The Butterfly Garden is basically an "opposites attract" story paired to "fish out of water" premise.
Jenny Romano was the wild one, the rogue, of the two sisters. She's a free spirit that doesn't like to settle down, and her assignment of a photographer was perfect for her. She'd gladly leave the housewife nice girl stuff to her sister Grace, who is indeed, married, with two beautiful daughters, and a loving husband, and a house, and all that. Even Jenny's mother called Grace perfect. But that perfect tranquility was shattered when Jenny was summoned to a hospital thousands of miles away... Grace had been in a serious auto accident and is in a coma... and her husband... is dead. Jenny struggles to take over, at least temporarily, Grace's life, and found that all that beautiful marriage was just an illusion, and Jenny is stuck in a suburban life, and had to meet psychologist Elliot Drake, recommended to help the two girls through the trauma. Elliot had been hurt before and was not about to open his heart, but he can't help to be intrigued by this free-spirit Jenny, who's unpredictable, yet kind-hearted. Is there a chance between the two?
The setup was initially one-dimensional. "Free Spirit"? Cruel mother? Perfect sister? But as the story unfurled, you learned much of the initial impressions were just mirages. My problem is with the chemistry between the psychologist and Jenny. I don't feel much there, with most of the book dealing with family drama.
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: Free-Spirit Girl Had to Temporarily Be Perfect Housewife for Recovering Sister; Was Wooed by Psychologist
Tropes: doctor / patient, sudden family, fish out of water
Overall Rating: 3/5
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