"Dark, thrilling, and undeniably hot, this novel will leave you gasping for air."
—Glamour

"Might be the most-anticipated debut novel of the year thanks in part to its perfect-for-Hollywood premise."
—Esquire

"A darkly comic novel about the tricky politics of race, sex, violence, and love. . . . The entertaining (and quietly damning) read you'll need to kick off spring."
—ELLE

"Oooh, baby. If there was one book you could judge by a cover, it's Honey. This book is a hot, sweet, and unforgettable ride."
—Debutiful

“Thompson debuts with the scintillating tale of a disillusioned Cambridge University PhD student who goes on a killing spree. . . . Thompson adds intriguing layers to the sordid thriller plot, such as accessible descriptions of the complex sociological theories of Saidiya Hartman and Stuart Hall, and the story includes a shocking revelation about the origin of Yrsa’s killer instinct. There’s a staggering level of depth to this pitch-perfect satire.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A twisted comeuppance story, a campus-life spoof, and a look at the dating-app generation of women negotiating how their desire to be desired might sit with the feminism they treasure. Wow. Think Fleabag channeled by Valerie Solanas.”
—Kirkus Reviews

"Yrsa is the most compelling of protagonists: sardonic, fiercely intelligent, and delightfully bad. In Honey, the cast of women are heroes and villains, emotional ballasts and storms, searchers and squares, and take control of the terrible men who inflict traumas both big and small. This novel is rich, hilarious, and shocking, while revealing the suppressed rage and deep sadness that racialized women carry with them as they walk through the world."
—Jen Sookfong Lee, author of The Hunger We Pass Down

"A wonderfully sticky debut, impossible to predict or to forget."
—Erin Kelly, author of The House of Mirrors

“Honey is a potent and addicting rollercoaster of a read. I’m awed at how deftly Imani Thompson puts sex, blood, and rage on the page. A worryingly relatable, deliciously dark debut—Yrsa serves up the unhinged hot girl homicide I didn’t know I needed.”
—Sophie Duker, Comedian and Writer

“Juicy, dark, addictive, and truly clever. Yrsa is the antihero we’ve been waiting for—very few of us could fail to understand her righteous anger, if not her measures."
—Silvia Saunders, author of Homesick

“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, author of Idol

“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, author of A Lesson in Cruelty

“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 a hugely talented writer examining power dynamics in various facets of society, the concept of ‘justice’ and to whom it belongs. . . . 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