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lib_07's review against another edition
4.0
I have to admit that I didn't think I was going to like this. It took a while for me to get into it, but once I did, it was good. It was such an interesting plot and you can't help but feel for Eva. She is stuck between two worlds and wanting to live her life, but knowing she will always be living someone else's. I would definitely recommend this to someone who likes a love story with some angst and a sci-twist.
allerkins's review against another edition
4.0
I'm so excited! I won this book through First Reads! My first free book! I can't wait to read it when it arrives.
amyjoy's review against another edition
3.0
I read this while waiting for her newest book to come in from the library, and I enjoyed it! It reminds me a little of [b:Never Let Me Go|6334|Never Let Me Go|Kazuo Ishiguro|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1353048590s/6334.jpg|1499998], but in a much less heartbreaking way (which isn't a bad thing!). I thought the world Mandanna built was interesting, though I still had a lot of questions about why and how Echoes were created.
harshitha_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Utterly beautiful
The Lost Girl.
Yes, she's lost.
Lost in a cruel world where she has to fight for survival.
She's broken too.
She so badly wants to be a human.
Her feelings are almost palpable. It's coming at strong waves toward me. It's exhilarating. My heart stutters here and then. I paused the book and closed my eyes and for a minute, feeling grateful that I'm not in a dreadful situation like her. Feeling grateful that all these characters are a work of pure fiction. No matter how much we wish we had vampires running around, sweeping us off our feet, they are still blood sucking monsters. Anyways, this book is not about vampires and I don't think I'm making much sense.
The Lost Girl is about an Echo named Eva. An echo who desires to live like humans do. Echoes are exact copies of human beings and not everyone has an echo. Only certain people who ask for another copy to be made of their loved ones. Everyday, Eva learns about her other, Amarra. And everyday she wants to be free of all this. One day, there might come a time when her other dies and she has to step in. Eva's waiting and dreading for that day.
In her world, there are only rules. I hate abiding by rules. I honestly don't know why. But I do. Because I have to. And she does too, because her life is at stake.
“If you expect the worse, you're only denying someone a chance to be better”
There are so many confusions, so many goodbyes, so many yearnings that I really feel sorry for her. She's truly lost and I so badly want to help her. Sometimes, while I'm reading I want to reach into the pages, get myself really inside the book and save her. And overall, when I look back at the story, it isn't one comprising of complications like I had thought earlier. It's a rather simple one. The beautiful narration has made it more. It has made the simple story into a more meaningful one.
I loved this book. It explored the various concepts of being human. Of love and goodbyes. Of hope and friendship. I think a human's greatest power is hope. We always hope, you know? For example: myself. How I am hoping for another amazing book like the Lost Girl. We always do hope in the darkest times, don't we? :D
Here's a small message for Eva, our beautiful Echo:
You are human. You are more human than any of us. I hope you have a life filled with pixie dust and happiness :)
The Lost Girl.
Yes, she's lost.
Lost in a cruel world where she has to fight for survival.
She's broken too.
She so badly wants to be a human.
Her feelings are almost palpable. It's coming at strong waves toward me. It's exhilarating. My heart stutters here and then. I paused the book and closed my eyes and for a minute, feeling grateful that I'm not in a dreadful situation like her. Feeling grateful that all these characters are a work of pure fiction. No matter how much we wish we had vampires running around, sweeping us off our feet, they are still blood sucking monsters. Anyways, this book is not about vampires and I don't think I'm making much sense.
The Lost Girl is about an Echo named Eva. An echo who desires to live like humans do. Echoes are exact copies of human beings and not everyone has an echo. Only certain people who ask for another copy to be made of their loved ones. Everyday, Eva learns about her other, Amarra. And everyday she wants to be free of all this. One day, there might come a time when her other dies and she has to step in. Eva's waiting and dreading for that day.
In her world, there are only rules. I hate abiding by rules. I honestly don't know why. But I do. Because I have to. And she does too, because her life is at stake.
“If you expect the worse, you're only denying someone a chance to be better”
There are so many confusions, so many goodbyes, so many yearnings that I really feel sorry for her. She's truly lost and I so badly want to help her. Sometimes, while I'm reading I want to reach into the pages, get myself really inside the book and save her. And overall, when I look back at the story, it isn't one comprising of complications like I had thought earlier. It's a rather simple one. The beautiful narration has made it more. It has made the simple story into a more meaningful one.
I loved this book. It explored the various concepts of being human. Of love and goodbyes. Of hope and friendship. I think a human's greatest power is hope. We always hope, you know? For example: myself. How I am hoping for another amazing book like the Lost Girl. We always do hope in the darkest times, don't we? :D
Here's a small message for Eva, our beautiful Echo:
You are human. You are more human than any of us. I hope you have a life filled with pixie dust and happiness :)
itsjyotsna's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent! I really enjoyed this novel, and I'm glad I finally got around to reading it. A really interesting concept, having an 'echo', who is raised to be your understudy, and will step into your life, should you ever die.
I would honestly give this 4.5 stars- I liked the characters, and the plot, but the last third of the book felt very rushed. I saw that it was originally written to have a sequel, but now is a standalone, which explains the unfinished feel of the story.
The characters were pretty good- even though some of them were a little flat, they're presented in a way that makes their actions (or lack thereof) understandable.
The best part of the story was Lekha. She's a side character, but she can definitely steal the show. She's hilarious, quirky, and I wish I could be friends with her!
I would honestly give this 4.5 stars- I liked the characters, and the plot, but the last third of the book felt very rushed. I saw that it was originally written to have a sequel, but now is a standalone, which explains the unfinished feel of the story.
The characters were pretty good- even though some of them were a little flat, they're presented in a way that makes their actions (or lack thereof) understandable.
The best part of the story was Lekha. She's a side character, but she can definitely steal the show. She's hilarious, quirky, and I wish I could be friends with her!
namik200's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
nicki_has_thoughts's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the overall premise of the book, it felt like there was something new for me. I enjoyed the way the characters developed throughout the book. However, it felt very disjointed at the end as though the author were tired of writing the book and she wrapped it up as succinctly as possible. There were so many questions I ended up having in the end that I think I would not read this book again and I think that it is missing the satisfaction of a decent ending for a stand-alone book. If this were one of a series I think the ending may have been more appropriate, but it isn't.
booksandbraids's review against another edition
2.0
The ending felt lacking. I also felt like there were some flaws with the overall concept of echoes and the loom and whatnot... It wasn't bad... But it wasn't amazing either
kbooknook's review against another edition
4.0
originally read: July 2015
reread: September 2016
This lovely novel that was inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is about identity, loss, & freedom. I love the themes of life & death, the many characters, and the gentle romance that is neither overbearing nor neglected. I'm still not overly fond of the vague title, or the ending that feels slightly rushed and unfinished. That being said, I do appreciate how it left the futures of these characters unclear, because it felt very true to life in a lot of ways.
reread: September 2016
This lovely novel that was inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is about identity, loss, & freedom. I love the themes of life & death, the many characters, and the gentle romance that is neither overbearing nor neglected. I'm still not overly fond of the vague title, or the ending that feels slightly rushed and unfinished. That being said, I do appreciate how it left the futures of these characters unclear, because it felt very true to life in a lot of ways.
b00kr3vi3ws's review against another edition
5.0
I had heard so much about this book before picking it up, that I started reading it the moment it arrived in mail. There was so much hype about it and couple of other bloggers that I follow had recommended it to me over and over. And now that I have finished reading it, I am glad to report that, all that hype is well deserved.
‘Lost Girl’ takes you to a world where humans can order an echo to be made of their loved ones so that in case they lose someone to death, the echo can take their place. Our protagonist is a 16 year old echo who has named herself Eva after an elephant. She is an echo of a girl called Amarra who lives in Bangalore, India and thus has spent her whole life in the way Amarra lives her life. She is supposed to know what Amarra knows, like what Amarra likes, hate what Amarra hates and basically be a carbon copy in every way. Echoes are not supposed to live their own lives or have their own wishes. Afterall, when a human dies, the echo has to take their place and live their life for them. Eva is special. Her guardians, Mina Ma, Erik, and Sean love her and have often tweaked the rules for her. Eva has experienced things and has the love other echoes couldn’t have. But when Amarra loses her life in a road accident Eva is forced to leave everything and take her new place.
The author has created a mesmerizing world, I tell you. On one hand the Weavers (creators of echoes) have been portrayed as mysterious, omnipresent and powerful people who can create life from mere ash and bones. It is very clear that they are not to be trifled with. On the other hand are the echoes, who have no life of their own. They are forced to live the life of the human they are destined to replace. Then there are the humans. While echoes are illegal in many countries, human find a way to ‘order’ for echoes. They are supposed to bring hope to the survivors, yet somehow I felt that the echoes were there so that the survivors didn’t have to deal with loss, grieve and move on. Then again, the way some humans look at echoes, as if they are stealing somebody’s life and that they have no feelings or wishes/rights of their own was so appalling.
I have lived the ups and downs of being and echo with Eva. She is indeed a special girl who has a mind of her own and is brave. I loved Sean for being the person he is. I loved Lekha for being a true friend, Nikhil and Sasha for being understanding and Mina Ma and Erik for giving Eva a chance at her own life just by being there for her. Ray frankly irritated the hell out of me. Ophelia was a total mush. Adrian played the part of an antagonist well enough but not to the build-up he got. And frankly speaking I still can’t decide what to think of Matthew. The plot accommodates such a wide variety of characters and each of them are well developed.
The writing style of the author was really simple. I didn’t have to look up a single meaning. Yet the narration was anything but simple. It is so beautifully done that you can almost picturise each character and situation in the mind’s eye. The flow is smooth and at no point did I feel that the story was dragging. I tried to look up whether the author has lived in Bangalore or not, but her website only says that she is currently living in England. I have a feeling that the author must have lived in Bangalore (or atleast in South India) for a while because she has captured the essence of the Bangalore citizen so well. I mean locations and landmarks can be googled, but to capture the thought process and mentality of the local people in such an authentic manner, the author must have spent some time there. If not, then I simply have to bow down to her research on it.
Overall, it’s a page turner and an exciting book to read. It is a must read for all dystopian lovers. I hope there’s a sequel soon.
‘Lost Girl’ takes you to a world where humans can order an echo to be made of their loved ones so that in case they lose someone to death, the echo can take their place. Our protagonist is a 16 year old echo who has named herself Eva after an elephant. She is an echo of a girl called Amarra who lives in Bangalore, India and thus has spent her whole life in the way Amarra lives her life. She is supposed to know what Amarra knows, like what Amarra likes, hate what Amarra hates and basically be a carbon copy in every way. Echoes are not supposed to live their own lives or have their own wishes. Afterall, when a human dies, the echo has to take their place and live their life for them. Eva is special. Her guardians, Mina Ma, Erik, and Sean love her and have often tweaked the rules for her. Eva has experienced things and has the love other echoes couldn’t have. But when Amarra loses her life in a road accident Eva is forced to leave everything and take her new place.
The author has created a mesmerizing world, I tell you. On one hand the Weavers (creators of echoes) have been portrayed as mysterious, omnipresent and powerful people who can create life from mere ash and bones. It is very clear that they are not to be trifled with. On the other hand are the echoes, who have no life of their own. They are forced to live the life of the human they are destined to replace. Then there are the humans. While echoes are illegal in many countries, human find a way to ‘order’ for echoes. They are supposed to bring hope to the survivors, yet somehow I felt that the echoes were there so that the survivors didn’t have to deal with loss, grieve and move on. Then again, the way some humans look at echoes, as if they are stealing somebody’s life and that they have no feelings or wishes/rights of their own was so appalling.
I have lived the ups and downs of being and echo with Eva. She is indeed a special girl who has a mind of her own and is brave. I loved Sean for being the person he is. I loved Lekha for being a true friend, Nikhil and Sasha for being understanding and Mina Ma and Erik for giving Eva a chance at her own life just by being there for her. Ray frankly irritated the hell out of me. Ophelia was a total mush. Adrian played the part of an antagonist well enough but not to the build-up he got. And frankly speaking I still can’t decide what to think of Matthew. The plot accommodates such a wide variety of characters and each of them are well developed.
The writing style of the author was really simple. I didn’t have to look up a single meaning. Yet the narration was anything but simple. It is so beautifully done that you can almost picturise each character and situation in the mind’s eye. The flow is smooth and at no point did I feel that the story was dragging. I tried to look up whether the author has lived in Bangalore or not, but her website only says that she is currently living in England. I have a feeling that the author must have lived in Bangalore (or atleast in South India) for a while because she has captured the essence of the Bangalore citizen so well. I mean locations and landmarks can be googled, but to capture the thought process and mentality of the local people in such an authentic manner, the author must have spent some time there. If not, then I simply have to bow down to her research on it.
Overall, it’s a page turner and an exciting book to read. It is a must read for all dystopian lovers. I hope there’s a sequel soon.