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Ira ha un destino scritto nel nome. È nel fiore dei vent'anni, è brillante, ma le ossessioni la divorano, la consumano, mettono in pericolo lei e gli altri. Clarissa è una psicologa affermata, famosa in tutta la Finlandia, una star dei talk show dove compare in tailleur griffato e tacco dodici perché vuole rispondere a un cliché. È a lei che Ira si rivolge per chiedere aiuto. Anche se certo non l'aiuto che Clarissa immagina. Ira infatti ha soprattutto bisogno di un alibi. Perché è un'assassina seriale, una spietata killer di uomini. D'altra parte nemmeno Ira immagina cosa si nasconde dietro l'aspetto impeccabile di Clarissa, quali rischi stanno correndo la sua brillante carriera e la sua vita. Chi dunque deve decifrare l'altra? La folle serial killer che si dipinge come una farfalla o la professionista che sorride sulle copertine dei magazine? Le parole occultano, manipolano, ingannano o guariscono? Come in una vertiginosa psicoterapia a cui il lettore ha il privilegio di assistere, Ira e Clarissa prendono a turno la parola per spiegare il proprio punto di vista, crearsi la propria via d'uscita. Alla fine non ci sarà più nessuno a cui credere, e al tempo stesso tutto sembrerà terribilmente chiaro.

320 pages, Paperback

Published January 10, 2025

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78 reviews4 followers
May 20, 2025
Che brutto romanzo, mamma mia.
Forse riflettendoci, facendo trascorrere qualche giorno dalla lettura, sarò meno impietosa. Ma così, di getto, dopo averlo appena terminato, mi sento solo di dire: che brutto romanzo, ribadisco.
Di base l'idea c'è e poteva essere interessante, ma è scritta e gestita veramente male. I personaggi non convincono e lo stile di scrittura (perlomeno la traduzione) è più che discutibile. Un "mappazzone" di idee messo assieme, buttato lì, rendendo l'effetto cardiopalma - che un thriller in teoria dovrebbe avere - totalmente inesistente. Un po' perché alcune dinamiche erano scontate e banali, altre "costruite" molto male.
Al momento, il romanzo peggiore letto quest'anno.
260 reviews2 followers
October 8, 2025
Non mi è piaciuto, è talmente brutto che faccio fatica ad elencare tutto ciò che mi ha fatto storcere il naso. Il primo difetto è la narrazione in Pov di 4 personaggi lunghi una o al massimo tre pagine, per cui molto frammentario. Poi parte con delle premesse, che a tre quarti di libro capisci già tutto ma con idee esposte in modo tanto disorganizzato, criptico e frammentario da provare sollievo che sia finito. Era anche partito bene peccato. Non vedo l'ora di restituirlo in biblioteca. Ah già ampiamente metà libro ho iniziato a trovarlo noioso, ma con la speranza che si riprendesse sul finale.
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665 reviews20 followers
April 1, 2025
I enjoyed the twists and was entertained.  I was not expecting the ending and it moved at a fast pace which I liked. I was invested in how this was going to end. I think this is a unique thriller and I would recommend this. Special Thank You to Martta Kaukonen,Pushkin Press and NetGalley for allowing me to read a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
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473 reviews75 followers
August 23, 2025
رواية ثقيلة بتفاصيل مملة وزادتها الترجمة ثقلا.
الثلاث نجوم:1- للمعلومات النفسية التي بذلت فيها الكاتبة مجهود يستحق التقدير.
2- التويست الخاص بالمعالجة وجرائم إيرا لاني توقعت دور بيكا
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3,802 reviews3 followers
July 26, 2025
Follow the Butterfly by Martta Kaukonen is a character driven mystery translated into English by Daniel Hackston.

Ida decides to seek therapy from renowned psychologist Clarissa Virtanen. Ida does not give much away at first but she does surreptitiously leave clues behind. Clarissa has her own secrets but disgraced reporter Arto hopes to uncover at least one of them. And why is Clarissa’s husband Pekka is so suddenly concerned about his wife?

Follow the Butterfly is a dark and twisted mystery set in Finland. Ida cannot escape the haunting memories of her past. Clarissa is well-known so she will go to any lengths to protect her reputation. Arto needs Clarissa’s story to save what is left of his career. Pekka’s issues are unknown until almost the end of this slow burn mystery. The storyline is compelling with difficult subject matter handled with sensitivity. Unfolding from multiple points of view, Martta Kaukonen’s cleverly-plotted mystery hurtles to a shocking conclusion.
157 reviews2 followers
April 15, 2025
بدون حرق: قاتلة متسلسلة تقرر الذهاب للمعالجة النفسية الأشهر في البلاد، ليس للعلاج ولكن لضمان الحصول على حجة أنها مضطربة نفسيا إذا ما القت الشرطة القبض عليها.
وصحفي مكلف بإجراء حوار صحفي شيق مع نفس المعالجة النفسية.
تظهر من الصفحات الأولى أن القاتلة المتسلسلة والصحفي والمعالجة النفسية وزوجها جميعهم يعانوا من اضطرابات وصدمات نفسية سابقة بتتكشف في الأجزاء الأخيرة من الرواية، لا يعلم أي منهم ماذا يخبيء الآخر.

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الرواية تشد الانتباه من أول سطر،
الترجمة أكثر من ممتازة، من المرات القليلة اللي تشعر أنك تقرأ كتاب بالعربية وليس مترجم.
الكاتبة بذلت مجهود واضح جدا في الأمراض النفسية وتشخيصها وعلاجها، ظهر ذلك من خلال المعلومات عبر صفحات الرواية ولكن بسلاسلة وبدون ملل.
الرواية+٢١ بسبب موضوعها، ويعيبها وجود شخصية نتفلكسية كالعادة لإظهار مدى روعة هؤلاء الأشخاص، شخصية مقحمة إقحام بدون أي مبرر.

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4 reviews
August 21, 2025
Una stella è un regalo. Era da tanto che non leggevo un libro così brutto :scritto male, personaggi non caratterizzati, banali, scontati, noiosi. Io non lo consiglio per niente, sono così tanti o libri da leggere non buttate il vostro tempo.
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64 reviews2 followers
March 19, 2025
I miei ex alunni di terza media hanno una prosa migliore 👍🏻 grazie per avermi comunque tenuto incollato ai duemila plot twist 🪢
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218 reviews
August 4, 2025
Bad. Badly written, or poorly translated, or both. I can't believe I forced myself to read the entire thing.
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441 reviews11 followers
April 3, 2025
"Butterfly" di Martta Kaukonen

Longanesi Editore ‎, 2025
320 pagine
📚 Genere: Thriller psicologici
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Piuttosto vi starete chiedendo: che cosa si prova a uccidere?
Niente.
Neanche stavolta.
Tutto si ripete, sempre identico. E io invece ogni volta spero che sia diverso. Spero di rinascere..." 🥺

Butterfly è un thriller psicologico, l'autrice gioca con noi lettori facendoci entrare nel "mondo malato" dei quattro protagonisti, tra bugie (tante) inganni e mezze verità 😰
Come dicevo ci sono 4 diversi POV "Point of View": Ira, Clarissa, Arto e Pekka!
1. Ira è una serial killer, un personaggio veramente irritante, una ventenne divorata dalle sue debolezze e ossessioni... e chi è lo "Stronzo" che la perseguita nei sogni e nelle sue allucinazioni? 😱
Ira: "Avrei dovuto avvertirvi subito: sono una bugiarda cronica e patologica. Persino nelle cose più banali." 🧐
2. Clarissa Cristal Virtanen è una psicoterapeuta di fama mondiale, una star dei talk show, esperta fredda e analitica, e instancabile paladina dei diritti delle donne e delle bambine!
È a lei che Ira si rivolge per chiedere aiuto... perché proprio lei??!? 🤔
E cosa si nasconde dietro l’impeccabile aspetto di Clarissa?!
3. Arto Haaleajärvi è un giornalista, ora è più un fallito e alcolista, ma è arrivata l'occasione buona: una intervista da copertina per il nuovo inserto chiamato Lifestyle.
Dovrà incontrare Clarissa Virtanen, la psicologa!
4. Pekka è il marito di Clarissa, è un ingegnere esperto nella manutenzione di vecchi database, ed è il primo ammiratore della moglie, ama il suo modo di dedicare "tutta la sua vita" per aiutare i suoi pazienti!!
Le loro strade in un modo o nell'altro si incroceranno (o sono già legate tra loro 😬) io verso la metà del libro, mi sono detta... What?! ...cosa stanno dicendo. Sorpresaaa ...io non avevo capito nulla (ahah) mi ha proprio sorpreso il collegamento tra i personaggi e il finale, che mi ha stupito... però mi ha lasciato con l'amaro in bocca.
Bello!
Non conoscevo l'autrice, sono stata ispirata da una recensione (Loredana 👍🏻) e dalla bellissima cover.
L'ho letto in pochissimo tempo... l'ho proprio divorato.
Molto interessante lo stile narrativo dell'autrice, perché con i capitoli brevi la storia corre veloce tra i diversi POV, e ci porta dritti nei meandri oscuri della mente umana 😱
Il libro è un viaggio nel disturbo ossessivo compulsivo, tra pensieri invasivi, anoressia, violenza, abusi, alcolismo... Butterfly è riescito a tenermi incollata alle pagine, coinvolgente e ricco di suspense, lo consiglio soprattutto a chi ama il genere.
Buona lettura 👍🏻
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468 reviews34 followers
March 16, 2025
Follow The Butterfly by Martta Kaukonen is a complex, multiple POV psychological thriller.

After reading the synopsis I was very excited to read this one. I think the character driven plot is great but I almost think it could have been better without the male characters. I just didn't feel like they added that much to the overall plot. This is definitely a novel that you need to take your time with because it can be tricky to keep the POVs apart. Another thing to mention is that this was translated in to English so maybe some things might just be lost in translation. Even though there is difficult subject matter discussed, it is not graphic so that is a plus. I would be interested in checking out more by this author in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley, Martta Kaukonen, and Pushkin Press for this ARC. Publication date was March 4th 2025.
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133 reviews5 followers
June 18, 2025
3.5 stars- A multiple POV dark and twisty psychological thriller about a female serial killer and the therapist racing to find the key to unlock her past before it’s too late.

The title really should have been something featuring a spider as this book was woven together like a twisted web. I loved the multiple POVs and full cast audio. I was excited to find the serial killer MC was narrated by Lauren Ezzo, one of my favorites, and her performance (only way to describe it) was amazing! This was a very entertaining story that kept you guessing the whole time. My only issue was that it was a little hard to follow at times, moving along in the story with no real real transition leaving me feeling a bit like missed something. But overall good dark and twisty thriller and great audiobook!
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670 reviews38 followers
March 14, 2025
Ida the serial killer, Arto the journalist, Clarissa the therapist and Pekka the therapists husband, these four weave together a tale of secrets, lies and devastating truths.

Without giving anything away I enjoyed this read, set in Finland which mainly concentrates on Ida and her relationships with others, none of the characters are particularly likeable but it made for an interesting read. This is a good psychological thriller with an interesting plot.

Many thanks to NetGalley, publisher and author for my gifted eARC in exchange for my honest review.
500 reviews
August 23, 2024
Renowned therapist Clarissa Virtanen is contacted by Ida as she wants therapy to help her with a few disturbing matters within her mind! The story is told using multiple points of view. It's a tense plot full of twists and turns and secrets and lies play a huge role within the storyline! It is well written and very descriptive. All the sub plots tie up with a dramatic conclusion that I never saw coming or imagined how the book would finish.
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19 reviews
October 9, 2025
Listen I really like this book I had fun reading it and was really taken aback by the ending and twist!!! But it was out there, almost completely unbelievable how so many coincidences kinda just happen! Totally unlikely but then again it is fiction. So I’m not knocking the story totally a good read but my brain was like “how are all these improbable things happening all at once”?

I had to come back and re-rate this book and add another star. I couldn’t stop talking about it to my friend!
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57 reviews5 followers
December 13, 2025
الالم الكبير وقت الطفولة حين يحتاج الطفل الحب والاهتمام والرعاية فحين لم يجدها فكيف ستكون حياته ومستقبله فجروح الماضي وخصوصا جروح الطفولة ولم تضمد فاثرها سيكون شديدا على الطفل في مستقبله
الرواية جميلة جدا ذكرتني برواية المريضة الصامتة
ولكن لدي تحفظ فقد اشارت الرواية الى اجندة لا تقبلها الفطرة او يقبلها دين
اتسمت الرواية بالاطالة والحشو
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26 reviews
January 30, 2025
Manjkav prijevod, nije odrađena redaktura i lektura/korektura, što jako ometa čitanje. Neuvjerljivi likovi, a način pisanja docirajući. Najavljeni nastavak sigurno neću čitati.
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Author 1 book143 followers
March 12, 2025
عنوان براق لرواية مملة جداً.
العنوان لوحده يجعلك تشعر بأن الفكرة ستكون مثيرة للأهتمام ولكن ما بين تلك الصفحات ما هو إلا هراء لا يستحق هذا الوقت
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48 reviews
August 8, 2025
تقريبا أوحش رواية thriller قريتها في حياتي. سيئة و مضيعة للوقت
117 reviews1 follower
November 26, 2025
وحشة نفسيا ومملة سيكا
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