Honey Girl
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- Author：Morgan Rogers
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Summary
A refreshingly timely and relatable debut novel about a young woman whose life plans fall apart when she meets her wife。
With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand， twenty-eight-year-old Grace Porter goes on a girls’ trip to Vegas to celebrate。 She’s a straight A， work-through-the-summer certified high achiever。 She is not the kind of person who goes to Vegas and gets drunkenly married to a woman whose name she doesn’t know…until she does exactly that。
This one moment of departure from her stern ex-military father’s plans for her life has Grace wondering why she doesn’t feel more fulfilled from completing her degree。 Staggering under the weight of her father’s expectations， a struggling job market and feelings of burnout， Grace flees her home in Portland for a summer in New York with the wife she barely knows。
In New York， she’s able to ignore all the annoying questions about her future plans and falls hard for her creative and beautiful wife， Yuki Yamamoto。 But when reality comes crashing in， Grace must face what she’s been running from all along—the fears that make us human， the family scars that need to heal and the longing for connection， especially when navigating the messiness of adulthood。
With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand， twenty-eight-year-old Grace Porter goes on a girls’ trip to Vegas to celebrate。 She’s a straight A， work-through-the-summer certified high achiever。 She is not the kind of person who goes to Vegas and gets drunkenly married to a woman whose name she doesn’t know…until she does exactly that。
This one moment of departure from her stern ex-military father’s plans for her life has Grace wondering why she doesn’t feel more fulfilled from completing her degree。 Staggering under the weight of her father’s expectations， a struggling job market and feelings of burnout， Grace flees her home in Portland for a summer in New York with the wife she barely knows。
In New York， she’s able to ignore all the annoying questions about her future plans and falls hard for her creative and beautiful wife， Yuki Yamamoto。 But when reality comes crashing in， Grace must face what she’s been running from all along—the fears that make us human， the family scars that need to heal and the longing for connection， especially when navigating the messiness of adulthood。
Reviews
Leah
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There needs to be more coming of age stories as college age adults get their degree and start their careers or find new directions， because this was incredible！ The relationships， friendships， struggles and joys of this story and this character were so honest and authentic。 The writing was lyrical and just absolutely stunning！ I finished this book and immediately wanted to pick it up again。
tina
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i had a wonderful time reading this book！ it’s one of those stories that i wished were a little bit longer。 it took me awhile to get into the writing style bec even though the writing was beautiful， it was quite repetitive and it kept bothering me sometimes。 however， that really didn’t take so much of my enjoyment of this book bec i ended up loving the characters very much。 i especially love the bond and the relationship that they had with one another。 this is one of those books that poetically i had a wonderful time reading this book！ it’s one of those stories that i wished were a little bit longer。 it took me awhile to get into the writing style bec even though the writing was beautiful， it was quite repetitive and it kept bothering me sometimes。 however， that really didn’t take so much of my enjoyment of this book bec i ended up loving the characters very much。 i especially love the bond and the relationship that they had with one another。 this is one of those books that poetically captures that feeling of loneliness and uncertainty and it does so much more than that as well！ overall， def a solid debut！ 。。。more
Sydney
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oh my god。 this book absolutely consumed me。 i read the whole thing in one sitting， staying up way too late for my own good。 i was just absolutely absorbed by this story， the writing style， all of it。 morgan rogers is an incredibly talented writer and i cannot wait to see what comes from her next。update: it's been twelve hours since i finished honey girl and i cannot stop thinking about it。 genuinely might be re-reading this one in a few weeks <3 oh my god。 this book absolutely consumed me。 i read the whole thing in one sitting， staying up way too late for my own good。 i was just absolutely absorbed by this story， the writing style， all of it。 morgan rogers is an incredibly talented writer and i cannot wait to see what comes from her next。update: it's been twelve hours since i finished honey girl and i cannot stop thinking about it。 genuinely might be re-reading this one in a few weeks <3 。。。more
Hannah Russell
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No you're crying No you're crying 。。。more
Alex
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Honestly， I had high hopes for this book and it was looking good。 The beginning felt a tad bit fast （just preference）， but the middle was lovely。 Yuki's borderline poetic dialogue makes it so worth it。 The ending。。 Now that's where I get hung up because， well， WHY？ I don't like flagging reviews as spoilers so I won't say much， but where did the Yuki who ate Grace out on her birthday go？ Where did the Grace who thought about Yuki 24/7 go？Where did that love go？ It just changed。 Honestly， I had high hopes for this book and it was looking good。 The beginning felt a tad bit fast （just preference）， but the middle was lovely。 Yuki's borderline poetic dialogue makes it so worth it。 The ending。。 Now that's where I get hung up because， well， WHY？ I don't like flagging reviews as spoilers so I won't say much， but where did the Yuki who ate Grace out on her birthday go？ Where did the Grace who thought about Yuki 24/7 go？Where did that love go？ It just changed。 。。。more
Saoirse
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I LOVE LESBIANS
Emma
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Honestly I loved this book。。。 I hadn't picked up a book in a long time and finished it， but this book。。 This book burned a hole in my pocket！ To start with， the queer love in this book had my heart！ It made me want to be married like today！ It could have gone， well I wish it had gone more in-depth on the girls interactions with each other like more of their conversation。。。 But that's a sign it was good！！ I wanted more。 The friendships written in this book were wonderful。 The women suporting each Honestly I loved this book。。。 I hadn't picked up a book in a long time and finished it， but this book。。 This book burned a hole in my pocket！ To start with， the queer love in this book had my heart！ It made me want to be married like today！ It could have gone， well I wish it had gone more in-depth on the girls interactions with each other like more of their conversation。。。 But that's a sign it was good！！ I wanted more。 The friendships written in this book were wonderful。 The women suporting each other， the "siblings" the guy friends that are JUST friends！ It was un-dramatic in the way that a lot of media about 20 year-olds is， yet interesting and connecting and dramatic in the way life can be。 By the end I was missing my bestfreinds so much。。。。 Then you have anxiety。 I haven't read many things that focus on anxiety， typically its depression or bipolar or something else along those lines。 Dont get me wrong this had depression and everything else too but it focused on her anxiety！ I found it to be very well done as member of the anxiety train。。。 Over all loved this book， It was refreshing， and relatable for a queer 20 something anxious girly！ 。。。more
Heidi Pippin
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DNF this one。 I finally gave up with about 40 pages left because I found it so insufferable。 It felt forced with the over the top flowery writing and I finally had enough。 I loved the premise and was so intrigued but this book just fell flat。
franki ☆★
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 full review here | tl;dr this book broke me and put me back together but not in the same sittings。 it took a lot of processing， but christ。 what a book！！！will start by saying that grace and yuki’s relationship is not necessarily the primary focus of the book， despite the physical or digital presence of yuki throughout 70% of it， and because of it i don’t even really consider it a romance novel （and that’s completely fine）。 this book is about grace and her coming to terms with being not-so-perfec full review here | tl;dr this book broke me and put me back together but not in the same sittings。 it took a lot of processing， but christ。 what a book！！！will start by saying that grace and yuki’s relationship is not necessarily the primary focus of the book， despite the physical or digital presence of yuki throughout 70% of it， and because of it i don’t even really consider it a romance novel （and that’s completely fine）。 this book is about grace and her coming to terms with being not-so-perfect， about realizing her father’s expectations for her are unreasonable and not even her own goals， about navigating systemic racism within scientific fields （but really any field）， about the strength of friendships despite despite despite。 this book before anything else is a book about grace， dealing with everything she’d put on hold for 28 years in the focus of getting her phd， finding that perfect well-paying job， and being the person her parents expect her to be before anything else。 one of my favorite things about this book was the relationships grace holds near being a real hodgepodge of real people， one of them being her father’s former nurse attendant （iirc）， another being the sibling duo she’d been working with for so long she is considered， in all but blood， a family member。 i liked seeing grace have these intrinsically real conversations about mental health or even just day-to-day life discussion with the people she loved， the people that were her family in contrast to the ones she has with her father and mother， two very strong opposite forces that have tremendous impact on her。 i like that they carried over even when she does eventually go visit with yuki， and while she does eventually warm up to yuki’s people there’s no pressure for her to leave hers behind。i also think the way that grace and yuki’s relationship builds throughout the book is one of the greatest strengths of rogers’s writing， and maybe i’m just reading a bit into it but i feel like the dream-like， almost idyllic descriptions they give of each other To each other at the start of their relationship vs the more grounded， knowingness they have of each other at the end of the book really feels almost natural， like how in reality we have the versions of people that exist in our heads vs the versions of them we know in life。 idk i just。 really like watching them grow together， even when they weren’t at their best。 ultimately， i think this book’s best selling point is the way that above everything else， it showcases how important it is to care for oneself， and not to be so afraid to do it。 the last few chapters of the book， when grace realizes that her problems are problems better taken on not solely by herself， but with a therapist， and then slowly working back in her friends， and then slowly working back in her life， it really sort of did something to my head。 in the good way， i mean， because it’s a realization i’m sure many other people have had in their life， but the way rogers writes about it is powerful enough to make you question and evaluate your own life and choices no matter where you are in your self-acceptance journey。 and i think that’s really， really cool， and this book was really， really， really what i needed。 。。。more
Hailey
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More like a 4。5 :） A very beautifully written book。 I am hoping for more books from this author soon！
jordan
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（3。5 rounded up to 4）There’s no denying that Morgan Rogers’ writing is like poetry in motion。 From the prologue， we know we’re on this stunning little journey that feels like it’s torn from an Emily Dickinson notebook page。Although the ending wasn’t 100% what I would’ve wanted—though it was still sticky sweet， much like our beloved and titular Honey Girl—I think it’s easy to fall in love with the rambunctious cast of characters that Rogers puts in front of us。（A book about Yuki and her roommates （3。5 rounded up to 4）There’s no denying that Morgan Rogers’ writing is like poetry in motion。 From the prologue， we know we’re on this stunning little journey that feels like it’s torn from an Emily Dickinson notebook page。Although the ending wasn’t 100% what I would’ve wanted—though it was still sticky sweet， much like our beloved and titular Honey Girl—I think it’s easy to fall in love with the rambunctious cast of characters that Rogers puts in front of us。（A book about Yuki and her roommates soon， please。 I want all the chaotic monster adventures in a prequel。） Honey Girl is a fantastically gorgeous debut， and I’m excited to see what Rogers does next。 。。。more
KayLee
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DNF。 One chapter in and the writing is。。。。。bad。
Deshea Surratt
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I was very excited about the premise of this book， however I was overall let down。 It had some good points but overall the book was slow and not as exciting as I figured it would be。 A lot of the characters were one dimensional and forgettable。 I also did not care for some of the comments towards white people in the story。 It wasn’t as if it added anything to the story， some of the things were just rude to me。
Giulia
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Pelamor de deus essa livro foi pura perfeição， eu amei a escrita， amei os personagens e encontrei respostas que não sabia que precisava。 Vi tanta gente reclamando que este livro não era o que esperavam e eu vou ter que concordar， se você quiser um livro que seja totalmente focado no romance， talvez este não seja o seu livro ideal。 Mas， se você estiver confortável em ler sobre personagens reais e com problemas reais， então talvez esta seja uma boa leitura， já que eu senti que o romance não foi o Pelamor de deus essa livro foi pura perfeição， eu amei a escrita， amei os personagens e encontrei respostas que não sabia que precisava。 Vi tanta gente reclamando que este livro não era o que esperavam e eu vou ter que concordar， se você quiser um livro que seja totalmente focado no romance， talvez este não seja o seu livro ideal。 Mas， se você estiver confortável em ler sobre personagens reais e com problemas reais， então talvez esta seja uma boa leitura， já que eu senti que o romance não foi o ponto central do enredo。 Foi mais sobre amizade， família， o que aspiramos， expectativas e a realidade poc no âmbito acadêmico。 Obs: seria interessante se ligar que tem um trigger warning importante （auto mutilação） 。。。more
Katey Outka
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I picked this book up thinking it was a straightforward romance novel， and it was definitely not that！ It was a beautiful love story， but on top of that， it was about a woman trying to find her place in the world as her own person -- not as a daughter， or a student， or an employee， or a friend， but as herself。 And the writing was absolutely beautiful。 The one thing that held me back about this book was the pacing of the plot - I'm a quick reader， and it took me a while to get through this one， b I picked this book up thinking it was a straightforward romance novel， and it was definitely not that！ It was a beautiful love story， but on top of that， it was about a woman trying to find her place in the world as her own person -- not as a daughter， or a student， or an employee， or a friend， but as herself。 And the writing was absolutely beautiful。 The one thing that held me back about this book was the pacing of the plot - I'm a quick reader， and it took me a while to get through this one， but all the more reason to savor it！ 。。。more
Trista Ison
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Not the worst book I’ve ever read， I will say that。 It was just very bland for me and hard to get through because I had no interest in it whatsoever。 The main character is incredibly whiny and quite frankly not a good friend。 A very selfish character and there’s literally nothing I hate more in a book。 I speed read through the last half because I was so bored。 Like I said， not the worst but far from the best。
Amy
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Sweet story。234 p。
Genevieve B
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3。5 starsI liked this story！ It was interesting and carried great messages as well as lessons。 I especially liked that it has some good representation for mental health which I didn't expect going into this read， but Happy to see。It also gives a slight idea of what it is like for queer BIPOC navigating in a white privileged world， where no matter what， she has to work 3x as hard as an equally qualified if not less qualified white person。The romance in this novel wasn't as strong as I had hoped。 3。5 starsI liked this story！ It was interesting and carried great messages as well as lessons。 I especially liked that it has some good representation for mental health which I didn't expect going into this read， but Happy to see。It also gives a slight idea of what it is like for queer BIPOC navigating in a white privileged world， where no matter what， she has to work 3x as hard as an equally qualified if not less qualified white person。The romance in this novel wasn't as strong as I had hoped。 I think I would have loved more interaction with her wife， Yuki。 I liked the idea of their Vegas wedding in a drunken haze， then having to find out who your wife is。 However， I didn't fully feel satisfied with what we were given。 Just a bit more time with Yuki would have been nice。I also felt like some of the conversation was a bit cheesy and felt a little more YA rather than an adult romance。 I would still recommend others to pick this book up。 The areas where I found it lacking may not be so bad for others， and the overall message was fantastic。 。。。more
Laura
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this is the most beautiful love story I have read in years
Sameer Brohi
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Space Girl ❤️ Honey Girl。 Coming-Of-Age novel you shouldn’t miss out。 Things could get out of hands sometime but I guess it can be handled coz the rest is dope in the story。 Firstly I didn’t get that， drunk state of a person could play out marriage。 Yes a goddam real marriage in vacation at Las Vegas。 Let’s dive deep， the protagonist ， an astronomy graduate finding her job in the field， happens to bump into an Asian girl， who is a total stranger and marries her， yup you heard that right。 I don’t Space Girl ❤️ Honey Girl。 Coming-Of-Age novel you shouldn’t miss out。 Things could get out of hands sometime but I guess it can be handled coz the rest is dope in the story。 Firstly I didn’t get that， drunk state of a person could play out marriage。 Yes a goddam real marriage in vacation at Las Vegas。 Let’s dive deep， the protagonist ， an astronomy graduate finding her job in the field， happens to bump into an Asian girl， who is a total stranger and marries her， yup you heard that right。 I don’t get that people in drunken state could do something that bovary。 That’s the only thing I couldn’t digest。 The Asian girl lives in New York and is a waitress and also happens to have a horror show in radio station。 I liked honey girl more than the protagonist， her character was strong and independent。 While， the space girl who is the protagonist she is a bit naive I could say and also doesn’t know where to go in her life。 Also， I liked her show， one time she talked about Greek mythology， I adore that bullshit， it was basically that mundanes rebelled against god when they were paired stick to one another and then god separated the human part into two， and that’s how everyone in life feels a part of their missing and keep on searching their lost beloved one in the name of love and that explainable insecurity that is embedded in the chest。 Wow， I adore this like totally。 。。。more
Lance
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DNF at 47%。 The writing and I just aren't gelling together right now and my library loan expired today anyway。 Maybe I'll pick it up again eventually， but for now DNF。 DNF at 47%。 The writing and I just aren't gelling together right now and my library loan expired today anyway。 Maybe I'll pick it up again eventually， but for now DNF。 。。。more
Lindsay Fitzpatrick
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I absolutely loved this book。 This book took feelings that I had as a twenty-something when finally starting my dream career this year， and realizing that once you hit your goal， it doesn’t mean that you are suddenly happy。 I felt so seen while reading this。 Grace’s internal dialogue is so relatable for those of us who have never taken a break from achieving our goals， not to evaluate how we are feeling， how we are changing with time， or if our goal is actually what we still want。 I did not unde I absolutely loved this book。 This book took feelings that I had as a twenty-something when finally starting my dream career this year， and realizing that once you hit your goal， it doesn’t mean that you are suddenly happy。 I felt so seen while reading this。 Grace’s internal dialogue is so relatable for those of us who have never taken a break from achieving our goals， not to evaluate how we are feeling， how we are changing with time， or if our goal is actually what we still want。 I did not understand how once you hit the thing you’ve been working towards forever， you can actually feel like you’ve lost a huge part of yourself， and you don’t really know how to proceed。 It was so validating to read about Grace going through something that I thought I went through alone。 There were also many ways that I could not relate to Grace， specifically being a woman of color in a white male dominated field， and also being part of the LGBTQ+ community。 In these ways， I felt like I was better able to understand the extra hurdles and hardships that others face that I do not。 Overall I highly recommend this book， especially to my fellow young adults （do we still qualify as this in our mid to upper 20s？） who are maybe realizing that there is more to life than constantly pushing ourselves and exhausting ourselves， and trying to understand and achieve that balance。 。。。more
Verena
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3。5*
Sam Benson
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There is nothing bad about this book and it’s very earnest and sweet。 Just not for me， it turns out！
Gabi
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3。5！
Julia Santamaria
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2。5trata de abarcar demasiadas cosas y sólo me interesaban un par。 aguante yuki。
Allison
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I need more novels like this。 Well written。 A bit purple and repetitive at times， but very nice。
s
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this book is outstandingly beautiful。 this book is something i would want young black girls to read growing up， to have on shelves in their schools & on their desks。 in the real world black women are seen as separate from pain and even the love we deserve。 in this story all is treated delicately。 the pain is seen and heard and treated with care。 the love is kind and soft。 our main character is just trying her best in world that’s hard， especially for people like us。 she is complex， throughly fle this book is outstandingly beautiful。 this book is something i would want young black girls to read growing up， to have on shelves in their schools & on their desks。 in the real world black women are seen as separate from pain and even the love we deserve。 in this story all is treated delicately。 the pain is seen and heard and treated with care。 the love is kind and soft。 our main character is just trying her best in world that’s hard， especially for people like us。 she is complex， throughly fleshed out character。 along with all the other characters we see。 there is humor and， the writing is amazing and flowery。 this story flows so well。 every part of this book was done so well。 the pacing， the one liners， the scenes & imagery。 the creativity of Yuki’s side occupation/hobby was so cool？？ the monsters concept is brilliant。 i was so intrigued by our main girl， Grace’s， job。 and the deep dive into struggling after getting out of college & feeling lost。 i’ve never seen an author be able to form such strong connections with friendships so smoothly。 i’ve read lots of stuff where we read that the people have known each other for long （or just prior to the start of the story） and they are best friends and it’s shown but， you can feel it in this book。 the pure romanticism of friendship and it being so lovely and carefully written as if a romance i can appreciate because friendships are so much of our lives。 i noticed the author added lots of physical touch between characters who are friends as a way of connecting， i’m so glad this was caught and put in words for this story。 so many friendships also share physical intimacy。 i feel like it’s ignored often in romance how similar friendships are to romantic relationships。 i’m just blown away on how this was so beautifully delivered。 。。。more
Carolyn
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DNF at page 86 - 29%I was not vibing with this from the very beginning。 I had it out from the library， and every time I looked at it on my TBR pile I couldn't even remember what it was about and why I had it。 But it sounded good， whenever I reread the back of it。 The first time Grace "shrieked" when there was a knock at the door irritated me， and then she was described as shrieking twice more in the first 30 pages of the book。 There are other ways to describe reactions。 The writing felt really f DNF at page 86 - 29%I was not vibing with this from the very beginning。 I had it out from the library， and every time I looked at it on my TBR pile I couldn't even remember what it was about and why I had it。 But it sounded good， whenever I reread the back of it。 The first time Grace "shrieked" when there was a knock at the door irritated me， and then she was described as shrieking twice more in the first 30 pages of the book。 There are other ways to describe reactions。 The writing felt really flowery， repetitive， and unnecessarily descriptive。 The fact that her last name was Porter constantly reminded me of Bette Porter from the L Word， which I personally found really distracting。 Grace's relationship with her father was really weird and awkward， why did they call each other by titles instead of Grace and some version of dad？？？I had a hard time connecting with Grace's life problems。 I myself am 29， and though I'm just starting school I understand not knowing what to do with my life and the future but she seemed so dramatic about it？ And the way she acted about marrying a stranger in Vegas like the world was ending？ Just divorce and move on。 It was a stupid mistake but it doesn't have to be a permanent one， and everyone was acting like it was？ I didn't understand。 And like "champagne dreams？" Have you ever had a hangover from champagne？ It's not pink or dreamy！There have been some really good reviews about why this is so bad here on Goodreads， and I think they'll do a better job of describing what went wrong than I can。 I'd definitely recommend checking them out。This just wasn't for me。 It had potential but fell drastically short。 。。。more
Ashlyn
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I wanted to like this book so bad and I was completely disappointed。 First of all， all of the characters were extremely unlikeable。 Her friends were awful and never seemed to really be there for her despite saying they were， Yuki was selfish and extremely unrealistic， and Grace herself was also extremely selfish。 The only characters I liked were Raj and Meera who were barely in the book。 Secondly， the whole book moved so slowly and was extremely repetitive。 I might be being too harsh， and I thin I wanted to like this book so bad and I was completely disappointed。 First of all， all of the characters were extremely unlikeable。 Her friends were awful and never seemed to really be there for her despite saying they were， Yuki was selfish and extremely unrealistic， and Grace herself was also extremely selfish。 The only characters I liked were Raj and Meera who were barely in the book。 Secondly， the whole book moved so slowly and was extremely repetitive。 I might be being too harsh， and I think the reason I was so let down was because I was so excited to read this book but I would never read it again or recommend that anyone else reads it。 。。。more
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Honey Girl&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0