A review by poorcate
The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna

2.0

2.5 stars. I feel like I'm being overly harsh just because I'm getting tired of reading about scrappy young women who don't listen to the advice of people who love them and who do stupid, rash things constantly. Though to be fair to Eva, she's a much more layered character than most I've encountered lately (I'm looking at you Saba) and she actually learns and grows over the course of the novel. My main problem with this book was that I couldn't buy into the Loom. Not even a little bit. I was fine with the central premise of replacement children but everything about the Loom felt false (how the children were made, the over-the-top villain Weavers, the laws, how the Loom fit into society). Which is too bad, because the story is good and many of the big issues, such as love, family, grief and friendship, are handled nicely.

Probably should go back and take a star away from Blood Red Road and Belle Epoque, just to be fair...