Lost and Found by Tarah DeWitt

A story that settles somewhere deep inside you.

Lost and Found is one of those books that settles somewhere deep inside you. I expected it to be emotional—I knew that going in. Tarah DeWitt prepared readers with thoughtful content warnings, and after seeing “Good” by Better Than Ezra on the playlist, I had a feeling I was about to experience some heavy emotional damage. Somehow, even knowing all of that, I still wasn’t prepared for the way this story would stay with me.

Two Weeks to Find the Words

In fact, I didn’t realize just how deeply it affected me until after I finished. Days passed, and I couldn’t stop thinking about Bea, Silas, and the quiet weight of everything they carried. It took me nearly two weeks to write this review because every time I sat down to put my thoughts into words, they never felt big enough. This story unlocked pieces of my own grief I wasn’t expecting to revisit. Reading it became something far more personal than I anticipated.

Bea and Silas feel impossibly real. They’re two people carrying so much loss, finding their footing one uncertain step at a time. DeWitt never rushes their healing or asks them to become versions of themselves untouched by pain. Instead, she lets them be messy, hopeful, funny, anxious, vulnerable, and deeply human. Their relationship unfolds with so much tenderness that every small moment feels significant.

Laughing Through the Heartbreak

And despite the heaviness, this book is genuinely funny. My heart would shatter on one page, only for Bea and Silas to have me laughing out loud the next. Their accidental innuendos had perfect comedic timing, and that balance between heartbreak and humor is something Tarah DeWitt continues to do better than almost anyone.

More than anything, Lost and Found feels like an author laying her soul bare on the page. Saying “thank you for sharing” almost feels too small, but I mean it in every sense of the words. This story gave me space to sit with emotions I didn’t realize I was still carrying.

Saying Goodbye to Spunes

The epilogue is a perfect goodbye to Spunes and the Byrd family. I don’t know where our souls go when we’re gone, but I hope there’s someplace that feels a little like Spunes waiting for us. And thanks to these characters, this series has given me far more than eight memories—it has given me stories, people, and moments I’ll carry with me for years to come.

While I’m not ready to let go of Spunes and the Byrds, I’ll read anything Tarah DeWitt writes and can’t wait to see where she goes next.

If this sounds like your kind of read, you can pre-order a copy HERE or request it from your local library.

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