Review: Give Me Butterflies - Jillian Meadows

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Review: Give Me Butterflies - Book #1 The Oaks Sisters - Jillian Meadows - July 2023

I had been holding out to read this book and was so excited as it had given me vibes of one of my favorite series by Erin Mallon - The Natural History Museum series. Give Me Butterflies is also set in a museum and we have Millie Oaks who is an Entomologist and Finn who is an Astronomer. The only difference between the two series is that Give Me Butterflies is a bit more serious and touches on a few edgier topics compared to the hilarious LOL moments that are sprinkled right through Erin Mallon's series. Besides that, these were very similar and I feel that reading Erin's work first actually in a way set me up to love Jillian Meadow's book just as much. In Give Me Butterflies, Millie is up for a promotion as director of Entomology but the thing is that the other person also up for the position happens to be her awful ex-boyfriend Kyle who is an arse and gaslit and mentally abused her. The thing though that this time around Millie has not only the support of her family but also friends to help prove to her that she is the best darn Entomologist around and deserves the promotion. The other side of the coin is Finn who has become an instant dad after his sister Clara died leaving behind two five-year-old daughters. Finn tried dating, but he went with one who didn't want both but can Millie prove to him she wants the "whole package" and can the two of them help each other heal and grow from past wounds? Find out in Give Me Butterflies, the great first book in the Oak Sisters series by Jillian Meadows. After finishing this one, I immediately went to the Libby App and placed Book #2 Wreck My Plans on hold as I look forward to reading more by Jillian Meadows.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3S5wnh7




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