Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

89 reviews

angela_mayer's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Death, Bullying, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Deadnaming, Pregnancy, Body horror, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

maregred's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Blood, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Grief, and Death

Minor: Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

kibbles15's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Not my favorite book.  In terms of writing, it was good, but there was too much language and sex for my taste.   Also, to be honest, the book felt like it focused more on propaganda for current social issues than the actual story.  I realize the authors were trying to be informative, but the result was distracting to the story line. I won't go into too much detail, because that would involve spoilers.  I just felt like there was a lot in the book that was not necessary to move the plot forward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Cursing, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Abortion

mollyb13's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Such a beautiful and heartbreaking novel. I went into this without knowing exactly what it was about and this was so much more than the courtroom drama I first thought it was going to be. The authors blended their writing seamlessly and I enjoyed the alternating POVs. Highly highly recommend this to everyone (though please be mindful of the content warnings because some very heavy topics are discussed).

The only thing that I had a bit of trouble with was

that some of the passages explaining gender and transitioning and the experiences of transgender people felt a bit forced. These passages, while packed with important information, came off as an educational aside and really kind of jolted me out of the story. I wish that they would have worked this information into the plot more seamlessly. This feeding of information made more sense in the courtroom setting where it could be realistically explained to a jury, but otherwise felt almost like the authors were breaking the fourth wall. 

Despite this, I'm keeping my rating at 5 stars. I don't think it is enough to bring down what was otherwise a very powerful novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

meganwebber's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Transphobia, Body shaming, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Addiction, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I didn't know anything about this book besides that it was by one of my favorite authors.   I'm glad I didn't because it made the story more surprising and exciting.   I highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Transphobia, Sexual content, Abortion, Blood, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol

b_carlson'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

Wow. I unknowingly picked up one of my favourite books of the year when I picked this up at my local library. I was originally concerned as it was only a two week loan as opposed to the normal four and it was a big chunk of a book but, I didn't need to be worried I flew through this in under 24 hours. The suspense is one thing but the story and the involvement of social commentary is not something that is often touched on in murder mysteries. This book both stuck to convention and shattered the rules on the ground. My heart actually beat faster as I stayed up waaaaay too late to get the answers and it was all worth it. The shifting perspectives, the questions it makes you ask yourself, this book is so much more than a murder mystery, so so much more. It is important, it puts a lens up to society and through a fictional storyline, communicates a very real message. PLEASE CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS THOUGH BEFORE GOING IN, IT COULD BE VERY CONFORONTING FOR SOME. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Self harm, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Violence, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, and Blood

Minor: Police brutality

d0505's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content

rachelmerrie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

So so so so so necessary.

Hated part of the ending: (VAGUE SPOILER)
Why did she get a slap on the wrist when he would’ve had his whole life taken from him? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Sexual content, Stalking, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Alcohol, Murder, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Child death, Child abuse, Body shaming, Homophobia, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, and Hate crime

catreadbook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Homophobia

Moderate: Mental illness, Outing, Deadnaming, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment