Reviews

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

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chill_8's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.0

honey girl's positive points would be how is written, because the prose is very beautiful, and all the topics it touches through the lense of being a black woman such as the main character. it recognizes and talks plenty about how woman of color have to work twice, three times harder than everyone else and barely get to the same milestone other people will get barely putting any effort. i believe it is a book a lot of people might enjoy and even need to read.

on its negative points, it got kind of repetitive for me, even although it was relatively short. it was a pretty forgettable, average reading experience. most of the conflicts that take place feel kind of forced, and most of yuki's monologues that are meant to be relatable are almost the same with something different here and there. i swear if grace porter was called honey girl one more time i was going to willingly swallow a bullet. plus some dialogues didn't feel quite real, like even being a corny wlw myself and having said some insane shit to my romantic partner, i still felt like no one would talk like they were talking.

i liked it enough tho, it's easy to read and ocassionally funny. i would recommend if you like queer characters, have very low self esteem and need a hug, and like to look at stars and space stuff