Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

22 reviews

kellyurban's review

funny lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and Grief

Minor: Homophobia

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

puttingwingsonwords's review

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

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

fromjuliereads's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Wow. I absolutely loved this book. An incredible debut. I read this book quite quickly. It was such an enticing read. I loved the characters - their strengths, their flaws, their relationships. It was a difficult read at some points. It brought up some personal things for me. While I could never, ever fully relate to Grace and the racism she experiences, the familial issues she has, I fully related to so many of her struggles with perfectionism and anxiety. I laughed, I cried. I would highly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Death of parent

irlchaosdemon's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Racism, Medical trauma, Medical content, Homophobia, and Grief

Minor: Drug use and Alcoholism

mar's review

emotional reflective 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

5.0

😭😭😭

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Grief

kelseyland's review

emotional 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

5.0

Honey Girl is a blend of romance and coming of age and it is magical--every sentence is so beautiful that at times it felt like I was reading poetry instead of a novel. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Grief

kp_writ's review

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

caseythereader's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

 - This book tends to come across as a romcom from the description, and it's a little bit of that, but not really. HONEY GIRL is actually a delicate exploration of family, expectations, mental health, racism, and the many forms of queer love.
- Grace and Yuki are such wonderful characters, queer people who are allowed to be their weird messy selves (and who are allowed to get help when the messiness gets to be too much).
- Honestly, so much is packed into this small book that I could never properly cover it all here. Just know that I squeezed the book to my chest and cried when I was done with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Vomit