It was thought provoking for both sides. It did not change my mind in any way, but I thought about my position again. That’s always good.

I loved how this story was never black and white. There were so many things that each character carried within them. It made you think and raised so many perspectives regardless of the beliefs that readers themselves may have. I applaud the attempt at the backward timeline, but like other reviewers I found it hard to follow, simply because there were too many characters. I want to go back and reread the first chapter just to jog my memory on what ultimately happened to a few of them. Glad I read this, but not my favorite JP novel.

It jumped all around and had an abrupt, anticlimactic ending. JP does do a good job of sharing the different perspectives on a very controversial topic. I typically really enjoy JP’s books and I consider her an author I can trust to provide a good read, but I didn’t like this one very much.

I liked the story, but it flip-flopped back and forth so much I was getting ill. I actually quit before the end.

I like the fact that it is told in reverse order. There are still mysteries to solved and questions to be answered as the book progresses. As for the subject matter (abortion) the lesson I take away is that no matter how different one’s view, we share much more important common human experiences.

Abortion is always a hot button topic and I feel the author handled it very well. However, I hated the backward timeline! It was confusing and annoying. When you reached one of the “hours” it told you something you already knew from the beginning only in more detail. Not my favorite of her books.

Plot line was promising but seems like little effort was put into developing the story further, or at least to the point that the “twist” wasn’t completely obvious from the beginning. The reverse order in telling the story wasn’t edgy; it was a weak effort to cover up the poorly developed story and complete lack of closure.

There was so much potential with the story line of this novel, but the writing got in the way.

I normally love Jodi Picoult’s books. I have to say this is my least favorite. It took forever to get to the point. Characters were all over the place and I felt like the ending was rushed and the characters were left unanswered. I understand the subject of abortion is a tough one and trying to understand both sides was important. But honestly the story dragged and it left me hanging.

Very confusing writing - hard to follow through the multiple characters. Most likely the last book I’ll ever read by this author.