Have you ever felt like everything is Too much and you just need to run away and get Lost? Lauren did and now She is very lost.

This book is a must read if you like: Peter Pan retellings, magical realism, vivid descriptions of magical landscapes, and engaging Characters.

About the Book:

Title: The Lost
Genre(s): Mystery & Thrillers; Romance; Sci Fi & Fantasy
Author: Sarah Beth Durst
Published by: Harlequin Audio; Harlequin Trade Publishing; MIRA
Date Published: 11/11/2025
Format Read: Hybrid/mixed media read
Where I Got It: NetGalley ARC/ALC
Stand alone or series Number: It is a stand alone book.
I finished reading The Lost on 11/11/2025.

Snapshot: what do you need to know before you pick up the book.

Profanity: Light, No serious curse words.
Intimacy: Adult, Some spice.
Violence: Light, Some action scenes but no graphic descriptions.
Themes: Adult, Death, Grief, cancer, Adulting, Growing up, and finding yourself.

My Thoughts

This book starts and immediately draws you in With suspense. It is a fast paced, action packed novel with so much depth.

I liked this book so much I actually read it Twice. It gripped me from the first page and I couldn’t Stop listening.

I love magical realism and the thought that you Could just get lost in our world is very Appealing.

I really enjoyed the suspense elements in This fantasy book. Also, once I finished I realized it was a retelling, but it didn’t feel like it.

My favorite character is a little girl who takes Lauren under her wing.I can say more without spoilers, but she is awesome.

I really loved the narration and it drew me into the story.

This is probably one of my favorite Sarah Beth Durst Books, and that is saying a lot.

Description

Against the backdrop of a desolate and mystical town, this arresting, fantastical novel explores one woman’s impossible journey—and her quest to find her fate.

“A slow-brewing, increasingly exciting, and deeply provocative fantasy world.” —Booklist

Lost your way?

Your dreams?

Yourself?

Welcome to Lost.

It was supposed to be a small escape. A few hours’ driving before turning around and heading home. But once you arrive in Lost…well, it’s a place you really can’t leave. Not until you’re Found. Only the Missing Man can send you home. And he took one look at Lauren Chase and disappeared.

So Lauren is now trapped in the town where all lost things go—luggage, keys, dreams, lives—where nothing is permanent, where the locals go feral and where the only people who don’t want to kill her are a handsome wild man called the Finder and a knife-wielding six-year-old girl. The only road out of town is engulfed in an impassable dust storm, and escape is impossible…

Until Lauren decides nothing—and no one—is going to keep her here anymore.

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