A review by aoispice
Bernard And The Cloth Monkey by Judith Bryan

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Bryan's writing of the characters and description was great but I found the book overall not so enjoyable. While it does touch on family, healing and trauma well, I kind of wanted more. I thought Greta was actually Anita's dead twin and she had an 'unfortuante attack' or something from one of the parents.

I did think Beth's story was the highlight of the book. But now my only question to the author is why it was called Bernard and the Cloth Monkey? I'm curious.