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Losing Lila - Sarah
Alderson
Pages:
322
Publisher:
Simon Pulse (Simon
and Schuster)
Release
Date: 5th
August 2012
Edition:
UK paperback,
review copy
Other
Titles by this Author: Hunting Lila, Fated
Alex
and Lila are on the run, desperately trying to stay one step ahead of the Unit.
Alex is determined to keep Lila safe at any cost, but Lila’s only thought is of
finding a way back to California so she can rescue her family from the military
base where they’re being held.
Lila
plans not only to save her brother and her mum, but also to completely destroy
the Unit and everything it stands for. But that means Lila returning to
California alone, and making friends with the enemy – putting herself at risk of
losing everything: Alex, her family...even her life.
After leaving Hunting Lila languishing in my room for
months before finally taking a chance on it, I began Losing Lila the morning after finishing Hunting Lila and didn’t put it down until I’d devoured the whole
book.
In Losing Lila, Lila begins to further develop and understand her
powers and use them as a weapon against The Unit to save her family. She’s
starting to realise that she has a power and a responsibility and that she can
protect herself and doesn’t need to hide anymore. I have to admit that
her moments of doubt and uncertainty over her self-control and her actions only
endeared me to her further. There were also the most adorable bits where Alex
realised this too and got a little irked and thought that she didn’t need him
anymore – he’s just too perfect for words; in a completely un-perfect way, of
course.
As well as my undying love for
Alex, I also came to appreciate Jack a little more in Losing Lila. He’s still a little too quick to anger and a tad overbearing for me, but I came to
appreciate his loyalty and fierce love for his family. I also got rather
worried for him several times during the novel and I wondered how he'd react to Alex
and Lila’s relationship - it was hilarious and so, so sweet.
Even after the non-stop action,
sweet romance and constant drama of Losing
Lila, I still wasn’t quite ready to leave Lila, Jack and Alex behind when I
finished the book. I was delighted to discover a short story from Alex’s
point of view at the end of the novel. It’s from the day before and the day of
Lila’s arrival in California and the beginning of Alex and Lila’s spark. I have
to say that I could easily re-read both books through Alex’s eyes. It would
actually be very, very interesting to see things like the break in to the base
and what was really going on with Alex when he was being distant with Lila from his perspective.
I really fell in love with Lila
and Alex’s story and I would now definitely call myself a fan of Sarah Alderson
and I can't wait to read Fated and
her next release, The Sound.
Thank you to S&S for
providing me with a review copy.
Sophie
I loved Hunting Lila but its been so long since I read it I can't quite remember it all. I might have to get a copy to read before giving Losing Lila a go! Great to hear your thoughts on this one though, its good to know its just as good as the first in the series!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you loved this too and HELLO JACK is all I can say! WE NEED ANOTHER BOOK IN THIS SERIES!!!!
ReplyDeleteAWWWWW, I love Lila and Alex. I bought this the other day and I'm sure it won't be long before I jump right in.
ReplyDeleteIn this book, Lila is less of a lovesick puppy, and more of a girl who's willing to do anything to save and protect the ones she loves. She still has her flaws, but hey, it makes Lila, Lila.
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