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Mad Honey

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GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past and what we choose to leave behind, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here and the bestselling author of She’s Not There

Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined that 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 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 Ash, 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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No spoilers here. Another amazing novel by jodi! All the reviews crying about this book have apparently never actually paid attention to her other books.

The story is seemless and doesn’t feel like it was written by two people. The stuff about bees and the random facts were all well placed.

Dont read other reviews unless you want spoiled

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I think I was meant to learn what this book imparts to its readers. I learned a lot about the extraordinary lives of bees and the dedication it takes to be a beekeeper. But, Mad Honey offers many lessons for us that I, for one, needed to hear. It sensitively and unblushingly unfolds its compelling story in a way that kept me involved while informing me of things I thought I understood but definitely did not. I am teary eyed as I write this review. I am changed as a result of reading it.

I’m Glad I Read This Book

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Let me begin by saying that I have never written a review before, but this story really hit home. I had no idea when I began this book who the characters would reveal themselves to be. Possible spoiler alert ahead....
As the mother of a Trans female, my greatest fears were realized in this story. We have been fortunate that our daughter (18 years old) has been accepted by everyone in our families and embraced by her friends. She is a happier person than we could ever have imagined. However, her dad and I are not blind to the stares or the possibility of her being hurt. As I listened to the harm that Lilly endured, it took everything I had not to picture my daughter. My favorite part of the story was the authors' notes. Thank you for telling this story! It may be difficult to hear or read, but it is necessary.

Close to home

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What a moving, brutally honest and loving novel. I have always (because I believe I’ve read all of her novels) loved Jodi Picoult. She is the one author who is unafraid to delve into, and bring to the surface (in a real and very heartfelt way) topics that are contemporary yet “disguised” as taboo on mainstream media. But, my point, is that she has introduced yet another author whom I was unaware of until Mad Honey and whom I will be relishing in any future book hunts to come. Thank you, Jodi and Jennifer, for such a moving story❤️

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The reviews with low ratings is to be very much (and sadly) expected with this one - but not because the story is bad or that it is poorly written.

This novel will require readers to be comfortable with being uncomfortable - a place where thought and growth happen. We seem to have become a society who has forgotten this place as we are so committed to remaining comfortable.

This novel is heartbreaking and beautiful. It explores various aspects of love, especially the type of love that requires a person to examine how much they trust it and themselves. It also happens to include (in a pretty normalized, not in your face way) a variety of diversity. It is so strange to me that when novels include humanized characters that happen to be Asian or Black, etc - the reaction is that the novel is “preachy” or full of “stereotypes”. Both can be true but are NOT automatically true because two side characters mentioned happen to be underrepresented identities. For those upset about any mentioned or raised social issues centered in the novel and feel that these things are contrived or also “preachy” - there are so many plots overly used in novels (starting over after a divorce, tragic love, the not so perfect suburban family, finding a lost relative, etc) that somehow have become normalized even though they themselves also are social issues or were once not normalized (divorce, oh my!). Also considering most published works still include mostly straight, cis, white characters going through these issues anything but may feel jarring - but nothing is being forced. It’s simply a story that happens to include different types of people which at this point - feels refreshing and I applaud Jodi and Jenny for their efforts to write stories that include characters reflective of the society around them.

Again, enjoyable story with so many explored themes and hard truths that is worth finishing.

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