Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

4 reviews

bookmuva's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

Not to be dramatic, but this is one of the best books I’ve ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Cancer, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

estraat's review

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Alcohol

jackiejae's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

Beautiful picturesque language while still accessible — a quick enjoyable read despite the sad story. I look forward to reading more  by this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

rsagarin's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism