A review by megansmith
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I have mixed feelings about this book - its a very well written book that covers a sensitive topic that’s rarely discussed. The writing is well done and very descriptive which I enjoyed. But man, this is heavy. It was hard to get through 300 pages of such heavy moments, even the “light” moments were quickly heavy again. I give my props to the book for what its done but I wish it balanced the dark tones a bit more past the past 20 pages. It also felt slightly too long and dragged out by the end, imo.