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Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

62 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

goodin10tions's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Mad Honey is it's own story but I feel like if you are a fan of Saving Jacob, Middlesex,  or The Lovely Bones you will love it. The journey of all the characters is haunting and melancholy. Sensitive readers should research the content because there are many possible triggers.
This is a long story (15 hrs) but it goes by really fast. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Bullying, and Homophobia

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Grief, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

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

ktay36's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, and Homophobia

kathrynshields's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The story started strong but meandered in a way that didn’t serve the plot or character development.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Self harm, Outing, Mental illness, Abortion, and Deadnaming

Minor: Animal death, Dysphoria, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

The story addresses transphobia and intimate partner violence at length, but does not promote either.

sariereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Violence, Death, Homophobia, Bullying, Child death, Outing, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Transphobia

amesnotamy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Medical trauma, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Violence

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

cwalden's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This was incredibly emotional, and covers a lot of important insights into the trans experience. Rating is just for the ending and parallel murder mystery storyline. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Murder, Transphobia, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Grief

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Outing

lgm44214's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

Potentially the best book I’ve read by Jodi Picoult! There is one major plot twist about halfway through the book that completely changes the course of the book. It’s fascinating to read the book from two perspectives, one that goes backwards and the other that goes forwards 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia