Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

54 reviews

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, especially because I felt Grace's struggles. I don't face barriers from racism between me and my chosen career, but I am very familiar with reorienting my life after accademia and with feeling lost after school ended. 

📘The Gist 📘: After finishing her Doctorate, Grace's life plans quickly fall apart. At the same time, she deals with reimagining her life outside of accademia. In the midst of this pressure, Grace has an opportunity to build a relationship with a woman she accidentally married in Vegas. 

📒Representation📒: BIPOC mc and sc, wlw, women in science, queer sc

💕 For readers looking for 💕: explorations of life transitions between accademia and careers, romance, emotional and mental health

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Self harm, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual content, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

ergaich's review against another edition

reflective slow-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

3.5

beautifully written. explores the struggles of identity through race, class, education in such a touching way. however, i found the ending a bit rushed and unsatisfying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Racism, Sexual content, and Self harm

Minor: Abandonment, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, and Sexism

puttingwingsonwords'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

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Self harm, Racism, and Medical content

Minor: Grief, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

zzzleeping's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

4.5

Cried ✔
So goddamn cute and wholesome
Amazing ship and friendships and all around characters.
Really sweet and heart warming read

"Three is a good number against the world, it turns out."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

inspiring reflective

5.0

OH, the things this book made me feel. Raise your hand if you fought to get where you are, don't know how to take a break, and experience burnout? I loved Grace's emotional and mental journey in this story. I loved Yuki and her roommates and astronomy and seeing therapy and just everything, really. Will definitely be rereading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Self harm, Racism, Homophobia, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide attempt and Sexual content

iwantamonkey's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

Loved this! Emotional self-discovery journey. Complex and believable friends and friendships. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Self harm, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, and Emotional abuse

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Mental illness

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. 

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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

quinnspired's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Emotional abuse

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