actual personalities and weren’t just assigned labels and adjectives. I especially would’ve loved to get to know Agnes beyond just “queer white girl with BPD.” As a queer woman I really really wanted to like this. I’m sad that I didn’t.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Homophobia

Moderate: Self harm, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Forced institutionalization

aexileigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Racism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

hannahrogers's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

mollywill's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Self harm, and Mental illness

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

malhale's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism and Homophobia

Minor: Forced institutionalization

tesslestial's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Emotional abuse and Forced institutionalization

saratonin_stories's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-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

4.5

The way the story is weaved is beautiful. As a 23 year old just coming out of academia I have never related more to a book. It discusses heavy topics with care and eloquence, while still showing how messy it can be to experience all of it. I highly recommend listening to the book because it will bring to life the stories of lonely creatures, the podcast that Yuki brings to life in parallel with the story of Grace Porter. I hope everyone will dive into the beauty of this story. I wish I was a good enough writer to capture the beauty of this story and how much I love it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Self harm

marigo1ds's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

I think that people see Las Vegas marriage and immediately assume that this is a romance, which is definitely the wrong frame of mind to read this book from. The romance is swoon-worthy and some of the lines are tooth-achingly sweet, but it really isn’t what the book is about. 

Grace is an excellent character, and her experience as a disillusioned post-grad is relatable. Rogers has a lot to say about academia, mental health, society’s treatment of black women, and parental expectations. Great read for sure. The characters are great, I love how queer and diverse even the background characters are.

My big critique of this book is awkward dialogue. The exposition in the first chapter is clumsy (people never call each other by their full names in Every Single Sentence). However, because this is Rogers’ first book and she’s so young, I think this will definitely improve by her next book. I can’t wait for her next one!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, and Sexism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide