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A review by laurpar
The Lost and the Found by Cat Clarke
4.0
The case of Laurel Logan's disappearance gripped the country thirteen years ago, when the six-year-old disappeared from her front yard in front of her baby sister. Left alone with her heartbroken parents, Faith had to learn to adapt to a family that always felt as though a piece was missing from it. Suddenly, as Faith is busy living her life and pursuing a new romance with a classmate, her family receives the news: Laurel is back. The monster who abducted her has let her go. And now, as her parents are overjoyed that their eldest child has been safely returned to them, Faith can't help but question why she is more nervous than happy to finally have her sister back. Gripping, mysterious, and emotional, The Lost and the Found was an unexpected delight.
This is my third book in the past six months with the same plot: a daughter has returned after being kidnapped as a child. The first, Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra, was told from the perspective of a woman impersonating the missing girl a decade later. The second, Good as Gone by Amy Gentry, was told from the mother's perspective. Both books were good, so I was interested in picking Cat Clarke's book up. In The Lost and the Found, I really liked how the story was told from the abductee's sister's perspective. In general, I try to avoid YA books because A) I'm old, B) the authors are old, and a lot of times the writing just doesn't come off as genuine, or I'm really just not even interested in the pithy whinings of a pubescent protagonist. This book, though, really hit the mark. Faith's character was believable, the struggles she was facing in her life were ones I genuinely cared about, and the pacing of the book was so quick, I didn't find myself focusing too much on the little things.
I loved the plot, how Faith was open with how hard her family was adjusting to having another daughter in it. I genuinely enjoyed the characters. It wasn't exactly a thriller or a mystery, though there was definitely something eerie bubbling under the surface. I devoured this book in under 24 hours; it has something to offer for just about everyone, and I highly recommend it.
This is my third book in the past six months with the same plot: a daughter has returned after being kidnapped as a child. The first, Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra, was told from the perspective of a woman impersonating the missing girl a decade later. The second, Good as Gone by Amy Gentry, was told from the mother's perspective. Both books were good, so I was interested in picking Cat Clarke's book up. In The Lost and the Found, I really liked how the story was told from the abductee's sister's perspective. In general, I try to avoid YA books because A) I'm old, B) the authors are old, and a lot of times the writing just doesn't come off as genuine, or I'm really just not even interested in the pithy whinings of a pubescent protagonist. This book, though, really hit the mark. Faith's character was believable, the struggles she was facing in her life were ones I genuinely cared about, and the pacing of the book was so quick, I didn't find myself focusing too much on the little things.
I loved the plot, how Faith was open with how hard her family was adjusting to having another daughter in it. I genuinely enjoyed the characters. It wasn't exactly a thriller or a mystery, though there was definitely something eerie bubbling under the surface. I devoured this book in under 24 hours; it has something to offer for just about everyone, and I highly recommend it.