A review by _nursejayy
The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Some of my thoughts… 💭 

Inara’s parents disowning her for their own lives at the age of 8 is just crazy. 

Eddison is very aggressive in the way he interrogates Inara (Samira), but after finding out that his sister disappeared and was never found- I understand why. 

And Avery…seriously??? You’re a Psych major and couldn’t grasp what your father was really doing??? I’m glad he finally called the police in the end though. 

Sophia, the motherly friend being a former butterfly and forced to stay in the garden ten years prior to Inara being there before escaping…So shocking! No wonder she has addiction issues. I’m proud of her for working through her struggles and regaining custody of her children. 

I guess that also explains why Inara had been somewhat “accepting“ of her situation in the garden. She had already heard of this place before from Sophia. Deep down, it seems she never gave up hope of one day being rescued. 

Excited to continue this series.