Mad Honey: A GMA Book Club Pick - Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan

Mad Honey: A GMA Book Club Pick

By Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan

  • Release Date: 2022-10-04
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4
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From 4,920 Ratings

Description

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Alternatingly heart-pounding and heartbreaking. This collaboration between two best-selling authors seamlessly weaves together Olivia and Lily’s journeys, creating a provocative exploration of the strength that love and acceptance require.”—The Washington Post
 
Look for Jodi Picoult’s new novel, By Any Other Name, available now!

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • PEOPLE’S BOOK OF THE WEEK • A POPSUGAR BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR


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 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.

Reviews

  • Stand out.

    5
    By audrey blake
    Unexpected. Beautiful and riveting
  • Wow 😍

    4
    By Taylor Muzio
    I loved this novel beginning to end! It was very moving and inspiring, I loved the mystery and romance throughout. The court room scenes were engaging and addictive. I also loved the added touches about bee keeping that kept it a fun read. Plus the ending had a surprise twist I didn't see coming!
  • Lovely story

    5
    By .kdub.
    This was a beautifully written story that was interesting while also navigating several difficult topics including gender identity, grief, suicide, and abuse - all done without ever getting too dark. If you’re willing to be open-minded, it will give you a point of view on transgendered people and their relationship with others and themselves that you may not have considered before.
  • Woke and slow

    1
    By jsfood
    Terrible. It went on and on. The transgender angle was so woke it was like the whole book was filled with woke angels. The writing was so beyond slow. I skimmed through paragraphs at a time because it was just pedantic. The underlying plot was ok just the writing, yawn
  • Woke and forces transgenders and lesbians as part of the story

    1
    By RBEL_RBEL
    Woke and forces trannies and gays
  • No thanks

    2
    By JasejkshusuahjjHshzhzhhhh
    This book is about transgenderism. Which I had known that up front before paying for it
  • Informative

    4
    By bubblegrl
    A good tale that is informative about a subject I knew just a little about, transgender, and also beekeeping which I knew nothing about. At times a tish long winded but overall worth the read.
  • Mad Honey

    4
    By JADKS1
    A story that opens your mind and heart.
  • Great story line!

    4
    By hgw73
    Unexpected ending
  • Heart Opening

    5
    By Mellew1234567
    I enjoyed this book: 1) As a parent who loves her children wholeheartedly and what I hope is unconditionally….but who has been in a position to wonder if I am being blinded by this deep love. 2) because of the incredibly cool lessons about the life of bees….I have never heard about “mad honey”. 3) but especially as a human being wanting to understand and listen to the heart of the matter when it comes to transgender people. I have people in my life living in varying realms of the spectrum of gender identity and my eyes and HEART were opened to many truths I have wondered about. This book will live in my consciousness for a long time and I will recommend to people I know as a way to open more hearts…or to support readers whose hearts are already open and raw and may find recognition and support within the pages.