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kriley0713's review against another edition
4.0
This was a very quick and very surprising! Loved the whole thing and definitely didn’t see the end coming!
tone611's review against another edition
4.0
I'm between 3 and 4 stars with this book.
Butterfly in Frost is an interesting but short read. At the end, you will find a plot twist and make you rethink what you read.
Butterfly in Frost is an interesting but short read. At the end, you will find a plot twist and make you rethink what you read.
rellimreads's review against another edition
2.0
Borrowed via Kindle Unlimited, listened to the audio.
The narrators. This isn't alternating POV's. With the exception of the last chapter, it's all Tegan's POV. Emma Wilder is good, but her voice for Garrett comes across as a "growly whisper" that is kind of distracting. I've heard her in other books and haven't experienced this, so I'm not sure what they were going for here. Joe Arden does the last chapter and he's fine.
The story. Look, there's a twist near the end and I'm going to try to explain without spoiling. I see what the author was going for, but it wasn't pulled off well. Think about a movie like The Sixth Sense. Where you're loving this movie and BAM, with new information it's a whole new movie. The issue with Butterfly in Frost is that it isn't a great book before you start to realize what the plot twist is going to be. I almost DNF it due to the odd and frankly unbelievable interactions between the MCs.
Day is too heavy handed with the hints for the reader to make it to the big reveal and actually be surprised by it.
Additional thoughts:
*I guess this is technically a spin-off to the Crossfire series ~ but it actually feels like a story that was written and then someone came back and dropped in a few random lines by Ava and references to Gideon and Cary. It was contrived.
* It's a short story but I felt like a lot of time was spent describing how people looked, what they were wearing, what their furniture was like, etc that could have been utilized in bringing this together better.
*Speaking of describing people. Tegan is never really described other than a hairstyle and the fact that she doesn't dress up or wear make-up. Then, like 3/4 of the way in, the fact that she's Asian is mentioned. It was abrupt, coming across as "obligatory diversity" rather than coherent.
I guess if you're a huge Day fan and you have KU it might work for you. I'd never recommend spending a credit on this.
The narrators. This isn't alternating POV's. With the exception of the last chapter, it's all Tegan's POV. Emma Wilder is good, but her voice for Garrett comes across as a "growly whisper" that is kind of distracting. I've heard her in other books and haven't experienced this, so I'm not sure what they were going for here. Joe Arden does the last chapter and he's fine.
The story. Look, there's a twist near the end and I'm going to try to explain without spoiling. I see what the author was going for, but it wasn't pulled off well. Think about a movie like The Sixth Sense. Where you're loving this movie and BAM, with new information it's a whole new movie. The issue with Butterfly in Frost is that it isn't a great book before you start to realize what the plot twist is going to be. I almost DNF it due to the odd and frankly unbelievable interactions between the MCs.
Day is too heavy handed with the hints for the reader to make it to the big reveal and actually be surprised by it.
Additional thoughts:
*I guess this is technically a spin-off to the Crossfire series ~ but it actually feels like a story that was written and then someone came back and dropped in a few random lines by Ava and references to Gideon and Cary. It was contrived.
* It's a short story but I felt like a lot of time was spent describing how people looked, what they were wearing, what their furniture was like, etc that could have been utilized in bringing this together better.
*Speaking of describing people. Tegan is never really described other than a hairstyle and the fact that she doesn't dress up or wear make-up. Then, like 3/4 of the way in, the fact that she's Asian is mentioned. It was abrupt, coming across as "obligatory diversity" rather than coherent.
I guess if you're a huge Day fan and you have KU it might work for you. I'd never recommend spending a credit on this.
emilyyreyy's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I was hating it because of the instant love trope, but then I got to the end. Holy crap was that such a twist!!!
bookswithbananas's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
smithemorgan's review against another edition
3.0
This is my sixth book by Sylvia Day and while it started out like her others, the ending was NOTHING like them. I was expecting the romance. I was NOT expecting the plot twist. I liked that this was a shorter story and a standalone with some minor crossover of characters from her other books. Overall, not bad. The ending is what saved it for me.
theinkylife's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4-stars! What I thought was going to be a quick, fun, little read ended up being far more! This one is an emotional tangle that unravels brilliantly at the end! I would’ve loved a longer version of this story. Still, highly recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Child death, and Panic attacks/disorders
jonif's review against another edition
3.0
This book seems a little incomplete, but the end had a twist that I didn't see coming that made it better. Also nice to get a brief glimpse into the characters from the Crossfire series.
yourgirltone's review
4.0
I'm between 3 and 4 stars with this book.
Butterfly in Frost is an interesting but short read. At the end, you will find a plot twist and make you rethink what you read.
Butterfly in Frost is an interesting but short read. At the end, you will find a plot twist and make you rethink what you read.