Book Review: Starting from Lost

Title: Starting from Lost

Author: SK Wills

Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Romance

Reviewer: Aly

Book Blurb: 

Love is a risk. If you lose it all, would you dare to risk it twice?

Hannah Rogers is lost: cynical, insecure, and withdrawn. Skeletons forged through a bad breakup that should have been a marriage proposal. Now four years later, Hannah follows her dead-end job to the big city where her only hope is to survive the next eight months as her flirtatious boss’s personal assistant. The last thing her predictable life needs is to collide with the boy responsible for breaking her heart, or the twist of fate that sends a sexy new neighbor to awaken feelings she’s long since put to bed.

Alex Sorrento doesn’t have any room in his life for another pet project. He’s already put aside his career and his personal dreams to follow his half-sister Mackenzie to the big city. Lost in the guilt over the events that nearly took her life, he feels he owes her that much. When Mackenzie befriends the new girl on the second floor, Alex finds himself defenseless against the sizzling chemistry between them and the sadness in her eyes. Can he protect Hannah from her ex without losing his heart?

In this turbulent journey about self-discovery, forgiveness, and love, some second chances aren’t worth taking, but others have their own rewards.

Review:

May I just say, Starting From Lost certainly starts out unexpectedly. And it draws readers in. That much I can say. The first scene is just really amusing and you immediately fall in love with Hannah’s character and you just want to dive more into her life and past. Not to mention cheering for her and hoping that everything will work out with Alex and Hannah.

There were several questions that I had throughout and it seemed that the more questions that were answered there would be several more popping up. And several of them just kept annoying you until the full story came out, allowing you to understand more about Hannah, her reactions and her past. Not to mention how it affects her present and possibly even her future.

The more I read, the more I got drawn into the interactions between characters and both Hannah and Alex’s growth throughout. I was a bit saddened for both at the beginning but as the book moved forward, I began seeing both characters growing a bit, learning and moving on from their pasts. It was really great to see that happen, and I was really happy with where the characters were at the end.

The plot moved along at a relatively fair pace. It didn’t seem too slow or too fast. If at any point it did seem slow(which very very rarely happened), there were stories or something to grab your attention or making you ask questions.

Overall, Starting From Lost was made by its lifelike characters and it was easy to get connected with all of the different characters as well as having a nice chuckle at someone’s expense. (Yes, I’m that person, but only when it happens in books). If you’re a fan of romance, than I really think Starting From Lost is a book to check out.

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