Butterfly Bones

by Rebecca Carpenter

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Pub Date Nov 28 2016 | Archive Date Jun 02 2017

Description

Bethany should be dead, just like the doctors predicted.

But along came the butterflies, altering the order of nature.

And now nature is hell bent on revenge.

Because when fate's path is disrupted, it's only a matter of time before balance must be restored.

At birth, Bethany Keatley was diagnosed with a rare bone disease and sent home from the hospital to die. Despite losing her mother to cancer before she turned two, Bethany defeated her prognosis and now, at fifteen, with hindered growth making her appear ten years old, she is alive and well thanks to the hormone injections which her scientist father developed.

But if growing up isn’t hard enough already, being small makes her a target and a social outcast. The only way she's been able to escape her high school tormenters so far is by working hard, achieving good grades, and through her unusual friendship with star football player Jeremiah Wright. That is until a misunderstanding with new girl Zoey Margold. Beautiful and brazen, Zoey and her followers make it their focus to break Bethany.

Yet dealing with the bullies becomes the least of Bethany's worries. The mice on which her dad tests the butterfly hormone are showing side effects no one saw coming and now her plan to leave the small minded town of Springs, Georgia and become a scientist has all but shattered. Her world becomes a prison and her existence a life sentence.

But nature has her own plans for Bethany.

Haunting and twisted. Like nothing you've ever read before.

A Note From the Publisher

Metamorphosis Series, Book One

Advance Praise

'So fresh. So enchanting. So poignant. So imaginative. Such and incredible story of true grit, determination, and bravery. I'm sad the story is over ... the subject of bullying is handled in such a realistic and heartbreaking way that you want to jump in and kick some butt yourself. Bethany is physically fragile, stubbornly determined, extremely courageous, and at times, totally careless and her own worst enemy. The subtle creepiness that constantly bubbled just below the surface hung out like the spider in its parlor in a dark corner of my mind during the entire story. Its message? You mess with Mother Nature – she will restore the balance one way or another.' Goodreads Review

'This is a MUST READ! It captures you from the first chapter and won't let go. The intriguing concept, rich characters, and wonderful writing pull you in, and if you start reading late at night you might very well still be reading at dawn!' Wendy Silvano, children's author

'BOY OH BOY IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT. It's freaky, creepy, and doesn't pull any punches. Bethany is a great protagonist, and reads like a teenager.' Goodreads Review

'Carpenter does a marvelous job of weaving in the backstory of a dead mother and Bethany’s against the odds survival through a bequeathed diary. She pens a compelling narrative of Bethany’s father’s experiments to save his daughter and with each page turned, there’s an underlying rumbling that something wondrous or horrific is going to happen, but you have to turn the pages to find out which it will be. Throw in Bethany’s unrequited love of Jeremiah who has his own unresolved demons, and the escalating menace that is Zoey and her A-Club and you have a tale worth reading. Carpenter’s writing is crisp, the character development deep and the story’s pacing excellent.' James L. Weaver, author

'The shocking twists and incredible ending will leave you begging for Book 2!' Goodreads Review

'Butterfly Bones proves to be an intriguing addition to SciFi fiction, offering a unique storyline for lovers of YA books. This first novel in the Metamorphosis Series has it all: suspense, gore, death, and romance. A must read!' Lucinda Stein, author

'I loved this book - it's one of the favourites that I've read this year. It is an easy read with a very engaging, heart wrenching storyline with multiple twist you don't see coming. And it is one I would definitely recommend for people who like young adult fiction and fantasy.' Goodreads review

'I have no idea where to even begin with this review. This book was nothing like what I expected, and has skyrocketed up the list as one of my favorite reads of 2016. After reading the description several times, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what was going to happen throughout the book. I'm happy to say that despite my repeated readings of the synopsis, my initial thoughts were wrong. I absolutely loved the way this story went and was not expecting anything that happened throughout the book. Haunting and beautiful, Butterfly Bones will leave you wanting more long after the story ends.' Under the Book Cover