Reviews with content warning for Misogyny - Honey & Spice

Wow. Everything about this book pops. The author's narrative voice is electric. The college setting is lively and well developed with fun side characters and lots of campus gossip to fill it out. Most importantly, Kiki and Malakai are incredible both as individual characters and as a couple.

I read a lot of romance and I feel like I often run into fictional couples whose chemistry is talked up through their internal monologues more than it's actually demonstrated through their interactions. But every scene between Kiki and Malakai was absolute fire, and I was wholly invested in their relationship as well as their individual happiness. Not to mention Kiki herself (the sole POV character) is just awesome. I felt like I understood her completely and admired the hell out of her.

Also major props to the audiobook. Weruche Opia brings so much life to the role, and I particularly loved her readings of the radio show segments.

I'm begging y'all to pick this up. It's just so damn good.

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mandkips's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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faithwingo's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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questingnotcoasting's review

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

This got off to a slow start for me and I considered giving up but I'm glad I stuck with it because I ended up really enjoying it. Even though it took me 150 pages to be fully invested, after that I really liked following Kiki and Malakai and their relationship. A lot of the plot focuses on popularity and cliques within their university, which felt a little more like high school to me, but that didn't mean I didn't believe the characters' experience. I enjoyed Babalola's writing when I read Love In Colour a few years ago and was pleased to find I liked it just as much here.

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sarahrose_a's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

This book was so adorable. The romance was toothache-level sweet, but I have to say, my favorite thing about it is the way it handles the friendships of women. Remember how Legally Blonde flipped the script by taking the classic female rivalry and turning it into a friendship? This book does that on an even grander scale and it’s so satisfying. Left and right we have women uniting, women defending one another, women lifting each other up; it’s *chef’s kiss* exquisite.

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