Lost Ones by Nicole French
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Lost Ones by Nicole French was exceptional in every way. I usually write a review in just 30 minutes or less. It’s not hard to find words usually to express my feelings about a book. I mean, sometimes I struggle with the actual rating of a book – meaning whether it falls between a 1 to 5 scale – but not finding actual words to tell you what I thought of a book? Yah, that’s not a challenge for me! Yet, I am legitimately struggling with telling readers just own amazing, phenomenal, utterly captivated I was after reading Lost Ones, book two in the Bad Idea Trilogy by Nicole French. Make no mistake, this author will knock you on your butt with her talents! Do not underestimate her. Because I assure you, as a newer indie author, she has moved to the very top of my list of favorites. After reading Bad Idea, I was completely floored by her talent. Bad Idea was my first book by Nicole so when I started reading her work, I really had no idea what she was capable of. The complete opposite was true this time.
Going into Lost Ones, I knew that Nicole French was exceedingly talented. Her books are very character driven, and multilayered. They are exceedingly well written. Since Lost Ones is the second book in a trilogy, I knew that I loved the characters and I was excited to resume the tale of love between Nico and Layla. Having said all this, I cannot adequately express the emotions that Nicole summoned in me between the pages of this book. I read it and immediately wanted to start it over from the beginning. I saw so much character progression between Bad Idea and Lost Ones. More then I was prepared for. By the end of Bad Idea, Nico and Layla have discovered a love that is life altering. But they also discovered that to love that completely, one must be willing to let the other person go. Lost Ones continues with hardships and obstacles that exist aren’t limited to distance. Nico must learn what it is to live away from the only city he has ever known, and Layla’s world completely collapses. Those issues are really just the tip of the iceberg. Lost Ones contains elements which were hard to read due to the subject matter. The angst in this book is jacked up about a trillion percent… and while romance readers take for granted that ever present HEA, they shouldn’t discount the journey their hero and heroine must undertake to reach that HEA.
I am not ashamed of my social media stocking of all things Nicole French [ 😉 ] or my endless requests for book three – when book two isn’t even released to the public yet. (Thank the lord I am a blogger and got this before that because I was having Nico withdrawls…) In discussing Lost Ones, it was suggested that I was completely in denial and potentially too close to certain characters of this story, BUT that’s just rubbish! Ha-Ha. I thoroughly LOVED this book and wouldn’t hesitate to offer it as a ten star read. Clearly with the early reviews I am seeing I am not the only one who feels strongly about this book. Also, I have no doubt that one day Nicole French will someday have a traditional publishing deal like many A-list authors as opposed to being an indie author. Her storytelling abilities exceed many of these so-called A-list authors that I have read. But don’t take my word for it. You should absolutely buy the book and read it for yourself. I am sure you will agree with my critique of both the author and the books she has released to date.
PURCHASE LINKS – 99c for a limited time
US: http://1click.bz/LostOnesAMZNUS
UK: http://1click.bz/LostOnesAMZNUK
CA: http://1click.bz/LostOnesAMZNCA
AU: http://1click.bz/LostOnesAMZNAU
Free in Kindle Unlimited
