A review by coat1234
Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Woowee. In a weird way, this was a really tough one to get through. Brought up a ton surrounding vulnerability in adolescence, what good love looks like (but more of what it never should look like). LOTS of sub-themes and topics surrounding familial relationships, domestic violence, anger and aggression and how unconditional (or conditional) love really is. 

I loved it. From start to finish it was intense and binge-worthy. Towards the end I did find myself more speed reading Lily’s chapter bc Asher’s story and Olivia’s take became such a large focus. I also wonder if having them in a different order would have been more cohesive to her story.
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