Welcome back for our stop on the GIRL LOST Blog Tour! We've got an excerpt, Shell's review, and a fun GIVEAWAY.
Thank you to Nazarea Andrews and everyone at Inkslinger PR for our ARC and for hosting this great tour.
Happy reading!!!
Northern was supposed to be a fresh start—a place where people didn’t know who I was or how I had spent years in and out of mental institutes. People didn't know about my parents death or the island no one heard of. But when Peter sits next to me in lit class, I can’t stop the memories, and I don’t want to. He looks too much like the boy from the island, and despite my best intentions, coaxes my secrets from me.
He’s gorgeous, irresistible, a little mad, and completely lost—we are a pair of broken cogs in a world neither of us truly fits into. He is somehow gentle and fierce, heartbreaking in his devotion and savage in his defense.
When Belle, his best friend, shows up, pale and lovely and sick, Peter pulls away from me, a startling withdrawal. It’s a relationship that scares and confuses me. She is at times warm and friendly, and other times is violent and unpredictable.
Peter says that he wants me, but refuses to let himself get close. And there are secrets, surrounding both of us, that border on nightmares. As the memories close in, as Belle gets sicker and more violent, I’m torn between what is true and what I believe, and what this magical boy knows about my mysterious past.
He’s gorgeous, irresistible, a little mad, and completely lost—we are a pair of broken cogs in a world neither of us truly fits into. He is somehow gentle and fierce, heartbreaking in his devotion and savage in his defense.
When Belle, his best friend, shows up, pale and lovely and sick, Peter pulls away from me, a startling withdrawal. It’s a relationship that scares and confuses me. She is at times warm and friendly, and other times is violent and unpredictable.
Peter says that he wants me, but refuses to let himself get close. And there are secrets, surrounding both of us, that border on nightmares. As the memories close in, as Belle gets sicker and more violent, I’m torn between what is true and what I believe, and what this magical boy knows about my mysterious past.
Nazarea Andrews is an avid reader and tends to write the
stories she wants to read. She loves chocolate and coffee almost as much as she
loves books, but not quite as much as she loves her kids. She lives in south
Georgia with her husband, daughters, and overgrown dog.
Nazarea Andrews
Wendy was an intriguing and charismatic character. She
captured my heart right away. Her struggles to separate reality from her
fantasies, and dealing with no one believing her all these years, made
it easy for me to sympathize with her. I mean, how do you handle
everyone around you telling you you're crazy, that the person you love
most in the world isn't real- when everything in your being says
otherwise? Shouldn't you be able to believe what's right before your
eyes? Every word spoken, every touch? Well, in Wendy's case you act out.
And Wendy does, in some surprising and somewhat shocking ways. But hey,
she is an adult- and adults have needs- right?! *clears throat* OK,
back on track...
Wendy has suffered a life of embarrassment, shame, and
extreme loneliness, and yet, she can't let go of that one boy, THE Boy,
his world, or the events that got her institutionalized and believing
she really is insane.
So, about the Boy... well, it's hard to say much about him
without giving something away. He is mysterious, mischievous, and
utterly charming. He blurs the lines of friend or foe, and borders on
being dangerous. He creates such havoc in Wendy's carefully structured
life, that she heads toward a downward spiral, ready to commit herself
again and surrender to her dark fantasies of a magical place no one else
can see, and of a boy no one believes exists. But is he her Boy? Or
just someone who finally fits the image of her fantasy Peter?
GIRL LOST
keeps you guessing. I loved that I was never sure where this story was
taking me. Like Wendy, I was flying from the seat of my pants, trying to
hold on, and make sense of what was happening and not getting lost
in the mayhem- real and imagined. Trying to figure out other key
characters agendas and intentions. And being inside Wendy's head? Holy
crow, was it intense. Often times leading you to believe she was out of
her flipping mind.
I had so many questions running through my head.
Is Wendy really, truly insane? Is this Peter just some guy messing with her head? Or is he her Boy. If so, why did he desert her and let her suffer so? And more importantly, why is he back? Is he back??? Or is he just a figment of a twisted, tangled, and sexually frustrated mind?
Is Wendy really, truly insane? Is this Peter just some guy messing with her head? Or is he her Boy. If so, why did he desert her and let her suffer so? And more importantly, why is he back? Is he back??? Or is he just a figment of a twisted, tangled, and sexually frustrated mind?
Have patience. You'll get most of the answers you seek. But buckle in, GIRL LOST is a very bumpy ride that had me completely captivated. I simply couldn't put it down.
*FAIR WARNING* It's not a story for everyone, but if you like your fairy tales twisted, you'll love this. GIRL LOST is Dark. Dirty. Delicious. And I really hope we get more.
*FAIR WARNING* It's not a story for everyone, but if you like your fairy tales twisted, you'll love this. GIRL LOST is Dark. Dirty. Delicious. And I really hope we get more.
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