1.12k reviews for:

Honeybee

Craig Silvey

4.32 AVERAGE

laurakaate89's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

mikey_mkokanicholson's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

llellen's review against another edition

4.5

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

wakekimfield's review against another edition

5.0

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10/10 This is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever experienced. The kind of book I wish I could experience for the first time, all over again. So heartbreaking, heartwarming - it breaks you down and builds you back up. Sam, Vic, Fella/Peter and Aggie are the kind of people the world needs more of. Absolutely loved it.

exhausted__reader's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional 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: Complicated

clarebearhanna's review against another edition

5.0

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Some words that come to mind with this book (in order of how I felt): Sad. Heartwarming. Lonely. Stressful. Devastating. Happy. Brilliant.

harpyd's review against another edition

3.5

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Gorgeous, deeply moving, a very well written story. Very much a young adult read in terms of how it’s written and who it’s targeting- a bit too much telling for me at times, and a bit cliched.  But nonetheless I was very engaged in the story and flew through it. 

ellielight_'s review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

aposthuma's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional hopeful tense 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

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I don't know the last time I was this emotionally invested in a book. It's such a hard read with so many heavy topics (check content warnings before picking it up), but it tells a really important story. It's also obvious at times that it's YA - just with the writing style and some of the more "caricatured" characters - but I think it's such an important book for young adults to be able to read and connect with. There were a million moments that broke my heart, but it also left me with hope at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Grief, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

brittanytait's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful inspiring 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