I was really excited about this book, but I just couldn't get into it. I think that, for the right reader, it's probably great. It just didn't work for me.

Unfortunately, this title did not work for me. As much as I was interested in the premise, the writing style and execution did not align with my taste. I was not able to review the book as I only review fully read books on my platforms. Thank you for the consideration, though!

a witchy story of queer love & friendship, with some dark underlying tones of trying to bring friends back from the dead? this was definitely more sinister than i anticipated.

I didn’t get more than halfway through this book. I really wanted to like it, but it was really slow and I didn’t find the characters interesting at all, and the whole story fell pretty flat for me.

Love the sapphic aspects of this book! My favorite aspects I bc life’s the diversity of the characters, aesthetic of the book, and the queer poc witches! I didn’t like the point of view changes

I’m just gravitating toward queer books a lot lately ok? Even though all of my reads are chosen by a TBR jar, all my queer books are falling out of it at once and I’m not going to tell fate no if this kind of good stuff is what it wants me to read.

On one side of the United States, a group of queer girls with magical abilities who call themselves the Grays have lost one of their own. Though her body is present and still walking around, her spirit is gone. On the other side, a girl named Danny is uncontrollably wandering and her mother is so desperate to make her stop she lets her child choose their next home. With the point of a finger at Tempest, California, Danny and the witches collide–and people start to die. Then the race is on to find the rest of Imogen before what’s killing people comes for them too.

I just– How do people find words sometimes? Where did Capetta come up with all these beautiful phrases in this time- and space-bending tale of love and community?

The highlight of the novel comes toward the end of the novel. Part of the novel concerns a long-dead witch who sought to escape her forcible marriage to a man by running off with her female lover. When trying to help the girl find peace, it philosophizes queer affection as an act of remembrance for all those who came before and couldn’t openly express their queerness. The way the Grays casually kiss and embrace one another fits perfectly into this philosophy.

WHY DID THAT NEVER OCCUR TO ME BEFORE?

Despite everything I love, the novel is a bit overwritten. The voluminous, often purple prose isn’t a bad thing and is quite beautiful at its best turns, but when it’s indulged at every opportunity, it distracts from the content itself. There are also too many POV changes for my taste, which once again distracts from the core content for perspectives that don’t reveal anything important.

The Lost Coast is a solid novel about queer community, love in all its forms, and magic. This is for the ones who want to make the phrase “queer magic” something a little more literal.

3.5 stars
I think my favorite part of this book was the writing style. It was easy to listen to and very flow-y. I didn't love any characters, but I didn't hate them either. There were a lot of characters and it was hard to keep track of who was who. Really the only ones I could remember were Danny and Rush.
We also jumped around in time and with characters a lot and that really confused me. I think if I had read the book as a physical copy it would have made more sense to see it, but listening to the audiobook it was overall a little confusing.
I thought Danny's power of being a dowser was really interesting and unique. Since it was unique, it had to be explained to make sense to me and I thought it was explained well, which was great because it was a big part of the book.

I have read a few of the authors works, I have loved 2 of her books and the other 2 were just okay. Sadly, this was one of the just okay books. It was definitely still worth the read I just didn't love it as much as I have her other works.

This was one of my favorite reads of 2019. It is a STUNNING exploration of queerness, witchcraft, and quiet mystery.

Having loved previous works by this author, it's no surprise I was once again entranced by their lyrical prose, lush settings, and wonderfully rounded out characters! There is so much heart within these pages and this story.

Also, you truly cannot go wrong with queer witches.

Well, I heard good things from this author and her partner and I was "this gonna be god", but, surprise, it wasn't. I was one eye open to the book and another one closed tired of this boredom work.

This one just didn't really work for me, sadly. It took a while for the story to get going and I was getting confused by that time. There wasn't a lot of character development either. I was hoping to like it more than I did. I ended up giving it a two out of five stars.

So I am a huge Amy Rose Capetta fan so I had to read this book and can I say this is one author that you can always count on. Queer witches! Magic! Count me in!

I loved this book. It was a little wordy at times but the middle to the end made it entirely worth it. The plot was good but what truly made this book one of my favorites was the representation. There were so many body types, sexual orientations, personalities and nationalities involved in this book that it made it that much more real for me. A.R. Carpetta writes characters so relatable and diverse that I have to say thank you because when you read about the characters it doesn't feel forced or like she is going down a checklist of characters that she has to write into her novel to be inclusive and for that reason alone this book is amazing.

Queer witches in the woods! I've read another book by A. R. Capetta and enjoyed it, so I was excited to read this and glad it lived up to my expectations.

I loved the queer representation in this book. The story was intriguing but unfortunately the writing and format didn’t work for me

I did not read for three days in order to avoid this book, which is pretty bad for me. I just found it tedious. The discursive style was not for me and while the Greys were described physically, I had trouble keeping them apart personality wise and Danny’s mother made no sense personality or motivation wise. The whole move to CA thing made no sense. Danny was also really, really self-centered. The ending bothered me, as well, for being very dismissive in the same way that an early character death (first few pages so not a major spoiler) was treated more as opportunities lost for Danny than a person. I did not like the characters and a book like this requires that to keep me involved as the plot was very, very light.

A beautiful story of self-acceptance and family. I love Amy Rose-Capetta's fantasy offerings, but this one could be her best yet. The story is packed with so much heart and honesty. I was so sad to say goodbye to the characters.

A witchy, magical realism story. This book has very lyrical writing. The chapters were short and they read fast. It was really diverse with all types of representation in gender, body type, race and sexuality. It was a story about finding oneself and acceptance.

This reminded me of the Raven Cycle which is a strong recommendation coming from me. My favorite part was that Rush has synesthesia. As someone who also has it, albeit a different form, this made the book for me.

This book was a great queer representation with a fun twist of witches mixed in.
The setting was beautiful and the descriptions had me in those woods with the witches
The Grey's were definitely a weird group but they had each other's backs and had a connection that was on a deeper level all being queer of some sort. It was refreshing to hear different queer representation.
This was enjoyable but definitely not a favorite. I got bored quite a bit.