Long Lost
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- Author：Jacqueline West
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Reviews
LS Johnson
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It’s hRd to find a good time travel story for MS students。 And this one may not be strictly time-travel but I think that increases the appeal and make it interesting for a wider audience。
Amanda
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What a nice little gem of a book。I love stories within stories。 I love stories about sisters。I feel like the parenting here was disney bad， and at times Fiona was a bit of a psycho， but it was a lovely story。
Kristen
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Not sure what age this is meant for cause it genuinely creeped me out lol。 This was a great little book about 2 sisters moving to a town with secrets and stories - totally my type of thing！ Sweet and a lil spooky :）
Becca_bookworm
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What started as an unfinished book in a library led to a mystery being solved and sister forging their friendship back together。 I couldn’t put this book down。
indigo （little dove） {fallen angel}
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rating: five out of five stars！ i would give it a million if i couldlong lost is a beautifully written book about a pair of sisters， an old town， old secrets， and a book that doesn't exist。 this book explores sibling relationships in such a beautiful way that it brought tears to my eyes at multiple points throughout the book， because that was me。 it was my siblings， and our messy， real relationships。 the ending was cathartic， and perfect for the novel; i think this is one of my new favorite book rating: five out of five stars！ i would give it a million if i couldlong lost is a beautifully written book about a pair of sisters， an old town， old secrets， and a book that doesn't exist。 this book explores sibling relationships in such a beautiful way that it brought tears to my eyes at multiple points throughout the book， because that was me。 it was my siblings， and our messy， real relationships。 the ending was cathartic， and perfect for the novel; i think this is one of my new favorite books。as always， miss jacqueline's writing style is amazing。 her prose is full of rich descriptions that transport the reader straight into the small town of lost lake。 i never felt that the story was too slow， or flat， or boring; my one complaint is i wish it was longer！ as soon as my copy arrived in the mail， i wolfed it down in under four hours。 it felt like four minutes。 i've loved jacqueline's writing style since i read her books of elsewhere series， then read dreamers often lie。 （i have yet to read the collectors and last things！ shhhhh。） the dialogue moved smoothly， and the vivid descriptions were full of color and texture and feeling。 and the best part of all？ there's a story within the story。 i've only seen it done a handful of times， and pulled off flawlessly even fewer times。 it's not easy; i've been trying to write a book with a story in it as well for the past few months， and it's hard。 it's refreshing to see it done so well， and integrated so deeply within the book。normally， i'm not one for middle grade; i'm almost twenty years old， and am reading and writing mostly young adult these days。 this book was a pleasant surprise; of course， i knew i was going to love it， seeing as miss jacqueline is a wonderful writer and i'm obsessed with her style of writing， but i wasn't expecting to love long lost this much。 excuse me while i go shove it in the faces of all of my friends and family。 。。。more
Miriam
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Do you like ghost stories？ You’ll love this one！ Jacqueline West’s “Long Lost” is perfect for a lazy summer afternoon。 Fiona， the book lover， finds the local library which is in a mansion donated by a long-dead heiress。 Tucked away in the library is a green book with no title and no call number。 Fiona， along with the reader， dives into the book about a missing girl， The Searcher， and a terrible secret。 Fiona doesn’t finish the book。 Darn it， she needs a library card。 It won’t surprise you that F Do you like ghost stories？ You’ll love this one！ Jacqueline West’s “Long Lost” is perfect for a lazy summer afternoon。 Fiona， the book lover， finds the local library which is in a mansion donated by a long-dead heiress。 Tucked away in the library is a green book with no title and no call number。 Fiona， along with the reader， dives into the book about a missing girl， The Searcher， and a terrible secret。 Fiona doesn’t finish the book。 Darn it， she needs a library card。 It won’t surprise you that Fiona hides the book when she has to go home。 When she returns next day， the book is missing。 No wait， the librarian has it。 Most strange。Fiona is haunted by the book which keeps appearing and disappearing， by the story， and by ghosts。 Oh My！ You’ll have to read the rest of the book to find out what’s happening。 Is Fiona seeing ghosts？ Is The Searcher real？ And how can Fiona set things back to normal。“Long Lost” by Jacqueline West grabs you from the first few pages。 You get to read the story in the mysterious book along with Fiona。 Best of all， you get to untangle the tale about ghosts and the missing sister。I loved that Jacqueline West provides the text of the book that Fiona reads。 It provides the second story / timeline which is creative and seamless， especially for the 8-12 year-old audience。Thanks to the BookLoft of German Village （Columbus， OH） http://www。bookloft。com for an ARC to read and review。 。。。more
Glenn West
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This has some pretty scary moments， times when I couldn’t wait to read the next chapter。
Jessica Harrison
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4。5 StarsLong Lost is a tale of sisters — two sets from two time periods。 And while their circumstances are different， their lives parallel each other in multiple ways。 These familial connections are at the heart of this novel， influencing each of the characters’ choices。 Equally important is the mystery Fiona stumbles upon。 The novel she discovers is dark and atmospheric。 And as that world bleeds into the “real” one， Long Lost becomes a page-turner。I often recommend Jacqueline West’s Books of E 4。5 StarsLong Lost is a tale of sisters — two sets from two time periods。 And while their circumstances are different， their lives parallel each other in multiple ways。 These familial connections are at the heart of this novel， influencing each of the characters’ choices。 Equally important is the mystery Fiona stumbles upon。 The novel she discovers is dark and atmospheric。 And as that world bleeds into the “real” one， Long Lost becomes a page-turner。I often recommend Jacqueline West’s Books of Elsewhere series， which follows a girl who travels into paintings。 Though those books and Long Lost have different subjects， they both give off that ghost-story tingle that middle-readers love。Long Lost is a fast-moving read that never feels forced or too convenient。 There are enough twists to keep even the best sleuths entertained。 It should appeal to a large cross section of readers。 。。。more
Lindsey
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Thank you to NetGalley and Greenwillow Books for providing me an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest reviewI LOVED Long Lost。 It was exciting and fast paced。 It had just the right amount of creepiness and suspense to keep me reading long past when I had planned to stop for the night。 While this is a novel geared toward middle grade readers it is so well written and the characters are so relatable that I would recommend it to anyone。 The resolution—not of the ghost story， I won’t mention Thank you to NetGalley and Greenwillow Books for providing me an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest reviewI LOVED Long Lost。 It was exciting and fast paced。 It had just the right amount of creepiness and suspense to keep me reading long past when I had planned to stop for the night。 While this is a novel geared toward middle grade readers it is so well written and the characters are so relatable that I would recommend it to anyone。 The resolution—not of the ghost story， I won’t mention that and give anything away—but of the family difficulties was sweet and well crafted。 This would be a great book for anyone who feels overshadowed in their family as in the end our protagonist gets a look at her sister’s life from her point of view and realizes it isn’t all coming up roses for her either and the sisters pull together in the end。 But really， what’s not to love about a creepy library， a half-written book， and a mysterious old town？ This book is worth the read。 。。。more
Serena
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I received this book from NetGalley in return for an an honest review。 This was a really enjoyable book， and it was hard to put down！ Fiona is a likeable and relatable main character， dealing with a major change in her life due to her older sister's aspirations to be an Olympic figure skater。 Fiona is understandably grieving the move and resentful of her sister。 She stumbles on a strange book at the town library and a spooky mystery unfolds。 There were parts that were genuinely a little scary， b I received this book from NetGalley in return for an an honest review。 This was a really enjoyable book， and it was hard to put down！ Fiona is a likeable and relatable main character， dealing with a major change in her life due to her older sister's aspirations to be an Olympic figure skater。 Fiona is understandably grieving the move and resentful of her sister。 She stumbles on a strange book at the town library and a spooky mystery unfolds。 There were parts that were genuinely a little scary， but nothing graphic or too scary for a middle grade reader to handle。 I also liked that the story， while having its mystery at the center， also focuses a lot on the relationships between sisters。 I really enjoyed this book and will definitely keep a copy in my classroom library。 。。。more
Jesse
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I NEED THIS NOW RIGHT NOW
Lauren
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Really loved this one。 Spooky， mysterious， and about a book that writes itself！
Lilyleia78
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An engaging mystery with just a hint of the supernatural。 I enjoyed the story immensely。 I am obviously not the target audience， and it's not going to be a new favorite。 However， it was nicely paced and dealt with sister relationships very well。 If there were more stories set in this town I would definitely pick them up。 I would recommend this for young readers。Most importantly， an excellent amount of ghosts。 ;） An engaging mystery with just a hint of the supernatural。 I enjoyed the story immensely。 I am obviously not the target audience， and it's not going to be a new favorite。 However， it was nicely paced and dealt with sister relationships very well。 If there were more stories set in this town I would definitely pick them up。 I would recommend this for young readers。Most importantly， an excellent amount of ghosts。 ;） 。。。more
Keitha
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Beautiful cover。 Great middle grade ghost story about sisters， guilt， stories， and libraries。
Patti Sabik
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4。5 The "Long Lost" weaves together a sister love/hate relationship real-life story with a library book sister ghost story。 This story within a story concept is often difficult to follow， but Jacqueline West pulls it off and it works well in this book。 In fact， she draws the library book into real-life by suddenly merging the two stories and leaving the library book's ending unfinished propelling the reader to flip pages frantically to learn more。 This book was a compelling page-turner that I th 4。5 The "Long Lost" weaves together a sister love/hate relationship real-life story with a library book sister ghost story。 This story within a story concept is often difficult to follow， but Jacqueline West pulls it off and it works well in this book。 In fact， she draws the library book into real-life by suddenly merging the two stories and leaving the library book's ending unfinished propelling the reader to flip pages frantically to learn more。 This book was a compelling page-turner that I think will be a hit with my middle school spook seekers。 。。。more
Audrey
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This was a really intriguing mystery/ghost story， all about relationships between sisters。 Anyone with siblings can probably identify with something in this tale of multiple sets of siblings' rivalry—and love。 This was a really intriguing mystery/ghost story， all about relationships between sisters。 Anyone with siblings can probably identify with something in this tale of multiple sets of siblings' rivalry—and love。 。。。more
Jessica Vitalis
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Love this story！ First of all， the cover is incredible––and the story inside every bit as good！ It begins when Fiona is forced to move to a creepy house in a new town so her big sister can be closer to her skating club––and her dreams of becoming an Olympic skater。 Fiona didn't want to move， but of course nothing in her life has ever been about what she wants。 So when she discovers a mysterious book in a library that seems to have connections to her new town and then loses it again， she decides Love this story！ First of all， the cover is incredible––and the story inside every bit as good！ It begins when Fiona is forced to move to a creepy house in a new town so her big sister can be closer to her skating club––and her dreams of becoming an Olympic skater。 Fiona didn't want to move， but of course nothing in her life has ever been about what she wants。 So when she discovers a mysterious book in a library that seems to have connections to her new town and then loses it again， she decides she's going to do what she wants––track the book down and solve the mystery inside。 But things don't go as expected， and soon her life is on the line。 This is a delicious story jam packed with atmosphere， sister bonds， new friends， and--best of all––ghosts！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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SUCH a cool cover that I had to look it up: it's by the Balbusso Twins， and they have prints:https://www。inprnt。com/gallery/balbot。。。The book also sounds really good。 :） SUCH a cool cover that I had to look it up: it's by the Balbusso Twins， and they have prints:https://www。inprnt。com/gallery/balbot。。。The book also sounds really good。 :） 。。。more
Kristi Lawrence
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Great read。 The mystery sucked me in to finish this book in just a couple days。 First of all the cover is gorgeous。 I won’t go into detail of the plot and spoil it for you。 I didn’t know anything about this book or author aside from the brief description from the publisher and I think that helps when you go into it with no expectations。 Several points in the story truly surprised me which says a lot for a middle grade book that are often predictable reading as an adult。 I loved reading the book Great read。 The mystery sucked me in to finish this book in just a couple days。 First of all the cover is gorgeous。 I won’t go into detail of the plot and spoil it for you。 I didn’t know anything about this book or author aside from the brief description from the publisher and I think that helps when you go into it with no expectations。 Several points in the story truly surprised me which says a lot for a middle grade book that are often predictable reading as an adult。 I loved reading the book within the book and got so into it that I almost forgot about the present day storyline。 It was hard to connect with the relationship between Fiona and Arden for me but that’s probably since I am not the intended audience。 I am curious to see what my kids think once they read it too。 Supernatural elements are not usually my kind of thing but this is the exception with the historical mystery aspect。 Good pacing of the clues and twists along the way really kept you invested。 What started out as a old mysterious town turned into more of a ghost story。 I may not have picked it up had I known that an would have missed out。 I mean what avid reader doesn’t love a story about libraries and books，Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by EdelweissWhen Fiona's family moves to Lost Lake， she's not thrilled。 Her preants have decided it makes more sense to be near her older sister Arden's skating training facility instead of spending so many hours driving back and forth， and both parents were able to get jobs nearby。 Never mind that Fiona has to leave all of her friends and live in a semi-creepy house; everything is always about Arden。 Instead of spending four hours on a summer day watching her sister skate， Fiona E ARC provided by EdelweissWhen Fiona's family moves to Lost Lake， she's not thrilled。 Her preants have decided it makes more sense to be near her older sister Arden's skating training facility instead of spending so many hours driving back and forth， and both parents were able to get jobs nearby。 Never mind that Fiona has to leave all of her friends and live in a semi-creepy house; everything is always about Arden。 Instead of spending four hours on a summer day watching her sister skate， Fiona asks to be dropped off at the local public library， which is in an older mansion donated by the Chisholm family。 There， she finds an old book in the mystery section entitled The Lost One。 She starts to read， but has to leave before finishing。 Her mother drags her feet on getting Fiona a library card， and when she is finally able to check the book out， it isn't there。 She sees the librarian， Ms。 Miranda， with the book in a staff room， and takes it home。 The story， about two sisters named Pearl and Hazel， is a riveting one， but the book disappears！ Is The Searcher that the book talks about real？ And what did happen to Evelyn Chisholm？ Fiona starts to investigate the history of Lost Lake， and is helped by Charlie Hobbs， whose grandfather knew the Chisholm family and who is also interested in the book。 Things get stranger and stranger， and on the third floor of the library， Fiona runs into a strange， stern woman and a small dog named Pixie。 Once she talks to Ms。 Miranda， she finds out that there's no one at the library who matches that description， and Charlie lets her know that the third floor is in fact haunted。 Fiona gets in trouble for sneaking away from home， and isn't very nice to Arden， but eventually realizes that Arden's life isn't easy either， and that her sister misses her as much as she misses her sister。 As Fiona gets further into the mystery and closer to the truth of what happened to Evelyn， things become dangerous。 Strengths: This was a brilliant blend of enthralling， cozy library and MURDEROUS GHOSTS。 My students don't just want ghosts that scare people， they want ghosts like those in Lindsey Duga mysteries who want to kill the people who come across them。 I don't want to spoil the mystery， but this not only had ghosts that are more than threatening enough， but also wove in some history， and some very touching and realistic sister drama。 One of my favorite parts was something small-- the town of Lost Lake doesn't take to newcomers kindly， and Ms。 Miranda mentions that she has taken to wearing something spectacular in her bun every day to give them something positive to talk about。 Didn't hurt that the mother， a pediatrician， also had fun jewelry。 The library， of course， is brilliant， and one that anyone who loves books would want to investigate。 This was short， fast-paced， and really intriguing， with plenty of twists and turns。 My daughter was an enormous fan of this author's The Shadows， and I may have to buy her a copy even though she's 22！Weaknesses: The first couple of chapters of The Lost One went on a bit too long for my taste; I got in to the story soon enough， but I was so invested in Fiona's struggles in her new home that I skimmed the story of Pearl and Hazel and had to go back and reread。Just good to know in case I have readers who struggle with the story-within-a-story concept。What I really think: Definitely purchasing and glad to add to a growing collection of killer ghost books like Brown's The Forgotten Girl， Currie's Scritch Scratch， Poblocki's Ghost Hunter's Daughter ， and Schwab's Cassidy Blake books。 。。。more
Rachael
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I received an ARC of this book through NetGalley for review purposes。 This was a fantastic read。 I burned through it in a day。 It hits all the right notes for me: a mystery in the past with elements of a ghost story。 When Fiona is forced to move to meet the demands of her sister’s competitive skating practices， she ends up spending quite a bit of time in the library to avoid said practices。 It’s there that she finds a small， unlabeled book titled The Lost One。 She reads this fictional story abou I received an ARC of this book through NetGalley for review purposes。 This was a fantastic read。 I burned through it in a day。 It hits all the right notes for me: a mystery in the past with elements of a ghost story。 When Fiona is forced to move to meet the demands of her sister’s competitive skating practices， she ends up spending quite a bit of time in the library to avoid said practices。 It’s there that she finds a small， unlabeled book titled The Lost One。 She reads this fictional story about two sisters named Hazel and Pearl who did everything together， until they didn’t。The book within a book is wonderfully atmospheric and had me in the edge of my seat waiting for the other shoe to drop。 There was just enough of a supernatural element to keep me guessing about what was real and what wasn’t。 This is pretty scary in parts， so I’m not sure if the 8-12 rating would be 100% correct。 I teach fourth grade and could imagine some of my students would be pretty scared， particularly by some of the earlier parts。 This may be more of a 10-14。 。。。more
Jennifer Halbur
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This creepy book will definitely be a hit with middle grade readers。 This one kept me turning pages and looking over my shoulder。 Thanks for sharing an ARC with #bookposse @JacquelineMWest @GreenwillowBook
D。D。 Prairie
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This review is on the advance copy of an unpublished work I received through NetGalley。 Long Lost by Jaqueline West is due for release May 11th， 2021。TL;DR - Highly recommended to bookworms and lovers of ghosts and unsolved mysteries everywhere。I have written and re-written this review several times。 Everything I say seems like a discredit to what I truly experienced reading this book。 There’s something simply divine about being a girl reading a book about a girl reading a book。 The story-within This review is on the advance copy of an unpublished work I received through NetGalley。 Long Lost by Jaqueline West is due for release May 11th， 2021。TL;DR - Highly recommended to bookworms and lovers of ghosts and unsolved mysteries everywhere。I have written and re-written this review several times。 Everything I say seems like a discredit to what I truly experienced reading this book。 There’s something simply divine about being a girl reading a book about a girl reading a book。 The story-within-a-story element of Long Lost by Jacqueline West brought me back to my childhood， hiding in a closet with A Never-ending Story， Narnia， Alice in Wonderland， a Wrinkle in Time， ect… I am certain Long Lost would rank among these as one of my favourites。 I got cozy and devoured these pages。 They took me to another place and time， where anything could happen。Fiona Crane is a young girl whose family just moved to a mysterious old town in Massachusetts。 It was a practical move; her parents are closer to work and her perfect Olympic-skater-hopeful sister， Arden， is only a fifteen minute drive away from where she goes to practice。 It worked out well for everyone。 Everyone except Fiona。 Her life and friends are now miles away， and all anyone seems to care about is her older sister。Unwilling to while away the hours of the day alone at their creepy old house or watch her sister’s practice from the benches， Fiona ventures into the strange old town library。 There she encounters unwelcoming residents， a librarian who is keeping a secret， a strange little boy， and a mysterious old book… a book that isn’t supposed to be there。 You might notice I keep using the adjective “old”。 And that’s on purpose。 Everything about the stage upon which Long Lost is set is old。 Centuries old。 Old books， old town， old library–all of it covered in layers of dust， moss， legends， and deception。 If that doesn’t thrill you， you miiiight not be an avid bookworm 😉I didn’t know much about Long Lost going in。 I didn’t read the blurb or even know the genre。 It was that stunning cover that drew me in。 Not every book lives up to what its cover promises， but believe me， Long Lost certainly did。 West’s writing is fantastic。 I’ve not read her previous works， but I was not surprised to find that this isn’t her debut。 She handles words like a master artist， invoking all the right sensations to put me right in the shoes of her protagonist。 One moment I was cuddled up next to Fiona on the Turkish rugs of the library， the sun warming my back and the smell of musty aged pages in my nostrils， the next I was racing through the cool damp forest with the characters of the book she was reading。 Pearl and Hazel。 The “sisters who always did everything together。 Until one of them disappears。”I was enthralled。 I got goosebumps as the mystery played out。 Fiona’s side of the story was every bit as mysterious and compelling as the sisters’。 I never skipped ahead to read one because I was bored of the other。 The flow was masterful。 Fiona was easy for me to relate to–even though she’s the youngest of two and I’m the eldest of ten children。 But she’s a bookworm， and I think， deep down， all bookworms can find solidarity based on that point alone。A subtle detail I think that parents of children of colour may appreciate when considering this book is that Fiona and her sister are only ever described as having dark hair and brown eyes。 Some characters Fiona encounters are specifically described as white。 I think these two little details may help readers envision Fiona as a girl of colour， and she may be more relatable to them in that way as well。I still wonder about the librarian character， what her connection really is and what she really knows。 Being a librarian myself， my only complaint is that element did not seem fully resolved by the end， and maybe that was done on purpose。 Some authors like to leave the stories of side characters open-ended so that they can be explored in other stories。 Again， I haven’t read West’s other works （yet！） to know if that is the case here。All in all， this is a book for book-lovers， and it does not disappoint。 Highly recommended， especially to those who enjoy ghosts， paranormal activity， mysteries， and， at it’s heart， a story about sisters who might not always get along， but at the end of the day are each others’ closest confidants。What did you think of Long Lost？ I'd love to discuss on my blog: http://whitemeadowbooks。com/long-lost。。。 。。。more
Samantha Barfield
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4*Wow。 What a delightfully creepy read。 This story kept me hooked and wondering what would happen next。 I was wonderfully spooked。。 After Fiona is forced to move to a new town for her older sister's skating Fiona is resentful。 Everything is always all about Arden。 Fiona finds a mysterious book while exploring the library and is quickly entranced by the story within。 But no one has ever heard if the book， it is not in the library system， in fact， the book has never been published at all。 When Fio 4*Wow。 What a delightfully creepy read。 This story kept me hooked and wondering what would happen next。 I was wonderfully spooked。。 After Fiona is forced to move to a new town for her older sister's skating Fiona is resentful。 Everything is always all about Arden。 Fiona finds a mysterious book while exploring the library and is quickly entranced by the story within。 But no one has ever heard if the book， it is not in the library system， in fact， the book has never been published at all。 When Fiona finds parallels between her new town and the mysterious book， her curiosity drives her deeper into discovering what really happened all those years ago。 Will Fiona be able to solve the mystery and reconnect with her sister， or will the dreaded Searcher take her away as well？This book was provided to me through NetGalley in exchange for my review。 All opinions stated are completely my own。 。。。more
Connie Anderson
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First， the cover is mesmerizing -- and the story is the same。 I kept putting off other tasks to read just a little bit more。 And before I knew it， I had read through to the end。 The main character， Fiona， is so sympathetic。 And the plotline with her sister， Arden， is realistic and cathartic--if you've ever grown up with a sibling。 I really enjoyed the atmospheric town， creepy old house/library and the mystery of what had happened to two other sisters a long time ago。 I couldn't foresee how it wo First， the cover is mesmerizing -- and the story is the same。 I kept putting off other tasks to read just a little bit more。 And before I knew it， I had read through to the end。 The main character， Fiona， is so sympathetic。 And the plotline with her sister， Arden， is realistic and cathartic--if you've ever grown up with a sibling。 I really enjoyed the atmospheric town， creepy old house/library and the mystery of what had happened to two other sisters a long time ago。 I couldn't foresee how it would all end， and I love that kind of book。 The twists and turns were great！ And when I got to the last page， I'm happy to say it was a highly satisfying ending。 I recommend this book if your middle-grade reader likes mysteries and spooky--but not too spooky--stories， along with beautiful writing。 。。。more
Angela
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Spoooky！
Stephanie Rivera
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I could not put this book down。 It was so good and so fast paced and the mystery was so interesting。 11yr old Fiona just moved to Lost Lake to be closer to her older sisters Arden’s figure skating club and far from any of Fiona’s friends but nobody seems to her unhappiness。 Fiona ends up in the towns library which is a rambling mansion donated by a long dead heiress and there she finds a gripping mystery novel about two sisters and small town and a mysterious disappearance。 As she keeps reading I could not put this book down。 It was so good and so fast paced and the mystery was so interesting。 11yr old Fiona just moved to Lost Lake to be closer to her older sisters Arden’s figure skating club and far from any of Fiona’s friends but nobody seems to her unhappiness。 Fiona ends up in the towns library which is a rambling mansion donated by a long dead heiress and there she finds a gripping mystery novel about two sisters and small town and a mysterious disappearance。 As she keeps reading there appear startling similarities to Lost Lake and when she comes back after getting her library card to check the book out and finish it she is told it doesn’t exist。 She finds where the librarian hid the book and she takes it but as she keeps reading it abruptly stops in the middle and now she has to figure out what happened to the sisters and why the book keeps disappearing to end up back at the library。 This was so good and the characters were so spot on and the conflicts between the sisters and their faltering relationship was just so interesting to read。 The mystery with the story and it actually being something that really happened in the town and Fiona investigating to figure out what happened and get to the truth was so great and how eventually Fiona and Arden make up and their relationship get so much better and that it parallels what the sisters in the story were going through。 The ghost parts were really good and sometimes took you a while to figure out who was the ghost which was really fun。 Just a great fast read and would be perfect for fans of mysteries with a ghost story included。 Thanks to HarperCollins Children’s Books and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book in e-book form。 All opinions in this review are my own。 。。。more
Katrina Forest
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Long Lost tells two parallel stories about two pairs of sisters。 Fiona and Arden live in the modern world， and the family has just moved to a new town in the interest of furthering Arden’s promising skating career。 Hazel and Pearl live in the world of a strange book called The Lost Ones。 Fiona finds the book in the library on one of the many days the rest of the family is occupied with Arden’s practices。 Long Lost is almost equally divided between the two stories， and I confess， I was skeptical Long Lost tells two parallel stories about two pairs of sisters。 Fiona and Arden live in the modern world， and the family has just moved to a new town in the interest of furthering Arden’s promising skating career。 Hazel and Pearl live in the world of a strange book called The Lost Ones。 Fiona finds the book in the library on one of the many days the rest of the family is occupied with Arden’s practices。 Long Lost is almost equally divided between the two stories， and I confess， I was skeptical the format would work at first。 It’s hard enough to ground the reader in one world and build up empathy for one set of characters。 It’s even more difficult to do it twice。 But Long Lost does so with incredible effortlessness。There are obvious parallels between the two stories; both of them revolve around a younger sister who constantly feels like she’s living in the shadow of the older one。 But as Hazel and Pearl’s tale gets darker and darker， the animosity builds between Arden and Fiona。 Curiosity grows to escapism and obsession， and for a decent chunk of the book， Fiona’s main goal revolves around getting hold of the mysterious library book， which she never seems to be able to keep in her hands long enough to read to the end。 And I found myself right there with Fiona， begging her to find a way back to the library to read more （Fiona’s inability to get a library card to take the book out by normal means is a quest unto itself）。 When an author tells you they’ve got a fascinating story to tell， my first instinct is a skeptical， “Oh， really？ It’s that good？” By building up Fiona’s obsession with getting to the end of The Lost Ones， Ms。 West hypes up the story within a story with an incredible amount of confidence。 And that story delivers。Fiona is such a sympathetic character， flawed yet understandably so， with a fierce determination to drive her own story even when the adults are doing everything to stop her。 Her sister Arden is a wonderfully developed character in her own right–not the entitled golden child but a complex girl who both wants her sister involved in her passions and wants to apologize for monopolizing their parents’ attention。 Long Lost captures some complicated and heartfelt relationships while at the same time delivering an eerie supernatural story that will stay in readers’ memories long after the last chapter ends。Feel free to check out more of my reviews at UrbanFantasyMagazine。com 。。。more
Kathie
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Thank you to the publisher and Edelweiss+ for an eARC of this book。A mysterious book that goes missing from a library， two sets of sisters separated by decades， long-held secrets， ghostly encounters， and rumors which may or may not prove to be are the premise for this engaging novel by Jacqueline West。 Fiona's family has moved to the new town of Lost Lake to be closer to her sister Arden's skating club。 Fiona feels like Arden's needs are the center of her family's existence， and she's bitter she Thank you to the publisher and Edelweiss+ for an eARC of this book。A mysterious book that goes missing from a library， two sets of sisters separated by decades， long-held secrets， ghostly encounters， and rumors which may or may not prove to be are the premise for this engaging novel by Jacqueline West。 Fiona's family has moved to the new town of Lost Lake to be closer to her sister Arden's skating club。 Fiona feels like Arden's needs are the center of her family's existence， and she's bitter she had to leave her friends behind and start over in a new town that doesn't seem very welcoming。 While at the local library， she discovers a book in the mystery section and is immediately hooked by a story called The Lost One。 But when the book goes missing， the librarian claims she doesn't know anything about it。 When Fiona eventually finds it （and discovers the librarian lied to her）， she realizes the story isn't finished and she's desperate to know how it ends。 As Fiona starts to research this alluring book， she discovers its ties to Lost Lake， and to a history that is filled with unexplained events， rumors， and secrets。 How much of the story is true， and to what lengths will Fiona and her new friend Charlie go to solve how the story actually ends before the past catches up with them。I would definitely recommend this book to mystery fans， and those who like stories where a clues from the past must be uncovered to solve。 This book has the added element of supernatural presences that both help and hinder Fiona's investigations。 I liked to see Fiona and Charlie find a common interest that brings them together， and I appreciated the relationship between Fiona and Arden and how it's not only mirrored in the sisters from long ago， but help both girls to understand each other better。 。。。more
Kimberly Gutierrez
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