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Other People's Butterflies

Other People's Butterflies

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  • Create Date：2021-08-18 09:52:29
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Cora Ruskin
  • ISBN：1735937525
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Summary

Gwen Foster has never been kissed。 But when she gets the chance to finally see what all the hype is about， it's with her best friend's crush。 Embroiled in relationship drama she doesn’t understand， and ostracized from her friend group， Gwen escapes the angst by using her favorite femme fatale as a role model。。。 and makes snooping on her classmates her new pastime。

Gwen's detective work appears to be going well， until an unknown social media account starts spilling all the scandalous personal details she's uncovered。 Now this wannabe spy must stop whoever is behind it before everyone's dirty laundry is aired， and Gwen is forced to finish high school without any friends。

Other People's Butterflies is a coming-of-age contemporary mystery about not needing to find your first love – but yourself – and how to mend the relationships that matter to you。

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Reviews

Victoria Caro Méndez ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was one of the lucky ones that received one copy before the release date。 And now I'm writing the review I promised。I felt the protagonist。 Everyone around non explaining a thing and expecting her to know everything。 And everyone thinking she was the one who revealed all their secrets？ That hurts。 I was one of the lucky ones that received one copy before the release date。 And now I'm writing the review I promised。I felt the protagonist。 Everyone around non explaining a thing and expecting her to know everything。 And everyone thinking she was the one who revealed all their secrets？ That hurts。 。。。more

Sarah Bell ，

Interesting debut with an ace/aro MCGwen is a interesting character - far from perfect but realistic for 17。 And Ruskin does an excellent job of capturing the confusion of being a teenage ace/aro person， trying to understand your peers and the differences in how they experience things， without necessarily having the knowledge to understand yourself。I also enjoyed the additional story within a story - it does a good of capturing that tough no-nonsense female spy genre。All in all， a good read！

Ela The Queer Bookish ，

This is your typical YA novel but with an aroace main character。The first being alright while the latter needs to happen way more often。 I do have a slight problem with that rep though， because Gwen makes an aphobic joke-y remark that bothered me quite a lot。 Not every ace person is sex-repulsed， y’know？There’s another remark that bothered me， this time an unsensible one about an off-page suicide due to cyber bullying。That being said， let’s talk about the story itself。 I couldn’t have cared less This is your typical YA novel but with an aroace main character。The first being alright while the latter needs to happen way more often。 I do have a slight problem with that rep though， because Gwen makes an aphobic joke-y remark that bothered me quite a lot。 Not every ace person is sex-repulsed， y’know？There’s another remark that bothered me， this time an unsensible one about an off-page suicide due to cyber bullying。That being said， let’s talk about the story itself。 I couldn’t have cared less for Gwen and I was actually sad and disappointed about how her story turned out and around。Especially the ending felt rushed and unrealistic。 Just like that， that’s it？ The only thing I felt was Gwen’s want-to-be-romantic-interest， even though he kinda fell into the “don’t friend zone me” talk。 Which… sadly， realistic。 At least he evolved away from that。So， why did I end up rating Other People’s Butterflies 3 stars when I could’ve given 2？Bookish ThoughtsEven though the story was flat and didn’t leave an impact on me – aside from ranting in my head about the remarks I mentioned above – as well as not caring at all about the MC and kinda hating her， the writing itself was fine to read。 It was tell don’t show though but it did flow and reading Cora Ruskin’s debut novel wasn’t a hardship。 I just won’t read this particular book again。DisclaimerI received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you。 。。。more

Andre Boone ，

A fresh take on high-school drama！ When Gwen’s social life collapses， she finds a very unusual way to cope。 The problem: Her new hobby is bound to lead to disaster。

Kierstin Shea ，

This book has everything: gossip， mystery， an espionage sub plot， and some lovable backyard hens。 Gwen Foster is a force of nature and seeing the world through her eyes is a pleasure。 OPB showcases a point of view that is seldom talked about and brings it front and center。 I imagine this book will be the “right book” for many readers to come。

patri ，

channeling the clock-and-dagger drama of secondary school social circle shenanigans， other people's butterflies stars a morally controversial mc who's ditched by her closest pals and decides to scoop up snooping and surveillance as a hobby。 serving aroace rep in a rural-ish setting， gwen's story of alienation and self-discovery （parallel to the super sleuthing of the made-up secret agent she hero-worships） also sets up a solid portrayal of supportingly platonic connections - and possibly doubles channeling the clock-and-dagger drama of secondary school social circle shenanigans， other people's butterflies stars a morally controversial mc who's ditched by her closest pals and decides to scoop up snooping and surveillance as a hobby。 serving aroace rep in a rural-ish setting， gwen's story of alienation and self-discovery （parallel to the super sleuthing of the made-up secret agent she hero-worships） also sets up a solid portrayal of supportingly platonic connections - and possibly doubles as a homage to snazzy hen monikers and a ransom of references to child prodigy/private detective Harriet the Spy and the chilling repertoire of Hitchcock's most celebrated creations。 questionable scruples and responsibility-dodging aside， this is a quick， spirited read with a pretty decent rendering of the coming-of-age/coming-out duality for my aro- and ace-spec peeps 🙂thank you to art over chaos publishing for kindly passing on this arc！ 💫 。。。more

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