Lost by Carrie Aarons Review

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4.5 Smooches

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Synopsis

We knew each other a lifetime ago. And then…

We lost childhoods. We lost opportunities. We lost love.

Fate is giving us another chance. But a chance at what?

Because even though we’ve been brought back to each other under the worst of circumstances…

We are still. So. Damn. Lost.

Review

Lost is completely different and wonderfully unique. When we meet the hero, Tucker, he isn’t the beautiful poster boy he once was. Instead he is an unwashed, homeless addict with sores on his mouth. And he has hit the lowest of lows which leaves him on the lamb with Charlotte a girl from his past who is now his hostage. I mean if that doesn’t scream READ ME I don’t know what does.

‘I’m an addict. I have an addictive personality. And instead of drugs and alcohol. I’ve replaces those toxic substances with the noises that Char makes when I drive into her.’

There are several things I think that Carrie Aaron did exceptionally well. First off is the backstory felt completely believable. It was a case of teenage infatuation and Tucker acted like a typical teenage boy in lust. I know some might not like how he treated the Charlotte, the beautiful but nerdy girl. But for me with him being a popular jock it made sense, I didn’t like it but it made sense. Second, I loved how Charlotte has matured and aged. She doesn’t just roll over and yet she also cannot deny the pull Tucker has had over her since they were children. Lastly, she made sure not everything came to them easily. I feel like they worked to get where they are and in that process they reconnected and slowly developed feelings. It wasn’t a case of being trapped together for two days then they are going at it. The build up was fantastic and had me on edge constantly. I was sucked in from the first page and unable to stop till the last.

‘This is what love it. It’s hard, insane, dirty and completely frustrating. But it’s also  incredible, wonderful, awe-inducing and completely freeing.’

Now this is a duet so of course you know that mean CLIFFY, but it’s one you see coming so it’s not totally shocking. Still I am more than a little curious how the author plans on getting these two out of this mess and am completely eager to get my hands on Found and some answers.

~miranda