Review by alouette - Honey Girl

alouette 's review for:

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful 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

"I love you so much it hurts."

the pretty, flowery prose occasionally confused me- but it was fitting for a book packed with so many emotions. you can see grace's perspectives change through the book and the biases of her point of view be unbuilt by her experiences. the pacing was a bit frustrating because i wanted to see much more of her time in New York, but i can never fault a book when it focuses on leaving someone to love them better and taking care of/talking about one's mental health. on that note...

it still frustrates me a little that yuki says "but you better not leave me again" when i know that space can be super healthy and i thought that's what was to be learned from this book. so to have it end on that note is a little disappointing. especially when grace's own mother lost the happiness in her first love but has found it again in her second. it shows that as people change they may not always fit with each other in the same ways. which is why i much prefer "i'll stay as long you'll have me" over the "promise" that they'll always be together forever.

i really warmed up to all the characters, who are very strong and realistic, and was super proud of grace. when a character i relate to realizes their happiness and health is important? hell yeah! and even if the romance was quite cheesy, that didn't lessen its impact.

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