Reviews

Oculta by Maya Motayne

lizal's review against another edition

5.0

Im going to need the third book pronto if this is how its going to end....girlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

dorien_s's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

scrollsofdragons's review against another edition

3.0

The enjoyability level is high but the characters don't feel all there, they feel a bit like cheap knockoffs and the world-building is non-existent but looking at it as more a thriller then a fantasy, yeah I had a good time with it.
It's literally a thriller with magic set in a royal palace, there is such a lack of fantasy elements beyond that.

darthmolls's review against another edition

5.0

4.25 stars personally but 5 for the author!

colorlessdaisy's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

csillagesz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

new_heart's review against another edition

3.0

So much wasted potential. On paper, this story has everything I’d want, it just doesn’t connect with me. 
This was way too long.

I hate it when the middle of a book is dragged out and then in the last 20 pages we get a big twist and finally some high-stakes action, only to have the book end in the middle of that.

I also felt uncomfortable reading some of the comparisons and the main character’s thoughts about Englass and its people. Yeah, we get it, colonialism is bad, no need to make fun of red haired people or look down on their wedding ceremonies and such just because they’re different. 
The villains were all super one-dimensional.

k1rsty's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

faehistory's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

readersareleaders's review

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75