Review: TRIPLE 5 STAR REVIEW
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2014
*** 3 reviews ALL 5***** !!! ***~By Simone~I didn’t think my love for Samantha Fontien could grow any more after reading her first book “How To Catch Butterflies”, but after reading “Book 2″ I was definitely proved wrong.This book is just as brilliant as the first one.It begins immediately from the point that Book One ended – which I thought was fantastic, as I was really left wondering what would happen next.Readers are whisked directly back into the amazing lives of the sassy, strong willed Rebecca and her best friend Lucy.Book Two explores the relationships the women have with their surely ‘too perfect to be true’ other halves, and focuses on the journey they go through, trying to pave their way in life, building futures for themselves with the love of their lives.The events each girl goes through are explored at different times, one chapter focusing on Lucy and what she is doing, the next chapter looking at Rebecca and her life.Often, the characters very different viewpoints of the same situations are explored straight after one another. I really liked this style of writing, as I thought it added an extra depth to the story. You really grasp just how the same event can affect people so differently.There is a lot of emotion and love portrayed throughout this book. A real connection shines through, showing just how much feeling, adoration and respect there is between the beautiful women and their equally amazing men.As events unfolded throughout the story, I had to sit back a little and actually take a few minutes to ponder that this book (as well as Book One) is actually based on real life people and all of the events within the story have actually happened.All of the beautiful, exotic locations; the amazing clothes and the pure passion that is just sizzling throughout the story is all real!It really made me want to take a walk in these ladies shoes to experience some of this fantasticness.However, on the flip side of this is that realisation that the sadness and upset of some of the events are then also real.This just shows how strong Rebecca and Lucy are as individuals, and just how much they have grown in order to overcome such upsetting situations.This book is well written, and I felt I “got to know” the main characters in more dept – it really developed the characters and progressed them from Book One.Possibly, as a reader, if you haven’t read the first book, then you may not grasp Book Two fully, or be as swept away with what happens to them as I was.As with most books within a series, the main “background” information is in Book One. Book Two builds upon this knowledge and tells the remainder of the story, without going back too much.Definitely read Book 1 first – double the brilliance!I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and loved the places it whisked me away to. I adored where the ladies ended up, and who they ended up with – all whilst keeping their unwavering bond with each other – amazing!I could have shed a tear.This book really restores faith in the ideal that Happily Ever After’s really do exist.~Laura’s Review~Holy crap! It finally arrived. The day I’ve been looking forward too since reading the first book and OMFG I certainly wasn’t disappointed! The amount of times I emailed the author going OMG or WTF are you doing to me were unbelievable.This is a truly fantastic read and for those who like a little bit of smut (ok a lot of smut!), this a definite must read for you.How to Catch Butterflies 2 carries on exactly where it left us in book 1 and for those of you who have read book 1 will know we were all left hanging…….HTCB 2 carries on with the busy lives of Rebecca and Lucy. Two best friends who thought they had found the perfect men, but as we come to find out, the path of true love doesn’t run smoothly for either of them. Rebecca must decide whether to believe Jackson after the revelations at the end of book 1 and Lucy must break down her walls and let Chris in if she wants to be truly happy. Will they both have the happy ever afters they both desperately want or will all their plans come tumbling down around them? One thing for sure, Samantha Fontien did it well and leaves you guessing till the very end. HTCB 2 is a roller coaster of emotions and action and smut and has plenty of breathe holding moments. I enjoyed how Samantha gives you a run down about various characters from book 1 and book 2 at the very end. Nice to know that what goes around comes aroundIf you haven’t read this book then you need to hurry up and get it (along with book 1) because trust me, you will not regret reading them one little bit. I very much look forward to seeing what Samantha has for us next.~ Nicola’s review ~Are you ready? I thought I was but that little minx, Samantha Fontien, has done it to me again with her book! Just when I thought I knew what was happening and where the story was going, Samantha, went and yanked the carpet right from under my feet and I landed on my ass with a thud! So as I dust myself off lets get on with my non spoiler review shall we?!As I stated the story picks up right from where book 1 ended, with Jackson on his ass outside Rebecca’s apartment  I’m glad Samantha started the book this way, a lot of books start a few days after the explosive event and you’re left wondering what the hell happened in those days but we get to enjoy every minute.I want this to be a non spoiler review so I will skirt around the facts, Is there action? Yes! Is there drama? Yes! Will there be OMFG moments? Yes!  Will there be moments where you want to slap the character? Yes! Will there be moments where you send the author an email asking WTF have you done?! Yes, and I’m very sorry for that email Sam, well……..kind of! Lets face it, Rebecca and Lucy’s life has never been on the quiet side and its not about to start now!Book 2 is as action packed, if not more, than book 1. It’s easy to keep track of the story and is very well written. Each character has their own place in the story as well as drama, and it’s that drama that keeps you gripped throughout. I enjoyed the twists that Samantha brought to the story, even if one particular moment  earned her a harsh email from me! I absolutely LOVED the ending, each character throughout book 1 & 2 had their own “where are they now” moment, and a few of those brought a grin to my face  you gotta love the karma!!I really enjoyed these Butterfly books and can’t wait to see which characters, if any, make it into Samantha’s next books.*** This book was given free for an honest review***