

The Honeys
Author: Ryan La Sala
Narrator: Pete Cross
Unabridged: 13 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books
Published: 08/16/2022
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Horror, Lgbtq+, Social Themes
Author: Ryan La Sala
Narrator: Pete Cross
Unabridged: 13 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books
Published: 08/16/2022
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Horror, Lgbtq+, Social Themes
Ryan La Sala grew up in Connecticut, but only physically. Mentally, he spent most of his childhood in the worlds of Sailor Moon and Xena: Warrior Princess, which perhaps explains all the twirling. He studied anthropology and neuroscience at Northeastern University before becoming a project manager specialized in digital tools. He technically lives in New York City, but has actually transcended material reality and only takes up a human shell for special occasions, like brunch, and to watch anime.
Wait, I hated this. The Honeys is a genre defying book about Mars, a genderqueer teenager who travels to his sister's former summer camp to investigate the circumstances of her bizarre death. Beyond that, everything else is a spoiler, but I wanted to talk about why I didn't like it. 1. The pacing is......more
The atmosphere of a younger Summer Sons meets the grief of The Ghosts We Keep. I believe this is one of the best books I’ll read this year, and the year has only just begun. What an exquisite piece of work! Loved, loved, loved it. The Honeys is startling. Thrilling. Breathtaking. Eerie. And at its he......more
Ryan La Sala's newest YA queer novel, THE HONEYS, is the best YA book of the year. I said what I said. It may even be the best YA novel I ever read (take that Karen McManus!). This book dives into some serious topics under the guise of a summer camp horror novel. The story focuses on Marshall Mattia......more
3.5 Stars The first chapter was a shocking start to this creepy mystery and I was wondering what I had gotten myself in to. However, after that it transitioned to more of a slow burn YA novel. Our gender-fluid mc, Mars, is determined to find out what caused their sister's horrific death. There is a d......more
4.5* yep this was GOOD......more