Honey

I did the Honey by Isabel Banta #celadonreadalong with some amazing bookstagrammers.

@pawstoodream
@allthebooksalltheways
@thenerdybookwormsblog

Thank you ladies for some interesting chats and here are my thoughts on the book.


Amber Young dreams of being a singer and in 1997 she gets the call that changes her life. Escaping her small town life, she ends up in LA with other up and comers like herself. Her dreams of being in a girl band end when Gwen, the lead singer, decides to go solo.


As Amber heads in the same direction, she finds her fame reaching new levels of insanity. Feeling the sting of exploitation, Amber realizes that her life is under a microscope and one wrong move can shatter her already fragile career.


The book had great bones. It was well written and easy to stay engaged with. I did feel like it was attempting to be the YA version of Daisy jones. As a teen in the 90s myself, I was hoping to connect more to the story. It felt a little juvenile in places and in others it hit heavier.

The pace was decent enough but the tone didn't change much and that was a real shame. I also felt that we were kept slightly distanced from the characters. I didn't feel as submerged into the story as I normally do. I felt like I was looking down watching the story rather than feeling it and I think that was the biggest part that was missing. I felt left out.

I would like to give the audio a go, sometimes it takes a different voice to bring the magic of the page to life. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the book, I think I was expecting more and it just slightly missed the mark for me. The characters felt familiar and maybe it's because I can see the Britney/Christina vibes in the book. I wonder if because anyone who grew up in the 90s on the music, are now complaining of back pain, and are in their 40s, whether this should have had a more adult tone to the book.

3.75 stars - rounded to 4 for #goodreads.

Thank you to @celadonbooks for my gifted copy and for including me in your readalong!