Rating  - Good Picoult read
Officer William Flying Horse is new to the Los Angeles Police Department. The job is quite a bit different from his last place of employment, the Indian reservation on which he grew up. As the child of a white mother and Native American father, Will has always had problems fitting in, the white kid on the reservation, the Indian guy to the rest of the world. The night before he starts his new employment, he discovers an amnesiac woman wandering the streets. The two bond immediately, as Will waits with Jane Doe until someone comes forward to claim her - a husband she can't remember, but who ensures her of the fairy tale life they have together. As you might imagine, however, fairy tales are not often as perfect as they seem.
Quote: "Jane closed her eyes and tried to conjure a face, a gesture, even the pitch of a voice. She shook her head. 'I don't feel married.'"
I am overall a Jodi Picoult fan, but I have not been impressed by the last couple of hers books I read. The plot twists seemed too obvious, the back-and-forth between characters too stilted. This book reminded me of why I enjoy her work so much. She looks into complex situations, complicated characters, and makes all of them understandable and relatable, the "good" ones and the "bad" ones. A great reminder of all things good about Jodi Picoult.
Rating  - Perfect, indeed
"Picture Perfect" arms me with more reasons to tout Jodi Picoult's talented writing. This is a great read.
Cassie Barnett falls hard for movie star Alex Rivers. They marry in record time and Cassie thinks she's got the world by the tail. That is until, in anger, Alex strikes her. And the spousasl abuse doesn't stop there.
In the end, Picoult delivers an ending that is sure to please. Highly recommend for this summer's read.
Editor of Michele Cozzens' award winning women's fiction A Line Between Friends
Rating  - I FINALLY gave up...
I love Jodi Picoult, I own almost all of her books and look forward to new additions to my collection. However...I cannot believe that she wrote this book. I tried a number of times to get through it, and finally just gave up! Boring, and truly unbelievable at the same time. I did not like the characters, and that is not typical of Picoult's style! I actually wrote inside the front cover of my copy "DO NOT LEND...NOT A GOOD READ!!!" I'd hate to inflict this upon someone else!
Rating - Page 36
This book has been a waste of my time and money. I made it to page 36 (after two attempts) and that's as far as I'm going to go.
I've not read any other books by Picoult; I hear good things all the time. I guess I just picked the wrong one to start with, because Picture Perfect is not enjoyable at all.
The writing is both dull and overly dramatic. The whole situation is rather soap opera-esque and unbelievable. Very, very slow.
Don't waste your time.
Rating - What a great writer
I picked this up to see what all the fuss was about Jodi Picoult. The story gripped me from the first page. I couldn't put it down and when I had to, I couldn't stop thinking about the characters and what was happening. I usually read two or three books at a time, but dropped everything else to finish this. A very good story, a very good read.
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