Title: The Lost Causes
Authors: Jessica Koosed Etting and Alyssa Embree Schwartz
Published by: Kids Can Press
Released: September 5, 2017
Source: NetGalley and Kids Can Press e-arc
Summary: Five kids struggling with life walk the halls of their high school. Sabrina, whose family fell apart after the death of her brother, is addicted to drugs and always searching for the next high. Z, who is not the favorite child in her wealthy family. Justin, whose anger is always red hot and ready to erupt, Gabby, whose OCD rules her life, And Andrew, convinced that his body is falling apart, but doctors disagree. They feel alone, ignored, and that their families don't care.
These five kids all get called to a mysterious meeting, with two people claiming to be therapists. Nash and Patricia say they were picked for this meeting because nobody seems to care about them. They are Lost Causes to their families.
After the meeting, the five notice differences about themselves. Their physical problems have disappeared, and they've acquired some mysterious new abilities.
Patricia and Nash are with the FBI! And the five of them have been recruited to solve the murder of Lily Carpenter. Even though Patricia and Nash lied to them and changed them, they are happy to be part of something, and to have a purpose.
These five loners become a group, whose special skills help them in solving crimes, and so much more.
My Thoughts: Thank you to NetGalley and Kids Can Press for letting me review an e-arc. Even though I received this book for free to review, all thoughts, opinions, and reviews are honest and my own.
This was great! I was hooked from the first page. I loved the concept of it. I love anything with powers, friendships, murders, and crime solving. This book was just fun for me.
It was kind of a mash-up of Criminal Minds, with a pinch of X-Men, and the fun of Scooby-Doo. It just really worked for me all around.
I enjoyed all the characters. Each one was different from the other, and each one had a special place in the group. I also loved how they acted like immature teens from time to time. They weren't written as little adults in teen bodies, they felt realistic.
I found Andrew to be the most annoying of the bunch, but I still liked him. His hypochondriac status before the serum was extreme, as well as a little amusing. To all those people that really suffer from that, sorry, I wish you didn't. When Andrew got his super brain, he was still annoying, but likable. Always bragging about his super brain. He reminded me a lot of Spencer from Criminal Minds.
Z was the hardest character for me to pin down.
I liked Sabrina's character, but I can't say I was the biggest fan of her romance. I don't know why I didn't love it, it just didn't do anything for me.
Justin and Gabby were great too! I think their issues were well thought out and felt real. And I absolutely loved their little romance! It was so sweet and adorable.
I love super-power anything, so I really enjoyed them getting their powers and learning how to use them. I'm glad each power was unique and different. Powers are just so fun!!
My favorite part of this book was the friendship this group formed. It was kind of heartwarming. And it didn't feel rushed, it felt like a natural thing.
I found the whole case really interesting too. I had no idea how it was going to go or how everything was going to turn out. The twists and turns were great! I had to keep on reading to see how everything would end.
I just thought this book was a really fun ride. It kept me hooked. I loved this little group of Lost Causes, and I want to see what happens to them next. I want more books in this series! This one did end on a cliffhanger, so I really hope we get to learn what happens next. Thanks again to NetGalley and Kids Can Press for letting me review an e-arc. I definitely recommend picking this one up when it comes out.
BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 4.2/5
So Addicting and Fun!
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