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A review by tatyshills
The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison
5.0
A murder, a mystery, stolen goods, runaway teens, and more, all in a place called Neverland. The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison, follows a High School Junior named Penelope (Lo) Marin, who has developed a mental disorder, known as OCD. With the OCD she is drawn to beautiful objects, pendants, miniature sculptures, etc, and every muscle in her body compels her to take it. Based in Cleveland, this story shows how everything comes full circle, you always get the answers you want, one way or another. This book caught my eye on my high school English teachers’ book shelf, because I am very interested into murder [mystery] novels. Even though people told me not to judge a book by its cover, the cover certainly caught my eye and told me I had to read it.
Penelope (Lo) Marin was near the mysterious world in Cleveland known as Neverland, something drew her in. Maybe it was because she was on the run from the rightful and true owner of On her adventure back to Neverland she came across a flea market and met a man named Mario. Mario gave Lo a choice to take something for free, a horse pendant necklace and a butterfly glass figurine. She stole the necklace and chose the butterfly figurine, noticing that it belongs to Sapphire. She became curious of the murder of Sapphire, and did everything she could to be close with her and find out who Sapphire’s killer was- even if it may kill her. On this journey Lo meets a handsome street artist who lives in Neverland, and is known as Flint.
I really enjoyed this novel because it really showed me what people think about the police. That they don’t care if it’s a lost child or a run away, that they will ignore your every statement about something you really believe in. I am a person who really enjoys murder [mystery] novels, since they give me something to think about, and shows me what really happens in the world. The ending of this book really satisfied me since it told us who did it, and how Lo and Flint recover from this scary adventure. It also throws in a little twist as to Lo’s passed brother Oren, and how he is connected to this whole story.
I personally believe this is a fantastic book, one of the best I have read in awhile. I think that this book deserves a reward for how well written it is. There are some grammatical and spelling errors, but they are really hard to notice unless you are a perfectionist, or you are an english teacher. This book really reminds me of the Divergent series, because in the Divergent series everything was connected to one deceased person. In Divergent’s case it would be the main character (Tris)’s mom. If you’re a person who seeks excitement, suspense, mystery, and always leaving you to wonder “What’s next? I can’t stop reading!”, then this is certainly the book for you!
Penelope (Lo) Marin was near the mysterious world in Cleveland known as Neverland, something drew her in. Maybe it was because she was on the run from the rightful and true owner of On her adventure back to Neverland she came across a flea market and met a man named Mario. Mario gave Lo a choice to take something for free, a horse pendant necklace and a butterfly glass figurine. She stole the necklace and chose the butterfly figurine, noticing that it belongs to Sapphire. She became curious of the murder of Sapphire, and did everything she could to be close with her and find out who Sapphire’s killer was- even if it may kill her. On this journey Lo meets a handsome street artist who lives in Neverland, and is known as Flint.
I really enjoyed this novel because it really showed me what people think about the police. That they don’t care if it’s a lost child or a run away, that they will ignore your every statement about something you really believe in. I am a person who really enjoys murder [mystery] novels, since they give me something to think about, and shows me what really happens in the world. The ending of this book really satisfied me since it told us who did it, and how Lo and Flint recover from this scary adventure. It also throws in a little twist as to Lo’s passed brother Oren, and how he is connected to this whole story.
I personally believe this is a fantastic book, one of the best I have read in awhile. I think that this book deserves a reward for how well written it is. There are some grammatical and spelling errors, but they are really hard to notice unless you are a perfectionist, or you are an english teacher. This book really reminds me of the Divergent series, because in the Divergent series everything was connected to one deceased person. In Divergent’s case it would be the main character (Tris)’s mom. If you’re a person who seeks excitement, suspense, mystery, and always leaving you to wonder “What’s next? I can’t stop reading!”, then this is certainly the book for you!