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A review by ruby_roo
Butterfly Suicide by Mary Ann Loesch
5.0
I received a free copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I devoured this book in a few hours. The first book I've read entirely focusing on the long term aftermath of a school shooting, it absolutely blew me away.
Three months ago Stephen's older brother, Jude, shot seven people in the high school cafeteria on the last day of school. Now it's Stephen's first day as a freshman and he has to deal with the hatred of the students and faculty who believe he and his mother should bear the blame for those deaths in Jude's absence.
Three months ago Monica's sister, Simone, was shot by her ex boyfriend, Jude, for breaking up with him. Now Monica faces the attention and whispers of people who want to know what it's really like to lose someone so violently, and how she'll cope attending the school where her sister died.
Stephen and Monica are supposed to stay away from eachother, but there's one problem, they've both been attracted to the other since seventh grade, and their new theatre teacher didn't get the memo and partners them up for a project.
Neither believing the reason given for Jude's attack makes sense, they team up to look for answers, but some people really don't believe they should even look at eachother, and the real reason behind Jude's shooting might destroy their relationship, and rip apart both their families.
This book was brilliant, I can't say what I loved about it without spoiling it, but it's a fascinating look at what life might be like for the ones left behind after a school shooting. Reading about Jude growing up was enlightening, and when you find out the real reason he did what he did, you'll start to think that maybe Jude is the only one to blame for those deaths, but who helped make him so angry? And when you finally learn the meaning behind the title, it's absolutely chilling.
I devoured this book in a few hours. The first book I've read entirely focusing on the long term aftermath of a school shooting, it absolutely blew me away.
Three months ago Stephen's older brother, Jude, shot seven people in the high school cafeteria on the last day of school. Now it's Stephen's first day as a freshman and he has to deal with the hatred of the students and faculty who believe he and his mother should bear the blame for those deaths in Jude's absence.
Three months ago Monica's sister, Simone, was shot by her ex boyfriend, Jude, for breaking up with him. Now Monica faces the attention and whispers of people who want to know what it's really like to lose someone so violently, and how she'll cope attending the school where her sister died.
Stephen and Monica are supposed to stay away from eachother, but there's one problem, they've both been attracted to the other since seventh grade, and their new theatre teacher didn't get the memo and partners them up for a project.
Neither believing the reason given for Jude's attack makes sense, they team up to look for answers, but some people really don't believe they should even look at eachother, and the real reason behind Jude's shooting might destroy their relationship, and rip apart both their families.
This book was brilliant, I can't say what I loved about it without spoiling it, but it's a fascinating look at what life might be like for the ones left behind after a school shooting. Reading about Jude growing up was enlightening, and when you find out the real reason he did what he did, you'll start to think that maybe Jude is the only one to blame for those deaths, but who helped make him so angry? And when you finally learn the meaning behind the title, it's absolutely chilling.