melissa_h's review against another edition
1.0
I read about 1/3 of the book and gave up. I found the storyline to be quite boring which is too bad since the paraphrase on the back cover sounded interesting. Just questions of why Faith is doing all these things and if she is really doing them, if it's just her mom, etc. It got very tiring and I also got confused by all the characters being added every few pages. Disappointed that this book wasn't as good as I had hoped for since I had read so many good reviews about it.
shawnacrompton's review against another edition
2.0
This was one of the books on the shelf at our family cabin so I picked it to read while on vacation. What a mistake! I stayed up so late to finish it and I’m upset at the lost hours of sleep. Young girl whose parents are going through a divorce starts speaking to God, or is she? Insert all the predictable cliches like a protective but complicated mother, cheesy romance with the antagonist turned good guy, and then don’t even fully explain anything in the end. Boooo! Not a fan.
helena_walker's review against another edition
3.0
It gripped me and made me think. However, I am only 13 and inexperienced in a lot of this stuff. So a lot of the God stuff just confused me. I do think Colin is rotten scum. So... yeah.
colleenlovestoread's review
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
dristi_reads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
tessleslie's review against another edition
5.0
Admittedly, I read reviews on GoodReads after beginning this book and was a little nervous and ashamed to be reading what so many considered “beach literature”—and I think that was because I absolutely was loving it.
I loved how Picoult used details to build a silent case against Mariah that she was in fact suffering from that disease Colin’s lawyer accused her of having. The way Faith said God smelled like oranges and then Kenzie realized Mariah uses a citrus perfume; how the only time Faith talks in her own chapters about feeling pain is when she doesn’t feel it at all but pretends to so that her mom will cuddle with her; how only Mariah’s thoughts can be discerned by her being the only character who’s sections are in first person, the way the book ends and Faith continues to talk to God as she can feel her mother smiling.
The book was honestly incredibly compelling and kept me turning the page non-stop. It’s a book I would read again to try to find more details that build both cases about Mariah.
I loved how Picoult used details to build a silent case against Mariah that she was in fact suffering from that disease Colin’s lawyer accused her of having. The way Faith said God smelled like oranges and then Kenzie realized Mariah uses a citrus perfume; how the only time Faith talks in her own chapters about feeling pain is when she doesn’t feel it at all but pretends to so that her mom will cuddle with her; how only Mariah’s thoughts can be discerned by her being the only character who’s sections are in first person, the way the book ends and Faith continues to talk to God as she can feel her mother smiling.
The book was honestly incredibly compelling and kept me turning the page non-stop. It’s a book I would read again to try to find more details that build both cases about Mariah.
jadior's review against another edition
5.0
this was my favorite of Jodi Picoult's books. I love her writing!
charleigh96's review against another edition
4.0
omg I love this woman!!!!!!!!!! everything she writes just blows me away this is no acceptation I cant tell you anything about it because its just one of those books you have to READ. I will say this though, anyone who is into theology will love this book