Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

186 reviews

areyreads9's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

marcuss1day's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, and Alcohol

Minor: Terminal illness

abigail369's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Miscarriage

chelseamills's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Miscarriage

lisettemarie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Racism, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Pregnancy

stace_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, and Kidnapping

melllllting's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.75

I saw some spoilers early on in my reading but honestly, the story was a bit predictable so it didn't make much of a difference. The two storylines are interwoven, but they sometimes end up feeling disconnected. Amanda Peters presents cultural issues surrounding Indigenous Peoples in eastern Canada without becoming a historical fiction. The Berry Pickers is a melodramatic story of loss and culture (somehow, everything I read lately seems to include the theme of grief). I feel like this book had a lot of potential and just slightly fell short.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Miscarriage

lou_and_reading's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping

themis_biblos's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Even people who exude light and happiness have dark secrets. Sometimes, the lie becomes so entrenched it becomes the truth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Abandonment

franklybookish's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Racism, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage and Kidnapping