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The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl

60 reviews

rsngphoenix's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Animal cruelty

zoepagereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I didn’t expect this book to be as heavy as it was. I thought it was just going to be a funny vampire story, not one with three immortal girls dealing with centuries of trauma and a toxic ex. Granted, it was still great, it just wasn’t what I expected at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Grief, Blood, Toxic relationship, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Genocide, and Body horror

nella_allen's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Murder, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Dementia, Torture, Bullying, Animal cruelty, and Emotional abuse

sallytiffany's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Took me a long time since I don’t listen to audio books much but incredibly well done. I was enamored the entire time. Have never loved a vampire story more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, and Physical abuse

behindherpages's review

funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief

mfrisk's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked this book overall. The characters had interesting backstories and built complex friendships with each other. I enjoyed learning new rules that applied in this world in terms of vampire lore and abilities. I think the only thing I didn’t love was the insta love storyline and the ending feeling a bit rushed but I thought otherwise this was a great YA read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Gore

Minor: Abandonment

nicole_cries_alot's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

2.5

Slightly violent, very quick ending. It felt like it was all build up to one event that was over way too quickly. 
LGBTQ rep is always a plus though and the rules of the vampires were interesting in this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment

knitterscasket's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Violence

sharron_joy_reads's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Holly has been a vampire for 30yrs, turned by the boy who told her he loved her then discarded her when he got bored. Cursed to spend eternity tied to him as a 16yr old with hair that will forever be crimped she lives a lonely existence. Ida and Rose are also victims of Elton they have a plan to break their link with him and save his new target, Parker. 

This was the YA Book Club 2023 book for April. 

This is an excellent vampire book, it is YA but at the older end of that bracket so there are some elements of horror and gore in this. It has such an interesting take on vampire law and actually completely reverses a few of the myths. The characters are complex, mesmeric and deadly but angst ridden. There is a lot of humour amongst the carnage too and I was rooting for the girls to win. This is a story of lost girls  breaking free of their bondage, finding a family and a reason to live forever, loved it ! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Abandonment, Violence, and Death

emmylux7's review

dark funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

a group of vamp girls teaming up to kill their abusive ex. say less. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Death, Sexual content, and Gore