Raspberries and Vinegar by Valerie Comer is a
Christian contemporary fiction novel. It is about Josephine and her two friends
moving out to the country to try and build a sustainable farm and instill
healthy values and choices into the neighborhood. Zachary is the veterinarian
son of the next-door neighbor and only back home to help out on the farm while
his father is recovering from a severe illness, with dreams of a high paying
city job.
I gave this book 3 out of 5 stars. It was okay. There were a
few good messages that I would have enjoyed looking at in more depth and I
enjoyed the return to faith arc of the main male character. It was a quick and
easy read with many enjoyable characters. However, I didn’t particularly like
the main female character, especially the lack of character development. That
also diminished my enjoyment of the romance. It took away the believability of
their relationship and made me think that they were not compatible, especially
for a long-term relationship. It also didn’t help that there was a large focus
on the physical attraction and physical contact in their relationship (feeling
more like lust not love). The sexual content was not too extreme (nothing
beyond descriptive kissing). For the most part the pacing was good, and the
plot moved smoothly, but the ending felt rushed and (I felt) omitted some vital
development to the story. I didn’t hate the book or even exactly dislike it,
but nor did I particularly like it.
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