An excellent and poignant family drama that kept me hooked till the last page.
Great characters and plot, it's highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

My rating:

Plot: 5 out of 5 stars
Writing: 5 out of 5 stars
Character development: 5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 5 out of 5 stars

Recommended for readers of:

Women’s Fiction
Historical Fiction



Review:

The book is vividly written and very captivating. I was hooked almost from the start. The characters are interesting and you can’t help yourself becoming invested in their lives. The plot centers on the life of Posy Montague and her family. It’s told over two timelines one set in the past telling the story of her childhood and the other set in 2006, following Posy now nearly seventy years old in the present. As usual the two plots are nicely interwoven to create a nice ending.


Overall this is a well written book, with complex and interesting characters. It’s very captivating and the surroundings are vividly depicted, it feels like you are actually there. It’s one of those highly addictive books that pull’s you in from the start and when you finish you feel a little sad that it’s ended already. I loved it

Review copy provided by NetGalley at no cost to me

A beautifully painted family drama of two timelines with all the elements of love, hope, anger, betrayal, sadness. The characters are realistic and the plot is smooth and engaging. The matriarch Posy is able to think and act beyond her age and times. The conclusion is drawn out for an additional 50 or so pages. Something about the fate of the butterfly room could have been included in the end. A feel good book. I was pulled to it by the cover. 4.5 stars

Lucinda Riley is one of my favorite authors YET this is my first time to read one of her books that is not a Seven Sisters novel. I was so excited to see this new release from her.

She does what she does best in the story about a complicated family—she weaves the present and past together to tell a complete story. I loved this book and it’s plethora of strong women. Lucinda writes strong women well and describes their progression well. Some are strong their whole lives, others need to find their strength, and it’s always challenged. I’d be hard pressed to say who is my favorite. Themes include women’s rights, fidelity, coming of age, complicated families, love, home.

Thank you to Netgalley and Blue Box Press for this free copy in exchange for my honest review.

Another story by Lucinda Riley full of twists and expected, yet somehow unexpected, plots. A good summer read.

At first, I was drawn to the book because of the cover. It is stunning!!

This is the first Lucinda Riley book I have read and I truly enjoyed it. I am excited to read some of her other books.

The book is an outstanding multi-generational read starting with Posy and her father in the 1940’s sharing their love of butterflies and later as Posey grows up and has her own family, sharing her love of nature. The characters develop throughout the story so that by the end, you feel as if you know them. You will, especially, fall in love with Posey. I know I did!

I will be recommending this book in my book club and in the online Facebook book clubs I am in.
Thank you NetGalley and Blue Box Press for an advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.
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A wonderful big fat family saga that swings from the 1940s to the 2006. It's focused on Posy, who's 70 in 2006 and trying to decide whether she wants to continue to live in Admiral House. Her sons, Nick and Sam, are as different as can be and they, of course, have different opinions. What's important is the evolution of Posy from her childhood chasing butterflies (of course) as WWII is ongoing to the matriarch of 2006. She's got some secrets which spool out slowly. She's a great character. The sons, well, you will definitely like one more than the other, although you'll come to understand them both. There's relatively little drama for a novel of this scope, which was just fine with me. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A pleasant read.

I really loved this book! The Butterfly Room is an wonderful family saga that draws you in from the first page, leaving you feeling that you are a part of the family. Of course, like many families we have the good and the bad. This book weaves a story filled with secrets, love, sadness and happiness. The story is told from 2 different eras, 1940's as Posy grows up in Admiral House and then also in 2006, where Posy is now the matriarch and soon to turn 70 and has returned to ancestral family home, Admiral House. The story is so well written and engaging that you cannot help becoming engrossed, immersed in the story and turninh pages to see what happens next to Posy and her family. This book is wonderfully well written with eel fleshed out characters and an interesting, in depth plot.

I was sad when I came to the end of the book. I will miss these characters. I would like to thank NetGalley, Blue Box Press, and Lucinda Riley for the opportunity to join the Montague family in return for a fair and honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Blue Box Press for the eARC.
This book was a welcome change from my usual mysteries.
Posy Montague is still living in Admiral House in the Suffolk countryside, where she happily grew up spending wonderful hours with her dad, looking for butterflies. Now that her 70th birthday is near she has to decide whether the enormous house is too much for her. Should she sell it?
We meet her first during WWII, and go back and forth from then to 2006.
She has two sons, one of them, Sam, lives near with his family and the other one, Nick, is coming back from Australia. The two men are like chalk and cheese. I disliked Sam, he was selfish and reckless, I couldn't understand how his wife and his mother kept forgiving him, he really needed a boot up his behind. Nick was definitely a much more likeable character. Posy is a strong, youthful woman, her one weakness, unfortunately, is Sam.
There are many secrets in the family, which are aired towards the end of the book, with satisfying results.
This is a lovely read, tense enough to make you keep reading, but soothing at the same time. Perfect for staying inside during these trying times.
Definitely recommended.

The Butterfly Room is an excellent family saga that will draw you in and you will feel you are a part of the family.

Like any family there is good and bad, there are secrets and there is love , sadness and happiness.

The story is told from 2 different eras, 1940's as Posy grows up in Admiral House and in 2006 where Posy is now the matriarch and soon to turn 70 and has returned to Admiral House.

You cant help but turn the pages to see what happens to Posy and her family. I was sad to see the end of the book as I will miss them all.

Thanks to Net Galley and Blue Box Press, Author Buzz for the opportunity to join the Montague family if only for a short while.

Bravo Lucinda Riley! I loved The Butterfly Room. The plot, the characters, the writing - all came together in a perfect combination. The characters were very realistic and their plights evoked emotion. I loved Posey, Amy, Tammy, Nick, and Freddie and felt I knew them at the end of the book. My heart broke several times in the story, and I loved the way Posey dealt with all the problems she faced. She's a perfect grandmother. I admired Amy's sunniness and optimistic outlook on life. I found Tammy to be a strong woman who overcame the sterotype of a model. Nick and Freddie came across as both very honorable, moral characters who looked for the right paths to take and were careful of the feelings of others.

The time I spent with this book was enjoyable. I was absorbed in the story and the lives of the characters. I couldn't put the book down - picked it up every chance I got to read more. I've read all of Lucinda Riley's series The Seven Sisters, so I guess I'm an official fan - I really like her writing style.

Thanks to Blue Box Press through Netgalley for an advance copy.

Loved this book with its many unforgettable characters, especially the main character Posy. In sections of past and present, we learn how Posy coped with the death of her father as a young girl and how that led to heartbreak later on. The secret of the butterfly room could ruin her last chance for happiness. .

I just loved this book from the very first page! I would recommend it to any and all who love books they can sink into and not come out until its finished. This story will touch you like no other. You will feel the joy and the grief but you will be glad of it all and they will all seem like family in the end. (some you may want to slap very hard but...). I was drawn at first by the name, then I saw the cover, I just knew it was going to be good.

Thanks to NetGalley, Blue Box Press and Lucinda Riley for my copy of The Butterfly Room.
Posy Montague is a widow, about to turn 70 and a mother of two grown up sons. She lives in her families crumbling house in Suffolk, she grew up there and it was home to her and two sons. Widowed at a young age, she raised her boys at Admiral House, when they went away to boarding school she kept her self busy gardening and she spent 25 years creating a beautiful garden. It’s a magnificent garden, but a lot of work and her old house needs major repairs and it’s a money pit.

Just at the time when she’s trying to work out what to do with her old house, her son Nick moves back to England after living in Australia for 10 years and her other son Sam’s marriage is on the rocks. Her eldest son Sam is married to the lovely Amy and they have two young children. Sam is hopeless, he’s terrible with money, his various businesses ventures have failed, and he’s not the best husband or father.

When Posy bumps into her first love Freddie after 50 years, she starts to look back at her life and reflect on everything that has happened to her. Posy’s dad died during WW II; her French mother left her with her grandmother went overseas and never returned. Posy married Jonny and her husband tragically passed away when she was pregnant with her second child. As she explores and looks back at her past, she’s oblivious to a huge family secret and she has absolutely no idea what happened. As you read The Butterfly Room you are taken on a journey, one that goes back to WW II England, current time with Posy’s extremely complicated family and friends. I enjoyed The Butterfly Room it’s about family, secrets, lost love; it’s emotional, heartbreaking and at times very heartwarming. I had to grab the box of tissues a couple of times, I cried and four stars from me.

I really loved The Butterfly Room, This is the first Lucinda Riley book I've read and wont be the last. Great cover. Would make a nice holiday read. Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to review it. 5 stars.

An outstanding multi generational read that has it all. The ups and downs, the love and loss, secrets and outright lies. Posy and her family certainly seem to have it all. The ancestral home, the loving children and grandchildren, but at the heart of that beautiful, crumbling mess of mansion is a terrible secret, one that had the power to tear lovers apart. Her children may seem to have it together, but their lives are anything but. It's interesting and intriguing and I definitely shed a tear. The storyline wad fascinating from beginning to end and no one's life was left untouched by fate and the whims of the talented author. Another great read by Lucinda Riley.

It's been a long time since I last looked forward to settling down to read a novel at the end of the day. The Butterfly Room did it for me.

This book has everything in it - mystery (a few of them plus a murder!), romance, family drama, social issues, wonderful settings, history. The characters are great too...you care about what happens to them. You feel angry towards the ones who are not behaving!

I look forward to reading more books by this new-to-me author.

Content: Not entirely clean.

Thank you Netgalley and Blue Box Press for this ARC. This is my honest opinion.

This is such a beautifully written historic love story! I loved it and read it in one sitting. A well written second chance romance, with a good plot. Love the characters and their development.

The world building is amazing and comes to life while you read it. I didn't know it would be such a tear jerker but I still couldn't put it down.

Set in alternating era, it has everything a good book should have. I found it quite engrossing. The mystery, the romance, the tale of loss, friendship, family and secrets and the beautiful setting of the Bodmin Moors.

Will recommend it to all. Thank you NetGalley and Blue Box Press for an advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.

I adored this beautifully written historical love story. The depiction of the characters felt real and their connection was magical. Highly recommended!

The Butterfly Room is a well written romance. Good plot and character development. A nice second chance at romance story of two senior adults. I highly recommend this book. I received an arc from the publisher and this is my unbiased review.