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A review by charmaineac
The Fall of Butterflies by Andrea Portes
4.0
This takes the classic Great Gatsby-style tragedy and flips it on its head. I loved how Willa adapted and responded to the world of blue bloods. I loved her snark and cynical outlook on life. At times, she was definitely a bit jaded, but I also found myself nodding along in agreement.
She handles peer pressure, relationships, and friendships in a completely relatable way. Her fear of ghosts is cute. I loved her father and Ms. Ingall. For all intents and purposes, Willa came from a pretty great place with strong adult figures. They taught her values and helped prevent her from selling herself short.
I never expected to feel sorry for Remy, but that's how things ended up. And I thought the Milo plotline would get tied up neatly, but it ended up being a loose thread (severed short).
What's odd is that I started this book with an impending sense of doom. Willa was in such a dark place, and I truly thought this was going to be one of those "suicide-and-the-aftermath" books. I didn't really understand why she was in that frame of mind, or how it magically evaporated. I didn't appreciate the way she described her old classmates, but I came to like her by the end of it. And maybe Remy really did save her, even though she wasn't able to return the favour.
She handles peer pressure, relationships, and friendships in a completely relatable way. Her fear of ghosts is cute. I loved her father and Ms. Ingall. For all intents and purposes, Willa came from a pretty great place with strong adult figures. They taught her values and helped prevent her from selling herself short.
I never expected to feel sorry for Remy, but that's how things ended up. And I thought the Milo plotline would get tied up neatly, but it ended up being a loose thread (severed short).
What's odd is that I started this book with an impending sense of doom. Willa was in such a dark place, and I truly thought this was going to be one of those "suicide-and-the-aftermath" books. I didn't really understand why she was in that frame of mind, or how it magically evaporated. I didn't appreciate the way she described her old classmates, but I came to like her by the end of it. And maybe Remy really did save her, even though she wasn't able to return the favour.