Review: Great
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2014
Lost is a prequel novella to Lost in Us and it covers the major events in James and Serena’s lives up until they met. I thought it did a wonderful job at giving us an insight into their back stories as it touched on things mentioned in Lost in Us with a lot more detail.For the first six or so chapters, Lost alternates between the POV of James and Serena and then afterwards their chapters are combined. I loved this format because it really lets you delve deeper into the characters’ lives. I read Lost after I read Lost in Us and I feel like now any detail which was lacking in book one has been explained and I would think that anyone reading Lost first would go into the next book already feeling a connection to James and Serena.Nothing about Layla Hagen’s writing in Lost shouts out that she is a new author. The plot was beautifully written and the characters are believable and well developed. The ending was perfect as it takes you to the start of Lost in Us, the sequel which there is no doubt you will have to read once you’ve read Lost.Lost is a great prequel. It’s fast paced, covers the key moments that affected James and Serena’s lives and once you’ve finished, it’ll leave you wanting more. Lost is the opener to a refreshingly good series and I would recommend anyone to get stuck in.4.5/5.*Book gifted for honest review.