Review: The Missing Link
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2013
I do things a little backwards some times especially when it comes to reading a series. It because I like to rush ahead most of the time to see what happens that I give into the lure of reading the endings and working my way back. I started with this series onSoul Mates Cry: Witching Call Part 3and that was right in the middle of all the magical action. I did not get the chance to truly know Lola and Marcus. I knew of their struggle and the challenges ahead of them but their backgrounds were missing.So I got my hands on the beginning and there I found the missing link. I did not know what kind of life Lola had before she found Marcus and had to face all the tribulation before being with him. Now that I have read from the beginning, I have to admit that I get Lola more now. This passionate and impulsive creature is more relatable than I thought. The fact that Lola chose to live in the human world with her father instead of the magical realm with her father speaks a lot to her character and her independent mind.Lola knows what she wants and she cannot be so easily influenced. She has a strong will but even that can't stop fate from taking control. She is eventually pulled into the magical world that she had tried to stay away from by her mother. The first two chapters were devoted to giving the reader a good introduction to Lola and her parents. By the third chapter thats when the action really begins. Lola has a task to complete on behalf of the council and she is very perplexed about it.Lola reminds me of myself when I was a lot younger. There was very little you could stuff down my throat without answering a few questions first. It's not always a good thing to be like this especially when it comes to being asked to trust someone or have faith in something. Lola is like this when her mother comes to her with the request. The secrecy only makes her more curious than she should be about the task she has to complete which of course brings her face to face with her soul mate.I liked this book. I was happy with the start and how well the characters and the plot were introduced. The story had a nice flow that made the sequels make more sense to me. The kiss that Marcus and Lola shared seemed to have broken a spell that neither of them were aware that they were under.There were a few editing issues that I feel were gravely overlooked. I don't know if its just my copy but since I have the digital version I have to assume that anyone reading this would come across what I am talking about in chapter four. I would not have been so bothered if it was just once but the more I read the more I saw. It did not ruin the story for me but whenever I come across these things it irks me a little.This is a very powerful, magical love story and I have loved every part of it so far including the beginning.