Mad Honey
Paperback Published on: 31/08/2023
Price: £10.99
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I really enjoyed the plot and felt connected to the very authentic characters.
Wow, what a book! This book was amazing; there were twists I didn’t see coming! I unfortunately did put the “who did it” together quite early, which was an... READ MORE
Excellent
I have read all of Jodi Picoults books and I devoured this one. I am not familiar with Jennifer Finney Boylan but will certainly be looking up some of her ... READ MORE
Fantastic
Jodi piccoult's writing is always extremely addictive for me. She focuses on a social topic and explores it in depth within the Web of a fantastic story. H... READ MORE
Compelling reading.
I really enjoyed this, I think Jodi Picoult is excellent at writing books that get you thinking about family situations, and she always deals with moral di... READ MORE
Truly thought-provoking
This intricately constructed novel immersed me into the lives of the its two distinctive heroines. It was easy to sympathise with them, which was only heig... READ MORE
Synopsis
Olivia fled her abusive marriage to return to her hometown and take over the family beekeeping business when her son was six. Now Asher is over 6 feet tall and in his last year of high school, a kind, good-looking, popular ice hockey star with a tiny sprite of a new girlfriend who Olivia loves. Then Lily is found with a catastrophic head injury at the bottom of the stairs - and Asher is arrested on a charge of murder... what was the truth of their relationship?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN: 9781473692480
- Number of pages: 464
- Dimensions: 204 x 138 x 50 mm
- Weight: 320g
- Languages: English
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If I could give 10⭐️ I would
Jodi Picoult’s books never shy away from issues that may be challenging and divisive. Mad Honey, a joint collaboration with author Jennifer Finley Boylan i... READ MORE
Very good
I thought this book was written really well and the two authors blended together seamlessly. I liked that it was a legal drama in the style of Jodi Picoult... READ MORE
Gripping and compelling story, sensitively written
Following her escape from an abusive marriage, Olivia and her young son Asher, return to her parents’ home, taking over her late father’s business as bee k... READ MORE
A contemporary masterpiece
“If you want to understand something, you first need to accept the fact of your own ignorance. And then, you need to talk to people who know more than you ... READ MORE
Perfect bookclub book!
I really enjoyed the plot and felt connected to the very authentic characters.
Wow, what a book! This book was amazing; there were twists I didn’t see c... READ MORE
Great story
Loved this book, it goes between the POV of the two main characters Asher and Lily from the start of their romance to present day. We go through a murder c... READ MORE
Don't read reviews. Too many spoilers.
Thank you to Random House Ballantine, Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, and Netgalley for the digital arc of this book. All thoughts and opinions expre... READ MORE
SO worth the hype!
This was SO good.
The plot is great, I love the dual POV and how there is a sub storyline around bees, what’s not to love?
The plot is great, I didn’t s... READ MORE
An interesting, beautifully written tale.
I finished this with mixed emotions. It’s a book clearly written with passion and talent. Asher and Lily both live with their mum’s, who are on their own f... READ MORE
Powerful and emotional
Jodi Picoult never shies away from 'controversial' topics and in this amazing novel, written with Jennifer Finney Boylan, she is on top form. Olivia McAfe... READ MORE
A thought-provoking novel!
‘Mad Honey’ is a thought-provoking novel narrated by Olivia, her son Asher who’s a popular young man and star of the hockey team and Lily, an intelligent y... READ MORE
Was okay - very predictable
It's been a good number of years (10 I think?) since I last read a Jodi Picoult book, so I leaped at the chance to read Mad Honey by JP and Jennifer Finney... READ MORE
An astonishing book which has given me a new interest - bees!
An astonishing book which has given me a new interest – bees!
If you look at my headline, you’d think that the book is devoted to keeping bees. Yes, it’s ... READ MORE
Beautiful!
This was a beautiful and heart-warming story, a stunningly-crafted mix of mystery, romance, and education filled with hope, love, and justice. The story re... READ MORE
Relevant read
This was a fantastic dual perspective read featuring two females with difficult backstories which tackles several relevant issues in a sensitive but incred... READ MORE
Totally recommend
Olivia fled her abusive marriage to return to her hometown and take over the family beekeeping business when her son Asher was six. Now, impossibly, her ba... READ MORE
Great courtroom drama
I struggle to review Mad Honey. It's more of a 3.5 star for me. Not because of the big reveal but maybe because it felt like a Hallmark movie crossed with ... READ MORE
Fantastic story line a must read
I will admit when I read the blurb of this book it sounded interesting so I bought it and once I started it I was thinking not sure this is for me.
How w... READ MORE
avid reader
great read, covered a very topic of the times in a great story.
Brilliantly written, captivating read!
I was curious to read this book, being a big fan of Jodi Picoult and having seen her and Jennifer Finney-Boylan talking about it. I knew ‘roughly’ what the... READ MORE
Bees sting when angry!
Mad Honey is a cleverly layered, thought-provoking, murder mystery by two authors. The story follows Olivia McAfee, a beekeeper who married a cardiac surge... READ MORE
Great choice for bookclub
I have to say that I've been avoiding reading Jodi Picoult books recently as I found quite a few of them (although enjoyable) very formulaic. However, aft... READ MORE
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan is an outstanding book written by two successful authors about love and transgender. It is a love stor... READ MORE
Wow Intense
Wow what a page turner I was hooked from the first few pages. The story follows a woman called Olivia who with her son called Asher flees her abusive husba... READ MORE
informative, moving and thought-provoking novel. i
Mad Honey is a novel by best-selling American author, Jodi Picoult and award-winning American author, Jennifer Finney Boylan. Mere days after eighteen-year... READ MORE
An impactful story!
Every book I read of Jodie Picoult’s, I declare is the best yet! Then the next one comes along, and it’s the best. Never having read one of Jennifer Finle... READ MORE
Classic Jodi in some parts; extremely slow in others
When a teen is accused of murdering his girlfriend, his mother must face her own horrific past. The trial brings up uncomfortable questions, and the mother... READ MORE
Quite hard going - much too long!
I was sent a copy of Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult; Jennifer Finney Boylan to read and review by NetGalley. I have to confess that I nearly gave up on this bo... READ MORE
Mad Honey
I have read and enjoyed a few books by Jodi Picoult but the co-author is a new one on me and it looks like another author to add to my tbr!
Olivia has relo... READ MORE
Powerful, compelling and thought provoking book
Honey bees are the background throughout this extremely good book, but it is about more than bees.
The three main characters are Olivia, what has happened ... READ MORE
Themes of family, love, and identity are sensitively although often bleakly explored
cw: murder, grief, depression, suicidal ideation, and attempts, gender dysphoria, domestic violence, coercive behaviour
Olivia is a single parent to an 18... READ MORE
Another great one by Jodie Picoult
I think I must have read all her novels but this one is a real must read. This story is centred around teenagers Lily and her boyfriend Ashur, who are bot... READ MORE
Informative; sensitively written
First and foremost, though written by two authors, the writing was seamless. As one expects from Jodi Picoult there was a moral dilemma, so no surprise the... READ MORE
Thought provoking
This is not a book for the faint hearted. I had to put myself away in a quiet room most of the time to really concentrate on the story!!. I have a noisy ho... READ MORE
A powerful and moving novel
“Most People in Adams, New Hampshire, know me by name, and those who don’t, know to steer clear of my home. It’s often that way for beekeepers…. Honeybees ... READ MORE
What a fabulous story!
What a thought provoking read; although I have come to expect this from Jodi Picoult. This is an excellent joint venture with Jennifer Boylan and the story... READ MORE
Amazing sensitive read
Olivia fled from her abusive marriage with her six year old son Asher. She takes over her family bee keeping business & Asher grows up to be a popular athl... READ MORE
Compelling Read
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
I give this book 5 stars
This compelling and contemporary story swept me away and held me captive wh... READ MORE
I Adored This!
On each occasion Jodi Picoult writes a new novel, I know that I am going to want to read it; Mad Honey is written in typical Jodi Picoult style, thought pr... READ MORE
A thought provoking read
Another fantastic read by Jodi Picoult. As always she deals with real issues in a tender way so although the subject matter could be hard, the way it is wr... READ MORE
Amazing
The best yet of Jodi Picoult but great to read the collaboration with Jennifer too, hope they do more together in the future!
I learnt so much from this b... READ MORE
Great
This general fiction book really drew me in and kept me reading, and it was really enjoyable throughout.
The story is about a woman called Olivia who had ... READ MORE
Wonderful Story
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult; Jennifer Finney Boylan is one of my most anticipated reads of 2022 and it did not disappoint! I enjoyed the book very much, fro... READ MORE
Cleverly multilayered
Mad Honey is a story about love, love in all its different forms, romantic love, the love of a parent for a child, and self-love and acceptance.
Jodi Pico... READ MORE
A totally absorbing story.
This is a totally absorbing story about a boy who felt he was a girl from a very young age. His father didn't agree but his mother did. Eventually they lea... READ MORE
Lily and Ashley fall in love but can they find happiness?
Lily and Ashley fall in love. From broken families they hope for a bright future together. But will life take a more difficult path?
Brilliant novel wit... READ MORE
Excellent story telling
Olivia escaped an abusive marriage taking her son Asher with her, to the farm where she grew up to find safety and give her son his best chance at a good l... READ MORE
captivating and heart breaking
Olivia flees her abusive husband with her 6 year old son and takes over the family bee keeping business. 12 years later her son Asher phones her to say he'... READ MORE
Took me by surprise
I have always been a huge fan of Jodi Picoult books. Over the years I’ve grown older with them and with her.
The only time she wrote a book with someone e... READ MORE
100% recommend!
Loved this book. The plot and characters are compelling and believable. There are so many twists that it's unpredictable all the way through until the very... READ MORE
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