Lost Souls by Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong’s Lost Souls is that quintessential three-star book. There’s nothing wrong with it, but at the same time, it didn’t blow me away.
It’s a CAINSVILLE novella that falls between book three, Deceptions, and book four, Betrayals. If you haven’t gotten that far, you’re in for a slew of spoilers, so I would recommend waiting and reading it in sequence. At the end of Deceptions, Gabriel said something cruel to Liv, and now their friendship is on shaky ground.
That’s when Gabriel encounters a new, weird case. In an echo of an old urban legend, a spectral woman in white hitches a ride with a businessman. He imagines seducing her, she leads him astray in the woods, and when he is thoroughly lost (both literally and morally), she imparts a cryptic warning and disappears.
Gabriel knows Liv likes weird cases, so he hopes working on this one with her will help mend their friendship and working relationship. That’s the real story here: Gabriel and his desire to reconcile with Liv — and the stubbornness and pride that keep him putting his foot back in his mouth. We learn more about his past, too, and how it influenced the way he is today. One might say he’s feeling a little lost, himself…
Lost Souls is worth reading for CAINSVILLE completists. I wouldn’t recommend reading it out of order, and it will likely be confusing if you haven’t read any of the series at all. Read it in sequence and it’s a nice interlude between books.
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