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Honey Girl

Honey GirlHoney Girl by Morgan Rogers
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Thank you to the publisher, Park Row Books, for providing me with an ARC of Honey Girl in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

The Gist

Who among us hasn’t felt lost? Lately, because of the global pandemic or just in general? So incredibly lost and untethered to anything solid underneath their feet?

I certainly have. I graduated from grad school while the pandemic and first lockdown were in full swing. And I spent the summer sending out over 50 job applications, only to receive a whole lot of silence.

Where can I go from here? What options do I have?

I get it. A lot of you get it, too. And the author of Honey Girl certainly got it.

It has been a very long time, since I felt this deeply connected to a character in a story. At times I just wanted to curl up and hug this book to my chest.

But I’m jumping ahead.

The Details

I loved the characters. Plainly and simply stated. They were real and flawed and sometimes raw and unapologetically human.

They were well-developed and had dimension. Each character was unique and full of life.

I appreciated Grace a lot. I could identify with her and feel the struggle she was going through in my own bones.

The writing brought these characters to life. I’m probably not the only one to be
pleasantly surprised by the fact that this is the author’s debut novel.

I have to say though, some of the dialogue felt a little choppy. But I only noticed this because everything else flowed so nicely.

Other than that, it felt like I was right there with Grace and the rest of the characters, hanging out, at work, at awkward dinners with the parents. It unfolded like a well-scripted film inside my head.

I’m glad Honey Girl had a LGBT theme and contained characters from all walks of life and nationalities. It’s a contemporary romance that steps outside of those restricting checkboxes.

The Verdict

Overall, Honey Girl is a wonderful read. It’s rich and honest and real.

I struggled with this review, because I really wanted to gush and talk about it more, risking giving things away that should be discovered by each reader.

I would definitely recommend it.

Morgan Rogers

About the Author

Morgan Rogers is a queer black millennial. She writes books for queer girls that are looking for their place in the world. She lives in Maryland and has a Shih Tzu named Nico and a cat named Grace that she would love to write into a story one day. HONEY GIRL is her debut novel.

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