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A review by kattheloremistress
The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron
1.0
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I've had this book on my Kindle for a fair while and thanks to an urge to read Historical Fiction this month, finally got round to reading it. I have to say it had a pretty strong beginning, particularly with regards to Adele's story-line. There was some pretty decent writing and I was instantly captured by the Holocaust era that Cambron focused on. She'd obviously done a fair amount of research. After the first third however, I began to feel vaguely disinterested in the story-line and disconnected from the characters. This feeling came from the two plot lines that were so loosely connected that I felt they could really have been two different books. One was a haunting tale of war, cruelty and how humanity can overcome even the most horrifying of situations. The other? An unnecessary distraction. The plot of Sera's story felt very far-fetched, I didn't appreciate it's Soap Opera style, conversations between characters were too wordy at some points, important moments felt unfinished and avoided and the writing was far too basic and a little unimaginative. Unfortunately while a lot of readers enjoyed the large amount of Faith infused into the novel, it is not something that I personally enjoy reading and matched with the predictable Romance (another genre that I don't enjoy a whole lot) I felt like the plot was forsaken in favour of the message that Cambron was trying to purvey. The religious aspect infused beautifully with the Historical setting however, I wish that Cambron had chosen to focus entirely on and expand upon Adele's story.
For the full review, see here: http://chasedbymyimagination.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/book-review-butterfly-violin-kristy.html
I've had this book on my Kindle for a fair while and thanks to an urge to read Historical Fiction this month, finally got round to reading it. I have to say it had a pretty strong beginning, particularly with regards to Adele's story-line. There was some pretty decent writing and I was instantly captured by the Holocaust era that Cambron focused on. She'd obviously done a fair amount of research. After the first third however, I began to feel vaguely disinterested in the story-line and disconnected from the characters. This feeling came from the two plot lines that were so loosely connected that I felt they could really have been two different books. One was a haunting tale of war, cruelty and how humanity can overcome even the most horrifying of situations. The other? An unnecessary distraction. The plot of Sera's story felt very far-fetched, I didn't appreciate it's Soap Opera style, conversations between characters were too wordy at some points, important moments felt unfinished and avoided and the writing was far too basic and a little unimaginative. Unfortunately while a lot of readers enjoyed the large amount of Faith infused into the novel, it is not something that I personally enjoy reading and matched with the predictable Romance (another genre that I don't enjoy a whole lot) I felt like the plot was forsaken in favour of the message that Cambron was trying to purvey. The religious aspect infused beautifully with the Historical setting however, I wish that Cambron had chosen to focus entirely on and expand upon Adele's story.
For the full review, see here: http://chasedbymyimagination.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/book-review-butterfly-violin-kristy.html