caitibeth_34 's review for:

By The Orchid And The Owl by Mariah Montoya

5.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really enjoyed my reading experience with this book "By The Orchid and The Owl" by Mariah Montoya. This is a novel that had me loving the character but at the same time hating the characters you were suppose hate. On top of having sympathy for some of the characters you were loving and hating.

The World building was amazing learning about the world through the school and the talking Animals and Planet Life "Like the Orchids".  There is also elemental magic...as well as shapeshifters...ohhh and there is forbidden magic. I was very much enjoying the romance between the two main characters Rayna and Coen. It wasn't to slow or to fast in the romance department. It also wasn't overly spicy either 2 maybe 3 spicy scenes (2.5 chili peppers). It kept me wanting to cautiously keep reading and not want to put it down...it also made me want move on to the second book in the series. I thought the logic was great wasn't learning to much right away about the world and magic which left it open to learn more about the world and magic in counting books.