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Butterflies Don't Lie
Sixteen-year-old magazine quiz junkie Kelsey Sinclair wants to make this summer unforgettable by (hopefully) seducing her secret crush, Blaine Mulder. Armed with romance advice articles, Kelsey tackles true love with scientific precision, including getting a job at the seaside restaurant that overlooks the yacht club where Blaine teaches sailing.
However, visions of rendezvous on the beach are clouded when the new kitchen guy's laid back attitude and smouldering stare quickly get under her skin. With his renegade demeanour and unpredictable stunts, Luke is the opposite to Blaine's golden boy reputation. Determined to follow through with her original goal, Kelsey ignores her growing attraction to Luke, certain he's not the guy for her. But when she finally manages to get Blaine's attention, Kelsey worries the magazines are all wrong, and that sometimes the best matches are the ones you least expect.
However, visions of rendezvous on the beach are clouded when the new kitchen guy's laid back attitude and smouldering stare quickly get under her skin. With his renegade demeanour and unpredictable stunts, Luke is the opposite to Blaine's golden boy reputation. Determined to follow through with her original goal, Kelsey ignores her growing attraction to Luke, certain he's not the guy for her. But when she finally manages to get Blaine's attention, Kelsey worries the magazines are all wrong, and that sometimes the best matches are the ones you least expect.
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272 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 15, 2014
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B.R. Myers
13 books496 followersAlways in the mood for a good scare, B.R. Myers spent most of her teen years behind the covers of Lois Duncan, Ray Bradbury, and Stephen King.
She is the author of the Mary Higgins Clark Award winning novel, A Dreadful Splendour, as well as numerous books for teens. Her YA novels have been chosen by the School Library Journal and the CCBC as top picks. Before she became a full time writer, she was a registered nurse for thirty-two years. A member of the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, she lives in Halifax with her family—and there is still a stack of books on her bedside table.
She is the author of the Mary Higgins Clark Award winning novel, A Dreadful Splendour, as well as numerous books for teens. Her YA novels have been chosen by the School Library Journal and the CCBC as top picks. Before she became a full time writer, she was a registered nurse for thirty-two years. A member of the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, she lives in Halifax with her family—and there is still a stack of books on her bedside table.
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January 4, 2015
***Spoilers***
This book is amazing and a roller coaster chapter after chapter. Following Kelsey around in her tragic world is more entertaining than an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and will leave you cringing from second hand embarrassment, but in a good way.
Like any YA Romance book, its cheesy at times, but so rewarding whenever Kelsey discovers that Mr. Perfect isn't always the guy you want and is almost never the guy you need. Luke is incredibly sassy and sarcastic and amazingly written. In fact, every character in the main cast is well-written and armed with incredible back stories and personalities. You'll never be confused as to which character is which because Meyers gives each of them such unique voices and mannerisms.
Chet, the younger brother, is such an important character, not only because he Kelsey grounded, but because he has down syndrome. It's so important to see those with "disorders" represented in popular literature and culture. Kelsey and Chet's relationship is so heartwarming, it'll bring a tear to your eye.
The writing is smart and Meyers give Kelsey such a strong and quirky personality. She's far from perfect and that's why she's so lovely. And it isn't the stereotypical "clumsy girl who turns hot and gets the guy while losing all her flaws", it's "clumsy girl remains clumsy and everyone loves her for her and she realizes that she doesn't have to change for people to love her." That's an important girl to write about. Kelsey never stops being embarrassing and clumsy, and the reader never stops cringing at her antics. I'm sure I blushed as much as she did.
The novel is brilliantly paced and the background information is teased early on, but never given to us in a spurge of text. We gain a little, piece by piece.
Butterflies Don't Lie is a great read for anyone wanting a little spice in their YA romance and for any young girls who may say the wrong things at the wrong time and seem to mess everything up. If Kelsey can survive the Queen's Gallery, you can survive whatever life throws at you.
This book is amazing and a roller coaster chapter after chapter. Following Kelsey around in her tragic world is more entertaining than an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and will leave you cringing from second hand embarrassment, but in a good way.
Like any YA Romance book, its cheesy at times, but so rewarding whenever Kelsey discovers that Mr. Perfect isn't always the guy you want and is almost never the guy you need. Luke is incredibly sassy and sarcastic and amazingly written. In fact, every character in the main cast is well-written and armed with incredible back stories and personalities. You'll never be confused as to which character is which because Meyers gives each of them such unique voices and mannerisms.
Chet, the younger brother, is such an important character, not only because he Kelsey grounded, but because he has down syndrome. It's so important to see those with "disorders" represented in popular literature and culture. Kelsey and Chet's relationship is so heartwarming, it'll bring a tear to your eye.
The writing is smart and Meyers give Kelsey such a strong and quirky personality. She's far from perfect and that's why she's so lovely. And it isn't the stereotypical "clumsy girl who turns hot and gets the guy while losing all her flaws", it's "clumsy girl remains clumsy and everyone loves her for her and she realizes that she doesn't have to change for people to love her." That's an important girl to write about. Kelsey never stops being embarrassing and clumsy, and the reader never stops cringing at her antics. I'm sure I blushed as much as she did.
The novel is brilliantly paced and the background information is teased early on, but never given to us in a spurge of text. We gain a little, piece by piece.
Butterflies Don't Lie is a great read for anyone wanting a little spice in their YA romance and for any young girls who may say the wrong things at the wrong time and seem to mess everything up. If Kelsey can survive the Queen's Gallery, you can survive whatever life throws at you.
December 15, 2014
Loved this sweet story about finding what's important, being open to new opportunities and understanding that sometimes things aren't what they seem... An excellent read for any teen or adult who likes love stories. I loved the Nova Scotia connections and details that made Myers' characters come to life.
December 16, 2021
I haven't read a YA romance for many years, but I'm happy to see the genre still delivers stories that are funny, touching, sweet, and instructive. Kelsey's workplace klutziness is a little over the top at times, but the general atmosphere of working in restaurants is all-too-recognizable. I also appreciated the depiction of tensions between locals and visitors in a tourist village. Several subplot strands effectively come together to reinforce the theme of not jumping to conclusions.
April 20, 2015
"Butterflies Don't Lie" is a fun novel that teaches readers that you can find love in unexpected places. Kelsey, the protagonist, is a funny and loving character who charms readers with her attitude towards her younger brother. Her efforts to do well at her job at The Queens Gallery don't quite go as planned and it is hilarious. Luke has a big personality and neon blue hair to go with it, but beyond his crazy looks, he is a sweet and caring guy that goes out of his way to help others out. He is good in times of emergencies, especially when it comes to Kelsey. I recommend this book for anybody, especially young teens who are looking for a good love story with lots of humor.
August 12, 2025
Kelsey is relatable & almost a little over the top in her klutziness & magazine quiz addiction. Feels like I finished the book too quickly. Her growing friendships with people who she believed to be too put together, pretty or popular to want to talk to her add to her personal growth. Having other people tell her how they see her differently than she sees herself is a real boost to self esteem no matter how old a person is. Realizing how she sees someone from the outside is not always the right way
July 12, 2023
Alicia- Butterflies Don't Lie By B.R Myers is an amazing teen romance novel!
Taking place in small town in Nova Scotia, It follows the story of a sweet, funny, awkward (and a little romantic) 16 year old girl named Kelsey Sinclair, who spends all summer trying to get her dream guy using a spreadsheet that her friend made for her to use “logical” ways of getting Blaine Shoulders..- I mean Mulder.
This book honestly kept me hooked from the first page ever since that first line 😉, even when I could have taken breaks to do literally anything else, I was captivated trying to find out what Kelsey would get herself into next, or if she was any closer to getting the love she longed for.
I absolutely loved this book, and that might be because I'm 45% hopeless romantic. (Probably more.) But I rate this book a 5/5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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Ariela:
So I decided to try out a romance novel. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been reading fantasy romance with a romance subplot. Then my fellow youth ambassadors were like “Butterflies Don’t Lie is a good book” so then I figured that I’d go all in and read a full blown romance novel. Oh boy. I have thoughts. Good? Probably? Bad? Also probably? This book has me questioning my feelings. But, the best books are the ones that you can’t truly figure out.
So this book reads like a Wattpad novel. Honestly, I didn’t come to that conclusion until I saw in the acknowledgements that is actually WAS written as a feature novel for Wattpad. Don’t get me wrong, Wattpad has some INSANE stuff, but there’s also some stuff that is written by people who THINK they’re authors… unfortunately I have read some of those… BUT this novel, Butterflies Don’t Lie was good. Although, I wouldn’t be surprised if this originally was a y/n self insert novel. This is very much what this feels like. Now, USUALLY these stories are kinda cringe, but I actually found this one decent. And I enjoyed it.
When I say it feels like a Wattpad novel, this is not an insult. That’s just the ~vibe~ it gives off.
Let’s talk about the main character, Kelsey, for a second, shall we? Kelsey Sinclair, from Mariner’s Cove. To my surprise, I found myself liking her. I was surprised because I don’t usually like the main character, but I found her relatable in certain ways. She’s your typical 16 year old girl with a huge crush on Blaine who’s a super nice guy with… nice shoulders… apparently. Kelsey has aquaphobia, and of course we don’t find out why until the end of the book when her and her love interest are pouring out their thoughts and feelings to each other before they do that thing where they mush their faces together. Yayyyy. Wait why do I like this girl again? Right, she screws up a lot and it reminds me of myself. It’s like simple screw ups that have other people all angry, like her parents, her boss, or even her love interests or best friends. Some of Kelsey’s personality traits are that she has no sense of fashion, and she’s very responsible because she has a little brother with Down syndrome that she constantly has to take care of, her aquaphobia, and her typical teen girl things that she goes through. And her magazines! I almost forgot about her magazines. Kelsey goes to magazines for love advice, she takes multiple quizzes on how she flirts and stuff-and I’m here like ?? You’re really going to take love advice from a magazine?
Francine, her BFF (who appears once and then we never see her again) left her for the summer, which leaves Kelsey to carry out her amazing plan to kiss her crush all alone. So Kelsey is moping and moping the leaving of her best friend, and so she’s thinking about her crush, Blaine. So Kelsey wants to marry him and all that lovey dovey sappy stuff that makes me feel single, so of course there’s a new love interest that’s introduced because plot. His name is Luke, and Luke has blue hair and a bicycle. Luke is also a huge flirt, and he has eyes for Kelsey.
As far as character development goes, Kelsey partially overcomes her aquaphobia, with the help of her new boyfriend, stops taking advice from a magazine article trying to sell her lipgloss, and comes around to liking this guy she thought was bad news.
One that I liked is that her being in love with a guy isn’t her entire personality. Sure, Blaine is constantly on her mind and we could’ve done with a little less daydreaming, but she still had her own character unlike SOME romance novels I’ve read *cough* *cough* Bella Swan *cough* Twilight *cough* *cough*.
So, like any good love story, Kelsey has a boyfriend by the end of it. She falls in love, realizes who’s the guy for her… and who’s not.
Um… hold up… I was going to take this bit to talk about the chemistry between Kelsey and her soon to be boyfriend… but I don’t remember any of it. It was there, I’m sure of it. *racking brain* *trying to remember* *processing* *loading memory*
Memory: 13% loaded
Welp. All I can tell you is that it is enemies to lovers.
Honestly my only complaint is that the love story could’ve been better drawn out. It sorta felt a tad rushed. Not like “okay let’s get the touchy feely stuff outta the way so they can kiss” more like it got straight to the point and didn’t leave any room for air. But who needs air? Not me. I don’t need bReAtHiNg.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It’s perfect for if you love The Summer I turned Pretty, which I say also feels like a Wattpad novel. It’s just the writing style, you know? There’s that really distinct writing, and they always use the same character—and there’s a huge chance of their being a love triangle. Like this book. Anyway, that’s my review of The Summer I Turned Pretty Butterflies Don’t Lie!
If this was made into a movie or something, I would totally watch it, let’s put it that way. And I’m also going to read B. R. Meyer’s other book, Girl on the Run.
I think I have it a fair shot, after all, the only other romance novel that I’ve read is Twilight… so sure, the bar to top that is a LITTLE low, but take it from me, a 14 year old with no boyfriend (or any interest in getting one) that this love story is a good one. I self-roasted myself a little more than I was expecting in this review. But like I like to say, the best romances are the ones that make ya feel single
4/5 stars
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Savannah:
Butterflies don’t lie by B. R Myers published by Nimbus is easily my most favourite book up to date! This book was the perfect book to start 2022 off reading and really set the bar high for my other books I’m going to read this year! I also made a “reading with me vlog” over on my YT about this book so stay tuned for that!
All the characters in this book had such strong voices and personalities. They all had an important role to play throughout Kelsey’s adventures over the summer. The writing was witty and I fell in love with this book so quickly.
I especially loved the way she wrote Kelsey and her development when she realized she didn’t have to stop being herself for a guy.
This book had such a good plot and kept me wanting to read it after every page. Every chapter I just fell more in love with the book and the story. The romance was adorable and realistic and I really loved the banter between Kelsey and Luke as they find their way to each other.
This story was hard to put down and I absolutely loved every aspect of it. The ending had everything tied up in a little bow. I liked the lesson of, “whatever you think you want is not the thing you necessarily need.” I also really loved Kelsey’s relationship with her younger brother Chet! I loved seeing it grow throughout the story and appreciated how much Kelsey cared for him.
Overall this is an adorable YA romance that I would recommend to everyone that’s looking for a cute, light read that’ll make you fall in love with the book! 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋/🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋 (5 stars)
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Julia: This book is all about Sixteen-year-old magazine quiz junkie Kelsey Sinclair wants to make this summer unforgettable by (hopefully) seducing her secret crush, Blaine Mulder. Armed with romance advice articles, Kelsey tackles true love with scientific precision, including getting a job at the seaside restaurant that overlooks the yacht club where Blaine teaches sailing.
However, visions of rendezvous on the beach are clouded when the new kitchen guy's laid back attitude and smouldering stare quickly get under her skin. With his renegade demeanour and unpredictable stunts, Luke is the opposite to Blaine's golden boy reputation. Determined to follow through with her original goal, Kelsey ignores her growing attraction to Luke, certain he's not the guy for her. But when she finally manages to get Blaine's attention, Kelsey worries the magazines are all wrong, and that sometimes the best matches are the ones you least expect.
I liked this book alot more then I expected, it was a cute romance and I liked getting to know all of Kelsey’s quirks as a avid magizine quiz taker! It felt like a really good beach read also.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\5
Taking place in small town in Nova Scotia, It follows the story of a sweet, funny, awkward (and a little romantic) 16 year old girl named Kelsey Sinclair, who spends all summer trying to get her dream guy using a spreadsheet that her friend made for her to use “logical” ways of getting Blaine Shoulders..- I mean Mulder.
This book honestly kept me hooked from the first page ever since that first line 😉, even when I could have taken breaks to do literally anything else, I was captivated trying to find out what Kelsey would get herself into next, or if she was any closer to getting the love she longed for.
I absolutely loved this book, and that might be because I'm 45% hopeless romantic. (Probably more.) But I rate this book a 5/5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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Ariela:
So I decided to try out a romance novel. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been reading fantasy romance with a romance subplot. Then my fellow youth ambassadors were like “Butterflies Don’t Lie is a good book” so then I figured that I’d go all in and read a full blown romance novel. Oh boy. I have thoughts. Good? Probably? Bad? Also probably? This book has me questioning my feelings. But, the best books are the ones that you can’t truly figure out.
So this book reads like a Wattpad novel. Honestly, I didn’t come to that conclusion until I saw in the acknowledgements that is actually WAS written as a feature novel for Wattpad. Don’t get me wrong, Wattpad has some INSANE stuff, but there’s also some stuff that is written by people who THINK they’re authors… unfortunately I have read some of those… BUT this novel, Butterflies Don’t Lie was good. Although, I wouldn’t be surprised if this originally was a y/n self insert novel. This is very much what this feels like. Now, USUALLY these stories are kinda cringe, but I actually found this one decent. And I enjoyed it.
When I say it feels like a Wattpad novel, this is not an insult. That’s just the ~vibe~ it gives off.
Let’s talk about the main character, Kelsey, for a second, shall we? Kelsey Sinclair, from Mariner’s Cove. To my surprise, I found myself liking her. I was surprised because I don’t usually like the main character, but I found her relatable in certain ways. She’s your typical 16 year old girl with a huge crush on Blaine who’s a super nice guy with… nice shoulders… apparently. Kelsey has aquaphobia, and of course we don’t find out why until the end of the book when her and her love interest are pouring out their thoughts and feelings to each other before they do that thing where they mush their faces together. Yayyyy. Wait why do I like this girl again? Right, she screws up a lot and it reminds me of myself. It’s like simple screw ups that have other people all angry, like her parents, her boss, or even her love interests or best friends. Some of Kelsey’s personality traits are that she has no sense of fashion, and she’s very responsible because she has a little brother with Down syndrome that she constantly has to take care of, her aquaphobia, and her typical teen girl things that she goes through. And her magazines! I almost forgot about her magazines. Kelsey goes to magazines for love advice, she takes multiple quizzes on how she flirts and stuff-and I’m here like ?? You’re really going to take love advice from a magazine?
Francine, her BFF (who appears once and then we never see her again) left her for the summer, which leaves Kelsey to carry out her amazing plan to kiss her crush all alone. So Kelsey is moping and moping the leaving of her best friend, and so she’s thinking about her crush, Blaine. So Kelsey wants to marry him and all that lovey dovey sappy stuff that makes me feel single, so of course there’s a new love interest that’s introduced because plot. His name is Luke, and Luke has blue hair and a bicycle. Luke is also a huge flirt, and he has eyes for Kelsey.
As far as character development goes, Kelsey partially overcomes her aquaphobia, with the help of her new boyfriend, stops taking advice from a magazine article trying to sell her lipgloss, and comes around to liking this guy she thought was bad news.
One that I liked is that her being in love with a guy isn’t her entire personality. Sure, Blaine is constantly on her mind and we could’ve done with a little less daydreaming, but she still had her own character unlike SOME romance novels I’ve read *cough* *cough* Bella Swan *cough* Twilight *cough* *cough*.
So, like any good love story, Kelsey has a boyfriend by the end of it. She falls in love, realizes who’s the guy for her… and who’s not.
Um… hold up… I was going to take this bit to talk about the chemistry between Kelsey and her soon to be boyfriend… but I don’t remember any of it. It was there, I’m sure of it. *racking brain* *trying to remember* *processing* *loading memory*
Memory: 13% loaded
Welp. All I can tell you is that it is enemies to lovers.
Honestly my only complaint is that the love story could’ve been better drawn out. It sorta felt a tad rushed. Not like “okay let’s get the touchy feely stuff outta the way so they can kiss” more like it got straight to the point and didn’t leave any room for air. But who needs air? Not me. I don’t need bReAtHiNg.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It’s perfect for if you love The Summer I turned Pretty, which I say also feels like a Wattpad novel. It’s just the writing style, you know? There’s that really distinct writing, and they always use the same character—and there’s a huge chance of their being a love triangle. Like this book. Anyway, that’s my review of The Summer I Turned Pretty Butterflies Don’t Lie!
If this was made into a movie or something, I would totally watch it, let’s put it that way. And I’m also going to read B. R. Meyer’s other book, Girl on the Run.
I think I have it a fair shot, after all, the only other romance novel that I’ve read is Twilight… so sure, the bar to top that is a LITTLE low, but take it from me, a 14 year old with no boyfriend (or any interest in getting one) that this love story is a good one. I self-roasted myself a little more than I was expecting in this review. But like I like to say, the best romances are the ones that make ya feel single
4/5 stars
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Savannah:
Butterflies don’t lie by B. R Myers published by Nimbus is easily my most favourite book up to date! This book was the perfect book to start 2022 off reading and really set the bar high for my other books I’m going to read this year! I also made a “reading with me vlog” over on my YT about this book so stay tuned for that!
All the characters in this book had such strong voices and personalities. They all had an important role to play throughout Kelsey’s adventures over the summer. The writing was witty and I fell in love with this book so quickly.
I especially loved the way she wrote Kelsey and her development when she realized she didn’t have to stop being herself for a guy.
This book had such a good plot and kept me wanting to read it after every page. Every chapter I just fell more in love with the book and the story. The romance was adorable and realistic and I really loved the banter between Kelsey and Luke as they find their way to each other.
This story was hard to put down and I absolutely loved every aspect of it. The ending had everything tied up in a little bow. I liked the lesson of, “whatever you think you want is not the thing you necessarily need.” I also really loved Kelsey’s relationship with her younger brother Chet! I loved seeing it grow throughout the story and appreciated how much Kelsey cared for him.
Overall this is an adorable YA romance that I would recommend to everyone that’s looking for a cute, light read that’ll make you fall in love with the book! 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋/🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋 (5 stars)
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Julia: This book is all about Sixteen-year-old magazine quiz junkie Kelsey Sinclair wants to make this summer unforgettable by (hopefully) seducing her secret crush, Blaine Mulder. Armed with romance advice articles, Kelsey tackles true love with scientific precision, including getting a job at the seaside restaurant that overlooks the yacht club where Blaine teaches sailing.
However, visions of rendezvous on the beach are clouded when the new kitchen guy's laid back attitude and smouldering stare quickly get under her skin. With his renegade demeanour and unpredictable stunts, Luke is the opposite to Blaine's golden boy reputation. Determined to follow through with her original goal, Kelsey ignores her growing attraction to Luke, certain he's not the guy for her. But when she finally manages to get Blaine's attention, Kelsey worries the magazines are all wrong, and that sometimes the best matches are the ones you least expect.
I liked this book alot more then I expected, it was a cute romance and I liked getting to know all of Kelsey’s quirks as a avid magizine quiz taker! It felt like a really good beach read also.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\5
June 2, 2014
I read this on Wattpad and I'm so glad I did because when I went to go read it again it had been taken down for publishing! The plot is amazing; the characters are vivid. It's one of the best-coming-to-age books I've read in a while.
February 27, 2014
Read this book back in my wattpad days.
March 23, 2015
Loved it! super cute and was a nice light read great for relaxing days
October 23, 2017
I loved the twists ans turns in this novel, and it was a quick and easy read with lots of heart. 5 out of 5 for sure.
September 27, 2024
“Butterflies Don’t Lie” by B. R. Myers was an incredible read to end this Summer with! After reading “Girl on the Run,” I knew I had to read another one of B. R. Myers’ books and I’m glad I did!
We follow the protagonist, Kelsey, who finds comfort in answering magazine quizzes and reading romance-advice articles. She plans to make this Summer an unforgettable one of all by checking off all the boxes on the spreadsheet to get with her crush, Blaine Mulder. As a result of Kelsey’s dedication to get Blaine, she gets a job as a new busgirl at the Queen’s Galley, a seaside restaurant overlooking the yacht club where Blaine works at. She has her eyes on the prize until the kitchen guy’s attitude starts to become the only thing that she could think about. How would Kelsey know who’s right for her? Were the magazine quizzes lying to her this whole time? Only for her to realize that Butterflies don’t lie.
One of the most notable aspects of the book is the author’s ability to create vivid and relatable characters. She creates the protagonist’s challenges to resonate with the readers, and I found myself wholeheartedly invested in their complexities. The author’s evocative style of writing was very outstanding, and I really enjoyed how B. R. Myers introduced the characters from one of her books to another.
Overall, "Butterflies Don't Lie" is a captivating and resonant novel that I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone who enjoys deeply engaging stories with well-developed characters and a sense of romance. B.R. Myers' skillful storytelling and the compelling narrative make this book a must-read.
We follow the protagonist, Kelsey, who finds comfort in answering magazine quizzes and reading romance-advice articles. She plans to make this Summer an unforgettable one of all by checking off all the boxes on the spreadsheet to get with her crush, Blaine Mulder. As a result of Kelsey’s dedication to get Blaine, she gets a job as a new busgirl at the Queen’s Galley, a seaside restaurant overlooking the yacht club where Blaine works at. She has her eyes on the prize until the kitchen guy’s attitude starts to become the only thing that she could think about. How would Kelsey know who’s right for her? Were the magazine quizzes lying to her this whole time? Only for her to realize that Butterflies don’t lie.
One of the most notable aspects of the book is the author’s ability to create vivid and relatable characters. She creates the protagonist’s challenges to resonate with the readers, and I found myself wholeheartedly invested in their complexities. The author’s evocative style of writing was very outstanding, and I really enjoyed how B. R. Myers introduced the characters from one of her books to another.
Overall, "Butterflies Don't Lie" is a captivating and resonant novel that I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone who enjoys deeply engaging stories with well-developed characters and a sense of romance. B.R. Myers' skillful storytelling and the compelling narrative make this book a must-read.
February 26, 2025
This book was and is still amazing. This was honestly the first teen romance book I actually enjoyed for the first time in awhile. Even though this book was released in 2014 and it's now 2025, it's still a great book. This is my third time reading the book and I enjoy it each time I re-read it. My mother introduced me to this book and i'm glad she did. The author did an amazing job writing about Kelsey and Luke (AKA "How-hole"). Still can't get over that name. Anyways, I love the dynamic between the two of them.
June 6, 2021
Butterflies Don’t Lie by B.R. Myers was a wonderful, fun coming-of-age/ young adult romance with real characters, real teen attitudes, and crushes. This story, with a Maritime feel, kept me interested right until the end.
August 6, 2025
It took me about half the book for it to become a real page turner. This really proves to not assume and to communicate out loud.
September 15, 2021
A sweet book that had me remembering my “ Sassy” magazine days and all the quizzes that I lived by !! Heartwarming and all around lovely. I’m passing it on to my 15 year old step-daughter to enjoy .
July 7, 2017
Kelsey Sinclair thinks she's a loser, and guess what - she is a loser! I couldn't garner any sympathy for her and her teen angst. She came across to me as obnoxious, judgmental and bratty. Even her devotion to her Down's Syndrome brother Chet doesn't score many points with me.
Yes, she does mature (somewhat) and learn life lessons by the end of the novel, but the passage there is long, tortuous and a little boring. Her behavior at the house party early in the novel would seem like typical teen behavior (drink lots of alcohol, get drunk and do or say stupid things) but the way it was presented, Kelsey came across as a real jerk.
Speaking of being a jerk, even after she gets to know Luke, she still refers to him as how-hole (her brother Chet parroted Kelsey's slur to Luke when they jumped into Luke's path while he was biking)! Really, the author wants we readers to feel some love connection between the two when the female half still thinks of, and refers to the male as an ***hole? Yeah, sure I can hear wedding bells already.
As for that male half, I liked Luke well enough. I didn't fall in love with the character but didn't loathe him either. In fact, of all the characters in the book, it was Francine we captured my attention the most. She just seemed so interesting and intriguing (at least based on what Kelsey said about her), but too bad Fran wasn't really in this book that much.
I almost DNF'ed this book, but trudged through to the end because based on the synopsis, it was oh so obvious Kelsey would come to realize Luke was her true love, and I wanted to see how the author pulls it off. But even then, I still skimmed parts of this book. Thus, as YA or as a romance novel, it was subpar in both respects.
Yes, she does mature (somewhat) and learn life lessons by the end of the novel, but the passage there is long, tortuous and a little boring. Her behavior at the house party early in the novel would seem like typical teen behavior (drink lots of alcohol, get drunk and do or say stupid things) but the way it was presented, Kelsey came across as a real jerk.
Speaking of being a jerk, even after she gets to know Luke, she still refers to him as how-hole (her brother Chet parroted Kelsey's slur to Luke when they jumped into Luke's path while he was biking)! Really, the author wants we readers to feel some love connection between the two when the female half still thinks of, and refers to the male as an ***hole? Yeah, sure I can hear wedding bells already.
As for that male half, I liked Luke well enough. I didn't fall in love with the character but didn't loathe him either. In fact, of all the characters in the book, it was Francine we captured my attention the most. She just seemed so interesting and intriguing (at least based on what Kelsey said about her), but too bad Fran wasn't really in this book that much.
I almost DNF'ed this book, but trudged through to the end because based on the synopsis, it was oh so obvious Kelsey would come to realize Luke was her true love, and I wanted to see how the author pulls it off. But even then, I still skimmed parts of this book. Thus, as YA or as a romance novel, it was subpar in both respects.
January 7, 2015
This is a fun story of a teen at a watershed moment -- literally. She's afraid of life but unaware of how afraid she is. She's been crushing on a childhood friend for ages, but in the process of scheming to obtain her crush, she ends up bumping shoulders with another guy, one who's decidedly less safe and starts pushing her out of her comfort zone. The "literal" watershed moment is actually literal -- she's afraid of swimming.
There's a strong message of female mentorship as Kelsey begins widening her focus from "How do I get this guy?" to "How do I become more fully alive?"
My only criticism is the ending -- after Kelsey's mother shows her how to resolve plot B with strength and authority, I wish Kelsey herself had come up with a means of resolving Plot A on her own to demonstrate how much she'd learned from the cast of strong women around her.
Overall, enjoyable, and recommended to anyone who reads YA romance.
There's a strong message of female mentorship as Kelsey begins widening her focus from "How do I get this guy?" to "How do I become more fully alive?"
My only criticism is the ending -- after Kelsey's mother shows her how to resolve plot B with strength and authority, I wish Kelsey herself had come up with a means of resolving Plot A on her own to demonstrate how much she'd learned from the cast of strong women around her.
Overall, enjoyable, and recommended to anyone who reads YA romance.
October 30, 2014
I won this book on a contest from Goodreads.
Kelsey Sinclair has a younger brother Chet with special needs who she dearly loves and would do anything for. For summer vacation Kelsey took a summer job as a busgirl at the Queen's Galley which is a seaside restaurant that overlooks the yacht club which Blaine Mulder teach sailing. Blaine was Kelsey's grade 10 math teacher and she feels is her soul mate and now hearing his girlfriend has moved away gives her the perfect opportunity to move in on him this summer. Luke is also working at Queen's Galley and Kelsey felt was a bit of a flake, but as time wore on it was apparent Luke was more than Kelsey thought him to be. But what about Blaine? Life is always complicated at 16 going on 17!
Definitely a book for a young adult.
Kelsey Sinclair has a younger brother Chet with special needs who she dearly loves and would do anything for. For summer vacation Kelsey took a summer job as a busgirl at the Queen's Galley which is a seaside restaurant that overlooks the yacht club which Blaine Mulder teach sailing. Blaine was Kelsey's grade 10 math teacher and she feels is her soul mate and now hearing his girlfriend has moved away gives her the perfect opportunity to move in on him this summer. Luke is also working at Queen's Galley and Kelsey felt was a bit of a flake, but as time wore on it was apparent Luke was more than Kelsey thought him to be. But what about Blaine? Life is always complicated at 16 going on 17!
Definitely a book for a young adult.
July 4, 2013
Busgirl blues is an amazing book. Its inventive, funny, interesting and it has gotten hundreds of thousands of reads in a very short amount of time. It is by http://www.wattpad.com/user/BRMyers. She is an amazing writer and her book http://www.wattpad.com/story/4327404-... has been published as well. It is about a girl called Kelsey Sinclair and her unforgettable summer. It sounds really cliché but trust me its brilliant. Its worth every penny you buy it for. The author has promised competitions for advance copies on her blog (http://bethanymyers.blogspot.co.uk/).
February 14, 2014
I love Bethany Myers writing style. She delivers all her stories with a sense of humour. This is not just for YA. A story that speaks to alll ages. I'm not going to spoil the book, just read it and enjoy!
April 19, 2017
Review to come soon!
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