I was so eager to start this, and as much as I intended to savor it, I devoured it in a day. It picked up right where the fist part leaves off with April and Beth having escaped into the unknown. There is still a haze over them, especially Beth that makes them even more vulnerable. As if two half starved girls in the woods aren't in enough trouble.
This part has all of the tension of the first part but adds to to it with new faces. Will they find their brother? Parents? Can they trust the people they run into? Who is 'collecting' people? While there are a lot of questions, there are also a lot of answers. And so much emotion. I had a little cry at two points. One sad and one happy.
I've got to read the next part, because so much happened here that I can't say without spoiling but I really must know what's next. I highly recommend this unputdownable series.
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One of my favorite dystopian YA series!
The Escape Series follows two sisters, April and Beth, as they try to piece together what has happened the world in the last five years.The plot of the last two books has kept me on the edge of my seat. The plot is fast, but still leaves time to digest what is happening around them. Jackson does a great job of slowly giving the reader the information they need to help the sisters piece together the mystery of the Butterfly Virus.The world-building is perfect and nothing to convenient. Jackson wrote the story, so the girls wouldn't suddenly remember what happened to them. The girls needed to experience and encounter to trigger a memory, and I thought that was brilliant. (Also, the world they live in is absolutely terrifying!)The organization is straightforward, and I was never confused.In the first book, I didn't like the girls as much as I wanted too. I found them both to be too immature, but on in this book. As the sisters regain their memory, they become more relatable and lovable.My favorite part was the big plot twist at the end. I had been waiting for that moment for so long, and I was so happy when it happened.My least favorite part was around the middle of the novel. The girls stumbled across the location where they were held captive for five years. During their search through the rubble, I found that scene to be slightly slower from the rest of the novel.I give Catching Butterflies 5 out of 5 stars. I loved almost everything about this novel. Specifically, the characters stood out to me the most because they drove the story in a positive direction, and they developed significantly over time.I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys YA dystopian novels. I liked this better than The Darkest Minds trilogy by Marie Lu!
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The Escape Series follows two sisters, April and Beth, as they try to piece together what has happened the world in the last five years.
One of my favorite dystopian YA series!
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2020
The plot of the last two books has kept me on the edge of my seat. The plot is fast, but still leaves time to digest what is happening around them. Jackson does a great job of slowly giving the reader the information they need to help the sisters piece together the mystery of the Butterfly Virus.
The world-building is perfect and nothing to convenient. Jackson wrote the story, so the girls wouldn't suddenly remember what happened to them. The girls needed to experience and encounter to trigger a memory, and I thought that was brilliant. (Also, the world they live in is absolutely terrifying!)
The organization is straightforward, and I was never confused.
In the first book, I didn't like the girls as much as I wanted too. I found them both to be too immature, but on in this book. As the sisters regain their memory, they become more relatable and lovable.
My favorite part was the big plot twist at the end. I had been waiting for that moment for so long, and I was so happy when it happened.
My least favorite part was around the middle of the novel. The girls stumbled across the location where they were held captive for five years. During their search through the rubble, I found that scene to be slightly slower from the rest of the novel.
I give Catching Butterflies 5 out of 5 stars. I loved almost everything about this novel. Specifically, the characters stood out to me the most because they drove the story in a positive direction, and they developed significantly over time.
I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys YA dystopian novels. I liked this better than The Darkest Minds trilogy by Marie Lu!
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