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Kay
A Dangerous World of Intrigue
When They Burned the Butterfly is a fast-paced book intersecting reality and fantasy in the changing and developing of 1970s Singapore into an ultra modern city .
The strength of the narrative is in getting the reader to understand the conditions of that time and how people survived through gang associations and connections some shadier than others. The plight of women in the back alleys is written vividly, and the role of young Adeline forced to face her magical power among companions she never needed before is intense in its competitiveness.
In my opinion, the weakness of the novel is that it skips hurriedly through so many situations attempting to make its point instead of focusing on a few. I had a hard time relating to the main characters, and there were way too many minor ones. Therefore, pacing is an issue.
I doubt that I would have picked this book out to read on my own, and I honestly struggled to finish the novel.
Sherie_W
Good story, but a struggle
Thank you to BookBrowse and the Tor Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this ARC.
The story in and of itself was really good. However, I struggled with the writing, Halfway through, I started to skim through much of the remaining book so I could find out how the story concluded.
Debra_F
Butterfly
Gangs, magic, family dynamics, secret societies...I so wanted to love this story & went into it excited for it to unfold. Unfortunately the prose really turned me off. I wasn't a quarter of the way through when I just couldn't read anymore. There are many people who can and will love this story, I just couldn't get through it.
Thank you Bookbrowse for an ARC.
