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A review by koby
The Knife and the Butterfly by Ashley Hope Pérez
3.0
Azael wakes up after a gang brawl in juvie. Or at least he thinks it's juvie. But this time, it's different. He has to watch this girl, Lexi, and he doesn't know why - she's in some kind of detention center, too. He figures there must be some kind of connection between him and this girl, but he doesn't know what it is. Piecing together their relation is what keeps the reader going. Well, that and the voices of the narrators.
Azael and Lexi have voices that are both their own and realistic representations of kids in their kind of sitations. This book isn't fake sounding, and it's not full of easy answers. It's also inspired by a true story, which I discovered at the end - pretty neat.
This was a quick, interesting read. It's not a feel-good, but it is an interesting slice of life/big questions kind of book. I could see these being really well-received by kids who don't typically like reading.
I'm bordering on wanting to give it 4 stars, but I'm not quite there yet.
Azael and Lexi have voices that are both their own and realistic representations of kids in their kind of sitations. This book isn't fake sounding, and it's not full of easy answers. It's also inspired by a true story, which I discovered at the end - pretty neat.
This was a quick, interesting read. It's not a feel-good, but it is an interesting slice of life/big questions kind of book. I could see these being really well-received by kids who don't typically like reading.
I'm bordering on wanting to give it 4 stars, but I'm not quite there yet.