A review by rshute95
Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

emotional informative mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

The ending did feel quite rushed to me and there were some parts that felt a little too show-offy or expositionist but for the most part I really loved this book! It was a great mix of contemporary with mystery vibes that I love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse

This book centers a battered wife and a

trans teen girl who has been through bottom surgery

and bullied by both her peers and her father. There is some explicit description of sex and

of the physical transition from male to female genitalia including the logistics and specifics of cosmetic and functional features/changes