Full review to come on Goodreads and Amazon. Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for a review copy

I enjoyed the twists and was entertained. I was not expecting the ending and it moved at a fast pace which I liked. I was invested in how this was going to end. I think this is a unique thriller and I would recommend this. Special Thank You to Martta Kaukonen,Pushkin Press and NetGalley for allowing me to read a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a difficult book to get through. There's 4 different POV and I found myself having to constantly go back and forth to remember who was who and what had happened.

Overall, the story is full of twists with an unexpected ending, just difficult to keep track of the plot.

Follow The Butterfly by Martta Kaukonen is a complex, multiple POV psychological thriller.

After reading the synopsis I was very excited to read this one. I think the character driven plot is great but I almost think it could have been better without the male characters. I just didn't feel like they added that much to the overall plot. This is definitely a novel that you need to take your time with because it can be tricky to keep the POVs apart. Another thing to mention is that this was translated in to English so maybe some things might just be lost in translation. Even though there is difficult subject matter discussed, it is not graphic so that is a plus. I would be interested in checking out more by this author in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley, Martta Kaukonen, and Pushkin Press for this ARC. Publication date was March 4th 2025.

This was rough. There are multiple POVs and this is one of those thrillers where if you can’t focus and keep your attention on it, then it just won’t work. If you are into complex psychological thrillers then I think you should try this one.

Ida the serial killer, Arto the journalist, Clarissa the therapist and Pekka the therapists husband, these four weave together a tale of secrets, lies and devastating truths.

Without giving anything away I enjoyed this read, set in Finland which mainly concentrates on Ida and her relationships with others, none of the characters are particularly likeable but it made for an interesting read. This is a good psychological thriller with an interesting plot.

Many thanks to NetGalley, publisher and author for my gifted eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and Pushkin Press for the ARC

Follow the Butterfly is a captivating novel. Told from four POVs the mystery is masterfully plotted. You're hooked from every single perspective and keep guessing and being surprised though out the novel. A brilliant thriller!

This book tricked me into thinking it was a different type of book than it turned out to be. A childhood ruined by trauma, thoughts of murder and plans for revenge. A therapist determined to save her patient, but was it all a lie? This book took me a couple of days to read as I needed to think more to follow everything happening

This book was alright. It wasn't spectacular or amazing, just okay. It started out really fast paced and interesting. I did enjoy the back and forth between character stories. And they pieced together well. However, I know it was translated, but sometimes the characters didn't match the story. I think it got mixed up a few times. Which made it a little confusing. The ending though, what a complete cop out. The scene that is typically high intensity, detail, and thorough, was about 2 sentences. It was a complete let down, as if the ending was just brushed over. It was a massive let down.

Thank you to Pushkin Press publishing for providing me an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for my review.

Follow the Butterfly by Martta Kaukonen is a character driven mystery translated into English by Daniel Hackston.

Ida decides to seek therapy from renowned psychologist Clarissa Virtanen. Ida does not give much away at first but she does surreptitiously leave clues behind. Clarissa has her own secrets but disgraced reporter Arto hopes to uncover at least one of them. And why is Clarissa’s husband Pekka is so suddenly concerned about his wife?

Follow the Butterfly is a dark and twisted mystery set in Finland. Ida cannot escape the haunting memories of her past. Clarissa is well-known so she will go to any lengths to protect her reputation. Arto needs Clarissa’s story to save what is left of his career. Pekka’s issues are unknown until almost the end of this slow burn mystery. The storyline is compelling with difficult subject matter handled with sensitivity. Unfolding from multiple points of view, Martta Kaukonen’s cleverly-plotted mystery hurtles to a shocking conclusion.

An interesting read but also slightly confusing while reading. Can't say that I enjoyed it immensely but the twists were good although the constant shifting of POVs felt a bit too much. It was a 3.5 star like book for me. I will recommend this to those who enjoy twisted psychological thrillers but would let them know in advance that this is a book that requires a lot of attention and patience.

Unfortunately I was unable to download this book before the archive date, but I look forward to reading and reviewing other books by this author in the future.

Full review to come on Goodreads and Amazon. Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for a review copy.

This book is going to be one that you either love or hate. Unfortunately, I fall in the latter category. The story was completely chaotic! It took the term unreliable narrator to a whole other level. It was so hard to tell if the characters were lying or lying about telling lies. Further, none of the characters are likeable.

'Follow The Butterfly' by Martta Kaukonen (translated by David Hackston) is a mystery/thriller set in Finland, told by four interconnected perspectives. Ida is a self-confessed pathological liar with murderous secrets she has no intention of revealing to her therapist. Clarissa, celebrity therapist, is so sure that getting to the source of Ida's trauma is the key to curing her seemingly suicidal thoughts that she doesn't suspect Ida is hiding more dangerous thoughts from her. Clarissa's husband, Pekka, is consumed by finding out why his wife seems so enamoured by Ida, and Arto, a journalist who has interviewed Clarissa, has his own shameful secrets.

This story is built around the sensitive issues of suicide and child abuse. Kaukonen doesn't give details, and focuses on the thoughts and feelings of the victims which was good; however, the writing wasn't developed enough. There was more telling than showing how characters felt, and the mystery relied on so much ambiguity or missing information that the mystery wasn't as sophisticated as it could have been and the characterisation and motivations weren't that convincing. I think Ida and Clarissa were much more interesting than the male narrators, who didn't really add anything to the story. Without the male perspectives, there would have been more room to develop the female characters and the sense of unreliable narration.

Overall, I think Kaukonen's debut novel has some interesting ideas but it wasn't developed enough to be a gripping psychological thriller.

Thank you to Pushkin Press and Netgalley for making this novel available for honest review.

Lots of drama, suspense. Very twisty with a lots of POV.

Defiinitely worth to go through the book.

I did not see the end coming and man I loved it.

Unfortunately something went wrong with my ARC download and since the ARC has been archived now, I can't read it anymore. The blurb sounded very interesting though and I wish I could have read it. Hopefully, I will be able to read it in the future once it officially releases.

2.75 stars rounded up. I wanted to like this one, but unfortunately I didn’t like or care for any of the four characters, and that made it quite a struggle. I did guess some of the big twists, so that was good. It was clever and intricate, with the constantly changing viewpoints, but the unlikeable characters and the fact that the big twists came so late into the story (about 67 and 81% in) meant this one wasn’t quite hitting the spot for me personally. I am sure though, that others will enjoy it though fair warning on some difficult themes - I don’t think I’ve ever done some many content warnings on Storygraph!

I received a free ARC copy of this via NetGalley and the publishers in return for an unbiased review.

Follow the Butterfly was one of the strangest books I have read recently. Told from four points of view each person is very interesting and even more so when you realize that none of them are who they appear to be, and they are frankly all in need of psychiatric help. If you like psychological thrillers that are heavy on psychology you will love this.

I couldnt put this down and flew through it in a matter of hrs!! I think that probably helped since it meant I wasn't forgetting who wad who when I went back to it later so it all worked out perfectly for max enjoyment. This book had me all over the place, I had no clue what was going to happen next and couldn't stop reading til I found out. I loved how different it was and just how the characters never did the predictable which made for such a fun read