Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
Under a Blackberry Moon takes us about where The Courage of Katie Calloway leaves off, but this time the main focus is on Moon Song, the beautiful Indian mother and widow. While almost being attacked in Bay City, it is decided that it is the right time for Moon Song to travel home to her people in upper Michigan. Being confident and competent she plans to head out on foot, but her employer will not hear of it and takes up Skypilot on his offer to accompany her.
Skypilot is a lumberjack who was once a preacher. He is a friend of Moon Song and looks at taking her home as an adventure. However, when the trip turns dangerous he starts to view her in a very new light.
Have you ever thought that just maybe you don't like reading anymore/ I was feeling that way until i picked up this book. In just two days i had the book finished and my love of reading restored. It was fascinating to read about the lives and growth of the character and the culture of the Indian people and the horrid breakdown of their lives and society as they knew it. If I had to say something that I did not like about this book it might be that I felt that Skypilot did all the work in the relationship, and that Moon Song was more independent than I am used to in a heroine, but it really seemed realistic so I cannot even count it as a con. Will I read this again/ Probably not, but it was such a fun journey to read this time and so glad that I found it on sale at CBD.
