Picoult, Jodi

Pros: Well developed characters, descriptive but simple vocabulary, intriguing plot
Cons: At times, the italic flashbacks can be a bit confusing and hard to focus on

Jodi Picoult did a wonderful job in writing her novel "Picture Perfect". This book is about a couple who appear to have a picture perfect life. Alex Rivers is a famous movie star and Cassie Barrett Rivers, his wife, is an anthropologist....

Pros: Hot topics - suicide, murder, love, families
Cons: you must have a Kleenex handy at all times

Jodi Picoult's THE PACT is an invigorating, thought-provoking look at adolescent love. The writing style is refreshingly easy to read without flowery language. Her words are simple and stated matter-of-factly, giving the reader ample time to relate the...

Pros: Everything about this book
Cons: Not for young readers

This book was the best book I have ever read. This book touched me in so many ways. I am also a young adolescent and I know exactly how this young couple felt. I love this book so much because it was like real life.

Everything seemed real. I...

Pros: Extremely well written
Cons: Left me with a few unanswered questions

The Pact by Jodi Picoult is truly one of the best written novels I have ever read. The characters come alive so well I felt like I was spying on their lives like an eager voyeur waiting for more. The book follows the circumstances surrounding a young...