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A review by soobooksalot
Honey: A Novel by Isabel Banta
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Honey is an intimate look behind the scenes of stardom.
Thank you to Celadon Books for my gifted ARC for review!
Amber Young wants to be a performer. Famous. Her mom takes her to auditions for acting roles, but it becomes clear Amber is meant to be a singer.
Amber joins the girl group, Cloud9, then embarks on a solo career. She goes through the teenage norms of making friends and navigating love and relationships, but in the 1990s and early 2000s public eye. Magazine features, news articles, song lyrics and such appear between chapters.
I'll admit, it took awhile for some of the characters to grow on me. Meeting them through the lens of the main character who is living her own experiences, keeps them at arm's length from the reader, to a degree.
I very much enjoyed what debut author Isabel Banta has created here, and look forward to reading more from her.
Recommended!
For release today, June 25.
Thank you to Celadon Books for my gifted ARC for review!
Amber Young wants to be a performer. Famous. Her mom takes her to auditions for acting roles, but it becomes clear Amber is meant to be a singer.
Amber joins the girl group, Cloud9, then embarks on a solo career. She goes through the teenage norms of making friends and navigating love and relationships, but in the 1990s and early 2000s public eye. Magazine features, news articles, song lyrics and such appear between chapters.
I'll admit, it took awhile for some of the characters to grow on me. Meeting them through the lens of the main character who is living her own experiences, keeps them at arm's length from the reader, to a degree.
I very much enjoyed what debut author Isabel Banta has created here, and look forward to reading more from her.
Recommended!
For release today, June 25.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Abortion, and Alcohol