Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult
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Synopsis

When Charlotte and Sean O’Keefe’s daughter, Willow, is born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta, they are devastated – As the family struggles to make ends meet to cover Willow’s medical expenses, Charlotte thinks she has found an answer. She files a wrongful birth lawsuit against her ob/gyn –who is her best friend and thats just the beginning of this familys crazy drama.

Thoughts: (My First Book Review)
Where do I start with this book....The subject matter was touchy but made you think about things most people don't like to think about. This author has the best talent at making you love or hate her characters and Charlotte is one of the worst ones Ive had the pleasure to read about!!!

She was selfish and at points so confusing to me, I was mad at her and then felt sorry for her. The whole family dynamic was just a big train wreck waiting to happen...you could just see them falling off a cliff as the story unfolded. I could not stand what Charlotte did to her kids, her husband and her best friend. For the most part I really didn't like any of the characters except for Willow (the disabled child) Sean was vague, not a lot of depth to connect to him so I really wasn't concerned with him as much as I was being ticked off at Charlotte! Amelia was over the top, I understand her problems itself are serious but I thought she had to many issues piled on her at one time. Points of this book with all the issues going on had my head spinning thinking "WHAT NOW". Piper seemed strong but them fizzled out as the story progressed and Miran, although I understood where her story was going the dark side of adoption, I just didn't get it. I'm thinking the whole time okay if we are going to explore both sides of the abortion issue why are we making the adopted daughter of horrific events? The verdict...predictable with where the story was going but made no sense that the jury would come to that.


So now we must discuss the ending.... I know Picoult has a tendency for the shocking and the "I did not see that one coming" moment. Now don't get me wrong Jodi is an amazing writer and I thought it was written very well but I HATED (and hate is a strong word for me) the end it left me with a bad taste in my mouth just like Charlotte's weeping desserts!!!


Definitely worth reading and will have your head spinning by the end.
3/5 Stars