OLDER FICTION
Peréz, Ashley Hope

The Knife and the Butterfly

(4) YA After getting into a drug-dazed gang fight, Azael wakes up in a detention facility unlike any he has been to before. Denied all contact with the outside world, Azael spends his days observing an unfamiliar female inmate, Lexi, and trying desperately to remember what occurred during the incident. Although the gritty voice and intriguing story builds suspense, the clichéd revelation is disappointing.

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