Review: Emotional read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2014
Disclaimer: I received this book in exchange for an honest review.Butterfly is not a light romance as it involves difficult topics such as sexual assault and involuntary murder.This book makes us think about heavy topics, and especially what's like to live/survive after you've been raped. It's an empowering story, we see Grace going through all these feelings of guilt, anger, self-hatred, depression, and finally searching for help and getting better with Ben's help. It makes us see how important counseling is, and reminds us that even if it seems like pressing charges won't take you anywhere, you shouldn't give up. If something like this happened to you, even if you are in a relationship with the person who assaulted you, it's not your fault, and you should look for help and talk to someone.From the beginning of the book I found myself feeling sympathetic toward Ben's situation and feeling the character's frustration. I've thought about this, how can you start your life again after you've been in prison? It must be very difficult, people are very prejudiced and afraid to give someone benefit of the doubt or a second chance.The story is very well written, the characters are likable and I really liked reading Grace and Ben's love story. It was beautiful to see the characters helping one another and learning how to live again. I would have given it more stars if Ben had been truthful earlier, as I felt like it wasn't fair of him to be with Grace for so long hiding the something that big from her and didn't like being afraid of what was going to happen when Grace found out.