peachyningyo's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
ernz_20's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
cowoboy's review
5.0
If I had been alone while finishing this book, I guarantee the tears would have flown freely. This book not only cracked me into a million emotional pieces but gave me the strength to put myself back together again, humpty dumpty be damned.
heidirgorecki's review
Extremely disturbing. Had to stop reading it when it just kept getting worse. So incredibly dark and demented....
snwsandy's review
4.0
Picked this book up as one for the Amazon-First Books that came out in May, but never got chance to read it until now. The story-telling and arc of the stories is unique...some order but not really. However, the storyline is a bit creepy...garden full of kidnapped young girls that are tattooed, watched and raped for the amusement of a very rich guy and his sons. And a majority of these girls are highly-accepting of the Stockholm Syndrome complexes throughout the book. The ending has a bit of twist at the end that kind of disappoints and misleads but overall a very captivating read.
cassidyd97's review
4.0
Overall very good. The big reveal at the end with Sophia was a bit lackluster, but I'm notoriously picky about the big reveals and twists. I did really like this, though, and spent all day unable to put it down.
coffincutie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
leyma_01's review against another edition
5.0
Me empecé el libro sin ningún tipo de expectativas (porque los de este género me suelen decepcionar bastante) y yo diría que incluso un poco de manera negativa, porque me enteré que me recomendaron una secuela de esta saga (que de hecho me leí pensando que era un libro autoconclusivo) y eso me molestó.
Uso esa parrafada a modo de justificación de mi propia sorpresa a la calificación que le he dado al libro, pero es que de verdad os digo que no he podido evitar ser parte del libro.
La historia narra una serie de barbaries, obscenidades y atrocidades que sufren decenas de chicas secuestradas por el Jardinero y su hijo mayor, Avery.
Todo está narrado desde la perspectiva de Maya, una superviviente de toda esa barbaridad. A través de ella conocemos todas las injurias a las que son sometidas cotidianamente ella y las otras Mariposas del jardín.
Al final, no he podido evitar empatizar con esta chica y por ende me he sobresaltado con su historia, pero sobre todo, la he sufrido muy dentro. He tenido la piel de gallina durante toda la lectura y el final ha sido como poner una pequeña tirita a mi corazón maltrecho por todo lo que han sufrido tanto nuestra protagonista como sus amigas.
Uso esa parrafada a modo de justificación de mi propia sorpresa a la calificación que le he dado al libro, pero es que de verdad os digo que no he podido evitar ser parte del libro.
La historia narra una serie de barbaries, obscenidades y atrocidades que sufren decenas de chicas secuestradas por el Jardinero y su hijo mayor, Avery.
Todo está narrado desde la perspectiva de Maya, una superviviente de toda esa barbaridad. A través de ella conocemos todas las injurias a las que son sometidas cotidianamente ella y las otras Mariposas del jardín.
Al final, no he podido evitar empatizar con esta chica y por ende me he sobresaltado con su historia, pero sobre todo, la he sufrido muy dentro. He tenido la piel de gallina durante toda la lectura y el final ha sido como poner una pequeña tirita a mi corazón maltrecho por todo lo que han sufrido tanto nuestra protagonista como sus amigas.
vick11's review
4.0
All I can say is wow...this book was hard to put down! The subject matter was fascinating and disturbing, but in the way it was presented it made me feel outraged and yet wasn't difficult to read as some gruesome books get very explicit in the details. It also helped knowing in the beginning that she was talking to the FBI. The ending was a bit unexpected and I'm not sure if I liked the tie in, but this book kept me hooked, revealing things throughout the book right up to the end.