Lost Girl (Wolf Girl 2) by Leia Stone

Synopsis:

"I've been kidnapped by vampires and Sawyer is under some love spell.

Now I’ve got to traipse through the entire Magic Lands without getting killed to make it back to Werewolf City… hopefully in one piece.

Everything would have worked out as planned if Sawyer hadn’t gone on another revenge killing spree in my honor.

Now the entire magical world is at war, and my True Mate and I are stuck in the middle of it.

It's just another Monday."

About the Book:

Lost Girl continues on the story of Demi Calloway and Sawyer Hudson from the first book of the series, Wolf Girl. After being abducted by the vampires at the end of the previous book, Demi and Sawyer are now faced with the challenge of getting Demi back to Werewolf City safely, while being hunted by everyone who wants her powers. Lost Girl is a story of adventure, action, romance, and magic.

Honestly, I was looking forward to this book's release for over a month. I really enjoyed Wolf Girl and the fact that it ended on a cliffhanger had me counting down the days until Lost Girl was released. As soon as it was released at midnight on February 26th, I had it in my library and was reading the first chapter. The plot/story idea was a very exciting one, but I'm going to have to admit, I was very disappointed with this book. My rating of the plot is 5/10.

Initial Impression:

As this book is the second in a series, and having read and enjoyed the first book, I was under the impression that I would enjoy this book also, but ultimately, I was wrong. My initial impression of Lost girl is as follows: I loved the story concept, the pace of the story - I was intrigued by what would happen next - but that first chapter was not what I expected. When I read that first chapter, I wasn't impressed. The writing wasn't great (especially compared to the first novel), and the entire problem that the ending of the first novel introduced (Demi being abducted and having Sawyer under a love spell) was fixed within the first 20 pages. Personally, I could have stopped reading right there and be satisfied.

Although I say this, I did still want to find out how Stone continued the novel; what stories she'd introduce, how she'd go about it etc. And though my initial impression of the novel wasn't encouraging, there were still aspects of the novel that I did enjoy.

The Characters:

Lost Girl continues its focus on the characters of Demi Calloway and Sawyer Hudson from the first novel of the series. There is very little character development within this novel, however. In fact, I would say that Demi relies on others to save her and help her throughout this story more than the first novel, which readers may find annoying. The characters were enjoyable, don't get me wrong, but I feel that the characters - especially Demi - could have done with a lot more character development. The characters were still enjoyable, I just felt that they stayed very much the same as in the first novel. My rating on the characters in this novel is 5/10.

The Writing:

Okay, I've already noted that the writing in the first chapter of this novel was not great. However, I am pleased to say that it did get better as the novel progressed. Written from the perspective of Demi Calloway, we get an in-depth view of her adventure through the many territories of the Magic Lands in order to get back to Werewolf City. We can experience everything as if we were Demi herself. I think that it was well done and we could get to know Demi a little more. The writing was simple, understandable and, at times, detailed. The writing is 5/10.

The Atmosphere:

The atmosphere in this novel is rushed, much like many aspects of the story. I understand that Demi does not stay in the same area for very long, but in certain parts of the novel that would be labeled as important, the atmosphere is not very well established and it comes off as rushed. Due to this, I found myself thinking, "wait a second, where are they; what's happening around them, I don't remember this happening?" etc. It was not a part of the novel that I enjoyed very much. Due to this, the atmosphere is rated at a mere 4/10.

Logic:

The logic of this novel was all over the place. A challenging goal would be set for Demi to accomplish, and literally only pages later, she'd reach her goal - a lot of the time it was quite literally handed to her. Things happened way too easily for the characters in this novel. The protagonist barely had to work to complete most of the challenges that she confronted.

In saying this, the challenges themselves were logical. For example, in order to do X, you must do Y. However, the thing that she must do is expressed to be difficult and unlikely, and less than 5 pages later, it falls into her lap. It really annoys me when books are written like this, because you don't get the satisfaction of the character having to do something challenging and be happy and satisfied when they go through a lot of hard work to get what they need. My rating of the logic in Lost Girl is, sadly, a 4/10.

Intrigue:

Though the other aspects of this novel didn't hold up to my expectations, the intrigue of the novel was well done. Though I was dissatisfied regarding the logic and atmosphere of the novel, I still found the story. intriguing throughout the book. Honestly, it's probably the sole reason why I finished the novel; I wanted to find out what happened next after each challenge the character faced was completed. My intrigue was a 6/10.

Enjoyment:

I had such high hopes for this novel. I loved the first book and was very excited to read this one when it was released. I was very disappointed. Though it did have its good qualities, I just did not enjoy this book. And I find it very upsetting. The series had so much potential. I am not sure whether or not I will read the next book of the series - this novel did end on yet another cliffhanger. I suppose we'll just have to wait and see. I'm sorry to say that my enjoyment of this novel was a mere 3/10.

Overall Rating:

It is with a heavy heart that I cannot give Lost Girl as good of a rating as its predecessor, Wolf Girl.

My overall rating for Lost Girl by Leia Stone is 4.43/10 and a total of 2 stars.