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Honey
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Expected 7 May 26The killer debut novel of 2026. PICKED AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY VOGUE, MARIE CLAIRE, STYLIST, ELLE AND GLAMOUR
'Dark, thrilling and undeniably hot' GLAMOUR
'The entertaining (and quietly damning) read you'll need to kick off spring' ELLE
'Imani Thompson is poised for her literary breakout' VOGUE
'Phenomenal' LOUISE O'NEILL
'Impossible to predict' ERIN KELLY
‘A beautiful, relentless novel’ ABIGAIL DEAN
'Wow, basically' HARRIET TYCE
'Worryingly relatable' SOPHIE DUKER
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The first time, Yrsa doesn’t intend to kill.
But the Cambridge professor sitting opposite has manipulated her friend, stolen her research. When she flicks the bee into his Sanpellegrino, she thinks he’ll get a nasty sting.
Then he’s dead. And Yrsa, who – let’s face it – has been bored for a while, is alive.
It’s a sweet feeling, finally having some control.
Comic, sexy, addictive, unpredictable, Honey launches an exciting new voice in fiction.
The essential next read for fans of Butter, My Sister the Serial Killer, Such a Fun Age, Luster or Boy Parts.
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ‘Yrsa serves up the unhinged hot girl homicide I didn’t know I needed’ SOPHIE DUKER
‘Juicy, dark, addictive, and truly clever. Yrsa is the antihero we've been waiting for’ SILVIA SAUNDERS
'A marvel of a novel, a story that breathes beyond its pages' ORE AGBAJE-WILLIAMS
‘Honey might be the most-anticipated debut novel of the year’ ESQUIRE
'The hotly-anticipated debut … a dark tale which throws light on the intersections between politics, race, sex, violence and love through the eyes of a female serial killer' MARIE CLAIRE
'Dark, thrilling and undeniably hot' GLAMOUR
'The entertaining (and quietly damning) read you'll need to kick off spring' ELLE
'Imani Thompson is poised for her literary breakout' VOGUE
'Phenomenal' LOUISE O'NEILL
'Impossible to predict' ERIN KELLY
‘A beautiful, relentless novel’ ABIGAIL DEAN
'Wow, basically' HARRIET TYCE
'Worryingly relatable' SOPHIE DUKER
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The first time, Yrsa doesn’t intend to kill.
But the Cambridge professor sitting opposite has manipulated her friend, stolen her research. When she flicks the bee into his Sanpellegrino, she thinks he’ll get a nasty sting.
Then he’s dead. And Yrsa, who – let’s face it – has been bored for a while, is alive.
It’s a sweet feeling, finally having some control.
Comic, sexy, addictive, unpredictable, Honey launches an exciting new voice in fiction.
The essential next read for fans of Butter, My Sister the Serial Killer, Such a Fun Age, Luster or Boy Parts.
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ‘Yrsa serves up the unhinged hot girl homicide I didn’t know I needed’ SOPHIE DUKER
‘Juicy, dark, addictive, and truly clever. Yrsa is the antihero we've been waiting for’ SILVIA SAUNDERS
'A marvel of a novel, a story that breathes beyond its pages' ORE AGBAJE-WILLIAMS
‘Honey might be the most-anticipated debut novel of the year’ ESQUIRE
'The hotly-anticipated debut … a dark tale which throws light on the intersections between politics, race, sex, violence and love through the eyes of a female serial killer' MARIE CLAIRE
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January 10, 2026Thank you to Netgalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book was overall okay. I think that it would’ve been a better story, if Yrsa didn’t justify the killing and was just killing men because they deserved it, it didn’t need the whole grandma plot. Overall the main character lacked the unhingedness that would have made the novel more fun and fast paced. I also didn’t like the writing style and the pacing. There were a lot of scenes that read too much like they were meant to be in a film rather than a book
I did like the ending as in the last few lines, however, the build up to the ending was meh
This book was overall okay. I think that it would’ve been a better story, if Yrsa didn’t justify the killing and was just killing men because they deserved it, it didn’t need the whole grandma plot. Overall the main character lacked the unhingedness that would have made the novel more fun and fast paced. I also didn’t like the writing style and the pacing. There were a lot of scenes that read too much like they were meant to be in a film rather than a book
I did like the ending as in the last few lines, however, the build up to the ending was meh
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Fast paced and dark, this book had me HOOKED from the very beginning. An emotional roller coaster between knowing what is morally right and feeling protective over the main character. Huge praise for Imani Thompson on her debut novel, an author to watch in the future for sure!
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Wow phenomenal! The best book I've read all year
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Full review coming soon
January 24, 2026
Well I wasn’t expecting that. The twist and turns and I’m still not quite sure how we ended up where we did.
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