A review by erikalaceyreads
The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

β€œπ‘Ίπ’π’Žπ’† 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 π’”π’•π’‚π’š π’ƒπ’“π’π’Œπ’†π’. π‘Ίπ’π’Žπ’† π’‘π’Šπ’„π’Œ 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‘π’Šπ’†π’„π’†π’” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒕 π’•π’‰π’†π’Ž π’ƒπ’‚π’„π’Œ π’•π’π’ˆπ’†π’•π’‰π’†π’“ π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒑 π’†π’…π’ˆπ’†π’” π’”π’‰π’π’˜π’Šπ’π’ˆ.”

Have you ever sat down to write a review and literally didn’t know what to say? Yup, that’s me with this book. The reason being is that I don’t want to give anything away so I can’t really give a detailed review. This book had me engaged from the first page to the last and honestly  I am glad it is a series because I need more!!
 
This book is broken into 3 different parts and does not have chapters. The book is mainly told over the course of a police interview between Maya and FBI Special Agent Victor Hanoverian. At times Maya is just talking with the FBI agent and at other times she recalls memories from the past that shows the reader just what she has gone through. The POVs and timelines were easy to follow and the switch was done flawlessly. Victor and Maya’s POVs flowed very nicely together. I think the author did a great job developing the characters. I really loved the main character but was overall interested in ALL of the characters and their strength (side note – fuck Lorraine). I absolutely LOVED this book. It is not for the faint hearted as it is super fucked up. The reason I am only giving this 4.5 stars is because I wanted more from the ending and I am really hoping book 2 provides some more closure since this is a series!

β€œπ‘° π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’Œ 𝒂 π’•π’“π’‚π’–π’Žπ’‚ 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 π’šπ’π’–β€™π’—π’† 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒆𝒅.”
 
⚠️TW: kidnapping, rape, sexual assault, captivity, death, child abuse, emotional abuse, torture, violence, suicide attempts⚠️
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