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megelizabeth's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
"...the person she looked up to as God for so many years is just a man. He is just her father."
This is a brilliant book in many ways. It deftly and movingly explores mental health and burnout, parental and societal expectations, friendship and love, and the experience of being in your twenties not knowing what you should do with your life. I really liked Grace's character and a lot of the side characters are fabulous too. There's more romance than I was expecting, but that wasn't a bad thing as I loved seeing Grace and Yuki connect and come together. It's also very unapologetically queer and we always love to see that!
The main thing I didn't like - or which I at least which had been properly explored - was the ethically questionable relationship between two characters. The writing style is also a bit pretentious and is overly saccharine at times, and it's very millennial (but it is literally mentioned on the blurb that the author writes for millennials and so I suppose I can't really complain about that!). As I've said, I did really appreciate this book overall and did find it to have a lot of great things to say, and despite the writing style grating on me at times, I'm still interested to see if Morgan Rogers comes out with anything else in the future.
This is a brilliant book in many ways. It deftly and movingly explores mental health and burnout, parental and societal expectations, friendship and love, and the experience of being in your twenties not knowing what you should do with your life. I really liked Grace's character and a lot of the side characters are fabulous too. There's more romance than I was expecting, but that wasn't a bad thing as I loved seeing Grace and Yuki connect and come together. It's also very unapologetically queer and we always love to see that!
The main thing I didn't like - or which I at least which had been properly explored - was the ethically questionable relationship between two characters. The writing style is also a bit pretentious and is overly saccharine at times, and it's very millennial (but it is literally mentioned on the blurb that the author writes for millennials and so I suppose I can't really complain about that!). As I've said, I did really appreciate this book overall and did find it to have a lot of great things to say, and despite the writing style grating on me at times, I'm still interested to see if Morgan Rogers comes out with anything else in the future.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Drug use
readingwithkaitlyn's review
hopeful
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Racism
Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, War, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Drug use, and Vomit
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness
Moderate: Medical content, Abandonment, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Racism
Minor: Grief, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt
lollyr's review
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
aseel_reads's review
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
4.5
SO MANY FEELS. i cried during the middle and then used all my will power to not cry later on.
i thoroughly enjoyed this. i was a bit worried about all the hard topics this book dealt with but i think they were covered in a way where you felt the pain but you were not dragged through every excruciating moment, reliving it with MC. i liked the intersectionality of the book, dealing with the different identities and troubles it comes with. i liked emphasis on seeking professional for mental health/trauma, it was done in such a refreshing way. i really related to Grace tbh. the romance was super cute but a tad rushed and i liked all the friendships and found family.
i thoroughly enjoyed this. i was a bit worried about all the hard topics this book dealt with but i think they were covered in a way where you felt the pain but you were not dragged through every excruciating moment, reliving it with MC. i liked the intersectionality of the book, dealing with the different identities and troubles it comes with. i liked emphasis on seeking professional for mental health/trauma, it was done in such a refreshing way. i really related to Grace tbh. the romance was super cute but a tad rushed and i liked all the friendships and found family.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
readingwithkt's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-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
I had such a good time reading Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers! It's a slow-paced, slow-burn romance novel centering on a f/f romance. Morgan Rogers has a beautiful writing style and I LOVED the sections where Yuki and Grace share their passions and interests with one another. This was so wholesome and lovely!
I think, in total, Honey Girl really captures the feelings of disorientation, confusion, mixed emotions etc that come along with trying to find your own place in the world following formal education. I personally related hard to a lot of that, as someone at a similar age to the protagonist who graduated 3 years ago.
I thought the mental illness and therapy representation was done so well! This was something that really impressed me and that I felt quite seen in, as well.
Saying that, there is much in this narrative that didn't speak to my own lived experiences, such as the racist and homophobic micro-agressions that Grace experiences while seeking employment in the field of astronomy.
I also found the relationship that Grace had with her parents was really interestingly captured, and those feelings of parental pressure were captured really well.
At the end of the book, I was left feeling that I would have loved to see more scenes from the friendships and so I was left hoping that this may be made into a series, or that the book may be build-out to a group of companion novels. Fingers crossed!
Overall, I really enjoyed this and would highly recommend it!
I think, in total, Honey Girl really captures the feelings of disorientation, confusion, mixed emotions etc that come along with trying to find your own place in the world following formal education. I personally related hard to a lot of that, as someone at a similar age to the protagonist who graduated 3 years ago.
I thought the mental illness and therapy representation was done so well! This was something that really impressed me and that I felt quite seen in, as well.
Saying that, there is much in this narrative that didn't speak to my own lived experiences, such as the racist and homophobic micro-agressions that Grace experiences while seeking employment in the field of astronomy.
I also found the relationship that Grace had with her parents was really interestingly captured, and those feelings of parental pressure were captured really well.
At the end of the book, I was left feeling that I would have loved to see more scenes from the friendships and so I was left hoping that this may be made into a series, or that the book may be build-out to a group of companion novels. Fingers crossed!
Overall, I really enjoyed this and would highly recommend it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Racism, and Homophobia
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Child abuse
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