After the shocking twist was revealed halfway through the book, I was sure I knew who Lily's real killer was. I was wrong, but it kept me guessing -- and kept me reading -- so that's a good thing.
I loved Lily but still not sure how I feel about her boyfriend Asher. I love Lily's mom, too, and have mixed feelings about Asher's mom.
Without giving away anything, I will say that if you think being "woke" is a bad thing, you will either hate this book or you'll learn something and be enlightened.
From the book cover:
A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past, and what we choose to leave behind.
Olivia
McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect
life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon,
raising a beautiful son, Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a
darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New
Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over
her father's beekeeping business.
Lily Campanello is familiar
with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New
Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a
fresh start.
And for just a short while, these new beginnings
are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher
falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can’t help but fall for him,
too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet at times, she
wonders if she can she trust him completely . . .
Then one day,
Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being
questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent.
But she would be lying if she didn’t acknowledge the flashes of his
father’s temper in him, and as the case against him unfolds, she
realizes he’s hidden more than he’s shared with her.
Mad Honey
is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a
moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we
take in order to become ourselves.
