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A review by ashleynoelle
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
4.0
*Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for providing me with an E-ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions remain my own.*
“All books are magic. An object that can take you to another world without even leaving your room? A story written by a stranger and yet it seems they wrote it just for you or to you? Loving and hating people made out of ink and paper, not flesh and blood? Yes, books are magic. Maybe even the strongest magic there is.”
Rafe and Jeremy went missing when they were young only to show up six months later with no answers for the authorities or their families about how they survived the West Virginian forest. Years later Rafe is living alone with no memory of what happened during that time and Jeremy has become famous for his uncanny ability to find missing people, which is why Emilie knows he's the one who can help her find her sister. Jeremy remembers every magical moment of his time missing in a magical and dangerous realm, and believes that is where Emilie's sister will be found, but in order to get back there he will need Rafe's help.
This was cute and whimsical and like her last book Shaffer brought the magic to life on the page. I absolutely love the idea of a child's story coming to life in a way to protect from a bad situation and adored the friendships that were so very real feeling in this story. There is no doubt when reading this book that the worlds and the magic are real because it draws you in so deeply you can't help but believe that there is a bit of magic out there waiting to be found.
“All books are magic. An object that can take you to another world without even leaving your room? A story written by a stranger and yet it seems they wrote it just for you or to you? Loving and hating people made out of ink and paper, not flesh and blood? Yes, books are magic. Maybe even the strongest magic there is.”
Rafe and Jeremy went missing when they were young only to show up six months later with no answers for the authorities or their families about how they survived the West Virginian forest. Years later Rafe is living alone with no memory of what happened during that time and Jeremy has become famous for his uncanny ability to find missing people, which is why Emilie knows he's the one who can help her find her sister. Jeremy remembers every magical moment of his time missing in a magical and dangerous realm, and believes that is where Emilie's sister will be found, but in order to get back there he will need Rafe's help.
This was cute and whimsical and like her last book Shaffer brought the magic to life on the page. I absolutely love the idea of a child's story coming to life in a way to protect from a bad situation and adored the friendships that were so very real feeling in this story. There is no doubt when reading this book that the worlds and the magic are real because it draws you in so deeply you can't help but believe that there is a bit of magic out there waiting to be found.