Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

80 reviews

shelovedtoread's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Hate crime, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Outing, Emotional abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Child death, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide

kelseyreads94's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

When I started reading this I was confused, having been a Jodi Picoult fan for years, because it seemed to so closely parallel The Pact. I actually thought she wrote a book piggy backing an already successful novel. Anyway- it grew on me and has pieces so unexpected I couldn’t stop reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Hate crime

Minor: Abortion and Sexual harassment

hayleyw's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Blood, Sexism, Alcohol, Death, Deadnaming, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, and Misogyny

Moderate: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion

lvosler21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Gaslighting, Self harm, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Grief, Mental illness, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Death, Deadnaming, Child death, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

roveronez's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

A poignant novel written in duo with seamless perfection! So many delicate subjects treated with a lot of kindness and respect. There is a lot of emotion, a lot of second guessing, oh so many triggers... and a mistery to be solved. The story is written in 2 voices, one moving forward as the story evolves, the other backwards - which was a bit disconcerting at times - to slowly reveal the background and shatter our hearts. Beautifully written!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

cari_mac's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

really appreciated this book. check the TWs, there's some serious content in here. but love the story itself and how it is revealed. y'all know i love a twisty turny 

i do not love a miscommunication trope, but when it comes to family secrets, its at least a more realistic use of them!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Child abuse, Death, Bullying, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Outing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Self harm

misslaurenreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

Wow! This book was so good. The twists and turns were amazing. I love how the story was set in two perspectives, one moving forward in time and one moving backwards. It was a really neat way to uncover new ideas and theories. This was truly incredible 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Hate crime, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Death, Sexual harassment, Outing, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

hannahnthomas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

Overall, I enjoyed this book. I found the writing to be really engaging and I loved the character development. However, while I did learn a lot, it was a bit heavy-handed on the hot topics for a fiction book and came off preachy or over-the-top at times. The twist that came halfway through the book was unexpected and really changed the focus of the story, which I wasn’t anticipating based on the synopsis.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Child abuse, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

pferdina's review against another edition

hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Olivia tells her story forward while Lily tells hers backwards in time. It was very interesting structure. I enjoyed the facts about bees. The story itself was compelling. Really good depiction of trans women, I thought. Also great depiction of all women’s issues. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Hate crime

Minor: Abortion

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