Review of Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

 HONEY GIRL BY MORGAN ROGERS 

"Lonely creatures recognize other lonely creatures." p 169

What a sweet and powerful debut novel! Honey Girl is poetic, lyrical, and mesmerizing all in one breathe. This tells the story of Grace Porter, a woman who has always done everything in her power to be the best no matter the cost because Porters are always the best. She is stressed out, burned out, and lost when we first meet her. She just finished an 11-year journey of getting her Doctorate and she thought she'd be happy to reach the finish line but she still doesn't feel secure in her life choices. While on a trip in Vegas she somehow wakes up the next morning hungover with the faint memory of getting married to a mysterious woman she can't fully remember. This is a coming-of-age novel at its core and there are so many things I loved about the story. 

Grace Porter is incredibly relatable because I think at some measure we all go through moments of doubt and fear and anxiety about where our life is going and the quality of that life we are leading. Grace Porter experiences some huge feelings and emotions that at many times she can't explain or is subconsciously told to push those feelings down because well Porters are strong. Another part I loved about this novel was that Porter's relationship and sexuality are not the main focus by any means of the novel, the relationship is really only questioned in the fact that she married a woman she didn't know. I'm all for this and will be looking for more books like it! 

Overall though this book is about setting boundaries for yourself and for those you love. It's about finding the person who makes you unexplainably happy and that matches your soul. It is a coming-of-age story but it's also a love story, a love story for found family, dysfunctional family, and self-love. Which I love so so much. This book should definitely be higher up on your TBR! 

Stand out quote: 

"They don't have sun-browned skin. Those astronomers don't have ancestors that looked at the stars as a means of escape and not in awe."  P. 72

Some questions to ponder: 

1. What would you do if you woke up in Vegas married to a stranger? 
2. Why do you think Yuki and Grace connect so easily? 
3. On pages 71-72, Grace talks about being a scholar and being black, what do you think about what she says and the fairness of her words? 
4. How do you think Grace evolves over the course of the novel, how does she learn to deal with her feelings? 

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