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Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

88 reviews

annabelreadsandwrites's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death, Deadnaming, Violence, Toxic relationship, Outing, Hate crime, Dysphoria, Murder, Misogyny, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Cursing, Torture, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Car accident

jnterhune's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

2.75

Very modern story. Still had some major twists and the ending saved it in my opinion. Found it kind of hard to balance between each characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Body shaming

Moderate: Sexual content

saramoser's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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

5.0

Another amazing book by Jodi with co-author Jennifer. These authors wrote controversial topics so beautifully, they make sure to educate at the same time as telling an amazing story. The murder mystery along side high school drama and exploring what it is like to be trans youth in this day.

Highly recommend. And to those who are saying “why is she pushing her agenda down our throats?” - you chose to read this book…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, Transphobia, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

handmeafish's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious 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

This is beautifully written. The best book I’ve read this year. However it’s dark, sad, and focuses on trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Death, and Transphobia

brookeharbula's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Outing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Homophobia

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Sexual content and Abortion

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

ariel_marie's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I had such a soft spot for all of these characters.

Mad Honey was so well written & covered important topics.

There were definitely some triggering moments as a large focus of this book covers DV. Sometimes it felt like things were being over explained & facts were given on end, but it was done in a way that was compelling.

The different POV's & past & present storytelling provided character depth that was much needed. Liv & Lily were so different yet so similar. I love that this was co-written with an author was has experience & can provide an authentic outlook to the topic covered in this book.

The ending though - it felt rushed & for a story that was so focused on justice, I did not appreciate the outcome.

I did absolutely love all the information I learned about bees & honey in this story. It was such a fun & lighthearted aspect to this heavy story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion

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

elainacm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Transphobia and Sexual content

cryfest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Reading this as a trans queer non-binary person who has loved Jodi Picoult (one of the authors of this book) since high school -  I was a little apprehensive because I wasn’t sure if I trusted Jodi with my trans siblings, and while heart breaking, a lot of nuance to trans identities was explored compassionately, with the genius and lived experience of Finney Boylan of course. I definitely would encourage non-trans folks to read this as a small slice of insight to one fictional trans person’s experience/journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicide attempt, Violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Hate crime, Mental illness, Outing, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Pedophilia, Abortion, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Mass/school shootings