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Las rosas de mayo by Dot Hutchison

25 reviews

dreamingofsmiles's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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cc_shelflove's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I would say this book could be read as a standalone, but it is definitely a more enjoyable read if you already know and love the characters. Roses of May revisits the Quantico Three, the FBI agents responsible for investigating the Gardener’s torturous acts. It’s spring, which means a serial killer from a different open case will strike again soon. While thrilling, this book was definitely not as dark and disturbing as the first. Phew! (I’m sure none of the other books in this series will live up to The Butterfly Garden 😬) One thing I struggled with was the nature of Agent Eddison and Priya’s relationship. The two met because the aforementioned serial killer murdered Priya’s sister. She is a minor. They’re texting, he’s looking out for her, and they refer to each other as family. At the end of the book he kisses her forehead in farewell and IDDDKKKK. I get she doesn’t have a dad anymore and so maybe he is a new father figure to her, but it was slightly ick. Maybe Eddison sees her as the sister he lost many years ago? Slightly weird, folks! In any event, it was worth my time, and it was a bit refreshing to not have to read about the Gardener on every page. 🥴 The next book appears to be Agent Ramirez’s time in the spotlight!
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kim_reads22's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The second book in the Collector series was not what I expected, but I really enjoyed it nonetheless. I assumed it would follow more along with the life of the butterflies after the garden, which it did to a certain extent, but it was off to the side around another crime being investigated by the original FBI agents. 
Both stories interlinked and I really enjoyed following along.

Again, I listened to this one on Audible over a couple of days, going back and forth to work, and then the last 40% on my kindle to finish it off as I didn’t want to wait until Monday to find out how it ended. 

Looking forward to getting into the third book of the series :)
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kendallhoward's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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tiffany_bush's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

There are some triggering/sensitive material in this book, but not as much as The Butterfly Garden. is was an intertwined story. Gave some details and progress of where The Butterfly Garden left off and had another story that also ties into it. It was an enjoyable read.
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csimonsensays's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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alrightlauryn's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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katekreadsalot's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

I had high hopes after The Butterfly Garden, and this second book kind of fell a little flat for me. It was still good, just didn’t fill the shoes of the first book.
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csmoke85's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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loonysaurus's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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