Finding the Lost by Shannon K. Butcher and my opinion of it.

Let me tell you I was mildly surprised. I'd previously read two of her earlier books, Burning Alive and The Collector (short story in the anthology On the Hunt), and though I liked The Collector I disliked Burning Alive. So when I got this one I was kind of expecting it to suck. Wrong of me to judge it by not even reading it first but when I normally read a book by the same author, that I don't like, I normally do not like their other books. There was just some element in Burning Alive that I didn't like at all but when reading Finding the Lost I was intrigued and wanted to keep on reading.
 The struggle between the main characters drew me in like a bee to honey. I just couldn't resist the drama. Andra is a strong independent woman and only wants to save her sister, Nika. She is determined to do anything to save her and in the process ends up trying to use Paul for her benefit to save her sister. While Paul himself is using her to try and save himself. Paul is trying to get Andra to bond with him for eternity so he will no longer have to deal with his pain and even though that is one of his problems he also cares for her deeply and wants to protect her. 
 Now I really want to know what happens between Nika and Madoc, Paul's friend. Nika, who was attacked by synestryn (dog-like demons) when she was young, has gone insane from the attack. Or has she? Anyhoo Madoc (who has an angry-hate-filled-bad-boy thing going on) gets angry at Andra for not being able to take care of her sister properly (which she is he's just in a piss poor mood and taking it out on everyone around him) and starts to take care of Nika himself. He gets her to eat and take a bath and to sleep.
 The blooming relationship between the two is one I can't wait to read. But I digress. Finding the Lost is a very intriguing book and the characters are written very well and the complexity of the series is amazing. All in all I'd give the book four out of five stars. It's a great read and, even though I am not a big fan of the first book, you should read Burning Alive first and then Finding the Lost.