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A review by spow
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
4.0
Full disclosure: I never read “Chronicles of Narnia” nor did I see the movie, so I went into this book with zero expectations. I read MS’s
The Wishing Game” last year and thought it was a good book, and wanted to give her next book a chance. While not a genre I normally pick up, I think fans of fantasy won’t be disappointed with this read.
“The Lost Story” follows two boys turned men, Jeremy and Rafe, who at 15 disappear in a Red Crowe State Forest and aren’t found for six months. Only Jeremy remembers where they were during that time, and refuses to speak of it until someone comes to him for help finding their long lost sister. A sister, who unbeknownst to her, has special ties to their disappearance years ago.
This book is much heavier in the fantasy aspect than MS’s last book ‘The Wishing Game”, and as that’s not something I normally read, it took a little more for me to get through this book. The author’s writing style is great for this, very descriptive to help the reader form the world she’s built in their imagination.
The main reason I picked this book up is because in her last novel, Ms. Shaffer built these personal, beautiful stories within her world of fantasy, and she did a great job of incorporating them in this story as well. I love nothing better than reading a book that can tug at my heartstrings and was not disappointed.
However, there were definitely some slow parts of this book for me. I don’t know if it’s just that I don’t love fantasy books in general, or if they were truly slow, but there were times I was a bit bored. I also think the stories start off slow, and it takes a dedicated reader to keep going. Knowing I felt the same with her last book, I kept reading but not sure everyone else will do the same.
Because of this, I go back and forth between a 3 and 4 star rating. I think those unlike me who have read and are fans of Narnia will probably love this book.
**Thank you so much to Random House-Ballantine, NetGalley and Meg Shaffer for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion**
The Wishing Game” last year and thought it was a good book, and wanted to give her next book a chance. While not a genre I normally pick up, I think fans of fantasy won’t be disappointed with this read.
“The Lost Story” follows two boys turned men, Jeremy and Rafe, who at 15 disappear in a Red Crowe State Forest and aren’t found for six months. Only Jeremy remembers where they were during that time, and refuses to speak of it until someone comes to him for help finding their long lost sister. A sister, who unbeknownst to her, has special ties to their disappearance years ago.
This book is much heavier in the fantasy aspect than MS’s last book ‘The Wishing Game”, and as that’s not something I normally read, it took a little more for me to get through this book. The author’s writing style is great for this, very descriptive to help the reader form the world she’s built in their imagination.
The main reason I picked this book up is because in her last novel, Ms. Shaffer built these personal, beautiful stories within her world of fantasy, and she did a great job of incorporating them in this story as well. I love nothing better than reading a book that can tug at my heartstrings and was not disappointed.
However, there were definitely some slow parts of this book for me. I don’t know if it’s just that I don’t love fantasy books in general, or if they were truly slow, but there were times I was a bit bored. I also think the stories start off slow, and it takes a dedicated reader to keep going. Knowing I felt the same with her last book, I kept reading but not sure everyone else will do the same.
Because of this, I go back and forth between a 3 and 4 star rating. I think those unlike me who have read and are fans of Narnia will probably love this book.
**Thank you so much to Random House-Ballantine, NetGalley and Meg Shaffer for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion**