A review by char_j
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i really wanted to love this book. though i do feel like the story was beautiful, relatable, and important, the writing itself let me down. 

so much focus was given to Grace’s struggles which, at times, was done in a poetic and beautiful way, but at others, was repetitive and cliché. the rest of her personality was missing from the book for the most part (except for her love for her friends!) so some
of her interactions felt forced or odd because there was no build up of her full character. 

the relationship with Yuki fell flat for me, as it was depicted as being based really on their shared loneliness? there was nothing to convince me that these two people would be in love. 

the ending of the book was massively forced. 

i think i would have enjoyed it so much more if it was just a focus on her life, instead of the added quasi romance story line that detracted more than it added. 

but, it also just wasn’t my genre as much as i expected, and i know that lots of people found it profound and felt very “seen” by the work. it does a lot of things really well—like diverse characters, gay content that isn’t about trauma/coming out — and if you wanna be held by a book while you cry, i would recommend it for sure. 
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