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

Barefoot Season (Blackberry Island, Bk 1)
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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.