Mad Honey in On The Same Page

Aug 25, 2022 Judy rated it it was amazing

Honestly, I couldn't tell there were two authors writing different voices in this book. I found from the authors notes at the end of the book that Jodi Picoult had written Olivia's story, and Jennifer Finney Boylan, wrote Lily Campanello's story (all but one chapter each where Picoult wrote one chapter for Lily and Boylan wrote one chapter for Olivia - I couldn't tell at all!) The story was seamless and flowed well. The writing draws you in and makes you want to keep turning the pages. The conte ...more

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Mar 26, 2023 Kim rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

5 STARS

Wow! This book definitely vaulted me out of a reading slump! I read it in two days - one of my favorite ways to spend a weekend!

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May 31, 2023 Robin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

this was a book club pick and not my first read by this author, though it was co-written with another author i am not familiar with. sometimes that causes issues, but i felt that this book was well-written and not totally obvious that it was written by more than one person. told from two different perspectives, the mother (in the present) and girlfriend (in the past) of one of the main characters, whose future was threatened by a horrible accident. a lot of my thoughts are kind of spoilery, so i this was a book club pick and not my first read by this author, though it was co-written with another author i am not familiar with. sometimes that causes issues, but i felt that this book was well-written and not totally obvious that it was written by more than one person. told from two different perspectives, the mother (in the present) and girlfriend (in the past) of one of the main characters, whose future was threatened by a horrible accident. a lot of my thoughts are kind of spoilery, so i will cut from here-on: (view spoiler)

overall, this was a pretty good story. it had enough going that the entire story wasnt so obvious too quickly. like i said i didnt see a major twist coming at all, and i also learned way more about bee colonization and honey than i ever thought i would, but it was actually described in an interesting enough way that i actually wanted to know. there are a few controversial topics that are part of the book's storylines, and those definitely made for some very interesting conversation during the book club meeting. while some of us had some different opinions, consensus was that most of us liked it enough to recommend it. ...more

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Jan 27, 2023 Janet C-B rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction-contemporary

I have mixed feelings about this book, yet I rate it 4 stars.
The good: I was drawn right into the story and couldn’t let it go. The audio was a lengthy 15 hrs, yet I finished it in 2 days.
Mixed feelings: It just seemed like too many serious issues were incorporated into one long book.
I was not a fan of the detailed information about honey. It’s OK that Olivia, the mom, was a beekeeper. I got the meaning of the title of the book in reference to honey. The emphasis on beekeeping andhoney just see ...more

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May 27, 2025 Kelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: gma-cover-to-cover

This book was a total surprise. I can’t give away much, but it was challenging, enlightening, disturbing, discouraging, and somehow still managed to be rewarding.

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