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Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

pilesoflaundry113's review against another edition

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3.0

Jodi Picoult always writes a page turner and there is always that twist. I always say I'm not reading her books anymore because there is always something really heavy, hard to read and then I pick another one up anyway. I did like parts of it but the ending bugged me. I felt like some of the other reviews that it seemed like it was checking boxes to include as many topics and triggers as possible and it rubbed me a little the wrong way.
I was glad to see a mainstream author co-write with a transgender author, they need more exposure and to see a big story about that community. I hope this helps more people understand they are just people and stop trying to legislate them out of existence.

nkp94's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.5

aliciap's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

hayhoov's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

shannon_bradley's review against another edition

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

1.0

lathropkelly's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

toridreams's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved it! Couldn’t wait for the next chapter. I haven’t read a book that fast in quite some time simply cause I needed to know the ending!

mandi_holloway's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

4.25

While first reading this book, I thought, "meh." And then I got halfway through...massive plot twist that made the book so much more nail biting and thought provoking! I couldn't put this book down. "Mad Honey" also takes on the LGBTQ+ genre with poignancy and care while staying literary and entertaining. My only complaint is easily refutable as I admittedly know little about the justice system, but the incompetency of the police department and plaintiffs seemed a bit unrealistic to me. 

ursalita's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

triscicurious's review against another edition

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

3.5