Honey

“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

“[This] worryingly relatable, deliciously dark debut . . . serves up the unhinged hot girl homicide I didn’t know I needed.”—Sophie Duker, Comedian and Writer

“A wry and erudite take on the dark-academia genre.”—The Atlantic

“Frantically twisted and sardonically dark . . . Honey isn’t just a serial-killer novel; it is a revenge story, but also a satire of a society obsessed with rectitude. All of these elements work in tandem and to great effect.”—The Nation

“I read Imani Thompson’s debut novel with female rage and the seeking of catharsis in mind. I did not get what I was searching for, and that is more than okay. I got something else, something much trickier. . . . The unanswered questions linger long after the final pages of the book.”—Maris Kreizman, The Maris Review

“An enthralling dark novel that is serving bracing wit, spot on social commentary, and strategic feminist rage.”—The Gloss

“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.”—Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of Us

“Brilliant—a one-sit read.”—Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange

“Utterly singular, the writing is stunning, and it’s just so clever and sharp.”—Louise O’Neill, author of Asking for It

“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

“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

“Thomson debuts with the scintillating tale of a disillusioned Cambridge University PhD student who goes on a killing spree . . . 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