Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

65 reviews

readinglitwithbritt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Cursing, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Gore, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Sexism, Sexual content, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Outing, and Toxic relationship

mel024's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

A  good book, although the “plot twist” (so to speak) made it a very heavy read and so for me it’s only 4 stars. Definitely check the trigger warnings before picking it up instead of halfway through like I did

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Deadnaming, Hate crime, and Outing

Minor: Mass/school shootings

samburkhouse's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Child death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content, Transphobia, Blood, Outing, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Deadnaming, Alcohol, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

sunnydale's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

the first jodi picoult book i've read (albeit only half-written by her). her style is easy to glide through, and the characters are authentic and compelling. the plot involves some heavy subject matter that could be triggering, so i recommend checking content warnings. the ending was a little rushed and felt too satisfying—i think a lack of resolution actually would have fit the themes better. 

the audiobook has two voice actors, and they both do an excellent job. i also like the inclusion of recipes at the end!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Outing, Transphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Gaslighting, Abortion, Hate crime, Medical content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Murder, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Suicide attempts:

Lily and Asher both cut their wrists to attempt suicide.

Transphobia: Two scenes described in detail.

Both are from Lily's perspective. In the chapter "Lily 6," Lily is publicly humiliated at a school dance, then attacked in the parking lot. This event is referenced in later chapters. In "Lily 10," Lily is bullied at an all-boys school, then is physically abused by her father.

Domestic abuse: Many of Olivia's chapters include flashbacks to moments when she was abused by her ex-husband. Some of Lily's chapters also include descriptions of physical or emotional abuse. Domestic violence is a significant part of this book.

joey1914's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Grief, Emotional abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Self harm, Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

c100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Sexual content, Child death, and Transphobia

nickyhopkins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Outing, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood and Pregnancy

corriejn's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Blood, Dysphoria, Death, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Physical abuse, Outing, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia and Pregnancy

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Violence

hschlecht's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Hate crime, Suicide, and Toxic friendship