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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved it and enjoyed it. Not sure how the ghosts add value to the story. And not convinced with the ending that it was Sarah, Katie's mum, who killed and hid the infant. Disappointed with the ending. I loved how Ellie got pregnant and would have loved to see more how her pregnancy affected this whole case. As always, loved reading the court arguments, signature of Picoult, presenting both sides of the case so strongly and impactful.
Okay, I am going to rate this book harshly and I by all means have the right to rate it any way I want. You should not take my personal rating as truth, or make a final decission on it. Read the book for yourself, it may read diffrently for you then it has for me. With that said, if you look at my reading history you will see that I love Amish tales, this was the second Amish book I have read not written from a Christan Author. I think that makes a huge diffrence. I have come to enjoy the journey of picoults work but I didn't care too much for this book. It has the same up and down in emotions of topic's of our court system, Amish life , love, and murder. I did not like the way the Amish people in book were made to look but that may because I have a diffrent view of them as a people, religion and culture from all the other books I have read. Does it end the way I thought it would, absolutly not but that is why I read Picoult books, they are a journey and in that aspect the book was fine.
slow-paced
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
This book was addictingly readable. I couldn't put it down and yet I gave it only two stars. I was dissapointed with the ending.
My favorite of all of Jodi Picoult's book. And the TV movie on Lifetime was excellent.
learned a lot about amish culture...took a while to get into it but after 50 pages or so I was sucked in.
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment
Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse