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Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

23 reviews

juleskr02's review against another edition

challenging dark informative 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? Yes

3.5

though somewhat predictable at times, this novel threw me for a loop and i was eager to keep reading the entire time. i loved the narration, the storytelling, the representation, all of it!

i know this is a co-written book, but i’ve never read jennifer finney boylan’s work before, and i see a lot of jodi picoult’s classic twists and turns that it really just feels like her book. and her author’s note is so inspiring. picoult always knows how to perfectly create fiction based off of current issues and reality. this novel was no different and i appreciated the spin of it to reflect trans rights and women’s rights. 

the courtroom scene is great. i screamed on the train when i discovered jordan’s character was returning in this novel from a previous picoult novel, nineteen minutes. his character was fantastic as always. 

i’m proud to say i stuck with my gut in believing in love, just like asher and olivia do. i love love, and that based all of my opinions and predictions throughout the book. and the final plot twist toward the end was not expected by me at. all. crazy. 

overall, i did really like this book. i think some of lily’s chapters fell flat toward the end but olivia’s chapters never failed and the story overall progressed at a decent pace!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Outing, Death, Bullying, Transphobia, Sexism, Deadnaming, and Child death

Minor: Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, and Emotional abuse

dernhelms_bag's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is basically To Kill a Mockingbird but begging oblivious readers capable of human empathy to give a shit about trans people. I DO NOT recommend this to trans readers or anyone who already has trans people in their life they love and respect because this is intentionally deeply upsetting.  A trans woman and activist asked Picoult to write this with her to make an appeal to society to do something about the violence and persecution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Outing, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Death, Abortion, Medical content, Hate crime, and Animal death

internationalreads's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.0

SO PROBLEMATIC

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Content Warnings

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