seeksdecember 's review for:

House Rules by Jodi Picoult

2.5

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I read this years ago and have reread a few of her books lately. I liked this decidedly less on the second read through. Elements of this are well written but so much of this book is so wildly farfetched, it’s just hard to read.