Review >> The Outliers

The Outliers (The Outliers #1) by Kimberly McCreight

 

Release Date: May 5, 2016

Publisher: HarperCollins

Format: Hardcover, 352 pages (9780062359094)

Source: ARC provided by publisher for an honest review

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"Please, Wylie, I need your help." With these words, a desperate plea from a friend in need, Wylie Lang flees her home along with the beautiful but dangerous Jasper, in order to find her missing friend, Cassie. A series of clues leads the two on a wild chase, but Wylie senses that something is not quite right. Danger waits around every corner and it becomes clear there might be more to the story than a missing girl.

 

Review >> Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy

Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee

Release Date: January 28, 2014

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Format: Hardcover, 240 pages (9780385753555)

Source: ARC received from Net Galley

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Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard believes there is a scientific explanation for everything. After her mother dies, her father packs up Ophelia and her sister and takes a job at a museum where Ophelia first discovers something is not quite right in this quiet town. For one thing, it always snows, museum exhibits appear to move, some of the portraits are almost too lifelike, a clock is counting down to...something, and then there's the strange encounter with the mysterious boy locked away in a far corner of the museum... Ophelia must set aside everything she thinks she knows about the world and find her courage in order to solve the mystery and help the nameless boy.

Review >> The Madman's Daughter (The Madman's Daughter #1)

The Madman's Daughter (The Madman's Daughter #1) by Megan Shepherd

Release Date: January 29, 2013

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Format: Hardcover, 420 pages (9780062128027)

Source: Purchased from Mysterious Galaxy

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Juliet Moreau, who had only known a life of luxury and intrigue, has been sent to work as a maid at a medical school in London after her father is suspected of conducting horrific experiments. She is left orphaned and penniless in the growing industrial city, but soon uncovers a chilling clue that leads her to believe her father is alive and well... and continuing his gruesome experiments on a remote tropical island where he has been creating humans out of animals. With the help of her father's assistant, the handsome servant boy from her childhood, she sets off on a quest to uncover the truth of her father's work, and to discover whether or not she herself has the propensity for a bit of madness.

New Release Tuesday >> May 7, 2013

New Release Tuesday, May 7, 2013

It's that time of the week again! Yes, my dears, it's NEW RELEASE TUESDAY, a book lover's favorite day of the week in which fresh new copies of literature are made available to us. I was bad and went out and picked up The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey earlier today. There's been some buzz surrounding this new release and I've been anxiously awaiting getting my hands on a copy. Also on my list to buy is the witchy historical thriller Chantress, Thorn Abbey, a retelling of Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca, and the post-apocalyptic brother survival story The End Games. Which titles are you most excited for this week?

Back from Hiatus

Hey fellow readers! I'm sorry The Lost Lola has been gone for so long, I've been dealing with some things in my personal life and was having a hard time finding the time to give my blog the love it deserved. I am working on updating again, and hope to have The Lost Lola back in order over the next month. Thanks for reading, and keep those book recommendations coming!

Review >> Lost Girls

Lost Girls by Ann Kelley

Release Date: July 10, 2012

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Format: Hardcover, 319 pages (9780316090629)

Source: ARC from ALA

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The Amelia Earhart Cadets, military daughters living on base during the Vietnam War, are gearing up for a camping trip on a deserted island off the coast of Thailand. Bonnie MacDonald has been eagerly awaiting this trip to spend time away from her family to be with her friends and their glamorous chaperone. Their trip takes a turn for the worse when a devastating storm destroys their camp and leaves one girl dead and the others fighting for survival stranded on the "forbidden island." How many days can the girls survive and will they ever be rescued?

Cover Me Fashionable >> Shattered Souls (Souls #1)

Shattered Souls (Souls #1) by Mary Lindsey

Cover Me Fashionable is a weekly meme hosted by The Lost Lola, which features clothing finds by readers which match the outfits worn on the covers of their favorite books. This week's fashionable cover find is this ridiculously stunning rose dress crafted by Joseph Mossie in 2012 and made from 300 roses. When you possess the unusual gift of communicating with and helping out lost souls, like Lenzi in Shattered Souls (Souls #1), you can be sure that your wardrobe is going to be equally unorthodox. Although the red rose has long been used in rituals of love (the Ancient Greeks associated roses with the goddess Aphrodite), the flower has also been used in rituals involving spirits of the deceased, as the color was seen as a reminder of blood and therefore life. Adorning yourself in the petals of this fragrant flower may even aid in choosing between the mortal man who has won your heart and the immortal protector who haunts your dreams.

Joseph Massie Rose Dress