Butterfly Palace

I wish I had nice things to say about this book. This review is not easy to write.

The cover did not match the story:
* in tone
* in building type
* in yard/lawn type
That was disappointing, because the cover is what grabbed my attention and made me want to read the story. I had to cover it with sticky notes once I realized (early on) that it did not in any way match with the story inside. Poor planning on the publishing house's and cover artist's part.

Too much worldly junk tainted this one beyond saving:
* many sensual, heated, passionate kisses [which occurred at random moments (in the midst of action scenes, serious discussions, etc.)]
* profanity
* affairs
* child out of wedlock
* physical desire between leads (to an extreme, for “Christian” fiction)

There were also inconsistencies and errors throughout, some pretty large (a Secret Service agent did not hear a gunshot from across the street) while others were simply typos. All were distracting to me.

My biggest complaint about this book is that the leading couple were sex-craving tramps who didn't know how to use restraint or self-control. I couldn't figure out how I was supposed to root for such characters as the leads or why that type of junk was even inserted into a so-called “Christian” book in the first place. Seemed like a case of poor judgment by either the author or publisher (or both).

If there weren't already a couple of different series I've been at least halfway enjoying by this author, this book would be enough for me to add her to my do-not-read-ever-again list. I don't like being subjected to such trash.

Despite the faith thread, which seemed out of place with all the junk aforementioned, I do not consider this to be a “Christian” book. It definitely came across as secular and trashy to me.