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ambiemaryrose 's review for:
The Roses of May
by Dot Hutchison
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was very different from the first one. I loved the first one a lot and don’t want to compare completely as it’s not entirely fair, so I will try my best not to do so. Going into this book I was expecting similar to the first which hindered my experience and enjoyment, completely my fault.
This book stays in the present for the most part focusing on Priya, the sister of a murder victim, and Agent Eddison. I loved the characters as always, each one so complex and thought out, even the minor ones. The character development we see throughout the book and the relationships that form are so heart-warming and are such a contrast to what the story is actually about.
My heart went out to each of the serial killers victims and felt that they were such an important focus in the book. Their characters were done in the best way, not in the way of them just being statistics or ways to decipher who the killer was but their own individual people that were important. I think the author did an amazing job at painting his victims as what they were: human.
This book was slow and doesn’t have a lot of action in it but I still remained interested. I did guess the killer at the first meeting and I’ve seen other reviews which have said the same thing, but that didn’t stop me questioning myself multiple times. I was pretty sure but not 100% so it didn’t take from the story. His POV’s were incredibly disturbing and showed a fascinating look into his inner thoughts and the way his mind worked.
I loved the ending and I won’t say much more on that since I don’t want to bother with spoilers but it ended almost exactly how I wanted it to, which was extremely satisfying.
You can definitely tell the author has grown, this book’s writing style was a lot more sophisticated and well-written compared to the last. The Roses of May was a really great book and the only advice I’d give to anyone considering reading it after the Butterfly Garden is to not expect similar.
This book stays in the present for the most part focusing on Priya, the sister of a murder victim, and Agent Eddison. I loved the characters as always, each one so complex and thought out, even the minor ones. The character development we see throughout the book and the relationships that form are so heart-warming and are such a contrast to what the story is actually about.
My heart went out to each of the serial killers victims and felt that they were such an important focus in the book. Their characters were done in the best way, not in the way of them just being statistics or ways to decipher who the killer was but their own individual people that were important. I think the author did an amazing job at painting his victims as what they were: human.
This book was slow and doesn’t have a lot of action in it but I still remained interested. I did guess the killer at the first meeting and I’ve seen other reviews which have said the same thing, but that didn’t stop me questioning myself multiple times. I was pretty sure but not 100% so it didn’t take from the story. His POV’s were incredibly disturbing and showed a fascinating look into his inner thoughts and the way his mind worked.
I loved the ending and I won’t say much more on that since I don’t want to bother with spoilers but it ended almost exactly how I wanted it to, which was extremely satisfying.
You can definitely tell the author has grown, this book’s writing style was a lot more sophisticated and well-written compared to the last. The Roses of May was a really great book and the only advice I’d give to anyone considering reading it after the Butterfly Garden is to not expect similar.