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A review by daniella84
The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna
3.0
The concept of this was hella cool - like people being woven so they can replace people when they die?? But they're still their own people?? And Frankenstein is illegal cause then they'd realise their power?? Hell yeah this was a lot more than what I expected from this. I liked Matthew as a villain, and I liked how Sean is about their relationship especially before she leaves.
The ending definitely went downhill for me though. It was a bit too open ended for my liking, and I feel her freedom came more based on coincidence/things outside of her control than what she had done. It just didn't give me quite the satisfaction I was looking after after following Eva on her journey (though I see it wasn't originally meant to be a standalone so that can be forgiven I guess). That being said, I think this book has a good message about being true to yourself, fighting for your freedoms and agency, and has a really sweet found family element to it. It also deals with death - is it better to have someone step in pretending to be the person you loved so you never have to face their death? Or to go through the long and hard journey to peace after they are gone?
The ending definitely went downhill for me though. It was a bit too open ended for my liking, and I feel her freedom came more based on coincidence/things outside of her control than what she had done. It just didn't give me quite the satisfaction I was looking after after following Eva on her journey (though I see it wasn't originally meant to be a standalone so that can be forgiven I guess). That being said, I think this book has a good message about being true to yourself, fighting for your freedoms and agency, and has a really sweet found family element to it. It also deals with death - is it better to have someone step in pretending to be the person you loved so you never have to face their death? Or to go through the long and hard journey to peace after they are gone?