The Pact

It's a good Christmas when Santa brings me a Jodi Picoult book! I know, it's quite formulaic at this stage, a couple of strong women (Gus and Melanie), their children (Chris and Emily), a societal issue (teenage suicide), the law, and how will it all end? But I still enjoy my Jodi Picoult books. I find them really immersive - it's all about the characters, who come to life right from the very first page. And The Pact is no different. I'm not sure how she does it, but there is probably some thesis in a creative writing course somewhere that analyses every pen in her toolbox!

And she is such a prolific writer that I have many more Christmases to look forward to.