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A review by megsbookishrealm
By the Orchid and the Owl: The Esholian Institute Book 1 by Mariah Montoya
5.0
SOLID 5/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book had me in a CHOKEHOLD! I received this as an e-arc and spent the last 48 hours completely DEVOURING this beautiful story. I could not put it down. I lost sleep.
Mariah outdid herself with this one. It’s absolutely incredible. The magic system was so unique and well thought out just plain fascinating! The world building was… chefs kiss. Seriously, it was so intricate and detailed that I could actually imagine every scene and facet of the institute and world in my mind and become completely immersed in it - but at the same time it was extremely easy to follow and understand.
The plot twists and turns kept me on my toes and screaming at my book several times! I did not see what was coming! The whole story and foreshadowing was so well executed!!
The characters had so much depth and were completely believable in all of their actions. I was living for the relationship between the MMC and MFC! I was hanging in every moment and every word.
But the ending…???? Please tell me she writes fast because I NEED more, more, more! And fast! I will definitely be buying a physical copy of this book as my shelf trophy and to re-read!
If you haven’t added this to your TBR yet, I highly recommend!
This book had me in a CHOKEHOLD! I received this as an e-arc and spent the last 48 hours completely DEVOURING this beautiful story. I could not put it down. I lost sleep.
Mariah outdid herself with this one. It’s absolutely incredible. The magic system was so unique and well thought out just plain fascinating! The world building was… chefs kiss. Seriously, it was so intricate and detailed that I could actually imagine every scene and facet of the institute and world in my mind and become completely immersed in it - but at the same time it was extremely easy to follow and understand.
The plot twists and turns kept me on my toes and screaming at my book several times! I did not see what was coming! The whole story and foreshadowing was so well executed!!
The characters had so much depth and were completely believable in all of their actions. I was living for the relationship between the MMC and MFC! I was hanging in every moment and every word.
But the ending…???? Please tell me she writes fast because I NEED more, more, more! And fast! I will definitely be buying a physical copy of this book as my shelf trophy and to re-read!
If you haven’t added this to your TBR yet, I highly recommend!