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Honeybee by Craig Silvey

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hotchippies's review

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emotional reflective 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

Loved it, great intel on how someone's own thoughts can deceive them. Could feel the love through the pages.

rebekahrahrah's review

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4.0

More of a 4.5 star read, I didn't want this to end!

jennyfields76's review

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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? It's complicated

4.0

My goodness, what a gritty, raw, heartbreaking story. 14yr old Sam is about to take his life, and he encounters a most unlikely new friend- and they save each other. What happens from there is a remarkable and heartwarming tale of friendship and acceptance. You name it, it probably happens in this book!

This isn’t a read for the faint hearted, but the writing is so incredible, and Craig Silvey has done an incredible job with a gripping page turner which evokes all the emotions. You really feel a part of the story, and become so invested in Sam.

I really loved Aggie, what a fun character she is!

If you enjoyed Lola in the Mirror, you would like this- it gave me similar vibes, yet ramped up 10x and without the magical realism.

intriguedpoptart's review against another edition

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Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

when i first started this book i wasn’t sure i’d like it cause of how the first few pages were written- pretty much every sentence started with ‘i was ____’ or ‘i felt ___’ but this quickly stopped happening and i continued to fall in love with everything about this book as it went on. the characters were amazing, extremely well written, and the story overall was really thought provoking. i 100% recommend.

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mollyss's review

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5.0

I loved this book. Cried a lot but loved the characters and felt every part of this heart wrenching story so deeply. Felt like there was so much depth to the characters and had quite a lot of hope and joy for such a dire story.