A review by escapismforlife
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I cannot for the life of me give Honey Girl a 4 star rating. I want to because I related to some of the mental healing.  But  when it comes to the self-care at many points it felt like avoidance when there were other characters , humans who  cared about  Grace Porter  willingly and able to listen. Thing is  not everyone has or will get that. Which is the flaw of the major progress  she has for me . 

 I was patient reading while Grace recovers from being a perfectionist who has a plan laid out for her.  One she has been focused on through her late teens and entire twenties.  Not to mention recovery from the expectations by her military black dad. And a nomadic mom , whose white, that left her all alone with these pressures. 

 But she has some tendencies that are straining her relationships. Most often when she gets afraid or overwhelmed and runs from Portland to New York City   and then  Sansbury, Flordia. It happen every tim  she felt the urge to be stubborn and wanted to push her family away. Even those  she met over the years. 

I'm all for space but she completely didn't  let anyone who understood know what was going on with her .  Which is okay for someone who has the pressure of a career goal. But a the same its like not like everyone has it together. Like has a full on PhD and those ready to be supportive about  the issues  in one academic  program.  But maybe if this was me after eleven years of my life I'd understand it better. 
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