A review by catapocalypse
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

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

This is such a sweet book with so many feels! It's an adult coming-of-age story about Grace Porter, a queer Black woman celebrating the completion of her PhD in Vegas but... accidentally getting drunk-married to a woman she doesn't know in the process! She grapples with figuring out what to do next with her life when the field she's dedicated so much time and energy to proves to be unwelcoming, how to meet the expectations and needs of both her blood- and found-family, and how to determine what her own needs are beneath all of it. Grace also finds that her unplanned marriage may actually be one of the only things going right, but can she reconcile it with her grand plans for her future?

I found this so relatable in its treatment of mental health, burnout, and dealing with the fact that sometimes the highest expectations on you are placed there by your own self. I appreciated the reckoning with imperfect parents and learning to understand them. I was a BIG SUCKER for the sweet love story between Grace and Yuki. (It was also a nice feeling to have lots of romantic and platonic queer love represented without guilt over the queerness!)
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