Why I chose this book I love Jodi Picoult's writing. She always does such a great job of creating deep characters with major internal and external struggles that a lot of people don't normally think about. I had picked up this book at a Goodwill (where I pick up a majority of books in my library!), and couldn't wait to read it! I love music, so whenever there are books that involve music, I get interested very quickly. Not only is it about a music therapist, but Picoult created a playlist to show Summary In this book, you mainly follow a middle-aged couple, Max and Zoe, through the end of their marriage and beginning of their new lives. It all starts when yet another effort to have a child together fails. Max gives into an old vice and finds faith. Zoe becomes great friends with a woman named Vanessa and decides she wants to try one last time to use the remaining frozen embryos she and Max had. When she goes to get legal permissions to do so from Max, he isn't sure about it. This leads to a long and difficult court case for both sides. Through many trials, strong-willed attorneys, and new loves for both, Zoe and Max finally find a solution that fits them. Likes I loved the completely opposite points of view that the two main characters had. Going back and forth and hearing from both sides, Picoult made me seriously consider a lot. My own point of view as well as how others would conflict with it. Not only that, but she really made me feel invested in the characters and guessing at what would happen next in their lives (classic Picoult…). She took some very current topics and created a wide open discussion about them. Dislikes My biggest problem was that there was a small fact problem I noticed. When talking about a couple of brothers who had a reproductive problem, that makes sense. But when two women who are unrelated both have a miscarriage, that shouldn’t be a connection of the brothers. Anyway, it's a minor detail that just bothered me. The other major thing I didn’t like (yet I still liked it because it added a great depth to the storyline and problem) is that the two opposing sides were so very extremely opposite, and neither one really even tried to understand the other side or compromise. However, I know that a lot of people are like that as well, and it still added the great depth and conflict that made the story amazing. Overall 🌟🌟🌟🌟 It gave me what I was expecting and more. Jodi Picoult delivered as always! I give it a 4 out of 5 stars and strongly recommended reading it if you love conflict, real people who make mistakes, and unexpected turns!
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