Name: Scout's Honor
ISBN: 9781250246738

Lily Anderson

Scout's Honor

Fun book to read! Huge thanks to Macmillan for gifting me a copy. This totally had the buffy vibes. I loved the main characters and the plot. The mesh of the story was a bit confusing in the beginning but it slowly started to take shape as the plot progressed. The main character was fearless and definitely one that we could feel connected to. I look forward to reading more by this author.

Elizabeth Hagenlocher

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest feedback. 

Scout’s Honor is a delightfully campy story about belonging, legacy, and addressing trauma. 

Former Ladybird Scout Prudence Perry finds herself pulled back into her double life as a Ladybird after getting grounded. But Prie left the Ladybird’s for a good reason…they aren’t just your average scout troop. The Ladybirds are part society darlings, part inter dimensional grub hunters. And at the ripe old age of 13, Prue witnessed a tragedy that left scars both visible and not. Unfortunately for her, Prue’s family is legacy status. AKA, Prue was literally born for this, and her mother isn’t going to let her get out of her “duties” lightly. And so, Prue finds herself training the newest Ladybird scouts, in a fast track no less. 

Scout’s Honor does a lot of things just right: an interesting and unique premise, social commentary that doesn’t feel too heavy-handed, female friendships, and the reality of living in a triggering world with PTSD. I particularly loved how Prue grows over the course of the books, and how we get to know the “babybirds,” as Prue calls her initiates. 

The world building is fairly complex, and the mechanics of mulligrubs could be a bit convoluted. A few times I did find myself noting things that seemed to be contradictory, only for them to later be fleshed out. Because of this, I didn’t find it to take away from the overall reading experience too much. 

The author also played with some interesting writing conventions, and sometimes the text would thurn into stanzas. It evoked a montage-like quality to the narrative that I enjoyed a lot, 

In the end I feel like my questions were answered, the characters had growth, and there’s been an awesome setup for a sequel. I really look forward to what’s next for Scout’s Honor! 
(Also, if this was adapted into a TV show and/or a graphic novel series, as a complement to the books, I would be ALL OVER IT.)