Reviews

Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris

afterlight's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.75

jacquilogan's review against another edition

5.0

A very moving story on how a women who lived with her family in Sarajevo during 1992 become trapped there. Her husband and mother travelled to England to visit her daughter and her family and she was going to follow if necessary a few weeks later when all this madness was over.
What seemed overnight neighbours turned on others and Sarajevo was a city under siege. The electricity went off as did the water food became scarce the risk of being shot by snipers or bombed increased.
How a modern European city descended into a war torn death trap was terrifying. The battle to survive and just live was a constant struggle
Recommend reading

sarah16's review

I'm not really liking the narration. I'll try and read the physical or ebook.

lilbear_emily's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

izzyniccraith's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

heylois's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

Just didn’t particularly like this at all. Picked it up because of the topic but for me it just felt like it missed the mark. Wasn’t quite sure which age group it was written for so that’s probably a big factor.

raquelboso's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

tasha1890's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Tells the story of a woman left behind during a civil war. Through the struggles, emotions and feelings are portrayed through a number of main characters. 
Hope, strength and resilience shine in this book! 

rosiefpb's review against another edition

4.0

Took me a little while to get into it but once I did, extremely harrowing and beautiful.

readingwithmandi's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I’ll remember this book for a long time.