Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan

97 reviews

kampbellia's review

challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism

sandysmith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.5

A great story told from differing points of view and differing timelines which could have been confusing, but I felt able to follow it. Olivia is a single mum who left an abusive relationship to return home to her family, home, and a beekeeping business with her son Asher, who is unaware. Lily and her mother also starting again setting up in a new home.  Lily and Asher become boyfriend and girlfriend until Lily dies, and Asher is charged with her murder. A massive twist halfway through the book and what felt like a rushed ending. Very educational, and I loved the bee facts interspersed into the story. It didn't feel like 2 authors and read seamlessly. It would make a fantastic book club pick, as there is loads to think about and discuss.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

kah296's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.0

What a joy it was to read a Jodi Picoult book! I think the last one I read was probably in high school and Mad Honey felt like such a wonderful mix of classic Jodi while also new - I loved that it was written with Jennifer Finney Boylan! I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump lately and this book was exactly what I needed. It is definitely a courtroom drama but it’s clear that this book was written with love. The honey metaphors were smart but not overdone. It was all perfectly balanced for a quick beach read but it’s definitely a book I will be thinking about for a long time. I got such a kick out of the authors’ notes at the beginning and the end - I really hope they both continue writing thoughtful and thought provoking books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Gaslighting

gracestg's review

emotional informative mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed this! Kept me coming back to find out what happened. Thought the timeline jumping got confusing, but loved dual perspectives. I just really liked Lily and Olivia and rooted for them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Transphobia, and Medical content

rhireadz12's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Grief, and Suicide attempt

aleighc's review

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Transphobia, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Murder

hschlecht's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

bwill214's review

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Transphobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Outing

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

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

thebabybookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book. I love most JP books. I appreciate how well written the character arcs were and how the twists and turns were spaced throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Murder, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail