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A review by a_smile
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
2.0
This book tries to deal with some mayor topics. Parental pressure, racism, depression, self mutilation and what makes a life worth living. These are a lot of topics for one book to deal with and the book ends up only scratching the surface. This felt as a missed opportunity to me.
The characters also lacked a deep dive. For example Agnes. We know the color of her skin, that she has claws, and we know she is sick. Only these three things are brought up when she is in play. At the end of the book we don’t know her any more then at the beginning. We don’t get any insight into who she is. It’s the same for the other characters. The characters skin color, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientation felt like gimmicks. Beside this and one or two attributes we don’t learn anything and therefore don’t get to know them. We simply don’t know why they behave the way they do. Why did the mom need to go and find herself? What are Yuki’s dreams for her future? It sometimes felt like I was reading from a teenagers perspective.
To leave this review on a high note. The part where Grace explains her state of mind to Yuki by telling her about the Mars rover was beautifully written.
The characters also lacked a deep dive. For example Agnes. We know the color of her skin, that she has claws, and we know she is sick. Only these three things are brought up when she is in play. At the end of the book we don’t know her any more then at the beginning. We don’t get any insight into who she is. It’s the same for the other characters. The characters skin color, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientation felt like gimmicks. Beside this and one or two attributes we don’t learn anything and therefore don’t get to know them. We simply don’t know why they behave the way they do. Why did the mom need to go and find herself? What are Yuki’s dreams for her future? It sometimes felt like I was reading from a teenagers perspective.
To leave this review on a high note. The part where Grace explains her state of mind to Yuki by telling her about the Mars rover was beautifully written.