Book Review

Book Review: The Butterfly and the Bull by K. Sean Harris

K. Sean Harris Book Review: The Butterfly and the Bull by K. Sean Harris

Reviewed by: Noel Cunningham

K. Sean Harris The Bull and the Butterfly book cover.

There are many ways that people are trying to get through this pandemic with a semblance of their sanity. Some relax with music, viewYou Tube, exercise or video call with friends and family. The really smart ones do not need all of that as they simply hunker down with a K. Sean Harris book and leave all the problems of the world behind. If you want words that can soothe, stimulate, stir or sustain you, then look no further than your nearest book store. Words organised in a literary pattern, facilitates a cerebral solution to boredom, anxiety and stress, and this is a must have.

Harris’s latest offering is another humdinger of a novel. ‘The Butterfly and the Bull’ is 2021’s big hit out of the Harris camp and since he likes to keep his fans on their toes, he has decided to take them to couples confession. The novel chronicles how two people who should still be in the throes of love and wedded bliss, in the midst of their honeymoon period, are harbouring secrets from each other, some of which are explosive. It also shows you that even if you are in love with someone, never for an instant think that you truly know them, and worse, never swear for them.

The story surrounds Mason and Nori, two beautiful young people who work hard but still find time to have fun. They are both ambitious and in sync in terms of desiring to own their own dream home and start a family in the future. Where things get dicey is when it comes to his mother possibly living with them as well as them not being sexually compatible, the latter being an issue that at first did not seem like a ‘biggie’ but would later turn their lives upside down.

When a caterpillar becomes a butterfly and her wings begin to spread, you can admire her evolution, but if you are hard pressed to halt the transformation you are not only wasting your time but are in for a rude awakening similar to that of a bull in a china shop as he has no business there whatsoever.

Real and raunchy and being a K. Sean Harris heavy hitter, full of sex scenes. It is not ‘50 shades’ but better, as this walk on the wild side is as Jamaican as it gets, colourful ‘fabric’ and all. You will lose your night’s sleep once you have started reading because the plot twists are guaranteed to prevent you from budging until you have consumed it or it consumes you.

‘The Butterfly and the Bull’ checks all the boxes and definitely hits the spot. You will need a copy not only for yourself but for that friend who loves to borrow your treasured K. Sean Harris books but will not return them!