The Butterfly Project by Emma Scott
5 stars!!!
“I once read that you fell in love like how you fell asleep: slowly at first and then all at once.”
Emma Scott delivers a book that even the hardest of hearts would melt for. As with any Emma Scott book The Butterfly Project is beautifully written, emotionally charged and all about the characters. I love a character driven book and these two grow organically right in front of eyes, page by page. A slow build from strangers to friends to lovers and all that delicious getting to know you stuff in between.
“A story of cause and effect. Of violence, vengeance and redemption, touched with shades of chaos theory. An unapologetic affirmation on the power of forgiveness.”
Sometimes, when two people meet, you just click, and while trusting a stranger, especially one of the opposite sex should be the last thing you do, something tells you that all will be okay and Zelda took that leap of faith with Beckett. Beckett and Zelda were both laden with guilt, they go through the motions day to day without a care for themselves, two empty vessels trying to make it to the end of the day before Groundhog Day starts all over again. Both were too bogged down in the mistakes of their pasts rather than living for the now. It is here that Emma Scott delivers a book of assuaging that guilt, redemption and ultimately forgiveness all the while wrapped around the most natural and stunningly beautiful love stories.
“I recognized the weight of guilt hanging around his neck, because I wore it too.”
Zelda was one of the tattoo artists that worked at Vegas Ink and we first met her in All In. Zelda wanted a fresh start and rather than continue with the tattooing that had become her bread and butter she wanted to pursue her dreams of becoming a graphic novelist which meant relocating to New York. Unfortunately for Zelda, breaking into the world of publishing is not easy and now with hardly any money left, a hostel room and only rejections to her name she is contemplating going back to Vegas with her tail between her legs. Fate though has other ideas and it is when she is at her lowest that she meets Beckett.
“I’m all premise, no pulse.”
Beckett was adorable with a capital A. This man stole my heart from the minute we met on the pages. The more you get to know him, the more you understand him, as Beckett is far from an open book. Beckett bleeds kindness, he would do anything for anyone. You can tell that this comes from the heart, but he made a mistake…once, and it is this mistake that he carries around every single day. He is like a pack horse, laden down with guilt and he struggles to walk, every single day.
“But asking means wondering and considerations and second-guessing, and I just wanted to…have the moment without all the mental noise.”
Both Beckett and Zelda have their own ways of coping with their guilt, Zelda with her graphic novel that avenges her past and Beckett who bleeds his guilt through cathartic letters to the one person he needs forgiveness from the most. With Zelda’s artwork and Beckett’s heartfelt words, this was a match made in heaven, and maybe just maybe this is their new beginning.
“This beautiful man was kissing me and all I ever wanted to do for the rest of my life was kiss him back.”
Emma Scott ruined me, I was so emotionally connected with Zelda and Beckett that I experienced this book through them. So many emotions, so many tears and yet uplifting all the same. When you hit rock bottom, the only way is up and it takes that one special someone to give you the motivation to start the climb.
These two were perfect for each other, the yin to the yang and Emma Scott delivered their story with honesty and authenticity, nothing was sugar coated, you were given the good with the bad but this is one of those books that gives you faith in the human race too. Where one person can save another just by being there, where second chances are warranted and given and people learn from their mistakes. Where a problem shared is definitely a problem halved and when life hands you lemons you make damn lemonade. Heartbreakingly, beautiful story that I cannot wait to read again.
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A work of art ... a gem that shatters and shines with all the butterfly feels
“Because maybe, you’re going to be the one that saves me.” ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ After months of struggling to read with life knocking me down, I vowed to pick up a book at the start of the New Year. I didn’t have to think long when choosing my first read of 2024. It had to be emotional; it had to make me feel. It had to be The Butterfly Project, a book I’d been shamefully hoarding for over six years and one that was long overdue. Oh did I feel this romance! Set in vibrant New York City, The Butterfly Project is the tale of two broken soulmates who become whole together as they embark on a moving saga of heartbreak and healing. I fell instantly in love with Zelda and Beckett, complex characters that climbed straight into my heart and stayed there. I was awe of their strength while feeling their pain. The Butterfly Project so much more than a romance. It’s a journey of regret and retribution, sacrifice and selflessness, and faith and forgiveness. It’s a stunning, shattering, and soulful saga that grabbed me from the first page and never let go. I never let go. Like every Emma Scott book I’ve read before it, The Butterfly Project took my tears and my heart while imprinting my soul. I reveled in every word as I felt every emotion … everything. This story is for the dreamers and the soulmate believers. The Butterfly Project is a work of art ... a gem that shatters and shines like the brightest star with all the butterfly feels. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ butterfly-fluttering, soul-catching stars
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- chivanneReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2017
Unique storyline with awesome lovable characters
