Oona Out Of Order

Oona Out Of Order by Margarita Montimore

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 Oona, at 18, has two paths laid before her. She isn't sure which she will choose. As it turns out, Oona doesn't get to decide. Time, acting as an entity, changes everything and challenges Oona to embrace life in a non linear, heart breaking and awe inspiring way.⁣ ⁣ 

You ever look back at yourself from 10 years ago and think "Who was she? If that version of me knew the me here today, she would be shocked." Oona begins every year in a shocked state of the Five W's. She lives with decisions she's made but hasn't been present for yet. She has to both live with and lose people from year to year. It's a hard concept to grasp but she gets better at it with time, even if there's no way to prepare or change the past, present or future. As we learn, everything has it's time.⁣ ⁣

 This story is well balanced and and feels complete from beginning to end. I can't help but think that Montimore took her time writing this and fell in step with Oona. So many books have a quick wrap up at the end and I didn't feel rushed at the end of my journey with Oona. It felt organic, paced and whole.⁣ ⁣ 

I think if I was left with any questions, it would be about Cyn. But by the time that question arose in my mind, we had already learned to not look up old friends. And that was that.⁣ ⁣ I also hope that the Wings of Desire quote at the beginning of the book is a neat little real life tie in to one of the characters with a familiar name. It would only add to my previous beliefs about Margarita existing somewhere in Oona and vice versa.⁣

Favorite Quotes:

"When I was growing up, Mama used to say what you dislike in other people is really what you dislike in yourself."

"I just wonder if it's making us lazy and rude. How much real life do people miss out because they're focused on a screen? How much have I missed out on?"

Genre:

Fiction, Magical Realism, Science Fiction



**I received Oona Out of Order as an ARC from Flat Iron Books and in return am pleased to givie my honest opinion.**