Helpful Score: 4
Solid 4 stars for a heart wrenching well written contemporary romance. The story of a man, suffering from the loss of his soulmate and the retreat of his precious daughter, making a decision to open his heart to a woman who might be the key to recovery. The woman has her own issues and this complicated, original story really takes the reader through the progression of attraction to attachment.
Some of the dialogue is more screenplay style, perhaps that is the Hollywood setting. Also, Samhain readers looking for explicit sex scenes may be disappointed. The mention of a tongue is as explicit as it gets in the single fade to black sexual encounter.
Read it for the story!
Some of the dialogue is more screenplay style, perhaps that is the Hollywood setting. Also, Samhain readers looking for explicit sex scenes may be disappointed. The mention of a tongue is as explicit as it gets in the single fade to black sexual encounter.
Read it for the story!
Helpful Score: 2
This is a fabulous story. I found the characters to be well developed, believable and very sympathetic. The author really draws you inside the heads of the main characters... it is an unconventional love story, but very tender and sweet. I was moved my the story and I thought the writing was well done.
Wow. I could not put this book down, except to grab another kleenex. I truly appreciated the authors' realistic attention to struggles with grief, loss, the journey to healing, and the joy of falling in love again. Be prepared to become emotionally invested in this well written story.
Helpful Score: 2
You have to go into Butterfly Tattoo with a very open mind. I almost didnt give this book a chance because I thought it was male/male relationship- it isnt. It is a story that makes you feel it is not all butterflies and rainbows with an overwhelming HEA. It is about deep love, loyalty, and healing on the inside. It seems all the characters, not just the H/h, have emotional baggage by the truck loads.
First of all, I totally thought this was an erotica book because of the unconventional romance. The hero Michael was committed to a man for 12 years and had a child with him and then after his partner, Alex, dies he finds himself falling in love with Rebecca. It was not erotica at all and had only one very mild sex scene, but yet it was so intimate. That being said it was just so different than most of the romances I have read. More along the lines of how I feel when I am reading a Megan Hart book, not warm and fuzzy more realistic.
The writing style is very different, which took some getting use to. Each chapter alternated between Michael and then Rebeccas point of view. Even though it wasnt a mystery there was a lot of suspense and anticipation. I loved that when a problem or a question was revealed, it wasnt immediately solved- it kept you guessing. Sometimes I felt it could have moved a little quicker, but then I think it would have lost the developing intensity of the relationships.
Open up your heart and see where it leads, I sure did.
First of all, I totally thought this was an erotica book because of the unconventional romance. The hero Michael was committed to a man for 12 years and had a child with him and then after his partner, Alex, dies he finds himself falling in love with Rebecca. It was not erotica at all and had only one very mild sex scene, but yet it was so intimate. That being said it was just so different than most of the romances I have read. More along the lines of how I feel when I am reading a Megan Hart book, not warm and fuzzy more realistic.
The writing style is very different, which took some getting use to. Each chapter alternated between Michael and then Rebeccas point of view. Even though it wasnt a mystery there was a lot of suspense and anticipation. I loved that when a problem or a question was revealed, it wasnt immediately solved- it kept you guessing. Sometimes I felt it could have moved a little quicker, but then I think it would have lost the developing intensity of the relationships.
Open up your heart and see where it leads, I sure did.
Helpful Score: 1
excellent and unique story. very different from the traditional. emotionally satisfying.
