Review: Written to "pass the torch"
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 3, 2013
Tormenting Lila is a novella in a category I would like to officially name "pass the torch." What that means for this story is that we get to see a little glimpse of the continuing lives of already beloved characters - Lila, Alex and friends - while also getting a chance to know characters in Sarah Alderson's new series The Sound. (P.S.The Sound is a YA contemporary, romance, thriller and does not include characters with psy abilities.)While I always love the chance to interact with previous characters, let's be honest and label this book correctly as a marketing tool. IMO it is not worth the money I spent on it. That said, it is a clever move, because I purchased this story, and I'm also more eager to read The Sound now that its characters have been teased. So for me, I guess the publisher's plan paid off.Tormenting Lila doesn't have a lot of plot on its own or add much new material to the Lila story. Lila is still trying to work down Alex's resolve. Her brother Jack, Sukie and Nate are still trying to interfere. We do get to see Amber, and a possible new romance between her and another character is teased. But there mostly, there are several pointed scenes of where Lila meets and observes characters from The Sound. I always love getting a different, outside perspective on characters, so I may want to reread the book after I'm properly introduced to everyone, and perhaps I will find it to be more valuable at that time. But since I don't know them yet, I wasn't hugely interested in their sections.