Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

3 reviews

charlotte113's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

This book was so good. I loved how the author had a thriller but twisted in sections of romance. There were plot twists that had me gasping and scenes that put me on the edge of tears. 
I really enjoyed how the theme of bees was wound through the whole book and not thrown away after the first chapter like most. 

However I felt that the ending was a bit thrown away, it was building and then the last bit of information was given and forgotten about.

I want to know what happens between Mike and Olivia, I want to know how Maya deals with the guilt of knowing she should be charged with manslaughter (at least), I want to know how Asher does at college, how Boris finds the AT, what did Braden do after leaving the court room???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, and Transphobia

Moderate: Torture and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion and Sexual content

annabelreadsandwrites's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death, Deadnaming, Violence, Toxic relationship, Outing, Hate crime, Dysphoria, Murder, Misogyny, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Cursing, Torture, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Car accident

wackly93's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Dysphoria

Moderate: Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual content, Self harm, Outing, Murder, Medical trauma, Hate crime, and Bullying

Minor: Pregnancy and Deadnaming