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kweigel14's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ameserole's review
3.0
I'm kinda all over the place after reading this book - so, I hope this review makes sense.
At first, I didn't like Cameron or Allie. Then after Allie realized her husband is lower than the scum of the earth because he was cheating on her with her assistant, I liked her. I loved her rage. Hell, I would've done even more damage.
Out of the whole MacDonald family, I disliked Cameron the most. Sorry NOT SORRY.
I liked Jamie even though he killed his wife. But he only did that because she asked him to. If that's not love then I don't know what is. Then there's uncle Angus ( I MEAN I LOVE THAT NAME! ) and I just enjoyed the heck out of his character.
In the end, the MacDonald family is a hot mess. I liked the book but it wasn't my absolute favorite from Jodi. I feel like I wanted more from this book.
At first, I didn't like Cameron or Allie. Then after Allie realized her husband is lower than the scum of the earth because he was cheating on her with her assistant, I liked her. I loved her rage. Hell, I would've done even more damage.
Out of the whole MacDonald family, I disliked Cameron the most. Sorry NOT SORRY.
I liked Jamie even though he killed his wife. But he only did that because she asked him to. If that's not love then I don't know what is. Then there's uncle Angus ( I MEAN I LOVE THAT NAME! ) and I just enjoyed the heck out of his character.
In the end, the MacDonald family is a hot mess. I liked the book but it wasn't my absolute favorite from Jodi. I feel like I wanted more from this book.
gma2at's review
3.0
I am not a romance fan and this was heavy on the romance. It's my first Jodi Picoult book, so I'm not sure if they're all this way. I finished it, rather quickly because it was at least interesting, but I'm not likely to recommend it to others and I surely don't need to own it.
ryceejo's review
2.0
Graham McPhee (defense attorney) said: "It's unsettling to hear about a man who loved his wife so much that he'd be capable of doing this. It makes us all feel a little guilty, because we probably wouldn't go to such an extreme...we don't have the same kind of strength, or the same depth of emotion for our husbands and wives and lovers."
I fully DISAGREE. It wasn't strength, it was stupidity. Is what Jamie did supposed to tug at my heartstrings? Spark a theoretical discussion between spouses about what we would do if we were in the same shoes? What Jamie and Maggie did was pathetic. If she really wanted him to kill her, she should have made some sort of recorded statement or signed a note. She just wanted to not be accountable for her own suicide.
I'm not unacquainted with cancer and its debilitating effects on the mind and body. If someone close to me being treated for cancer killed himself or herself, it would be weakness, giving up....and if they chose that, that is their prerogative. But to leave behind someone you love dearly prematurely while you are still coherent and capable of connection is so selfish. To ask that same someone you love to do the deed for you is even more pathetic.
I don't connect with the "sweet romance" of this alleged act of mercy, so this was hard to get through. I actually read an entire trilogy before finishing this.
I also HATED being a fly on the wall to yet another one of Picoult's trademark affairs, but I did like how it resolved. So while I wasn't led to the conclusion Picoult may have intended, it still was well-executed, which is why I rate that "It was Okay (2 stars)."
I fully DISAGREE. It wasn't strength, it was stupidity. Is what Jamie did supposed to tug at my heartstrings? Spark a theoretical discussion between spouses about what we would do if we were in the same shoes? What Jamie and Maggie did was pathetic. If she really wanted him to kill her, she should have made some sort of recorded statement or signed a note. She just wanted to not be accountable for her own suicide.
I'm not unacquainted with cancer and its debilitating effects on the mind and body. If someone close to me being treated for cancer killed himself or herself, it would be weakness, giving up....and if they chose that, that is their prerogative. But to leave behind someone you love dearly prematurely while you are still coherent and capable of connection is so selfish. To ask that same someone you love to do the deed for you is even more pathetic.
I don't connect with the "sweet romance" of this alleged act of mercy, so this was hard to get through. I actually read an entire trilogy before finishing this.
I also HATED being a fly on the wall to yet another one of Picoult's trademark affairs, but I did like how it resolved. So while I wasn't led to the conclusion Picoult may have intended, it still was well-executed, which is why I rate that "It was Okay (2 stars)."
jcouchoud's review
2.0
My least favorite book by this author so far. I started this at least a year ago and just picked it up again to finish it. The story just wasn't as engaging as others, and the characters not particularly likeable.