Mad Honey by Jodi PicoultMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The book is told in two parts – one is with time going forward and the other timeline going backwards. I find it odd when a book is told backwards in time. The main story line is about a teenage romance, which ends up with the young girl dead. Most of the book is the trial, with the boyfriend being accused of her death. We are sure he didn’t do it, but maybe, and if not him, who or how did she die? So, a little bit of a mystery.
Like Picoult’s other books this one has a strong social awareness aspect, but it felt over the top with this one. Several times (three at least) we are told how and why a person is as they are, and it was too much. Once, maybe even twice if it was short, but no it went on, and this preaching at me really detracted from the book. I appreciate the thoughts and understanding behind the book, but it would have been a better story without this. The book itself seemed to be going on and on, and easily could have eliminated many pages.
I liked all the information about bees and honey contained in the book, that was a nice touch. There are many issues thrown into this book, which sometimes felt heavy-handed, but life can be like that too. Just wished for less lectures, and wished the authors trusted their readers more.
Thanks to Ballentine and NetGalley for an uncorrected electronic advance review copy of this book. Although I did listen to the audiobook version of the book and the narrators did a great job.
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