Honey Girl

Being a woman in love with a woman, I can’t get enough of positive sapphic relationship stories. This one hit all the right notes for me, including figuring out what to do with a PhD (hello!), professional and personal angst, discovering yourself, support from friends, and a happy ending.

A beautiful and engaging look at a woman named Grace Porter who surprises herself and those around her when she marries a woman she barely knows during a girls’ Vegas trip. The reason I love this book is the way Grace’s friends support her when she makes a decision she barely understands, but they’re with her regardless of wherever this journey will ultimately lead. A group of people whose expectations are not the determination of their love for you is one of the things for which we all yearn.

Astronomy Ph.D. in one hand and a ticket to sin city in the other, twenty-eight-year-old Grace Porter's desire to blow off a little steam lands her drunk and smack dab in the middle of a marriage to a woman she just met! Part girls trip, all Black girl magic, this queer coming of age story strikes a familiar chord with those who've had to navigate adulthood while balancing the staggering weight of our parent's expectations.

Like, Grace, I've been overlooked and underestimated professionally. And as a POC, I don't just acknowledge her belief that BIPOC must commit 110% effort to… show more.