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A review by tallstoryteller
Owlet by Emma Michaels
2.0
Iris suffers from severe asthma, is home-schooled, and her only friends are her father and her caretaker, Diana. For a teenager, that kind of life pretty much sucks. However, when nighttime comes and her imagination takes flight, she escapes to a world that's part memory and part fantasy. She dreams of a red door that never budges on an island covered in snow white feathers. A place she calls “never-never.”
Then one day, Iris and Diana are sent off to the island of her dreams and the truth about her life is unfurled. She now finds herself in a world and society that she needs protection from, and discovers that her soul is half owlet and half human. Iris will have to make choices that she never even imagined.
You could fall in love with this book purely for its cover – it's absolutely beautiful. Another plus is that it's a quick read. Unfortunately, when the epilogue started I was left disappointed with more questions than answers. Throughout the book you are promised big reveals, betrayals and mystery, but the story never quite captures those moments.
I think the idea behind the story is wonderful: Beings that have two souls,: one human, one bird.
But, I'm not invested enough in the characters or the plot to pick up the next book in the series.
* Full disclosure * I received an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Then one day, Iris and Diana are sent off to the island of her dreams and the truth about her life is unfurled. She now finds herself in a world and society that she needs protection from, and discovers that her soul is half owlet and half human. Iris will have to make choices that she never even imagined.
You could fall in love with this book purely for its cover – it's absolutely beautiful. Another plus is that it's a quick read. Unfortunately, when the epilogue started I was left disappointed with more questions than answers. Throughout the book you are promised big reveals, betrayals and mystery, but the story never quite captures those moments.
I think the idea behind the story is wonderful: Beings that have two souls,: one human, one bird.
But, I'm not invested enough in the characters or the plot to pick up the next book in the series.
* Full disclosure * I received an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.