A review by ihaveitchyfingersforthatbooksy
Lost Boy by Maia Szalavitz, Brent W. Jeffs

5.0

After reading Escape, by Carolyn Jessop, where she does make mention of the Lost Boys phenomenon, it was fascinating to read the perspective of a man who grew up in that world, nephew to the cult leader. Instead of the perspective of a sister wife, we get the perspective of a child raised by sister wives with siblings and half-siblings. He paints a vivid picture, with childhood moments of joy, as well as terror and trauma, and the effects growing up in that world has on his family long after his childhood days. Highly recommended.