Reviews

The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison

namitakhanna's review against another edition

4.0

Young girls of around 16 years old have been 'collected' by a man who calls himself the Gardener and brought to a gorgeous garden complete with beautiful trees and flowers somewhere in New York. In reality though the garden is a prison from which there is no escape. In this garden each girl has been tattooed with the wings of a species of butterfly and are kept captive to fulfill the sexual fantasies of the Gardener.

Butterfly Garden is a story told by one of the butterflies in the garden after her release from captivity. She describes in chilling detail her life before and in the garden with the other butterflies and the Gardeners obsession with them. A gripping , exceptional tale of strength and survival which I had a hard time putting down.

I would like to thank Thomas & Mercer & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.

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reonna's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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? Yes

5.0

ramonacecillia's review against another edition

3.0

a disturbing, yet utterly fascinating premise. an overwhelmingly mid execution.

xcvi_vee's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

thalteman7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

stockholm_17's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

cannabookie314's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

noragrace89's review against another edition

2.0

I tried to care, got so bored and couldn’t connect with anyone.

maddly_peculiar's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

chacha428's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0