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A review by runningonwords415
The Fall of Butterflies by Andrea Portes
2.0
I told myself - no, FORCED myself- to finish this book for the main purpose to see if there was a plot. Good news: there is. It just doesn't come through until 2/3rds way through the novel.
Positives to this piece: it's told from the perspective of a Mid-Western girl in a snooty East Coast environment. Probably the most interesting aspects. But that's about it.
Downsides (the short list): Plot. Too many dangling, unnecessary strings (ghost and flimsy love interest, teacher-student affair [number 1 pet peeve in storylines], surfer boy from Cali?!?!). And also the characters. Unrealistic, non-dynamic and unoriginal. I guess that's what's meant by the title?? - all characters kinda drift off like butterflies? But I only now just thought of that as I write this review. The title played no factor in the novel which I find grossly misleading.
Positives to this piece: it's told from the perspective of a Mid-Western girl in a snooty East Coast environment. Probably the most interesting aspects. But that's about it.
Downsides (the short list): Plot. Too many dangling, unnecessary strings (ghost and flimsy love interest, teacher-student affair [number 1 pet peeve in storylines], surfer boy from Cali?!?!). And also the characters. Unrealistic, non-dynamic and unoriginal. I guess that's what's meant by the title?? - all characters kinda drift off like butterflies? But I only now just thought of that as I write this review. The title played no factor in the novel which I find grossly misleading.