⭐ A REESE’S BOOK CLUB AND TIKTOK BOOK CLUB PICK ⭐
‘Hilarious, hot and heartfelt’ MEG CABOT
‘Gorgeously written and heart-meltingly romantic’ BETH O’LEARY
‘Romantic, sexy, fun, delicious and important’ MARIAN KEYES
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As host of radio show Brown Sugar, Kiki Banjo’s mission is to protect her listeners from heartbreak. Which puts Whitewell College’s newest student, handsome ‘player’ Malakai Korede, at the top of her hitlist.
But when Kiki’s dream summer internship in New York depends on finding a fresh angle for her radio show, she must make an unlikely bargain with Malakai himself – to put their simmering clashes aside to form a fake relationship, something sweet and spicy enough to win over the whole campus.
However, close proximity to the notorious heartbreaker brings everything Kiki thought she knew about her own heart into question. Why does throwing out her stringent romantic rulebook suddenly so tempting?
Will she find it in her to resist?
‘Romance will never be dead, as long as Bolu is writing it’ JESSIE BURTON
‘Everything you could ever want from a romance and more – the vibes are simply immaculate’ ZOELLA
‘Charming and funny’ OBSERVER
‘The book many have been waiting for’ LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN
‘Kiki compares her feelings for Malakai as like swallowing a star. That’s a bit how I felt after reading this messy but joyful book’ THE TIMES
‘Breathes new life into the genre with its vibrant characters and sexy, authentic voice’ RED
‘Smart, sexy and energetic’ EMMA GANNON
‘This book is so addictive’ ANNIE LORD
‘Sweet and spicy’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘How modern chick flicks should, and probably will, look like’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘Warm, funny and sweet. I see a lot of myself & experiences in the main character Kiki – and we love that kind of representation’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘Funny, hot, thought-provoking’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Honey & Spice was the winner of the TikTok Book Awards Book of the Year in August 2023.
‘Hilarious, hot and heartfelt’ MEG CABOT
‘Gorgeously written and heart-meltingly romantic’ BETH O’LEARY
‘Romantic, sexy, fun, delicious and important’ MARIAN KEYES
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Sisters, beware the ‘Wasteman of Whitewell’ . . .
As host of radio show Brown Sugar, Kiki Banjo’s mission is to protect her listeners from heartbreak. Which puts Whitewell College’s newest student, handsome ‘player’ Malakai Korede, at the top of her hitlist.
But when Kiki’s dream summer internship in New York depends on finding a fresh angle for her radio show, she must make an unlikely bargain with Malakai himself – to put their simmering clashes aside to form a fake relationship, something sweet and spicy enough to win over the whole campus.
However, close proximity to the notorious heartbreaker brings everything Kiki thought she knew about her own heart into question. Why does throwing out her stringent romantic rulebook suddenly so tempting?
Will she find it in her to resist?
A fresh, utterly addictive rom-com from Sunday Times bestselling author Bola Babalola, Honey & Spice is full of delicious tension and romantic intrigue that will make you weak at the knees.
‘Romance will never be dead, as long as Bolu is writing it’ JESSIE BURTON
‘Everything you could ever want from a romance and more – the vibes are simply immaculate’ ZOELLA
‘Charming and funny’ OBSERVER
‘The book many have been waiting for’ LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN
‘Kiki compares her feelings for Malakai as like swallowing a star. That’s a bit how I felt after reading this messy but joyful book’ THE TIMES
‘Breathes new life into the genre with its vibrant characters and sexy, authentic voice’ RED
‘Smart, sexy and energetic’ EMMA GANNON
‘This book is so addictive’ ANNIE LORD
WHY READERS LOVE HONEY & SPICE
‘Sweet and spicy’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘How modern chick flicks should, and probably will, look like’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘Warm, funny and sweet. I see a lot of myself & experiences in the main character Kiki – and we love that kind of representation’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘Funny, hot, thought-provoking’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Honey & Spice was the winner of the TikTok Book Awards Book of the Year in August 2023.
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Reviews
Honey & Spice is gorgeously written and heart-meltingly romantic. Kiki and Malakai have a rare, extraordinary, sizzling chemistry which has you rooting for their love story from the very first moment they cross paths. A triumph of a novel.
Honey & Spice is the book many have been waiting for. Black love, Black joy and Black magic are all stirred into this succulent, addictive romance. Simply wonderful.
A blissful celebration of first loves, second chances and sisterhood. Bolu is an expert at her craft.
A fast-paced commercial novel with a refreshing take on a well-worn concept. Someone should adapt it for the screen.
A sizzling, addictive story.
A vibrant debut novel . . . Babalola is incisively funny, capturing the kick and sweetness of her title with her words.
Babalola's hilarious romance debut will have you laughing out loud and reconsidering first impressions.
Babalola's writing shines whether she's writing parry-riposte banter or fresh, evocative interiority.
Bolu Babalola understood the assignment because this book has everything you could ever want from a romance and more - the vibes are simply immaculate.
Bolu is one of the laugh-out-loud funniest and sharpest of writers working today. I fell in love with Kiki and the whole line-up of loveable characters. It's smart, sexy, energetic and sums up the realness of being attracted to someone you didn't necessarily expect. I'm excited for everyone to read this book.
Divine summer reading. Hilarious, hot, and heartfelt.
From the first page, there are zingers aplenty; you instantly feel safe in the knowledge that the rest will take you on a journey that's equal parts sweet and hot. Fitting, really.
Romance will never be dead, as long as Bolu is writing it.
Sparkling and self-assured... Babalola really captures the heady infatuation of first love.
This book breathes new life into the genre with its vibrant characters and sexy, authentic voice.
This book had me screaming from page one! Bolu understands desire better than anyone else and in Honey & Spice it prickles under every word. This book is so addictive it had me reading it even after I'd got off the bus.
This is a fast-paced commercial novel with a refreshing take on a well-worn concept. Someone should adapt it for the screen.
Kiki compares her feelings for Malakai as like swallowing a star. That's a bit how I felt after reading this messy but joyful book.
Charming and funny.
Honey & Spice is unapologetically romantic and really sexy. I could not have loved it more.