A review by thesempiternalreader
The Butterfly Room by Lucinda Riley
3.0
I've received an ARC from the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
First off, this is a sweet second chance love story. It had a slow start but I was hooked soon after. I liked the switch between the past and present which helped me get a better understanding of the story. I felt it had too many descriptions in some parts of the story and it had me wishing for a better pace. The dialogues between the characters felt forced and I couldn't get any emotional connect with the characters because of it. Though the story is cliche, I would have enjoyed if it hadn't felt like too many love stories. It had some elements of domestic abuse, infidelity that I felt could have been handled better. Overall it is was a good attempt but the character portrayal felt too forced to fall in love with the story.
First off, this is a sweet second chance love story. It had a slow start but I was hooked soon after. I liked the switch between the past and present which helped me get a better understanding of the story. I felt it had too many descriptions in some parts of the story and it had me wishing for a better pace. The dialogues between the characters felt forced and I couldn't get any emotional connect with the characters because of it. Though the story is cliche, I would have enjoyed if it hadn't felt like too many love stories. It had some elements of domestic abuse, infidelity that I felt could have been handled better. Overall it is was a good attempt but the character portrayal felt too forced to fall in love with the story.