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A review by claudiaslibrarycard
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer is her sophomore book following her debut, The Wishing Game. I adored The Wishing Game, flying through it and also not wanting it to end. This book involves more magical realism and is inspired by The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. However, it does not contain religious allusions like the inspirational text.
This novel begins with the story of two teenage boys who went missing on a hike and suspiciously reemerged from the woods not worse for wear six months later. Rafe and Jeremy have since gone their separate ways. Now, Emilie seeks out Jeremy who has become a bit famous for finding missing people to help her find her kidnapped sister whom she has never met.
Ramping up at about the halfway point, this novel had a slow start in my opinion and then a rushed conclusion. I would have liked more time with the wonderful cast of characters together and more depth for each of them with tighter exposition to open the story. That said, I had a good time reading and was happy when this book ended in a set up for a sequel or potential series.
CW: kidnapping, child abuse, toxic family relationships
This novel begins with the story of two teenage boys who went missing on a hike and suspiciously reemerged from the woods not worse for wear six months later. Rafe and Jeremy have since gone their separate ways. Now, Emilie seeks out Jeremy who has become a bit famous for finding missing people to help her find her kidnapped sister whom she has never met.
Ramping up at about the halfway point, this novel had a slow start in my opinion and then a rushed conclusion. I would have liked more time with the wonderful cast of characters together and more depth for each of them with tighter exposition to open the story. That said, I had a good time reading and was happy when this book ended in a set up for a sequel or potential series.
CW: kidnapping, child abuse, toxic family relationships