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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not as good as the first one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Eating disorder, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Rape, Blood
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wasn’t sure I wanted to read the 2nd book in The Collector series after I finished The Butterfly Garden. I gave this one a try and I am thankful I did!
I think this is the first book I’ve ever read that had all three POVs. It threw me for a loop at first, but yet again I understood why the author did it.
I do think I like this book so much is because of Eddison. I enjoyed his character in The Butterfly Garden so getting to see his POV in this book was really nice.
I guessed who the big bad was from the get go, but I don’t feel like the author was trying to prevent us from that. I feel like it was more than us guessing.
I think what really stood out to me was when Priya talked about how people get obsessed with true crime cases and feel like the victims and their families owe the public something. I feel this is true in real life and it made me take a step back and think about the podcasts I listen to and how I deep dive looking for photos and etc.
I think this is the first book I’ve ever read that had all three POVs. It threw me for a loop at first, but yet again I understood why the author did it.
I do think I like this book so much is because of Eddison. I enjoyed his character in The Butterfly Garden so getting to see his POV in this book was really nice.
I guessed who the big bad was from the get go, but I don’t feel like the author was trying to prevent us from that. I feel like it was more than us guessing.
I think what really stood out to me was when Priya talked about how people get obsessed with true crime cases and feel like the victims and their families owe the public something. I feel this is true in real life and it made me take a step back and think about the podcasts I listen to and how I deep dive looking for photos and etc.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
I usually try to finish books, but with this one I just couldn’t. This is not to say, that Hutchison can’t write an engaging story. It was just too scary and uncomfortable for me. I didn’t have any issues with the Butterfly Garden. And the butterfly garden was also the reason why I wanted to read this book, to find out what happened with the characters. But this story already started off very hard for me with the pov or a murder/ rapist. The way Hutchison wrote it was very good, very real and that is what made it very scary. I kept on pushing myself through more of the story but the recurring pov of the male antagonist was unbearable which is why I had to stop reading it. Maybe one day I will give this book another chance but for now it is too much for me to stomach.
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
El primero me dejó con grandes expectativas, esperaba un poco más de este libro.
Definitely read Book 1 first, [b:The Butterfly Garden|29981261|The Butterfly Garden (The Collector #1)|Dot Hutchison|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1461392121s/29981261.jpg|47426931]. Even after reading it awhile ago, I was a bit lost with this one--I couldn't figure out if the serial killer from Book 1 was somehow related to the killings happening in Book 2? Eventually I figured it out.
This author has a unique voice--almost casual. It works perfectly from the POV of Priya, a teenager whose sister has been murdered. Years after Chavi's death, Priya is receiving flowers from either a mentally ill admirer or the serial killer who killed her sister. The flowers Priya receives match the ones found on the bodies of the dead women--yuck.
The relationship between the FBI investigators and the victims of these crimes seems a bit off to me--I doubt if these relationships are maintained in the way they are in the book? I understand that trauma affects relationships oddly, but I did wonder about the texts/emails the agents exchanged with the young victims in these novels. There's nothing creepy about them, trust me, but it just seems like the agents wouldn't let themselves get close.
This author has a unique voice--almost casual. It works perfectly from the POV of Priya, a teenager whose sister has been murdered. Years after Chavi's death, Priya is receiving flowers from either a mentally ill admirer or the serial killer who killed her sister. The flowers Priya receives match the ones found on the bodies of the dead women--yuck.
The relationship between the FBI investigators and the victims of these crimes seems a bit off to me--I doubt if these relationships are maintained in the way they are in the book? I understand that trauma affects relationships oddly, but I did wonder about the texts/emails the agents exchanged with the young victims in these novels. There's nothing creepy about them, trust me, but it just seems like the agents wouldn't let themselves get close.