Finding Lara by Kelly LucilleMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
An FMC Who Is All Brains And No Brawn
This third book in the series can be read as a standalone but you will get more out of it if you’ve read the previous two books, as a lot of world-building gets done in the earlier books. We also meet both characters in previous books.
Lara is the daughter of the Heti Ambassador to the Alliance. His job is very important and as a result, she is also pretty important. She’s also an incurably curious adventurer. She’s gifted at picking up languages, has an incredible memory for information about the various races she’s heard about or met over the years and she’s got this nifty talent that projects serenity to those around her. This all makes her the perfect person to meet new people, something she loves doing. All of this also makes her incredibly sensitive to other people’s feelings.
Barnos is a pirate. He lies, cheat and steals and is unashamed about it. However, he doesn’t harm the innocent, hurt women and children, or take part in the slave trade. He’s on a mission with Tolan to find the Death Games, which are exactly what they sound like, so they can shut them down. When Lara is kidnapped her father and adopted sister approach Tolan and Barnos to try and get them to rescue her.
One thing I really enjoyed about this book is that Lara isn’t physically brave. She’s not a fighter even though she knows how to use a gun and dish out some self-defence moves. She is, however, incredibly bright and charming. Her utter faith in other beings being reasonable if she can just understand their point of view is quite endearing, if a bit reckless. Up until recently, she has always had her adopted sister to help keep her safe but now she’s without that kind of personal attention to her safety.
When Lara and Barnos meet, sparks fly because they are both very attracted to the other, however, they also irritate each other a great deal. Barnos is the opposite of Lara, he is roughly spoken and as blunt as a rock. He is very physical and laughs in the face of imminent death.
I really liked how there wasn’t insta-love between these two characters and that their feelings towards each changed slowly through the book as they each started to show more and more of their personality to the other.
I really enjoyed that this was a bit different from the rest of the series, with the physically awkward and sweet Lara. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series.
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