lenalooo 's review for:

House Rules by Jodi Picoult

3.0

challenging emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is not my favorite Picoult novel. The characters were frustrating at best. Many things were left unexplained, and I was disappointed in the ending (or lack thereof). It was mentioned several times how Emma tried to have Jacob be a part of normal society, but that was continually contradicted by all the ways she catered to him, made excuses for him, and expected others to make exceptions for him. She is an enabler. Meanwhile, she completely neglected Theo.