Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

543 reviews

robin_b_93's review against another edition

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

I read this book without knowing anything about the content based on a TikTok review. I regret that I did not read the content warnings before hand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Transphobia, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Blood, Death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Abortion

nerdgirlonfire's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Domestic abuse, and Death

lauralouise93's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Transphobia, Murder, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

bibliograflieg's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Death, Suicide attempt, Outing, Medical content, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, and Hate crime

dogearedca's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Transphobia

cassienolan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Mad Honey was unexpected and wonderful. It is difficult to read at times, because it is honest and raw. It will possibly challenge you, but in a way that everyone would benefit from. It is a book that will leave a lasting mark on me, and I would definitely recommend others to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Self harm, and Death

sreilly1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Outing, Self harm, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Hate crime, Suicide, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Grief, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Violence, and Domestic abuse

rallehose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Sexual content, Violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Deadnaming, Misogyny, Bullying, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

lindsayerin's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Homophobia, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Medical content, and Self harm

emilytrnr's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? No

3.75

I went into this totally blind, and I enjoyed it (as much as the topics can be enjoyed). It was a pretty intense read and a lot of emotions swirled around in there. I thought the dual POV worked well to tell the story, and it didn’t come off like a co-authored book. I empathized with just about everyone.

While I was surprised by

Lily being trans

I found the “twist”

of Maya being in love with Asher/guilty of the crime

more predictable than I prefer. I also felt some of the backgrounds of the characters were heavy-handed or overdone. It could’ve been a bit shorter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Violence and Suicide attempt