Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison

24 reviews

tooloo's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Kidnapping, Death, and Child death

tanyamazneva's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was absolutely terrifying and interesting at the same time, I read some reviews that said it was graphic, but I didn't expect it to be in such great amounts. There's violence, rapes, moments of psychological horror and it really is not for everybody. The one thing I did not like was that it was too slow-paced. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Suicide

becca_akins's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Butterfly Garden would have been a five star if it weren’t for a certain plot reveal that occurs at the end of the book. I think some people will really like the reveal but I was let down by it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Torture, Slavery, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, Child death, and Confinement

beauty_andbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

While this had a creep essence to it, the story more relied on the story of friendship and community among the “butterflies” in the garden. I wanted more creepy than the friendship factor. I think most people who aren’t used to true crime thrillers will think this is a fine book but the synopsis sort of tricked me into thinking it would be a terrifying read. 

Another thing to keep in mind is there are no chapters. So keeping track of the story can be tough sometimes. It goes between past and present with a border symbol that breaks them apart. It’s an interesting format. This books is also part of a 4 book series but all the books in the series involve totally different crime stories with just the same detectives. So for me personally, I will not be investing my time in reading the others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence