This jaw-dropping novel is about families being upended by violence. Olivia McAfee has escaped her abusive husband and has found a way to settle back into life in her hometown. Her son Asher is a hockey star and well liked. Ava Campanello has also escaped a violent husband and has settled in the same small town as the McAfees. Everything seems to be working out until her daughter ends up dead and the boyfriend is accused of her murder. The boyfriend is Asher.
Mad Honey covers so much ground. What is secret vs. private. What actually happens in the US legal system. How well kids mature or don’t, and the problem with gossip. There’s also a lot here about honey and beekeeping.
This is a novel that kept me up at night. There are so many questions. So many twists and turns. Will we ever know what happened to Lily? Is Asher innocent?
Spectacular book by two amazing authors.