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Disclaimer: A Physical Copy was provided via Harper Collins International in exchange for an honest review. The Thoughts, opinions & feelings expressed in the review are therefore, my own.

The Butterfly Girl is apparently the second book in the protagonist’s life – Naomi. I, however did not have any problem following the storyline, either personally or professionally in this sequel – so The Butterfly Girl can definitely standalone.

Naomi is an orphan, who escaped captivity when she was 9 years old – she had been missing for 5 years by then. She doesn’t remember much beyond running, but she does remember leaving her younger sister behind. Now, all her life, all the decisions she has taken and the paths she has taken her life on has had only one goal in her mind – find her sister, no matter how and where she is.

In fact, she is so good at finding people; its actually become her career – she has an uncanny ability to find missing children/teenagers, especially those at risk and would be considered runaways. Her latest search has bought her and her husband to Portland, Oregan, where infinite number of nameless and faceless teenage runaways inhabits its streets, doing the unspeakable just to survive.

When bodies of homeless girls start finding their way into the city’s consciousness, Naomi finds herself reluctantly involved in the case; especially when she starts getting emotionally involved with a homeless teenager, Claire; who has her own traumatic past and life.


Now, the Butterfly Girl is not your run of the mill mystery – the plot is sedately paced and has a lot more intricate nuances than would meet the yes at a first glance; exploring themes of child abuse, paedophilia, underage prostitution, sexual abuse and child neglect.

Rene Denfeld has her own style of writing a thriller – not with the usual thrilling twists and turns but more demurely paced plotline that slowly creeps up on you without the reader ever expecting it!

The Butterfly Girl is definitely a book that will make sure I keep an eye out for Rene Denfeld’s new offerings in the future! <3



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