Review: Mysterious read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2013
More like a 3,5 star book.Iris is a young girl who lost her memory, who lives with her father (although she rarely sees him), she has asthma, and nobody knows she's alive (except her father and her nurse; Diana). As long as she can remember, Iris has had these strange dreams about an Island, snow, white feathers and a door that won't open. Iris always feels these dreams are so vivid, and she's always sad when she wakes up. Little does she know there's a reason for it, and when her father's past comes knocking on their door, she is forced to run with Diana.The past comes surfacing with a vengeance and memories slowly come back to Iris, along with the truth. The crucial question is; will Iris know the truth in time or will everything be lost before it begins?See, there's more to this story than meets the eye (and I will not reveal too much). All the characters in Owlet are unique in their own way, some are "plain" human, but some like Iris and her father are different. They're Stryx. Stryx are a different kind of people, they look like a normal person, but their souls are divided. Part human, part bird. For reasons I will not tell, Iris has been locked away from the world to protect her, only in doing so they also removed her from the one person who meant the world to her, made her forget about him.I'll tell you something. 72% into this book and I still had NO IDEA what I thought of the book. Something kept me reading though, and I suddenly realized Emma Michaels has done something remarkable. She didn't drag me into the story with force, nor did she capture me from the beginning, but she slowly and securely lulled me into the fantastic tale she has created.There were SO many questions along the journey, my mind was whirling with all the possibilities and I wanted answers so badly, I could taste it.The end... the end showed me exactly what a talented writer Emma is. She had me reduced to tears because of things that happens and how Iris respond to it and..oh my. Very well written, very well indeed. Owlet doesn't answer every question I had, and I wouldn't want it to either. I want to explore more of the world Emma has created, and I'm looking forward to the sequel, Eyrie.