A review by jennamonaco
The Beautiful Lost by Luanne Rice

5.0

Okay, so I got this as an audiobook and I totally selected it because I needed something cute and light and I did that thing that you're NOT supposed to do; judged the book by its cover. So, here I go into this story and I'm really enjoying the writing. It's about a girl named Mya who is struggling with depression after her mother leaves her and her father. Mya wants nothing more than to be with her mom again, so she runs away from home. On her way out of town, she stops by the foster home where her crush, Billy, lives to say goodbye. To her surprise, he wants to come along and they set off on this journey to get to Mya's mother. The story unfolds from there. I did not expect to get so attached to Mya and her journey. I didn't expect to like Billy as much as I did, and I most certainly did not expect to cry. The struggle with depression is authentic and heart-wrenching. I loved this book from start to end. Highly recommend.