Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

92 reviews

chelseajohnsonp's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Homophobia

alexisvv14's review against another edition

informative mysterious tense slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

It pissed me off that they unveiled what happened to Lilly in half a page. There’s over 400 pages and that’s it? Anticlimactic in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion

yofisofi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I really liked this book!! Thought it was a really good read and I didn’t want to put it down. I would rate this 3.9. I thought the timeline was a little confusing, although it didn’t matter too much for understanding the book but I thought some of the internal interrogation Olivia had about lily was a little underwhelming I guess is the best way to put it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Suicide, Trafficking, and Toxic relationship

kayls2315's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.75

I gave the book 2.75 stars. The only reason it’s not lower is because it started strong, hooking me in from the beginning. However, around the halfway point, at a crucial twist, it began to unravel. It felt like the story was suddenly forced into addressing numerous societal issues—LBGTQ, transgender, suicide, abuse, abortion, race, bullying, gender roles, feminism even squeezed in a brief mention of a school shooting. This overload detracted from the initially good storyline.

 This book didn’t land in my DNF only due to the fact that the beginning was put together so well and as a hobbyist beekeeper myself, I appreciated the well-researched beekeeping elements. Listening to the audiobook saved some time, thankfully. Lily’s character and her narrator became tiresome. The rushed ending crammed in every controversial topic, almost making me feel duped into reading about subjects I wouldn’t typically choose. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Abortion, Transphobia, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Self harm

lexi_ag's review

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Not spoiling plot points just general feelings related to finishing the book 

i honestly think this book would have been a 4.5 for me if it weren’t for the last chapter

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child abuse, Transphobia, Self harm, and Domestic abuse

londeen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Outing, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Misogyny, Dysphoria, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Deadnaming, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

chloeerushworth's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

shirefolk's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Transphobia

jamiee_f's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

Loved this book. All the best parts of Jodi Picoult novels, legal drama, murder mystery, intrigue, social drama, plus the beautiful narrative with the bees. Picoult is excellent at writing high school drama and capturing all of the ensuing complicated relationships, and the story of Lily is so tragic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

morganegrant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Abortion