Rachel Mckenny

I absolutely love The Butterfly Effect’s quirky heroine, Greta Oto. She’s socially awkward, loves the Star Trek spin-off The Next Generation, and just wants to spend time with her butterflies and bugs – because they’re so much easier to understand than people.

Still wracked with guilt for not being there for her father when he was dying, Greta feels compelled to leave her PhD research in Costa Rica behind and fly back to Iowa when her twin brother, and musical prodigy, Danny suffers an aneurysm. But, once home, Greta struggles to get along with Danny’s beautiful perky fiancée Meg, their estranged mother Martha who abandoned the family when Greta and Danny were just 14 years old, not to mention Greta’s ex-boyfriend Brandon. Greta has a habit of pushing people away and not seeing past her own discomfort with the complexities of human relationships. Will Greta get it all together before it’s too late?

The novel is a bit slow at times, and I did find myself struggling through a few seemingly forced-in social commentaries that in my opinion weren’t pertinent to the plot.

Overall, the novel is a lovely story of personal growth, and while old with subtlety, the tale has a lot of heart. Another great choice for book clubs from newcomer Alcove Press, an imprint of Crooked Lane Books, which launched its first offerings just a few weeks ago on October 6th, 2020. The Butterfly Effect releases December 8, 2020, along with another Alcove Press forthcoming hit, The Mermaid from Jeju.

Thank you to Rachel Mans McKenney, Alcove Press, and NetGalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review

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