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lana__hogan's review against another edition
3.0
This book, while the story was good, didn't quite have the same child-like wonder and innocence as the first book, which is what made me like the first book so much. Parts of this book seemed a little disconnected and I feel like some of the plot didn't quite fit in well with the rest of the book.
readtome_sheri's review against another edition
5.0
>"Lost. You can be lost even when you’ve been found. You can make the wrong turn in life even if you’re surrounded by people who love you."
Wow...I am wrung out after finishing this! Beautiful and heartbreaking!
Wow...I am wrung out after finishing this! Beautiful and heartbreaking!
rahafhelmi's review against another edition
4.0
The butterfly girl:
I’ve been so eager to read butterfly girl ever since I finished “The child finder” and found out there’s more. I also highly recommend you go and read “the child finder” first for more insight about Naomi.
I am a bit disappointed in terms of; I had my hopes very high up, and the book wasn’t the way I expected to be. Nonetheless, I loved it.
As Rene Denfeld was one a street kid herself, she reflects on the sad truth about street people, the homeless, especially the children. How tough it is and the dangers they are living everyday, hoping today won’t be their last day. It tells the sad truth about losing someone, trying to find them, trying to find yourself and your way home.
It began a bit slow, until you reach about 45% of the book, that’s when the uncovering of Naomi’s past, the dead girls from the river and Celia’s past starts to unravel.
I loved the ending!
Nonetheless, I highly recommend you read it.
From the book:
(She remembered the soft touch of one girl, looking up at her and knowing.
“I hope you don’t get lost” the girl had said.
Lost. You can be lost even when you’ve been found. You can make the wrong turn in life even if you’re surrounded by people who love you. That was what suicide was, Naomi figured. It was choosing the final exit instead of another path. Not because you wanted to hurt anyone, but because you feel too hopeless to find your way home. There was more than one kind suicide, too, more than one kind of leaving. How many people spend their entire lives not even knowing that they have already left?)
I’ve been so eager to read butterfly girl ever since I finished “The child finder” and found out there’s more. I also highly recommend you go and read “the child finder” first for more insight about Naomi.
I am a bit disappointed in terms of; I had my hopes very high up, and the book wasn’t the way I expected to be. Nonetheless, I loved it.
As Rene Denfeld was one a street kid herself, she reflects on the sad truth about street people, the homeless, especially the children. How tough it is and the dangers they are living everyday, hoping today won’t be their last day. It tells the sad truth about losing someone, trying to find them, trying to find yourself and your way home.
It began a bit slow, until you reach about 45% of the book, that’s when the uncovering of Naomi’s past, the dead girls from the river and Celia’s past starts to unravel.
I loved the ending!
Nonetheless, I highly recommend you read it.
From the book:
(She remembered the soft touch of one girl, looking up at her and knowing.
“I hope you don’t get lost” the girl had said.
Lost. You can be lost even when you’ve been found. You can make the wrong turn in life even if you’re surrounded by people who love you. That was what suicide was, Naomi figured. It was choosing the final exit instead of another path. Not because you wanted to hurt anyone, but because you feel too hopeless to find your way home. There was more than one kind suicide, too, more than one kind of leaving. How many people spend their entire lives not even knowing that they have already left?)
s_macd's review against another edition
4.0
Rene Denfeld is most definitely a go-to author for me. The Enchanted will forever be my favourite but this did not disappoint.
I wish I could articulate how moved I always am by her writing and beyond that, from what I’ve read about her, she seems to be such an intriguing and inspiring person.
I wish I could articulate how moved I always am by her writing and beyond that, from what I’ve read about her, she seems to be such an intriguing and inspiring person.
fludi01's review against another edition
4.0
This is the second and last book in the series. It follows Naomi as she continues to solve mysteries of missing children. She also gets personal answers to solve her own mystery while helping a homeless girl find answers and closure.
dougawells's review against another edition
4.0
One thing that Rene Denfeld always brings with her writing is the sense that she has been there, this is personal. She writes with a depth of knowledge of that something darker just below the surface.
jessikasper's review against another edition
3.0
Alright book, the writing in the beginning is a bit too wordy, and not to the point which I think made this book a bit challenging to get into. Once you get into it, it’s a fast read. If you like a book with twists, this isn’t it
stacia_reads's review against another edition
3.0
I greatly enjoyed the first book in this series, but the second fell slightly short. Too many coincidences. Too many tidy answers. And too many forced plot points that we're not supposed to question, but I couldn't stop thinking about. Really, we just accept that she married her foster brother and that's cool? I don't know if there will be a third book in the series—it feels like everything's wrapped up.
jensenk's review against another edition
4.0
In this second book about Naomi Cottle, she works to solve a case from decades ago - her own. Along the way she meets Celia, a 12 year old homeless girl in a town where homeless girls have been going missing, only to be found dead.
After finishing The Child Finder, I went to put the sequel on my library wishlist and found that it was immediately available, so I started listening. I wish I would've put a little bit more of a gap - a lot about these two stories were very similar and I think I would've enjoyed it more with a longer break. This story was still great for the reason I liked The Child Finder - so much detail given to the psychological aspect of being a child in unsafe conditions - but if you read both, maybe let a little time pass between the two!
After finishing The Child Finder, I went to put the sequel on my library wishlist and found that it was immediately available, so I started listening. I wish I would've put a little bit more of a gap - a lot about these two stories were very similar and I think I would've enjoyed it more with a longer break. This story was still great for the reason I liked The Child Finder - so much detail given to the psychological aspect of being a child in unsafe conditions - but if you read both, maybe let a little time pass between the two!
leslie115's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent sequel. Denfeld continues her focus on the power of storytelling and on those society leaves behind, but I also liked her examination of the challenges fiercely independent people face in forging partnerships.
Great quote about storytelling:
Great quote about storytelling:
What if we are all capable of lying to ourselves? But the story didn’t bother Naomi. Instead it reassured her confirming that the stories we tell ourselves have more meaning than the facts. That doesn’t make them lies. Seeded with every myth was the emotional truth.