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Book Reviews of Barefoot Season (Blackberry Island, Bk 1)

Barefoot Season (Blackberry Island, Bk 1)
Barefoot Season - Blackberry Island, Bk 1
Author: Susan Mallery
ISBN-13: 9780778314820
ISBN-10: 0778314820
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 371
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 39 ratings
Publisher: Mira
Book Type: Paperback
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7 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

kiky22 avatar reviewed Barefoot Season (Blackberry Island, Bk 1) on + 25 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book is very slow going...so much conflict that I could barely finish it. Read this when you are in a happy mood, it can be a real downer. Glad it was borrowed from the library.
reviewed Barefoot Season (Blackberry Island, Bk 1) on + 929 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
My review of this book will be mixed. I did like it but I wanted more from the characters. At times, I felt Mallery was trying to be realistic by showing us that not everything gets resolved and most people avoided facing problems head-on. Other times I thought Mallery gave really unrealistic, simplistic solutions to the problems she placed in front of her characters (like the business with the bank). Also Mallery has a way of revisiting themes or storylines from her other books which I find annoying.

Things I did like was that the book was really about the friendship between Carly and Michelle. Both characters had their faults and weren't exactly likeable characters. They did stupid things and reacted poorly but it makes them more human. The romances were secondary in the book and I didn't mind.

So it was a quick read but I think after reading so many Mallery book she might be losing her magic for me. It was decent and passed the time nicely but it definitely didn't dazzle me.
reviewed Barefoot Season (Blackberry Island, Bk 1) on + 11 more book reviews
The main character of this story is a female war vetern who is just returning after 10 years in the war. She struggles to over come PTSD while juggling a family business. There are many unexpected twists and turns with the people in her life. It is a well written story that provides a very small look into the struggles our veterns face when returning to civilian life. I'm ready to read book #2!
reviewed Barefoot Season (Blackberry Island, Bk 1) on
This was a good book with likeable characters. It gives some idea how hard it is for an injured Vet to come back and try to resume a normal life. Having a good support system seems to be key.
reviewed Barefoot Season (Blackberry Island, Bk 1) on + 3 more book reviews
Great read , I love Susan Mallery's writings
reviewed Barefoot Season (Blackberry Island, Bk 1) on + 110 more book reviews
Good story of friendship.
inkdrinker avatar reviewed Barefoot Season (Blackberry Island, Bk 1) on + 97 more book reviews
really loved this book! found myself feeling as though I was there! the situations were so real and mirrored some events in my own life...wanted to read it from start to finish in one sitting...but the realities of life kept interferring...was so hard to put down...Susan is an amazing writer...will definitely look for more of her stories