A review by new_heart
Oculta by Maya Motayne
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 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.
This was way too long.
Spoiler
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.