The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison - #1 (Fat Rabbit)

As a reminder, at the bottom of every book club posting is the years reading list, in order. Use this list to get ahead, find deals on books, get the Libby reservation, etc. This list extends out through September. (Scroll down!)

Anyone have a Roomba and you feel like the time wasted watching it move about could have been the time spent vacuuming yourself? Me also!

Up next, a thriller! Feels like it could be a bit like the Silence of the Lambs. Well, the detective part, minus the eating of his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. Found this quote about it: "The Butterfly Garden blew my mind, and it definitely left me wanting more. The combination of such a gripping and intriguing premise, profound and memorable characters and a fantastic use of language has caused this novel to become one of my favorite reads of the year, and one of my favorite mystery & thriller books." And if you like this book, it seems like there are three more in the series.

2026 Book List (In this order)
January:
The Names by Florence Knapp | Kate Erly, Fiction, 336
February:
The Butterfly Garden – Dot Hutchison | Lori Meter, Thriller, 286
The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost, Travel Non-Fiction, 272
March:
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky | Corey Nelson, Science Fiction, 384
The Thicket by Joe Lansdale | Peigi Marshall, Western Thriller, 352
April:
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murders by Jesse Sutanto | Douglas, Mystery, 341
The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow | Eric, Fantasy, 309
May:
Feed by Mira Grant | Melissa Kibler, Dystopian, 609
A Simple Plan by Scott Smith | Sue Sliter, Thriller, 416
June:
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde | Corey Nelson, Alt. History Fiction, 379
Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi | Kat O’Kelly, Science Fiction, 304
July:
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield | Corey Nelson, Fiction, 432
Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy | Monique, Fiction, 240
July:
Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green | Amanda & Kristin, Non-Fiction, 206
Kiln People by David Brin | Kat O’Kelly, Science Fiction, 493
August:
The Measure by Nikki Erlick | Fiction, 368
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker | Peigi Marshall, Thriller, 384
September:
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison | Amanda, Fantasy, 448
Nightfall by Asimov & Silverberg | Pam G., Science Fiction, 339