Book by MustafaAsad6

Genre: Realistic fiction/short story
Chapters read: 5 (all)

*CONTAINS SPOILERS*

Title 10/10
It's so simple, yet encompasses the story well. The whole basis of the story is about raspberries and how that one thing kind of tied Yash's life together for a bit as a child. Sometimes the best titles are the short ones, and they communicate best.

Cover 9/10
It's simple, which goes with the theme of the story. Even though the story isn't simple, the basis of the story, being raspberries, kind of is (and I don't mean this in a bad way at all. It's good for a short story.) It shows the main character and the raspberries, although the reason I knock off a point is because the raspberries are not super well-defined that they're are raspberries, and not red circles. I don't love how it's not centered on the tree, but that's just personal preference, not a reason to knock off a point XD.

Characters 10/10
I feel like the instant I met your characters, I fell in love. It broke my heart when grandpa died, and again when the postman died, and then again when Yash had to move. They feel real, in the way they act, and that's what authors (or at least what I and several people I know) strive for.

Plot/storyline 10/10
I don't always read realistic fiction, but this plot was very well-structured and well-paced. It's different from how you structure fantasy (what I usually read), but it works well. It's a unique concept, and, for lack of a better term, well-executed (I know I've said the word "well" a lot in this paragraph). There's not really any gaps except for the beginning, when readers piece together what is going on in the setting and exposition details.

Enjoyment 10/10
You're an excellent author, but this book made me hate you. So much. You essentially tortured Yash, and by extent, the reader. You worded it so well that I felt every pang of joy and sadness, and it is now one of my favorites. I would definitely read again, even though it hurts to. You crafted it beautifully.

Description 8/10
Short descriptions are good for short stories, and so this one is no different. The second paragraph works well, and doesn't reveal much. It says the main character and vaguely what happens in general story, with room for readers to catch interest. While that paragraph is good, it's mainly the first paragraph, the eye-catcher, that I don't love. It gives the impression that the book is about something else, and doesn't have much of a correlation to the title and cover, which is important for the first line. I also feel like you should change the words "he/she" in the second paragraph to "they", as it flows more smoothly than he/she.

Overall 57/60
This was an amazing book, and I highly recommend it to... everybody, unless you have an adamant hatred for realistic fiction or emotional stories. Very well written, and an excellent author.