As someone nearly at the end of their masters program, this book felt deeply thematically resonant. Especially as everyone is in different life phases, it is much more challenging to figure out where and what to do next. I will definitely read more from this author and will recommend this to many people in my life in similar circumstances.

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers is a perfect fit for readers who crave a heartwarming and introspective exploration of identity, family, and love, particularly those who appreciate stories about found family, romance, and self-discovery within the LGBTQ+ community.

Honey Girl was such a surprise for me! I loved it. I need to read everything that Morgan Rogers writes in the future. This is such a great debut! Don't miss out on this one. I love this quote: "When becoming an adult means learning to love yourself first." Amen to that! Please read this one!

Wow. This was quite the book. I’ll be honest, I was super excited when I first requested this on NetGalley but then the excitement waned a little. All of a sudden this didn’t feel as interesting as all my SFF books anymore so it took me much longer to get to than I had originally planned. I am glad though that I waited until I was in the right mindset for it because it was a heavy book that I wouldn’t have enjoyed rushing through.

As a white woman, there are a lot of things I don’t have to worry about in daily life that Grace Porter on the other hand has to live through every day. So I can’t talk about the authenticity of that aspect of the story and trust that to other reviewers. What really stood out to me was the mental health theme that was present in the entire story. Again, I wouldn’t know how micro-aggressions and other racial issues would affect that but as someone that struggles with depression and anxiety on a daily basis and often obsessed and worries about so many things, I was surprised by how nuanced this story was in that regard. I haven’t come across that very often in books.

Depression and anxiety aren’t *fun* so the book did feel tedious, repetitive, and too introspective at times but that could very well have been because I’m sometimes overwhelmed by the realities of those diagnoses in my own life and therefore am super self-conscious about my own inner monologue and how I criticize myself over it (and possibly projected that onto the MC in the book).

I loved the impulsiveness in the middle of such a strict life and the consequences that rippled through her life afterwards. Relationships of all kinds are hard. Relationships when you’re at war with your own mind often feel like an impossibility, a mountain you can’t conquer. I love that this book focused on friendships and familial and romantic relationships.

I really appreciate the many things the author tried to tackle in this book and I’m at awe at how she handled them all in such an intertwined way. It’s difficult to bring together culture, mental health, and relationships together in a way that feels this realistic.

So many of my friends and book club members loved this book. Although I found it to be an OK read, I didn't connect to the characters and, at times found it somewhat slow at times. I simply think that this one wasn't for me, but do think it is worth giving a try for other readers.

Two strangers, one night of wild drinking, and what could have been a "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas sorta moment. Luckily for us, that is not the case. Unlucky for me, the main characters were my least favorite characters. I wanted more of their friends!

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for this ARC.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a free advanced copy of this book to read and review.

A wonderful coming-of-age love story for underrepresented narratives in literature! The characters were well developed. Highly enjoyed.

Grace is struggling to find her place in the world after years of education and high parental expectations (to say nothing of her own) but she never ever expected to meet and marry Yuki, an artist, during a wild weekend in Vegas, So why not move to Brooklyn and get to know her wife? THIs is a lively story of a woman coming into her own and of a romance that blossoms where it might have withered, Engaging characters made this one for me. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

One of my most recommended LGBTQ+ reads that isn't romance. Ms. Rodgers please grace us with a second to make it a series or anything with found family + pursing one's dreams.

I really thought this was going to be a 5 star read in the first few chapters! However, the book got a little repetitive and I didn't think this was possible in my case but it felt too flowery, metaphoric, and melodramatic for me. I struggled with some of the dialogue the most. Don't get me wrong though, this book is adorable and friendships are what dreams are made of.

Furthermore, I'm always in support of a F/F romance, and in this book, it is between a Black woman and a Japanese woman and they get drunkenly married in Vegas and THEN get to know each other and it's fun! The protagonist, Grace Porter, is in her late twenties and trying to navigate life after years and years of school and it hits home as a fellow millennial. I recommend this book even though it didn't quite hit all the marks for me. This is a tender story of love and friendship and family and figuring out what you want your life to look like and it's an enjoyable read. 3 stars for Honey Girl.

This is such a great debut and I'm sorry it took me so long to read it. Billed as a romance, there is definitely that element in here but this is really more of a fantastic story about friendship and coming of age, especially after finishing school in an field where you are the minority and everything that comes with that, along with trying to figure your life out. There are so many elements in here that are done well, mental illness, diversity, finding your way but still caring about others, I could go on. I highly recommend this book and am so glad I read it.

Thank you to Park Row Books and NetGalley for the digital copy to review.

Gorgeous writing and sweet story and characters. The lyrical quality of the prose — full of lush, visceral descriptions — was a pleasant surprise with this romance, and I loved not just the main characters, but the friends/side-characters, as well.

Phenomenal, smoking hot, and deeply touching all at once. Morgan Rogers' romance novel Honey Girl is worth every second of time to read it.

this was so so good and beautiful. i remember loving so much of it, and being a little annoyed but not enough to change the rating! definitely need to buy soon for my own collection :)

ARC provided by publisher.

This book was an interesting read, I think it is for a younger audience than the middle age readers, This book follows Grace through her life at the end of her education, trying to make decisions moving forward . The way the author describes this journey is heart wrenching and profound.

The topics she touches on are really relevant and open us up to the journey through depression and feeling lonely even though she is surrounded by others.

I personally feel like I may be in the incorrect age range for this book but it was well written and profound.

I really enjoyed this sapphic romance! Grace and Yuki both felt so relatable and I loved the progression of their relationship. 'Accidentally-married' is such an interesting trope because of all the different ways it can play out.

Didn't capture my attention and engagement. Interested in trying it again though and hopefully it will take.

This plot, a girl who has newly achieved her doctorate in astrology wakes up on a girls trip in Vegas to realize she’s married some other girl she doesn’t know, was very promising! The kind of story about finding yourself and learning what your true hopes and dreams are for your future. Unfortunately it fell really short for me. I had a hard time relating to some of the characters, and felt like the whoa is me I’ve no clue what I want to do right now life panic was overly stressed and drawn out. There were stagnant parts of the story for me, that I felt were just space fillers. This book is just not for me, and I really wanted to like it.

Grace Porter just wants to land the job she has prepared her whole life for. When that doesn't happen, there's nothing that can stop the spiral of her trying to break down to build back up into something new. Along with her inner turmoil, she is also faced with the fact that she drunk-married a woman in Vegas. Grace must realize that if things go off track, it doesn't mean that things went wrong.

I like this book because I think it's relatable to anyone who was told "do this and everything will be perfect" only to find out that doing that did nothing but make life that much harder, and then you have to figure out a Plan B. What's great about Grace's upheaval is that there are people there for her no matter what happens, including a new wife. Very few people get that to fall back on. I like the slower pace, the contemplativeness of this book. I would venture to say that this may end up being reread sometime in my future.