The Girl Who Forgot the Butterflies Review

The Girl: Who Forgot the Butterflies

By Marsha Heather Graham

At twenty-one, Travis had his life all planned out. Within the year he would graduate from college, find a decent job, marry his high school sweetheart and then start the family he had always wanted. 

But, unfortunately for Travis, Marilyn had other plans which no longer included him. 

Unceremoniously dumped, he resolves to win her back. But as he struggles to come to terms with his pain he keeps running into Emma, a smiling redhead who goes out of her way to befriend him. 

Annoyed by her cheerful personality, when he is in such misery, Travis nevertheless finds himself in her company more and more. And as their friendship grows into something unexpected, he realizes that she has just as much hurt in her life as he does. 

As a romance begins to blossom, a chance meeting with Marilyn proves to Travis that he still has some way to go and that he is a long way from being over her. 

Now, he has a choice to make. Will Travis choose the quirky Emma, who seems to be the right tonic for his shattered heart? Or will his preconceived notion of the life he thought he wanted, throw him right back into the arms of the woman who had hurt him so badly?

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MY REVIEW

Travis spent every penny he had to buy an expensive promise ring for his girlfriend Marilyn. But before he could give it to her, she broke up with him. The breakup was a huge surprise, as Travis had no idea that there was a problem with their relationship. The breakup hurt him so much that he felt lost and depressed. Then one day, after accidentally running into her, Emma enters his life, and her endless joyfully, wacky personality breaks through his defenses. But when everything finally starts to fall into place for Travis and Emma to start a relationship, Marilyn decides to waltz back in like nothing happened.

I don’t know what butterflies had to do with this story but I enjoyed it anyway. The story starts with the breakup, so I didn’t feel a bond with Marilyn’s character. In fact, reading on, I didn’t like her at all and could tell she was shallow from the start. Which made Travis look to be self-centered in not seeing it himself. I loved the character of Emma. After she came along, the book became interesting. I think the ending should have been explored a bit more though. It seemed rushed and incomplete.

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**The above opinions are 100% my own, whether I purchased the book or it was given to me to review.

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