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sylyons's review against another edition
4.0
this was a great book. it looked into a world where clones exists and the author did a great job at conveying the different emotions regarding echoes. I know it wasn't the focus but I was curious as to how the Weavers wove. and I kinda wanted an epilogue.
lil_starz33's review against another edition
4.0
Right off the bat, the concept reminded me of the movie The Island, which is one of my favorite movies ever. It’s really similar, except the people in The Island didn’t know they were copies of real people from the start, as Eva does.
The writing style is similar to the descriptive, moving writing in Daughter of Smoke and Bone. I really connected to Eva, and her thoughts and feelings were really well conveyed. Even the secondary characters were complex and intriguing. Certain sections (no spoilers) had me so upset on Eva’s behalf that I felt like crying.
However, I’m removing one star as a result of the shitty ending and numerous plot holes. There was all this foreshadowing that the ending was going to go a certain way, and then the author just drops the thread and lets it go. There is no resolution to the issues at all. There is no happy ending, and it’s like her final stand didn’t even matter. Furthermore, there are numerous questions that are never answered. It’s like this is the first book in a series or something. I just kept waiting for more information. I would say the first ¾ of this book is really fantastic, but the last ¼ should’ve been done differently.
The writing style is similar to the descriptive, moving writing in Daughter of Smoke and Bone. I really connected to Eva, and her thoughts and feelings were really well conveyed. Even the secondary characters were complex and intriguing. Certain sections (no spoilers) had me so upset on Eva’s behalf that I felt like crying.
However, I’m removing one star as a result of the shitty ending and numerous plot holes. There was all this foreshadowing that the ending was going to go a certain way, and then the author just drops the thread and lets it go. There is no resolution to the issues at all. There is no happy ending, and it’s like her final stand didn’t even matter. Furthermore, there are numerous questions that are never answered. It’s like this is the first book in a series or something. I just kept waiting for more information. I would say the first ¾ of this book is really fantastic, but the last ¼ should’ve been done differently.
ravenlily's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
smartieplanet's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
ayyymonie's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book.
Once I started reading it I couldn't stop reading it. I felt for everyone involved in this because I just sat here thinking what would I do if I was in their situation? How would I feel knowing that I was a copy of someone else? That my parents made a copy of me that's just waiting for me to die so they can take my place? This book made me question so many things.
Once I started reading it I couldn't stop reading it. I felt for everyone involved in this because I just sat here thinking what would I do if I was in their situation? How would I feel knowing that I was a copy of someone else? That my parents made a copy of me that's just waiting for me to die so they can take my place? This book made me question so many things.
robringer's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
gracescanlon's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting and definitely does a good job grappling with certain issues, but there were plenty of plot holes that ended up distracting me from the story and full enjoyment of it.
coolcurrybooks's review against another edition
3.0
I should stop reading YA dystopias. They are so often badly thought out and executed, and The Lost Girl is no exception. That being said, it has the best trait of the genre – it is compulsively readable.
Eva is an echo – a copy of a person created to replace them in case they die. She spends her life learning how to mimic the life of her original, Amarra. When Amarra is killed in a car crash, Eva has spent sixteen years of her life preparing to travel to India to replace her, but nothing can fully prepare her to step into another person’s life.
One of the biggest problems with The Lost Girl is that there’s hardly any world building whatsoever. There’s an organization called the Loom which has been making echos for two hundred years. There’s some vague group of people called hunters who think echos are soulless and should be killed (and are willing to take this matter into their own hands). What is the impact of the Loom upon the world? How does any of it work? Your guess is as good as mine, because it’s sure not explored in the book.
Another problem I had was that Eva displayed almost no evidence of having a working brain. She made practically no decisions and just went with the flow for pretty much the entire book (the Big Choice is an entirely obvious suggestion made by her love interest). If you think a shadowy organization might kill you, wouldn’t you make some preparations? Or would you go to high school like nothing’s happening? Guess which Eva did.
Events take forever to happen. The vast majority of her book consists of Eva going about doing her everyday things. Granted, some of this is necessary, especially in the beginning, to get a feel of what it is like to be an echo. However, I feel like the events of the climax should have taken up a larger portion of the book than they did. The climax and plot in general had a large number of holes, such as some eye brow raising decisions on the part of the original’s parents. There were a lot of loose ends left too, which made The Lost Girl feel like the first book in a series… even though there’s no evidence of a sequel or any plans for one.
Characterization wasn’t memorable in any way, but it wasn’t notably bad either. Eva was easy to sympathize with. She’s had so little control or choice in her own life, and there’s no path of easy escape. She had a romance subplot which wasn’t too bad but was still completely forgettable, much like the rest of the book.
On the bright side, while The Lost Girl may have problems, I mostly didn’t notice them until after I had finished the book. It was easy to read and entertaining enough in a mindless sort of way. While I won’t be recommending it, I wouldn’t discourage you from reading it either.
Originally posted on The Illustrated Page.
Eva is an echo – a copy of a person created to replace them in case they die. She spends her life learning how to mimic the life of her original, Amarra. When Amarra is killed in a car crash, Eva has spent sixteen years of her life preparing to travel to India to replace her, but nothing can fully prepare her to step into another person’s life.
One of the biggest problems with The Lost Girl is that there’s hardly any world building whatsoever. There’s an organization called the Loom which has been making echos for two hundred years. There’s some vague group of people called hunters who think echos are soulless and should be killed (and are willing to take this matter into their own hands). What is the impact of the Loom upon the world? How does any of it work? Your guess is as good as mine, because it’s sure not explored in the book.
Another problem I had was that Eva displayed almost no evidence of having a working brain. She made practically no decisions and just went with the flow for pretty much the entire book (the Big Choice is an entirely obvious suggestion made by her love interest). If you think a shadowy organization might kill you, wouldn’t you make some preparations? Or would you go to high school like nothing’s happening? Guess which Eva did.
Events take forever to happen. The vast majority of her book consists of Eva going about doing her everyday things. Granted, some of this is necessary, especially in the beginning, to get a feel of what it is like to be an echo. However, I feel like the events of the climax should have taken up a larger portion of the book than they did. The climax and plot in general had a large number of holes, such as some eye brow raising decisions on the part of the original’s parents. There were a lot of loose ends left too, which made The Lost Girl feel like the first book in a series… even though there’s no evidence of a sequel or any plans for one.
Characterization wasn’t memorable in any way, but it wasn’t notably bad either. Eva was easy to sympathize with. She’s had so little control or choice in her own life, and there’s no path of easy escape. She had a romance subplot which wasn’t too bad but was still completely forgettable, much like the rest of the book.
On the bright side, while The Lost Girl may have problems, I mostly didn’t notice them until after I had finished the book. It was easy to read and entertaining enough in a mindless sort of way. While I won’t be recommending it, I wouldn’t discourage you from reading it either.
Originally posted on The Illustrated Page.