This is not a romance, and the story is better for it. 

Honey Girl explores what comes after success. How to face the world after your plans end, and ultimately, fall apart. It's the story of a black queer woman trying to navigate life and academia, and overcoming perfectionism.

For all that, the book is beautiful. And also why the end isn't really satisfying. It was the ending of a romance. It's cute, but doesn't really works to wrap up a story that wasn't really about that. I'd much rather have had a scene with Grace's father, for example.