A review by katymm
Orchid & the Wasp by Caoilinn Hughes

4.0

This is a wonderful literary debut from Caoilinn Hughes. I was fascinated by the calculating, duplicitous protagonist Gael Foess, even if her escapades from Dublin to New York strained at the borders of believability. Gael's constant scheming stressed me out, but I was fully absorbed in her world. Orchid & the Wasp is a character-driven novel that asks important questions about family, relationships, and love. My only main issue with it is that I wasn't a fan of the Occupy Wall Street plotline that appears about 3/4 of the way through the book -- it seemed pointless and meandering.

p.s. I hated Guthrie.