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The Lost Girl Book Review

The Lost Girl
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Eva’s life is not her own. She is a creation, an abomination–an echo. She was made by the Weavers as a copy of someone else, expected to replace a girl named Amarra, her “other,” if she ever died. Eva spends every day studying that girl from far away, learning what Amarra does, what she eats, what it’s like to kiss her boyfriend, Ray. So when Amarra is killed in a car crash, Eva should be ready.

But sixteen years of studying never prepared her for this.

Now she must abandon everything and everyone she’s ever known–the guardians who raised her, the boy she’s forbidden to love–to move to India and convince the world that Amarra is still alive.

What Eva finds is a grief-stricken family; parents unsure how to handle this echo they thought they wanted; and Ray, who knew every detail, every contour of Amarra. And when Eva is unexpectedly dealt a fatal blow that will change her existence forever, she is forced to choose: Stay and live out her years as a copy or leave and risk it all for the freedom to be an original. To be Eva.

From debut novelist Sangu Mandanna comes the dazzling story of a girl who was always told what she had to be–until she found the strength to decide for herself.

Plot

The plot of this was amazing. I just loved it. I would make goals like “I am going to read eighty pages and then be done for today.” And I would end up reading 100. It was just so GAH, filled with action and suspense and if I was ever bored, it didn’t last long. There was always some danger to Eva—the Weavers, police, seekers, the family of the girl she was cloned from.

5 of 5, no doubt.

Characters

I’m not sure who to start on first. I loved Eva—she actually reminded me a lot of Bobbie, to be honest. (So yes, if you want an idea of who Bobbie is, read The Lost Girl. :P) I loved Lekha, who reminded me a lot of Luna Lovegood, with her honesty and acceptance of others—always a good thing! I also loved Nikhil—he seemed like such a fair and honest kid, even at the age of, what, eleven or twelve? I also loved Mina Ma and her fierce love of Eva. I even didn’t mind Neil and Alisha, the parents of the girl Eva was cloned from, even though at times they worked against Eva, it didn’t make them evil—they were just grieving parents who wanted to do the right thing by Amarra’s memory. I loved Sean, his love of Eva, and I loved him and Eva together. Heck, I even loved Matthew, and he was the bad guy! But he made me laugh, so what can I say? I wanted to hate Ray, but in the end I can’t, because he’s just a guy in pain.

Characters, 5 of 5

Overall writing

This book was really well written! We got passages like “The sky and the road are singing to me and I have to run. I have to fly. Or stay and wither by [spoiler omitted from quote.]”

Overall writing, 4 of 5.

Total: 5 of 5, favorite.

Click here to buy The Lost Girl! Rated 15+ for language, and some violence.

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