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Honey by Isabel Banta

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chaoticgirlie's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

swamppig's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

eemillers15's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5 stars rounded up!

In the debut novel from Banta, we meet pop sensation Amber and follow her on her path to stardom. The highs. The lows. The friends. The hurts. The heartbreaks. The loves. What made Amber the sensation she became.

I had mixed feelings throughout this book. I enjoyed how it was told, and I kept picturing these scenarios happening to real world pop princesses such as Britney Spears.
However, it felt like Banta couldn't decide how she wanted to write the story. For "Honey" to be just a work of fiction or a fictional biography and the bouncing back and forth was frustrating. It was also hard at times to pinpoint who was talking because the conversations were strung together awkwardly.

I think I would have loved this book had it stayed as a fictional biography with Amber looking back on her life. This was still a beautiful, emotional read and I can't wait to see what else Banta writes!

Thank you so much to Celadon Books for an ARC of this story! All opinions are my own!

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booksbeyondthebinary's review against another edition

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3.0

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and Libro.fm for the eARC!

This was entertaining. I was hoping that it would feel more so like Daisy Jones and the Six or Evelyn Hugo, but it was still a fun ride nevertheless.

karlyerin's review

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ceciliasrose's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was lowkey kinda boring but I still read it so quickly. The ending was so abrupt I wish the book would’ve been longer. It was teetering on being really good but always fell a little flat for me.