Paper Butterflies review by TiaGrieves
Paper Butterflies
by Lisa Heathfield
Age Range - Mature Young Adult
Genre - Chick Lit
Five Star Award

LitPick Review

Age at time of review - 24
Reviewer's Location - McAlester, Oklahoma, United States
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Paper Butterflies is a riveting book about a young girl named June and the abuse she suffers at the hands of her stepmother. June wishes she could speak up and tell someone, anyone, about her cruel stepmother, but how could she when her own father doesn't believe her? Everything changes, though, when June meets a young boy named Blister. June can escape her stepmother, if only for a few hours, when she spends time with Blister at their secret place. But one night everything is ruined. Can June tell Blister the truth about how bad things really are at home? Can the paper butterflies in her stomach give her the strength to finally open up?

Opinion: 

Paper Butterflies is an exquisite book that really makes the reader feel like a part of the story. It keeps the reader guessing as to what happened to June. It shows another side of abuse that isn't really talked about often, and it's interesting to see this different take on a difficult subject. It's not always the parent doing the abuse—sometimes its siblings, too, and at times the parent forces the siblings to take part in the abuse. Just because the focus of the abuse might be on one child, this doesn't mean the other children in the house aren't just as terrified.

Rating:
5
Content Rating:

Content rating - some mature content

Explain your content rating: 

I chose the "some mature content" rating due to the abuse in the book. I don't think some children should be exposed to the language used during some of the abusive scenes.

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