Review: Butterfly
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 25, 2014
Butterfly is a story of pain, recovery and retribution. The opening chapter sets the scene of what the main character Grace has had to endure over the past year or so, the dirty guilt of being raped, not by a stranger but by someone she should have been able to trust.  The shame stops her from reporting it.  Through a series of circumstances she meets Ben, an ex-con who went to prison protecting the memory of his sister.  The stigma of having a criminal record stopping him from securing his preferred job as a full-time counsellor so he takes a job working with Grace in her coffee shop.  Over time they become close and Grace lets her defenses down as he uses his counselling skills to help her through her pain to an acceptance that it was not her fault.  The true crunch comes when Grace finds out her rapist has struck again, is she now strong to face Theo in court and make her rapist gets his own just desserts? You will have to read the book yourself to find out.  I felt the author did a fabulous job of conveying the confusing emotions that a rape victim must have to endure even months and years after the attack. I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.