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Mad Honey

Mad Honey

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  • Author：Jodi Picoult
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Summary

A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past， and what we choose to leave behind。

Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over。 Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston， married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon， raising a beautiful son， Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a darker side。 She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown， living in the house she grew up in， and taking over her father's beekeeping business。

Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs， too。 When she and her mom relocate to Adams， New Hampshire， for her final year of high school， they both hope it will be a fresh start。

And for just a short while， these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need。 Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school， and Lily can’t help but fall for him， too。 With Ash， she feels happy for the first time。 Yet at times， she wonders if she can she trust him completely 。 。 。

Then one day， Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead， and Asher is being questioned by the police。 Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent。 But she would be lying if she didn’t acknowledge the flashes of his father’s temper in him， and as the case against him unfolds， she realizes he’s hidden more than he’s shared with her。

Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense， an unforgettable love story， and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves。

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Reviews

Beth ，

DNF for now。。 Was having some trouble with the timeline shifts and the layered in flashbacks， but I'll prob go back to it！ DNF for now。。 Was having some trouble with the timeline shifts and the layered in flashbacks， but I'll prob go back to it！ 。。。more

Amy ，

Great book 。。 love everything Jodi Picoult writes。。

Maria Hall ，

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult， Jennifer Finney Boylan Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonPublished on 15/11/22 No spoilers An amazing read。 Not only a great story but an informative read on so many levels。 The narrative is so coherent you would not know it was written by 2 authors。 Each voice is authentic and original and I could not put it down。 Some major twists and a very satisfying and realistic conclusion。 Loved it。 Thanks to the authors， publisher and netgalley for providing me with this advance dig Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult， Jennifer Finney Boylan Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonPublished on 15/11/22 No spoilers An amazing read。 Not only a great story but an informative read on so many levels。 The narrative is so coherent you would not know it was written by 2 authors。 Each voice is authentic and original and I could not put it down。 Some major twists and a very satisfying and realistic conclusion。 Loved it。 Thanks to the authors， publisher and netgalley for providing me with this advance digital copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased review。 。。。more

June Johnson ，

The story dragged on longer than needed but I loved learning about bees and insight into the transgender world。

Hannah Beatty ，

Thoroughly enjoyed this one， particularly because of the loving care of Jenny Finney Boylan who brought depth and nuance to the character of Lily。

Teresa Cornelius ，

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney BoylanJodi Picoult focuses our attention on issues which are important in the contemporary world。 In the novel Olivia McFee has left her successful surgeon husband as he is abusive and controlling。 She has returned with her son， Asher， to her family home and is making a living by bee keeping。 Her son， she believes， has no contact with his father but she worries that he has inherited his father’s tendency to violent outbursts。 Another woman Ava Campan Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney BoylanJodi Picoult focuses our attention on issues which are important in the contemporary world。 In the novel Olivia McFee has left her successful surgeon husband as he is abusive and controlling。 She has returned with her son， Asher， to her family home and is making a living by bee keeping。 Her son， she believes， has no contact with his father but she worries that he has inherited his father’s tendency to violent outbursts。 Another woman Ava Campanello and her daughter， Lily ， relocate nearby and when the children become romantically involved both women are pleased that their children have found each other。 Then Asher is discovered cradling Lily's dead body and is then charged with first degree murder。We go back and forth over Asher and Lily’s relationship and gradually piece together why it was that they were not communicating at the time of her death。 We also discover what it was that led Olivia to escape from her abusive husband and why Lily had once tried to take her own life。 It has all the suspense of a murder mystery and a there is a well-paced courtroom drama。 We gradually uncover the truth from amongst the myriad of secrets and lies。There are detailed descriptions of the beekeeping business and many mentions of the healing properties of honey。 At the end of the book are a number of honey based recipes。 Although I found the novel engaging I was concerned about the number of different issues which the book tried to tackle and I found the revelation at the end of the novel a little abrupt。 However， it was a well written book dealing with timely issues and I shall recommend it。 My thanks to the author， the publishers and Net Galley for the opportunity to read it in return for an honest review。 。。。more

Kristina Skinner ，

Now， this gave me a lot to think about！

Andrea Corley ，

Honestly， when I thought of reading this book， the only thing that stood out to me was that it was written by Jodi Picoult。 It wasn't really until the afterward that it really set in that this book was co-authored。 Honestly， by reading the book， you would NEVER know that it written by two different people。 Their writing seemed to jive/mesh so well together！ I am a super-fan of Jodi Picoult， however， I've never read anything by Jennifer Finney Boylan， so I will definitely be looking into her book Honestly， when I thought of reading this book， the only thing that stood out to me was that it was written by Jodi Picoult。 It wasn't really until the afterward that it really set in that this book was co-authored。 Honestly， by reading the book， you would NEVER know that it written by two different people。 Their writing seemed to jive/mesh so well together！ I am a super-fan of Jodi Picoult， however， I've never read anything by Jennifer Finney Boylan， so I will definitely be looking into her books after Mad Honey。Honestly， I don't think there is one single thing not to love about this book but I really appreciate the detail the author's go into in describing working with bees and honey！ That information was fascinating to me and fit in with the story so well！ You can tell these ladies did their due diligence when it came down to researching the subject matter of everything involved with this book！One thing that I love about Jodi Picoult books is her subject matter！ You better believe she is going to write about the taboo topics that no one else wants to touch， and she does so masterfully！ Mad Honey is no different。 I really don't want to get into why because I don't want to give any spoilers， but just know that she lives up to her reputation and delivers on it beautifully， once again！ This is one of those books that was so easy to devour because you feel a connection to the story （whether you have anything to do with the topic or not）， as well as the characters and you just have to continue reading to find out what is going to happen。 I also appreciate the bit of mystery that was in this book！Mad Honey is narrated a stellar cast consisting of Carrie Coon and Key Taw， with the afterward read by each author。 They seemed to fit this book perfectly！ I'll definitely be looking for more titles narrated by them in the future！Overall， this was a magnificent performance by this duo of writers that won't leave you disappointed。 It's only going to leave you anxiously anticipating their next work （which I hope is another collaboration together）。 From the subject， to the characters， to the absolute perfection of writing， you cannot go wrong with this book！ This is easily going to be one of my favorite books of 2022！！**I would like to offer a HUGE THANK YOU to Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan， Random Publishing House Group/Ballantine and Netgalley for providing me with a copy of Mad Honey which has allowed me to provide this honest and unbiased review。** 。。。more

Marguerite M。 ，

I have always enjoyed Jodi Pilcout's novels。 Never read one where she collaborated with anyone。 Not sure I like that！ Frankly， I was not expecting to be indoctrinated in that subject 。 It seems to me that lately every book I have read has all the woke culture dialogue。 What has happened to just a good story about people who are not "they， them" or whatever the new language is。 I have always enjoyed Jodi Pilcout's novels。 Never read one where she collaborated with anyone。 Not sure I like that！ Frankly， I was not expecting to be indoctrinated in that subject 。 It seems to me that lately every book I have read has all the woke culture dialogue。 What has happened to just a good story about people who are not "they， them" or whatever the new language is。 。。。more

Laura ，

Mad Honey feels like a real return to everything I love about Jodi Picoult’s books （though this book was co-written with Jennifer Finney Boylan， an author I now want to find out more about）！ It features great characters， interesting moral dilemmas， and has an intriguing air of mystery running throughout it。We’re seeing things through the eyes of multiple characters: Olivia （mother of Asher， accused of murdering his high school girlfriend） and Lily， who is （/was） Asher’s girlfriend – for Lily’s c Mad Honey feels like a real return to everything I love about Jodi Picoult’s books （though this book was co-written with Jennifer Finney Boylan， an author I now want to find out more about）！ It features great characters， interesting moral dilemmas， and has an intriguing air of mystery running throughout it。We’re seeing things through the eyes of multiple characters: Olivia （mother of Asher， accused of murdering his high school girlfriend） and Lily， who is （/was） Asher’s girlfriend – for Lily’s chapters we see things in the lead-up to her death。 Asher maintains his innocent， but the evidence seems stacked against him…There are some great twists in this novel including one which took me by surprise， and meant that the first half of the book felt quite distinct from the second， but not in a bad way – I loved both parts， but the second half definitely brought some different， important themes to the fore。 I don’t want to give too much away so I’ll leave it at that in terms of the plot itself。I loved the courtroom scenes and the jumping backwards and forwards in time， as we slowly uncover what exactly was happening with Asher and Lily。 I liked that the characters are not perfect – they all have their faults in different ways。 Nothing is too black & white in their characters which feels much more realistic than when we are expected to believe that someone is perfect。I thought I’d tire of the information about bees （Olivia is a Beekeeper） but I found it really interesting， and the love story elements of this novel are done really well and never felt too cheesy。Mad Honey is a gripping， addictive read and I hugely enjoyed it。Many thanks to the publisher， Hodder & Stoughton， for providing a copy of this book on which I chose to write an honest review。 。。。more

Wendy Shrubsole ，

I couldn’t put this book down after about 150 pages。 I hadn’t read the synopsis so I didn’t know what the book was about。 Up until around page 150 to me it was a typical teenage romance and their families in Smalltown USA。 But then came the first twist but it didn’t stop there。 I loved “hearing” the story from two points of view and had my own theory of what happened。 I was wrong！ Learned a lot about bees and another topic I wasn’t familiar with。 I was really impressed。 You’ll want to read every I couldn’t put this book down after about 150 pages。 I hadn’t read the synopsis so I didn’t know what the book was about。 Up until around page 150 to me it was a typical teenage romance and their families in Smalltown USA。 But then came the first twist but it didn’t stop there。 I loved “hearing” the story from two points of view and had my own theory of what happened。 I was wrong！ Learned a lot about bees and another topic I wasn’t familiar with。 I was really impressed。 You’ll want to read every word。 You wouldn’t know that two different people wrote the book。 。。。more

Megan ，

I read almost half this book and decided to not finish it。 This book is garbage and I should just remember that I don’t like Jodi Picoult books—too much of her own agenda and we simply do not agree on many topics—abortion， transgender， gender reassignment， teenage sex， on and on。 Any hot topic and she covers it…in one book and we are being taught a lesson。 Also， bees are fascinating but she goes way too in-depth with bees。This book has lots of the F-word and descriptive teenage sex， physical abu I read almost half this book and decided to not finish it。 This book is garbage and I should just remember that I don’t like Jodi Picoult books—too much of her own agenda and we simply do not agree on many topics—abortion， transgender， gender reassignment， teenage sex， on and on。 Any hot topic and she covers it…in one book and we are being taught a lesson。 Also， bees are fascinating but she goes way too in-depth with bees。This book has lots of the F-word and descriptive teenage sex， physical abuse， suicide attempts and I’m sure there is more but I put it down。 。。。more

Linda Scroggy ，

This book was well researched and well written。 It was interesting to read in the notes how both authors shared the writing of the book。 I was well vested in the story and then came an earth shattering twist。 The twist has not been revealed in any review I have read and I wont do any spoilers here but it caused me to pause and consider many things。 I enjoyed the bee education and the courtroom scenes as well as the part that I am not spoiling。 I will say that this book will stay with me and I w This book was well researched and well written。 It was interesting to read in the notes how both authors shared the writing of the book。 I was well vested in the story and then came an earth shattering twist。 The twist has not been revealed in any review I have read and I wont do any spoilers here but it caused me to pause and consider many things。 I enjoyed the bee education and the courtroom scenes as well as the part that I am not spoiling。 I will say that this book will stay with me and I would recommend it to those not faint of heart。 This was a very thought provoking read。 。。。more

Suzy ，

I am a Christian who believes the Biblical definition of gender （man， woman）。 Here’s the thing， though: I live in a world where people do not believe the Bible。 So my moral compass is not theirs。 Read this to understand the other side。 Did it challenge my thinking？ Yes。 Do I still believe the Biblical definition of gender？ Also， yes。 Conservative Christians- we are called to love those with differing beliefs/moral compasses and this （beautifully written！） story will help。

Cassie’s Reviews ，

Wow I’m wiping away tears while I write this review。 This is a must read ， my emotions are all over and I will be adding this book to my top reads of the year。 After leaving her abusive marriage Olivia is single mother who makes her living as a Beekeeper after taking over her families home and honey business。 Olivia and her teenage son Asher have a special relationship and they have been on their own for a long time now。 Asher is a popular hockey player and high schooler。 Lily and her mother Ava Wow I’m wiping away tears while I write this review。 This is a must read ， my emotions are all over and I will be adding this book to my top reads of the year。 After leaving her abusive marriage Olivia is single mother who makes her living as a Beekeeper after taking over her families home and honey business。 Olivia and her teenage son Asher have a special relationship and they have been on their own for a long time now。 Asher is a popular hockey player and high schooler。 Lily and her mother Ava move to the small town of Adams looking for a fresh start。 Lily soon finds her self falling in love with Asher and they begin a relationship。 Lily is hiding a secret。 When Lily is found at the bottom of the steps and Asher is the one to find her， he finds himself being charged with her murder。 He claims he’s innocent。 We get multiple POV as the story unfolds from past and present as Asher is facing the charges of a Lily murder and Olivia is trying to hold it together and stay strong for Asher。 I truly enjoyed how we meet each of these characters and we are shown beekeeping terms and procedures that go with each part of the story。 This book covers so many important topics like， domestic violence， abuse， family secret， racism and another topic I don’t want to give away to much， but I watched an interview with the authors and they said they are proud of this story even if it gets banned！ Five heart wrenching stars！ 。。。more

Jaime ，

This may be my favorite book of the year。 Without giving too much away， I’ll say this - I absolutely love books that teach me something。 Those that take another persons perspective and immerse you into that characters battles。 This book handles hard topics with grace and beauty。 The plot was also fantastic and not predictable。 There was so much art to the story - the different points of view， the way Lily’s sections descended and Olivia’s ascended， the fact that it was written by two different a This may be my favorite book of the year。 Without giving too much away， I’ll say this - I absolutely love books that teach me something。 Those that take another persons perspective and immerse you into that characters battles。 This book handles hard topics with grace and beauty。 The plot was also fantastic and not predictable。 There was so much art to the story - the different points of view， the way Lily’s sections descended and Olivia’s ascended， the fact that it was written by two different authors and included working mothers taking on unexpected male dominated roles。 Just so much wow。 This book is important， entertaining and a masterpiece。 Thank you NetGalley and Ballantine/Random House for a copy of an eARC in exchange of my honest review。 I will be purchasing this book。 And thank you to the authors for your important work and dedication to this novel。 。。。more

Carrie Hanson ，

Best book I've read all year！ 😊 Best book I've read all year！ 😊 。。。more

Alyssa ，

This is one of my handful of five star books。 I went into this book with zero expectations。 If never read anything by Jodi Picoult， I had no idea what the book was about other than it fit into the crime and drama genres。 I can honestly say this booked has touched my soul。 It deals so intimately with identity and questions that are raised in society today。 It has made me think of issues I’ve had the privilege of avoiding because it’s not part of my own identity。 But it also touches on something t This is one of my handful of five star books。 I went into this book with zero expectations。 If never read anything by Jodi Picoult， I had no idea what the book was about other than it fit into the crime and drama genres。 I can honestly say this booked has touched my soul。 It deals so intimately with identity and questions that are raised in society today。 It has made me think of issues I’ve had the privilege of avoiding because it’s not part of my own identity。 But it also touches on something that is part of my identity， that is an anchor of myself。 What it means to be a woman。 I absolutely loved learning about beekeeping， and all the detail and love that went into creating these characters。 I am so touched。 SPOILER BELOW！！！！！！！！ I knew it was going to be Maya。 I didn’t like that bitch from the start。 。。。more

Frances ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Not at all what I expected。 Interesting read since I have no experience with “Trans” individuals。 I found it to be slightly one sided in the sense that the general population victimizes these individuals。 Felt like it made the rest of the world out to be uneducated and cruel。 I’m sure that is the case in some circumstances。 Found it depressing that the “trans” individual appeared no happier than before the transition。

Gypsy Spring ，

TimelyAs always， Picoult makes me think。 And this partnership worked really wellClassic Picoult。。。。 Just buy it， you know you want to

Katie ，

WOW。

Kelly Kaleta ，

Audible。 3。5 As usual， a thought provoking story which leaves you wondering how you might react。 Always a twist with a JP novel- I was waiting for it。 Not sure I found it entirely believable so rated a bit lower。

Karisa ，

I’ll start by saying it has been a long time since Jodi Picoult books have been my jam。 I haven’t read any in probably ten years but picked this one up on a whim because I have loved every book Jennifer Finney Boylan has written。 This book is no different。 It’s so well written。 The story just tore me up in a way Picoult books never have before。 I’m very sensitive to trans issues because I have family members who are trans and this book was such a good story。 It was very informative and eye openi I’ll start by saying it has been a long time since Jodi Picoult books have been my jam。 I haven’t read any in probably ten years but picked this one up on a whim because I have loved every book Jennifer Finney Boylan has written。 This book is no different。 It’s so well written。 The story just tore me up in a way Picoult books never have before。 I’m very sensitive to trans issues because I have family members who are trans and this book was such a good story。 It was very informative and eye opening。 10/10！ 。。。more

Morgan Aucoin ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love Jodi Picuolts writing， I always will。 I enjoyed the murder mystery， her parts were well written。 I also like the reference to Jordan， the lawyer in her book 19 minutes。 The book kept me intrigued and I did overall have a good time reading it。The one part I can’t get over is that although Asher didn’t end up killing Lily， he was still an abusive piece of shit。 I didn’t like how the authors made it seem like he was such a good person in the end after the trial is over。 Also that twist… just I love Jodi Picuolts writing， I always will。 I enjoyed the murder mystery， her parts were well written。 I also like the reference to Jordan， the lawyer in her book 19 minutes。 The book kept me intrigued and I did overall have a good time reading it。The one part I can’t get over is that although Asher didn’t end up killing Lily， he was still an abusive piece of shit。 I didn’t like how the authors made it seem like he was such a good person in the end after the trial is over。 Also that twist… just thrown in carelessly in the last chapter… if Maya loves Asher so much why wasn’t she on his side in court？ So predictable。 。。。more

June Hall ，

trying to hit on every issue in today's society。 insincere and racist towards white people trying to hit on every issue in today's society。 insincere and racist towards white people 。。。more

Pam Moore ，

3。5 STARS

Janie Blanton ，

SweetI picked up this book because of the authors and honey。 🐝 I read the beginning and was hooked immediately。 I loved the unexpected plot twist and the very end is a sweet gift by the authors。 It was informative， gripping， and a work of gold。

Shanda ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 May contain spoilers So the first chapter started slow， but it picked up pretty quickly and it sucked me in。 I had no idea what this book was about， but I tend to enjoy Jodi Picoult’s books。 I was really all in until about halfway through when what the novel was really about was revealed。 I agree with the authors’ views and message， but I just felt like it was a bit much trying to cram so many issues into one book。 The authors’ notes at the end got them an extra star。 It helped me to see their v May contain spoilers So the first chapter started slow， but it picked up pretty quickly and it sucked me in。 I had no idea what this book was about， but I tend to enjoy Jodi Picoult’s books。 I was really all in until about halfway through when what the novel was really about was revealed。 I agree with the authors’ views and message， but I just felt like it was a bit much trying to cram so many issues into one book。 The authors’ notes at the end got them an extra star。 It helped me to see their vision I guess。 I liked the bee keeper facts， it was something interesting I didn’t know about it。 I struggled with the ending， because I really hurt for Lily’s mom and I was angry with the ending。 。。。more

Eileen Keck ，

4。5 ⭐️ rounded to 5; controversial subject matter but as always JP crushed it and wrote an amazing story。

Lauren Perez ，

I loved this book ！！ I would read it again。 So engaging， suspenseful and great characters and story line！！ I highly recommend reading it。

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