The Lost Story (by Meg Shaffer)

After having read Meg Shaffer’s previous book, The Wishing Game, this was such a disappointment to me. A lot of emotionally challenging aspects included: abandonment, child abuse, domestic abuse, kidnapping, grief, mental illness, etc. Touted as a fantasy, it dealt with too many adult issues to be considered in that genre. But even considering that, it was written as more of a young adult book because it was very juvenile. I did not connect with the characters. And the comparison with the Narnia books is not realistic. But, there are plenty of 4- and 5-star reviews, so I would encourage you to decide if you would be interested in reading this book. Sadly this one did not work for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for my advanced review copy. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

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