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A review by batsinthecastle
The Fall of Butterflies by Andrea Portes
2.0
I received this book from Goodreads in exchange for an honest review.
68 pages. That's how long I spent trying to like this book. The quirky and possibly unreliable narrator was interesting, then she just changes a bunch of times and I don't feel connected anymore. Maybe that's the point, that teens are free to explore who they are and meeting someone new can change a person- but I cannot handle another 200+ pages of this writing style. I've seen writing like it before and it worked, but this didn't work for me.
I usually give YA 50 pages to hook me, so I feel bad that this one didn't work for me. I think the ARC cover didn't help- it was super unattractive and gave me different feels than the hardcover release.
Anyways, this "East Coast" read might be for you, but it wasn't for this New Englander.
68 pages. That's how long I spent trying to like this book. The quirky and possibly unreliable narrator was interesting, then she just changes a bunch of times and I don't feel connected anymore. Maybe that's the point, that teens are free to explore who they are and meeting someone new can change a person- but I cannot handle another 200+ pages of this writing style. I've seen writing like it before and it worked, but this didn't work for me.
I usually give YA 50 pages to hook me, so I feel bad that this one didn't work for me. I think the ARC cover didn't help- it was super unattractive and gave me different feels than the hardcover release.
Anyways, this "East Coast" read might be for you, but it wasn't for this New Englander.