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Review OWLET by EMMA MICHAELS + Swag GIVEWAY! @EmmaMichaels @TributeBooks

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Book Description
Somewhere between falling and flying… there is a girl.

Iris has a secret. She lost her memory eight years ago and never told a living soul. After an asthma attack one night she finds out that her dreams of a strange house on a snowy island may be a memory resurfacing but the more she learns about the past the more she realizes the life she has been living is a lie. As the façade her father has built starts to crumble around her she will have to decide which means more to her; the truth or her life.



About the Author
Emma Michaels is the author of the ‘A Sense of Truth’ and ‘Society of Feathers’ series. Her goal with her latest YA novel ‘Owlet’ is to give others what she did not have growing up; a strong female protagonist with asthma. While her previous aspiration was to be a lady knight she realized that not being able to run more than a few feet might become a hindrance so turned to writing instead. Her day jobs include being a cover artist, marketing consultant and silk screen designer.

As the founder of The Writers Voice blog (http://OurBooksOurVoice.Blogspot.com) she loves to connect authors and readers. As a book blogger turned author, she was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, until she moved at eighteen to Washington State. Suddenly, the world was a new place filled with tall green trees that reached further for the sky with every moment, making her want to do the same. Ever since, she has tried to make her life something new and different from what it was before, pursuing her future career, setting high goals and reaching for them. With the support of her fiancé, Chihuahua, and her amazing blog followers and fellow bloggers, she wants to prove to the world that anything is possible and help inspire fellow literary lovers to reach for their dreams.


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MY THOUGHTS
LOVED IT

Iris has had asthma ever since she can remember.  She doesn’t remember much about her early childhood except snippets of a poetic fairy tale and her magical island of Never Never.  She doesn’t remember her mother, only her father and Diana, her caretaker and somewhat aunt are her only friends and even then her father is always gone.  A boy named Falcon always seems to drift somewhere in the back of her mind and she dreams of a snow covered island, which she isn’t sure is her magical island or not.   

When Diana takes her to the island at her father’s request, Iris is overjoyed that what little she does remember now seems to be true and she slowly gathers those memories together to piece together her mother and her own past.  Falcon turns out to be a real boy with secrets of his own and her family is now only starting to open up about her true identity.  Iris is unsure and almost dies after falling in the water which makes the family reveal her true purpose and history.  I thought at first that this might be a shapeshifter story, but it reminded me a bit more of Native American folklore and the Skin Walkers.  

This first installment is full of setting the scene and world building and it is not until the end that Iris really comes to life as she remembers more and more and starts to become more independent.  I can’t wait for the next one to see how much more in control Iris will become and how she can work around what she truly is.  Sorry, I am not giving up to much of the plot points since the revelation of her character is something you should read for yourself.





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You can buy Owlet on October 13 or pre order the PDF right now!

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  6. I’ve been curious about this one, more for my daughter than me. I’m definitely wondering what Iris’ true story is.

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  9. This book sounds amazing. I’ve been following it on several blogs and getting more and more excited about it. Thank you
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