Honey

'Phenomenal. The voice is utterly singular, the writing is stunning, and it's just so clever and sharp. It reminded me of Promising Young Woman (except it didn't pull *any* punches) with a touch of Such a Fun Age and Never Saw Me Coming' Louise O'Neill -

'Wow, basically. It’s a cracking read, crackling with energy and wit, but full of tension and pathos, too. The writing is brilliant and, for a stone-cold killer, Yrsa is a warm and engaging protagonist. A one-sit read' Harriet Tyce -

'It would feel slightly cheap or easy to call Imani Thompson’s Honey, ‘whip smart’ and ‘wildly entertaining’ because it’s so much more. It’s an incisive and very human look at the world as it is today but also as it seems always to have been. It’s a hugely talented writer examining power dynamics in various facets of society, the concept of ‘justice’ and to whom it belongs; it’s a story about the uniquely complex and frustrating intersection of race, gender and class, the equally rewarding and un-rewarding world of academia and of course, trauma. Not trauma in the exploitative way, but in the way that closes people off to others, that seeks to self-soothe and medicate, that curls in on itself in order to protect others yet never taking time to preserve itself. Honey is a marvel of a novel, a story that breathes beyond its pages, makes you laugh, makes you angry and makes you want to learn in equal measure. It’s a book that quite frankly, should be studied, as should Imani Thompson’s brain, incredible thing that it is!' Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of Us -