The Lovely and the Lost may be the start of a new series.
from description: Kira Bennett’s earliest memories are of living alone and wild in the woods. She has no idea how long she was on her own or what she had to do to survive, but she remembers the moment that Cady Bennett and one of her search-and-rescue dogs found her perfectly. Adopted into the Bennett family, Kira still struggles with human interaction years later, but she excels at the family business: search-and-rescue. Along with Cady’s son, Jude, and their neighbor, Free, Kira works alongside Cady to train the world’s most elite search-and-rescue dogs. Someday, all three teenagers hope to put their skills to use, finding the lost and bringing them home.
Both the idea of a child who lived wild before being adopted and the search and rescue dogs intrigued me. I liked all three quirky adolescents as well. Kira's struggle to overcome her past and to blend in to society are aided by Cady Bennett, the woman who found and adopted Kira; Jude, Cady's son and Kira's adoptive brother; and Free, her eccentric friend.
I enjoyed the book, and I'm interested in The Naturals series.
Read in March. Blog review scheduled for April 28, 2019.
NetGalley/Disney Book Group
YA Mystery. May 7, 2019. Print length: 336 pages.
I missed McTiernan's The Ruin, but hope to pick it up at some point.
Detective Cormac Reilly's partner Dr. Emma Sweeney stumbles across the body of Carline Darcy, heir to a powerful pharmaceutical company. Emma calls Cormac, and he arrives first on the scene. In spite of possible conflicts of interest, Cormac takes over the case.
Pressured to keep the investigation quiet, Cormac continues digging--eventually questioning his decision to take the lead in the case as evidence that Emma may know more than she has revealed emerges. Emma may be more than a key witness.
Compelling and twisty, the novel reveals some problems with the research at the Darcy laboratories, the callousness and corruption of Carline's rich and powerful grandfather, and the grief of a fifteen-year-old boy who is searching for his missing sister.
Read in March. Blog review scheduled for April 28, 2019.
NetGalley/Penguin Group
Crime/Police Procedural. May 14, 2019. Print length: 377 pages.
The Lovely and the Lost intrigues me for the same reasons as you: the wild child and the search-and-rescue dog! :D
ReplyDelete:) I don't care for sentimental dog stories, but working dogs and their trainers usually interest me. :)
DeleteI've not read anything by Jennifer Lynn Barnes but The Lovely and The Lost sounds intriguing. And not to mention how could we resist reading about rescue dogs. :)
ReplyDeleteAn almost feral child, a missing child, and rescue dogs--certainly kept my attention!
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