I don't review every book that I read because I sometimes find it hard to put a book into my own words. Either it is too similar to other books I have read or I just cannot find the right way to say what I want to say in the way I want to say it. The Butterfly Garden falls under the latter category. Why? Because a part of me is very disturbed that I enjoyed this book so much.

The Butterfly Garden needs to come with a trigger warning. The content within its pages is totally disturbing, but also incredibly captivating. And the writing is just brilliant. I think that the phrase 'hauntingly beautiful' was created for this book!

I said it before and I'll say it again - if you are sensitive to topics like rape, servitude, or really any sort of abuse or captivity, this probably isn't a good read. The images are vivid and the topics are heavy. However, if you are open to reading about topics like this in fiction, I couldn't recommend this book more. The story, beneath the graphic images and disturbing concepts, is beautiful.