Review by elntastic - By The Orchid And The Owl

elntastic 's review for:

By The Orchid And The Owl by Mariah Montoya

4.75

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Read it in the span of three days because I was hooked from page 1 on. The plot is quite fast as it spans over one year and therefore it often skips a few weeks at a time to only focus on the important parts of the story. That kind of bothered me because I really like when a story is slow and you get to read about every detail. Especially the romantic relationship had very little mentioning in the story and

after the first kiss, there is a huge gap to the next scene, so we don’t get filled in with details about their meetings in between, which I missed.

But it was okay. The book focused more on the overall story and also just as much on the FMCs friendships as on her relationship, which I actually enjoyed. I was also surprised how quickly we discover about all the secrets and lies in the world. What I really loved about this book was the creativity and the individual tests at the Institute. The wild whispering part of the story was really entertaining and funny and something I loved most about the book. I am very excited to now start the second book!

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