The Lovely and the Lost

Reviewed by: Sally Holt - Raymond Village Library, Raymond, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 12, 2015

Review

Ingrid and Gabby, sisters, move to Paris in 1900 to get away from London gossip. The book is full of demons and gargoyles and the sisters are being constantly attacked and instead of a more peaceful and private time they had hoped for they are faced with this challenge every time they turn around. Ingrid has special blood and so she is able to fight the demons and gargoyles. They also have a brother, Grayson, who is under their protection. Vampire's remain popular reading for teens so to throw in a few demons and gargoyles in ya fiction is a good thing. There is a good gargoyle named Luc, part of the Dispossesed, who is Ingrid's protector and so begins a love story intermingled with the chaos and intricacies of many characters. Action packed. I enjoyed the book's setting and time period. I thought this was very interesting and refreshing and will draw much interest from teen readers. Book One in the series is The Beautiful and the Cursed.

Overall Book Score: very good