Readers are taken on a journey through the life of Grace Porter, a character who has just achieved her Ph.D. in Astronomy and is struggling with the pressure to have her life figured out. The story delves into themes of self-discovery, mental health, social justice, and the impact of familial expectations on one's identity. Set in Portland and Las Vegas, the book explores Grace's relationships with her friends, her unexpected marriage to Yuki, and her internal struggles with perfectionism and finding her place in the world.
The writing style of "Honey Girl" by Morgan Rogers is described as a mix of appealing and unsatisfying, with the author making a decent effort in her first book but falling slightly short. The narrative is praised for addressing deeper themes beyond romance, such as loneliness, connection, societal standards, and the struggle of people of color in academia. Despite some inconsistencies and distractions in the plot, the book is commended for its attempt to provide valuable commentary on personal sacrifice, abstract goals, and the importance of living authentically.
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Content warnings include themes of mental illness, pressure to succeed, and difficult family relationships.
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"HONEY GIRL is an emotional, heartfelt, charming debut, and I loved every moment of it."
- Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Proposal
When becoming an adult means learning to love yourself first.
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 parent'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 constant 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.
Ratings (21)
Incredible (5) | |
Loved It (7) | |
Liked It (3) | |
It Was OK (5) | |
Did Not Like (1) |
Reader Stats (64):
Read It (21) | |
Want To Read (32) | |
Did Not Finish (3) | |
Not Interested (8) |
1 comment(s)
This wasn't what I thought it would be going into this book. Thought it was going to be a more silly lesbian rom com and it's turned out to be this great coming of age story about finding your place in life. There where many times in the book that moved me (not in a sad way) and I really liked her coming closer to her dad at the end.
What can you read after
Honey Girl?
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