Half Lost (Half Bad, #3)

by Sally Green

The third and final instalment in the breathtaking Half Bad series by Sally Green.

Nathan Byrn is running again. The Alliance of Free Witches has been all but destroyed. Scattered and demoralized, constantly pursued by the Council's Hunters, only a bold new strategy can save the rebels from total defeat. They need the missing half of Gabriel's amulet - an ancient artifact with the power to render its bearer invincible in battle.

But the amulet's guardian - the reclusive and awesomely powerful witch Ledger - has her own agenda. To win her trust, Nathan must travel to America and persuade her to give him the amulet. Combined with his own Gifts, the amulet might just be enough turn the tide for the Alliance and end the bloody civil war between Blood and Fairborn witches once and for all...

• ISBN10: 0141350903
• ISBN13: 9780141350905
• Publish Date: 31 March 2016 (first published 29 March 2016)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

[payton]

The only good parts of this series for me was Gabriel, Van, Nesbitt, Ledger, and Arran.

[shannonmiz]

**Edit: I usually don't change ratings, but the more I think about this, the angrier I become, so yeah.

You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight
Here's my review for Half Bad, and my review for Half Wild, in case you're curious. I liked, but didn't love Half Bad, but absolutely adored Half Wild! And if any of you HAVE read Half Lost, please please please hit me up so we can chat, okay?

The hands down best part of the book is watching Nathan grow. If you read Half Bad, you know what a lost little kid he is, and how he is alone in a world that tries again and again to keep him broken and beaten down. And through the series, he changes, he evolves. Oh, it isn't always for the better- sometimes he makes huge strides, sometimes he has setbacks, sometimes he just plain has no idea what he's doing. But the changes are phenomenal, and believable.

A lot of the supporting characters are back, and as always, I love Gabriel best of all. There are a lot of scenes with action, and I know some people really liked them, but they did become a bit repetitive for me at some point. Like, okay, another witch battle, got it. It felt like it was a lot of preparing for witch battle, actual witch battle, recovering from witch battle, repeat. But I think that might be a personal thing for me?

So, here's where some spoilery stuff may happen. It isn't too late for you to turn back! Fine, you've made your choices, now you must live with them. I won't actually full on spoil anything, because I know you people have peeked. But suffice it to say that I was not happy with the ending. If you read it and go on Goodreads later, some people think it was poetic and lovely, and I just can't agree. I do not need rainbows and butterflies... but what the hell even? Why have Nathan spend three whole books growing just to... well, you'll see.  Even beyond the part I really hated, I felt like there were a lot of loose ends involving other characters and plot points. The whole thing felt... unjust, and made me wonder what the point of life even is. I hope you find it poetic, even if I didn't.