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sadetin's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Racism
kitausu's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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
4.75
Absolutely loved this!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia
zefancifulreader's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
This book is Champagne and salt water and incense and sunbeams.
It came to me exactly when I needed it and has warmed my soul.
It came to me exactly when I needed it and has warmed my soul.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, and Lesbophobia
lovelybibliomanic's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, and Emotional abuse
analenegrace's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Self harm
seawarrior's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
tense
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
5.0
In the acknowledgments of this book, Morgan Rogers describes her work as a "triumph" and I have to say I agree. Honey Girl explores multiple hurdles causing its title character to stumble off the path she had meticulously followed her entire adult life, until she starts to question whether she should even step back onto it at all.
Our protagonist, Grace, is introduced to us newly graduated from a PhD program in astronomy, and just married to a hazy siren of a woman she hardly knows and remembers more like a dream than a real girl. Days prior she had stormed out of the high-level position she was groomed for her by her academic mentor after enduring a tirade of racist microaggressions and accusations from her interviewers. Her future in her field, her family, and in her haphazard marriage weigh on her and soon inspire overwhelming levels of anxiety she has to unravel with help from others. While Grace may feel lonely and like a disappointment to herself and her parents and mentors, she is surrounded by love. She's practically glowing with it, as love flows towards her like sunlight from those devoted to her. They lift her up through their words, their acts of physical reassurance, and their belief that she is brimming with potential as certain as the universe is vast. Each passage of the love expressed between Grace, Yuki, and their friends on either side of the continental United States was uplifting to say the least, and definitely my favorite part of the reading experience. It's easy to imagine how Grace has survived the rigorous studies and racist microaggressions of her astronomy program with these people to support her and remind her of her worth.
The majority of the book winds through Grace's reluctance to accept that she's allowed to want things that aren't practical, that aren't grinding, that aren't her adamant idea of "the best". Witnessing her work through her emotions and grow into a person who is kinder to themselves and no longer aiming to be perfect is rough but rewarding to read. Many will likely relate to Grace's frustrations in forming the future she dreamed of and strived towards, but this book is especially written to validate and encourage Black LGBTQ+ women who find themselves expected to be stronger than everyone else, yet still dismissed when they've met these racist demands. Grace eventually learns that her "best" future is one she wants to enjoy living, and that ending her guilt over seeking it will be an arduous but possible process. Each character in this book was created with thought and love that shines through on the page, even when their imperfections are being highlighted. I highly recommend this book to anyone who appreciations stories with characters who seem three-dimensional enough to be real people. My only regret in reading this is that it ended, I will sorely miss spending time in Grace's universe.
Our protagonist, Grace, is introduced to us newly graduated from a PhD program in astronomy, and just married to a hazy siren of a woman she hardly knows and remembers more like a dream than a real girl. Days prior she had stormed out of the high-level position she was groomed for her by her academic mentor after enduring a tirade of racist microaggressions and accusations from her interviewers. Her future in her field, her family, and in her haphazard marriage weigh on her and soon inspire overwhelming levels of anxiety she has to unravel with help from others. While Grace may feel lonely and like a disappointment to herself and her parents and mentors, she is surrounded by love. She's practically glowing with it, as love flows towards her like sunlight from those devoted to her. They lift her up through their words, their acts of physical reassurance, and their belief that she is brimming with potential as certain as the universe is vast. Each passage of the love expressed between Grace, Yuki, and their friends on either side of the continental United States was uplifting to say the least, and definitely my favorite part of the reading experience. It's easy to imagine how Grace has survived the rigorous studies and racist microaggressions of her astronomy program with these people to support her and remind her of her worth.
The majority of the book winds through Grace's reluctance to accept that she's allowed to want things that aren't practical, that aren't grinding, that aren't her adamant idea of "the best". Witnessing her work through her emotions and grow into a person who is kinder to themselves and no longer aiming to be perfect is rough but rewarding to read. Many will likely relate to Grace's frustrations in forming the future she dreamed of and strived towards, but this book is especially written to validate and encourage Black LGBTQ+ women who find themselves expected to be stronger than everyone else, yet still dismissed when they've met these racist demands. Grace eventually learns that her "best" future is one she wants to enjoy living, and that ending her guilt over seeking it will be an arduous but possible process. Each character in this book was created with thought and love that shines through on the page, even when their imperfections are being highlighted. I highly recommend this book to anyone who appreciations stories with characters who seem three-dimensional enough to be real people. My only regret in reading this is that it ended, I will sorely miss spending time in Grace's universe.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Self harm
Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and War
lollyr's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I had such high expectations from this book. The premise is great, the themes are interesting and touching and the characters are diverse and unique.
The main problem for me was the writing. Evrey metaphor was spoon fed to the reader and spelled out. Every podcast episode was boring and made me roll my eyes. It might've stayed cute without Grace spelling out to the reader exactly what everything ment and how we are suppose to feel and interpret it.
Mayb it a bit too bitcy, but anothe thing is that the characters did not acted like real humans. I can understand that some ppl call Grace by her full name all the time but why everyone? Why the fucking therapists?
All her friends were so fucking supportive even when she's being a toxic and just plainly bad a friend make no sense. I mean, Grace is clearly not a bad person and she nedded help but it just unrealistic for all the ppl she treating like shit to just be fine.
After the first chapter ( that was actually intriguing ) everything was so predictable. The romance was not existent and rushed. I was so bored reading this I nearly didn't finished. The interactions between all the characters were awkward and weird.
I know this book mean a lot to other people and I can see why, it's just not for me.
The main problem for me was the writing. Evrey metaphor was spoon fed to the reader and spelled out. Every podcast episode was boring and made me roll my eyes. It might've stayed cute without Grace spelling out to the reader exactly what everything ment and how we are suppose to feel and interpret it.
Mayb it a bit too bitcy, but anothe thing is that the characters did not acted like real humans. I can understand that some ppl call Grace by her full name all the time but why everyone? Why the fucking therapists?
All her friends were so fucking supportive even when she's being a toxic and just plainly bad a friend make no sense. I mean, Grace is clearly not a bad person and she nedded help but it just unrealistic for all the ppl she treating like shit to just be fine.
After the first chapter ( that was actually intriguing ) everything was so predictable. The romance was not existent and rushed. I was so bored reading this I nearly didn't finished. The interactions between all the characters were awkward and weird.
I know this book mean a lot to other people and I can see why, it's just not for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Mental illness
jmbibliophile's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
4.0
An emotional coming of age story about a black, lesbian woman in her late-twenties who, after completing her PhD in Astronomy, quickly realizes she doesn't have it all figured out. Honey Girl is poetic. It's raw. It's relatable.
I want to note that this story is not a romance. There are romance elements, but that is only part of Grace's journey to find herself.
I want to note that this story is not a romance. There are romance elements, but that is only part of Grace's journey to find herself.
Content Warnings
Minor: Self harm, Racism, and Lesbophobia
garibae's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
This book was a huge disappointment. I expected a cheesy romance with an accidental wedding trope and instead got a mess of a book that made me angrier with every turning page.
I disliked every single character in this book. The author diversity-dropped at every possible turn, piling up oppression after oppression and turning what could have been a fun trope-y book into an exhausting read.
Every friendship in the book is toxic, Grace's relationship with her parents is abusive, and the "romantic" storyline is painful to follow between two caricatures of a character. The mentions of mental health were beyond problematic (calling people "feral" and "things" when they are in the hospital for mental health issues) and the fetishisation of minority groups was nauseating.
Perhaps what irked me most, however, was the word "monster" (a word triggering for many people in the lgbtq+ community) and how the author attempted to romanticize it.
I disliked every single character in this book. The author diversity-dropped at every possible turn, piling up oppression after oppression and turning what could have been a fun trope-y book into an exhausting read.
Every friendship in the book is toxic, Grace's relationship with her parents is abusive, and the "romantic" storyline is painful to follow between two caricatures of a character. The mentions of mental health were beyond problematic (calling people "feral" and "things" when they are in the hospital for mental health issues) and the fetishisation of minority groups was nauseating.
Perhaps what irked me most, however, was the word "monster" (a word triggering for many people in the lgbtq+ community) and how the author attempted to romanticize it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
melli29_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Self harm