Welcome to Litsy!

May wrap up:
27 books
#BookishBingo: 20/24 with 4 bingos
#MonthlyKeyWordGXO: 3/8

Progress:
#Pop21: 49/50
#AtoZ: 10/26
2021: 141

THE DETAILS⇣
⤏ THE COLLECTOR #2
⤏ CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN UNIT OF THE FBI
⤏ FEATURING AGENT EDDISON
⤏ SERIAL KILLER MYSTERY
⤏ WITH BRIEF UPDATES ON THE BUTTERFLIES
MY REVIEW IN ONE SENTENCE⇢ This is your run-of-the-mill delusional serial killer mystery...one that makes young girls his target...not a continuation of The Butterfly Garden.
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This series is awesome!

Another fantastic book from this author. Let me start off by saying that although this is the second book in The Collectors series, this I not a follow on from The Butterfly Garden. We have a serial killer who kills girls every year in a church, he has a type that he collects and one of his previous victims sister is in his cross hairs. A great book, not so many twist and turns like the first but it still had me on tender hooks throughout.

I‘ve finally arrived in my (very cramped!) London hotel room after a looong day and I couldn‘t fit my book into my hand luggage 😫 Luckily, I have this little number to start on my Kindle. The first in this series (The Butterfly Garden) is very dark and fairly ridiculous at points, but I still enjoyed it. Looking forward to getting stuck into this 😊

The sequel to The Butterfly Garden. It has a decent mystery plot and I appreciated the updates from the last story that were written in. I‘m starting to enjoy the agents and their passion for the victims. Without giving too much away, I thought the main character‘s plan at the end lacked planning and was, hate to say it, pretty ignorant. I thought she had more up her sleeve than she actually did. Overall 3 1/2 ⭐️ #mystery #thriller #junereads

So true!! Whether it‘s finding a new favorite author, an awesome series or just a topic I want to read more about... ❤️ #booksarelife

My #mayreads! I obviously lean toward romance but I think this shows I branch out also. 😄 I can‘t wait to see what June brings! ❤️ #maywrapup #monthlywrapup

Loved this!!! It had been a while since I read the first one but I thought this was a great continuation of the series. Loved how the characters were used to help tell a new story!!!

It breaks my heart to say it, but this book just didn't work for me. Hutchison's 1st book in the series, The Butterfly Garden, was phenomenal, but the followup simply falls flat. It's boring at times and the relationship between the main character, Priya, a teenager, and one of the inspectors is supposed to be warm and friendly, but just comes across as sort of creepy. Although I didnt hate it, I wouldn't recommend it either.

What's the first book you plan to read in 2019? Do you know, or are you like me: surrounded by book stacks with so many awesome titles that you don't know where to start? #2019reads

Not my usual genre, but I love these books. Well-written and I love the characters. No fainting flowers here, just ladies with sharp edges. I didn't like this one as much as the first until near the end. I'm hoping the next one is excellent.

Yes -- especially that last part.

Just finished. I really, really liked this. Going into it, I thought it was going to continue where The Butterfly Garden left off. I was slightly disappointed it didn‘t, but I quickly fell right into this. Could have been a standalone, in my opinion, but I like how it tied in characters from the first book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This sequel isn‘t quite as unique as the first book- but it‘s still an engaging backdrop for #audiocoloring! There are some follow-ups on the main characters from the Garden, but the focus here is a serial killer who each spring, kills a young woman and leaves flowers with her corpse. The plot is predictable but I still enjoyed listening!

Being the 2nd book in a series, I thought the two books would be more connected. This book almost could be a standalone. Overall I did enjoy the story but thought The Butterfly Garden was better (more screwed up).

Those pictures get plastered everywhere because we‘re a culture fascinated with crime, because we think the families‘ private pain is for public consumption.

For once it's not the baby keeping me up at night. At least I can get some extra reading in while the fireworks are going off.

I enjoyed this book very much (that powerful first sentence about paperwork? Hellooooo). It has a lot of great complex characters: Priya and her mother, for instance, who are both very strong and vulnerable, and likable in a way Inara (the main female character in the first book) just was not. But I still liked The Butterfly Garden better, perhaps because it was more f**ed-up 😁

I honestly wasn't sure if I was going to like this series when I started the first book but it sucked me in and this second book did too. Can't wait to start book three.
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I am SO MAD at this book right now. I'm mad that I spent more than a week trying to get through this. The Butterfly Garden (1st book in series) was great compared to this. 0 thrill. 0 suspense. The story made 0 sense. Just no. See my spoiler comments if you have read this/don't mind being spoiled. I will NOT be reading the 3rd book. The writing and characters both felt weak.

I realized this was a 1⭐ when I was at 70% and nothing had happened.

Loving this series! So close to finishing this book 😊

What a first sentence!

It wasn‘t what I expected for the next book in the series and it turned out better that way! Read it in one sitting!!

I enjoyed this one. I can't say it's not as good as the first one, just a different good. I will certainly look forward to the 3rd book.
Stuart thinks she should be allowed to nibble on it.

Roses of May on a snowy morning in March.

Library haul!! Most excited for The Roses of May. I couldn't put the 1st book down, I'm sure the 2nd won't be any different.

The Roses of May meets Snowflakes of February. 🤣😂. We are currently in the middle of a clipper that looks like a blizzard. I can‘t say this one isn‘t as good as the first it‘s just different. You get to reunite with Vic and Eddison along with Bliss and Inara. Definitely a worthwhile read.

A lot of the complaints I‘ve heard about this book were actually things I liked about it. A new case but a lot of connections to the previous in the trilogy. I liked hearing about how the Butterflies of ‘The Butterfly Garden‘ were doing as a background story in this one. So far the author is really coming up with some twisted crimes to write about! What will the 3rd bring?!

(Side note: these two ladies NEVER cuddle!)
#dogsoflitsy #catsoflitsy

Their in the danger zone!!!

I messaged Dot Hutchinson on goodreads if this is a direct reference to The Worlds Most Dangerous Spy. Aka Sterling Archer. #LANA

I read the first book in this series, The Butterfly Garden, almost a year ago. I had no idea there were more books until I stumbled onto this one. I really enjoyed both books in this series and look forward to the next book coming out soon.

There‘s sequel to “The Butterfly Garden”?!?! AND my library has it!

#tbr

Paused everything else I was reading as soon as this came because I loved the first book so much! A little bit predictable, but gripping nonetheless ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I gave myself permission to bail this disorganized mess@of a book

Book 2. Hoping it's as good as the first

"Male friendship is so strange."

Plane reading!

Went to the library to pick up a book that was on hold and walked out with five more books. Have you read any of these? What should I read next?

My heart was beating so fast in so many parts of this story, especially in the second half. SUSPENSE!

The first book focused heavily on the crimes and victims; this one seemed to focus on the investigation and catching the bad guy before he/she acted again. We actually get the killer's POV --> chilling! This is a companion but the 'butterflies' have a large presence. I loved these differences, the new characters, and that it wasn't quite as dark.

I've seen mixed reviews of this one as the follow-up to The Butterfly Garden --> I'm about halfway thru it and pretty captivated right now. It's different than the previous book: more investigative and focuses on different characters. A bit less creepy and dark.

When I'm not reading this, I want to be. I want to know who is doing all the bad things. #currentlyreading

If I want to stay broken, isn't that my choice?

Very good book! I liked the first better, but I liked that the author gave updates on characters from the previous book. It'll be interesting to see what she does with the third in the series!

This book made me realize that I read books the way I watch TV/ movies. By that I mean I yell at the protagonist or character when they do something so obviously stupid, or something bad is about to happen to try and warn them. It had a little suspense and parts where I was yelling out loud. It fell a little short for me in that I wanted it to be about the Gardner and what happened next. Not just some lose tie-ins. Bring in the 3rd book!

This book follows The Butterfly Garden. It is a whole different storyline but does include some of the characters from the previous book and does offer some closure. This book was good but not as captivating and creepy as the first one. This was more typical serial killer type.

I had an extremely busy weekend and wasn't able to read much. Now, since I can't sleep at 5:30am I decided I would catch up. Its another wet, dreary, foggy day in Philly.

New review on my blog at http://howlinglibraries.com!

Long story short, I loved this ALMOST as much as I loved The Butterfly Garden, and would highly recommend it. 🦋 🌹

#thriller #horror

Happiness is a good book, great coffee, a room at the Bellevue in downtown Philly, and this amazing couch.

FINALLY!!!!!!!

Pre-ordered this and the audible narration. I can't wait for 5/23. I absolutely loved The Butterfly Garden, and am so excited that there is a continuation of the story.

This is available on NetGalley as a Read Now.

I absolutely loved the first book, The Butterfly Garden. It was a 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟read.

TW- sexual assault and violence