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Lost in Paradise

(World in Shadows #4)

Bridget Blackwood (Goodreads Author)

4.38 · Rating details · 13 ratings · 7 reviews

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Determined not to be ruled by Siren law, Ianthe of the Lorelei suffers the consequences of a quickly intensifying Fae Civil War. Seeking refuge from the violence Ianthe agrees to join a quest to aid Winter Summersun, a contender for the Fae thrones.

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Zander Rush is the half-Mer treasure hunter hired by Winter to retrieve an ancient priz ...more

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Published July 27th 2016

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Nov 07, 2014 Kristen Johnson rated it it was amazing

Lost In Paradise gives us the story of the until now peripheral character, Ianthe and her half-merman love, Xander, while also bringing us the story of Sirens and their beginnings. This book also gives us an important turn in the Fae War that is brewing around Winter (and everyone else). We get to see cameos from our favorites in previous books, while diving deeper into the overall plotline of Ardmore.

Ianthe has been a loner, by choice yes, but also by necessity and lack of options. She fled he Lost In Paradise gives us the story of the until now peripheral character, Ianthe and her half-merman love, Xander, while also bringing us the story of Sirens and their beginnings. This book also gives us an important turn in the Fae War that is brewing around Winter (and everyone else). We get to see cameos from our favorites in previous books, while diving deeper into the overall plotline of Ardmore.

Ianthe has been a loner, by choice yes, but also by necessity and lack of options. She fled her siren family after being cast out for not wanting to be what they said she had to be. But not being around her family, her kind, and doing as she should cripples her in some ways. When Ianthe finds herself in a position to be of help to the few friends she's made in her exile, she agrees. But nothing could prepare her for working with Xander and the feelings she'd find herself dealing with.

Xander is also alone, as a half merman, he's not exactly wanted by his mother's people, and his father is gone. When Xander takes on the job, he knows he needs help from a siren, and knows which one to ask, but he couldn't possibly have expected what he'd find once her hit Ardmore.

Xander and Ianthe take quite a journey, full of danger and risks and mixed in with history lessons and a bit of introspective learning. In all of this, they also form a closer bond and begin to break out of the molds they've felt expected to live within. Watching as these two discover so much about themselves and make a connection that betrays their thoughts of forever being alone really pulls on heartstrings.

Lost in Paradise, gives us not only a beautiful love story, but also chronicles pieces of the larger picture, the story of the rest of the cast from this amazing series and where they are now and what they are doing, how they are affected by the coming War, and how they are helping. From Livvie, Rachel, and Bastien and their trials in dealing with the hand they were dealt and Livvie's growing powers. To Mads and Cleary and their beautiful new family and handling all the changes they are facing. And Finally Winter, her new companions (he he) and the growing war and how she's waging battles to win.

We meet new characters, get lots of back story, and learn a few hints for the future of the series, and the characters we know and love. Once again, Bridget Blackwood has delivered a powerful story that sucks you into the World in Shadows and leaves you gasping for more! ...more

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Aug 01, 2016 Teresa Holleran added it · review of another edition

With every book in this series I fall more in love with the characters!!

I have found reading Bridget Blackwood's book easy because she creates a work and characters that love hard and fight even harder when it comes to the people they love, whether they be blood or not!!

We hear of I an the in earlier books, but we really get to know her in Lost in Paradise. Being a siren is hard, she is is expected to enchant men, get pregnant by them and kill them. She is exiled by her own tribe, siste ...more

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Jul 31, 2016 Jasmyn rated it really liked it

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What happens when you mix a half-merman with a reformed siren - all sorts of salty goodness! Ok so that might have been a little over the top, but this was a really great story. Both Zander and Ianthe were incredibly unique, but with just enough of the traditional lore mixed in to merge the two in a very believable manner.

This next edition of The World in Shadows series get very interesting. Winter is on the hunt for an artifact, sending Zander off on the chase. But he'll need a sire ...more

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Sep 05, 2016 Dusty Summerford (Reviews by Reds) rated it it was amazing

I am completely enthralled with this series. Once you start it, you can't put it down. I love the way Mrs. Blackwood starts each book with a different paranormal breed but they are all connected so perfectly. A lot of series tend to retell the story over and over, but not this one!! It is a new adventure with each book but still connected to the bigger picture.

Lost in Paradise is about Ianthe. She is a Siren but she was exiled from her pod because she didn't want to carry on the Siren ways. She ...more

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Aug 08, 2016 Tobi Forget the Housework, I'm Reading... rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Lost in Paradise is the perfect continuation in the A World in Shadows series. You get to see the progress of the characters from past stories that you know and love. In addition you get to know previous secondary characters better and new characters that will make you fall in love with the series even more. Ianthe, I love that she's determined to be different than her sisters and when faced with them she stands for what she believes. Though she is falling for Zander, being a siren she doesn't w ...more

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Mar 27, 2019 Sara White rated it it was amazing

Loved this book!! The characters were fantastic and well developed and I loved seeing the ongoing story intertwined in the individual story. Cannot wait for more from this author!

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Oct 16, 2016 Bianca78 rated it really liked it

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Lost in Paradise is a high seas adventure set in the World in Shadows universe. Rogue siren Ianthe of the Lorelei, confidante to the Bonvillian family, finds herself thrust into danger as a result of the looming fae civil war. Helpless in her current situation, Ianthe agrees to join the dangerous mission of Zander Rush, a half human/half-merman treasure seeker. Their goal: retrieve a magical relic that will ...more

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Bridget Blackwood is an East Texas native living in Dallas with her husband, three children, and a menagerie of pets. She is a self proclaimed horror movie addict and an avid reader with a voracious appetite for romance of all kinds. Her paranormal series, World in Shadows, started as a what-if daydream scenario. Loud, demanding characters keep pushing her to write more.