This week's book:
Mad Honey
By Jennifer Finney Boylan and Jodi Picoult
I have no shame saying I love reading books by Jodi Picoult. Yes I know, she is known for chick lit, which I normally avoid like the plague; but for some reason I have enjoyed a lot of Picoult's books. Now to be fair, the last three books of hers that I have read (Spark of Light, The Book of Two Ways, and Wish You Were Here) were disappointing, and there are a few others I have read that legitimately made me mad. For the most part, though, I enjoy her work.
This book takes the reader back to some of her classic books and gives the feeling of a story that really pulls you in. Is it my favorite of her works? No, but I did enjoy it.
The story is of a single mom who's only child is accused of murdering his girlfriend. There are twists and turns like all of Picoult's books, and here they work well. The book is written by Picoult and another author, Jennifer Finney Boylan. Stories with multiple authors sometimes feel clunky and don't flow as well as when just one author writes a book. I haven't read anything by Jennifer Finney Boylan as of yet, but she seems good.
At the end of the book, both authors talk about how the book came about and it's fun back story. Jennifer had a dream with a lot of what this book ended up being, and in that dream she wrote the book with Jodi Picoult. When Picoult saw the post, she private messaged Jennifer, and the rest is history.
I would definitely recommend this book if you enjoy some of Picoult's past work.
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