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The Honeys by Ryan La Sala
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
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The Honeys is the story of how Mars is trying to cope with the death of his twin sister. To solve the mystery of what really happened to his sister, he takes her place at the esteemed Aspen Conservancy Summer Academy. He soon discovers there is something more treacherous than hiking trails in the mountains.
From the first page this one was gripping. Honestly, I felt terror in my body reading the start of this book.
Mars' grief of losing his sister is so real. His internal monologue or side conversations with his sister are indicative of anyone who is processing losing a close loved one.
Not only does he nail some of the big emotional moments, but La Sala also takes a lot of care of the small things. All of the details about the bees and the analogy to other characters creating their own hives is really well done.
There is a point between the dynamic opening and the incredible race to the finish that is the third act of this story that it starts to lull and drag.
There is also a sort of Riverdale aspect of the whole book. If this was a TV show, it would definitely show on The CW. Personally, that wasn't a problem for me. I was more than willing to accept the Riverdale of it all, but if that's not your thing proceed with caution.
Overall, this one was a big win for me. It's a lot of what I wanted Mexican Gothic to be, but that ended up weird and with a lot of plot holes. I found the book easy to read and thoroughly entertaining.
The Honeys is the story of how Mars is trying to cope with the death of his twin sister. To solve the mystery of what really happened to his sister, he takes her place at the esteemed Aspen Conservancy Summer Academy. He soon discovers there is something more treacherous than hiking trails in the mountains.
From the first page this one was gripping. Honestly, I felt terror in my body reading the start of this book.
Mars' grief of losing his sister is so real. His internal monologue or side conversations with his sister are indicative of anyone who is processing losing a close loved one.
Not only does he nail some of the big emotional moments, but La Sala also takes a lot of care of the small things. All of the details about the bees and the analogy to other characters creating their own hives is really well done.
There is a point between the dynamic opening and the incredible race to the finish that is the third act of this story that it starts to lull and drag.
There is also a sort of Riverdale aspect of the whole book. If this was a TV show, it would definitely show on The CW. Personally, that wasn't a problem for me. I was more than willing to accept the Riverdale of it all, but if that's not your thing proceed with caution.
Overall, this one was a big win for me. It's a lot of what I wanted Mexican Gothic to be, but that ended up weird and with a lot of plot holes. I found the book easy to read and thoroughly entertaining.