Reviews
Classic Picoult (whom I love). Not my favorite, but that's probably because with this one, I couldn't put myself in that (mother's) position. I couldn't agree, even in the slightest, with her at all. Not morally, but not factually. Becareful what you wish for, you may get it, and it may not be what you wanted after all.
Personally I loved this book. Jodi is always using topics that are considered taboo and I love it almost every time. This time she tackles abortion and wrongful birth lawsuits. As much as I loved and hated the actions of every character at different points throughout the book I couldn't help but love it as a whole. Every one of her books always has a twist at the end so I knew what I was getting myself into but was still just as surprised when I got there. I think it was a great book and would recommend.
I found this book to be a big improvement from Picoult's last two books, but I must say I was highly disappointed with the ending. What a let down! That being said, I felt the characters while completely frustrating at times but were real and well developed. I found myself completely engrossed in the story line and was excited when I had a moment to read.
I was lent a copy, and from the first few pages, I was hooked! I cried in parts and in others I laughed. The book was great until the last few pages. I was not happy with the ending, whatsoever.
Another Picoult reread, because her books are just really easy to reread. I actually remember liking this book more than I did on my reread. In fact, when I read it for the first time I gave it a 9 out of 10 (five stars) a way higher score than it deserved upon rereading. In fact, I actually used to consider it better than My Sister's Keeper, though now I believe that My Sister's Keeper is the superior novel. Picoult is one of those authors who just writes the same book over and over again, whether or not she's successful at it is up to you. To me, her books are great when you don't want to think too much on them, this novel included.
