Rosh’s review of The Butterfly's Treasure > Likes and Comments

What a shame. The cover art is lovely. Fabulous review, Rosh. 🤗💕

Oh that's a shame. What would you think of a child who never asked questions during a story? They just listen and follow along silently.

A fair and fantastic review, sweet Rosh!! 🥰❤️😘 I'm so sorry this was disappointing!! 😭🫶🏼 But at least the illustrations were good! 😅🤭 I hope your next read will be a million times better!! 💕

Disappointing book but a helpful, fair review Rosh,💕

Awh, what a letdown. It’s a shame the story wasn’t executed well, but I’m glad the illustrations made it a somewhat bearable experience. Hope the next one delivers 🫶🏻

Ahh so sorry this was a disappointment, Rosh. Glad that it’s visually stunning but the logic gaps might make it a tough read for curious kids. Those watercolors sound beautiful, though! Great review!<3<3

I recently read a collection of MG stories like this, where they all were okay stories, but you just had to accept the coincidences and zero explanations. I know it's for young readers, but there has to be a LITTLE logic. The illustrations do look lovely, though. Wonderful review, Rosh!

Oh, wow! Hand-painted illustrations sound amazing! If only the story was as good or least better structured to do justice to the artwork. Terrific review, Rosh. 💝
I sure don't get spring vibes from the cover. 😬

You’re really going through a few books that don’t end up meeting your expectations. I can deal with some coincidences, life is full of them anyway. But too many coincidences is not very realistic and can definitely take you out of a story. A cigarette being deemed fine in a children’s book definitely feels very outdated. That seems like a big no no. Fair and honest review, Rosh.

Bummer that the storyline didn't live up to the gorgeous and amazing artwork! Great and thoughtful review, Rosh :)

I'm glad the illustrations truly delivered. Sometimes it can enhance the story. But I'm sorry in this case it didn't and rather failed.

Uh oh, two 2* in a row - I hope your current read is great

Sorry this one was disappointing, Rosh! Hope the next one is a satisfying read. 💗💗💗

Hey, at least the illustrations are good. But why is there a cigarette in a children's book? lol
Sorry this was such a letdown, Rosh. Great review, as always.

Shame this one was a flat experience for you Rosh, you're right, the premise sounds good. Anyway onto your next read, great review :))

The idea of three unlikely characters coming together looked quite promising. Sorry this story felt flat. At least the illustrations were good.
Fair, helpful review, Rosh! 🥰

Shelley's Book Nook wrote: "What a shame. The cover art is lovely. Fabulous review, Rosh. 🤗💕"

Thanks, Shelley! 💖 Yes, the art was really lovely.

Berengaria wrote: "Oh that's a shame. What would you think of a child who never asked questions during a story? They just listen and follow along silently."

Interesting question, B. I wouldn't judge such a child at all. Not all children are verbal about their thoughts. I was one of them. I used to think of questions only on my head. 😊

Sarah wrote: "A fair and fantastic review, sweet Rosh!! 🥰❤️😘 I'm so sorry this was disappointing!! 😭🫶🏼 But at least the illustrations were good! 😅🤭 I hope your next read will be a million times better!! 💕"

Thanks so much, dear Sarah! 💖

Dale wrote: "Disappointing book but a helpful, fair review Rosh,💕"

Thanks much, Dale! 💖

Nat wrote: "Awh, what a letdown. It’s a shame the story wasn’t executed well, but I’m glad the illustrations made it a somewhat bearable experience. Hope the next one delivers 🫶🏻"

The illustrations did help a lot. Thanks, Nat! 💖

Saranya ⋆☕︎ ˖ wrote: "Ahh so sorry this was a disappointment, Rosh. Glad that it’s visually stunning but the logic gaps might make it a tough read for curious kids. Those watercolors sound beautiful, though! Great revie..."

Thanks much, Saranya! 💖 A few logic gaps can be explained away but this was a bit too full of gaps. 😬 The art was the saving grace.

A wrote: "I recently read a collection of MG stories like this, where they all were okay stories, but you just had to accept the coincidences and zero explanations. I know it's for young readers, but there h..."

Exactly, A! There's a minimal level of logic that's mandatory. You can't let too many things stay unclarified. Thank you!

Srivalli wrote: "Oh, wow! Hand-painted illustrations sound amazing! If only the story was as good or least better structured to do justice to the artwork. Terrific review, Rosh. 💝
I sure don't get spring vibes fro..."

Yeah,I was so impressed that they were hand-painted. It took the artist over a year, imagine! It's so sad that the story didn't match up.
Thanks so much, Sri! 💖
I didn't find anything spring-y or Easter-y anywhere in the story! 😬

Thibault wrote: "You’re really going through a few books that don’t end up meeting your expectations. I can deal with some coincidences, life is full of them anyway. But too many coincidences is not very realistic ..."

It's such a bad streak, Thibault. Even classic short stories and children's books are turning out to be duds. 😢
I would expect a simpler story in a picture book but this one really stretched the simplicity.
I didn't even expect a cigarette to pop up in a children's book! 🤷🏻‍♀️
Thank you so much.

Nicole Leigh Reads wrote: "Bummer that the storyline didn't live up to the gorgeous and amazing artwork! Great and thoughtful review, Rosh :)"

Thanks much, Nicole! It's really sad. Such a missed opportunity!

Kealyn wrote: "I'm glad the illustrations truly delivered. Sometimes it can enhance the story. But I'm sorry in this case it didn't and rather failed."

Thanks, Kealyn! I guess illustrations alone cannot save a book.

Dorie - Cats&Books :) wrote: "Uh oh, two 2* in a row - I hope your current read is great"

Oh, quite a few in a row, Dorie! I've been having quite a bad streak. 😕

Mary-Lisa wrote: "Sorry this one was disappointing, Rosh! Hope the next one is a satisfying read. 💗💗💗"

Thanks much, Mary-Lisa! 💖

Persephone's Pomegranate wrote: "Hey, at least the illustrations are good. But why is there a cigarette in a children's book? lol
Sorry this was such a letdown, Rosh. Great review, as always."

Thanks, Perse! That's my question as well. A children's book shouldn't even mention cigarettes.

Mark wrote: "Shame this one was a flat experience for you Rosh, you're right, the premise sounds good. Anyway onto your next read, great review :))"

Thanks much, Mark! 😊 The premise sounded quite good. So sad it didn't match up to the potential!

Nika wrote: "The idea of three unlikely characters coming together looked quite promising. Sorry this story felt flat. At least the illustrations were good.
Fair, helpful review, Rosh! 🥰"

Thanks so much, Nika! 🤗 That coming together of unlikely characters is such a good idea usually in fiction.

3-8 years seem like quite an expansive age range to cater for. Perhaps that contributed to some of the haphazard nature of the story.

Your 2-star review says it all. Great honest review, Rosh. I hope you love your next one.

So sorry that you didn’t enjoy this story. However, I’m glad that the illustrations were nice to look at. Terrific review, Rosh! 💗

Christy wrote: "3-8 years seem like quite an expansive age range to cater for. Perhaps that contributed to some of the haphazard nature of the story."

I always thought the same, Christy. But for some weird reason, children's books are always aimed at ages 4-8. Some books handle the range successfully as younger kids can enjoy the book while listening to it. But this one didn't work both ways.

Jayne wrote: "Your 2-star review says it all. Great honest review, Rosh. I hope you love your next one."

Thanks much, Jayne!

Rachel wrote: "So sorry that you didn’t enjoy this story. However, I’m glad that the illustrations were nice to look at. Terrific review, Rosh! 💗"

Thanks so much, Rachel! 💖 The illustrations saved my overall rating.