Reviews for Honey, Baby, Sweetheart

The average rating for Honey, Baby, Sweetheart based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-09-29 00:00:00 David Rockey I don't often dislike books but this one I truly had a difficult time completing. I started skimming through this book towards the middle of the book when I realized it was not getting any better. I didn't want to just abandon it as I've never ever abandoned a book before so I skimmed it all the way to the end. It was just really sad that I found this book boring and insignificant. I didn't find any of the characters appealing or interesting enough to follow their stories. I just didn't connect with any of them and therefore made me very uninterested and unattached to the book. I also didn't like the writing style for this book even in the very beginning. The way the author built the stories for each of the character was just disjointed. There was no flow in the story line. I found myself scratching my head and wondering why the author just won't continue the story of the female protagonist but instead starts a new story about the protagonist's mother in the next paragraph. She could have introduced new characters and their stories a little better and a lot less intrusive. It just didn't appeal to my personal tastes. This is the very first book I've picked up from Deb Caletti's collection. Unfortunately it did not impress me and unfortunately this does not make me want to try any of her new books anytime soon.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-01-28 00:00:00 Janice Cook This is one of the greatest YA fiction novels I have ever read. I went into it with skeptism because the person who recommended the book to me loves stories where one of the lovers in a relationship dies at the end and I hate those sorts of stories. This was a lot more than a story about summer love. In fact, I guess it is nothing about that. It's about love in general-- between family, friends, and your soul-mate. It's about finding and completing yourself not by someone else, but in yourself. All too often we gravitate to the wrong sorts of friends and boyfriends/girlfriends because we think they give us something we desperately want-- adventure, a snappy attitude, coolness-- when, in reality, we find those things in ourselves. It's about letting go of people who aren't helping you. The characters are vivacious and hilarious. The "Casserole Queens" are amazing! I envisioned the old ladies from Steel Magnolias... without a doubt Weezer would be Peach. I loved this story and I will definitely read her other books.