"Lost for Words" by Kristin Eckhardt

About this book:

  “One day Mary notices a young woman sitting in her bookshop. As the afternoon passes, the woman remains, pretending to read a book and clearly waiting for someone who never arrives. When Mary approaches her, she tearfully confesses that she doesn't remember anything before that day. The only clue she has to her identity is a note she found in her pocket when she woke up on the beach, which says, "Katie, arrive at Mary's bookshop at 1:12." Mary takes Katie under her wing, and together they scour Ivy Bay for clues to discover who Katie really is. But after learning about a recent mugging in town as well as a man who seems to be following Katie, Mary thinks the more important question might be what - or who - caused Katie to lose her memory in the first place?”

Series: Book #18 in the “Secrets of Mary’s Bookshop” series. Please click on the number to be taken to that review: Book #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13,#14, #15, #16, and #17. 

Spiritual Content- Psalm 65:11 at the end in bonus content; Scriptures are mentioned, read, remembered, & quoted; Prayers & Thanking God; Bible reading; Going to church & a prayer group; Talks about God; 'H's are capital when referring to God; Mary recalls when her son was a teenager and questioning his faith, but how Proverbs 22:6 sustained her and proved to be true for her son; Mentions of God & trusting Him; Mentions of prayers, praying, praises, thanking God, & blessings over food; Mentions of Bibles, Bible reading, & devotionals; Mentions of churches, church going, services, sermons, a pastor, & a prayer group; Mentions of a hymn; Mentions of blessings & being Blessed; A couple mentions of events in the Bible; A mention of Bible studies; A mention of someone calling Mary a “guardian angel”.
 

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: two ‘dumb’s and two ‘stupid’s; A little bit of eye rolling; Many mentions of a mugging, stolen items, crimes, criminals, violence, & who did it (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of missing people; Mentions of pain, injuries, & possible accidents; A few mentions of how putting a millstone around someone’s neck was a method of execution in Biblical times (barely-above-not-detailed); A few mentions of possible & fiction stalkers; A few mentions of drugs, illegal drugs, & alcohol; A couple mentions of car accidents & deaths; A couple mentions of lies & lying; A mention of World War I; A mention of World War II; A mention of a possible child abduction; A mention of a possible scam; A mention of a rumor; 
             *Note: All about many mentions of a woman who amnesia (up to semi-detailed on her injuries and pain); Mentions of car brands; Mentions of books, characters, & authors (‘The Little Engine That Could’, Nero Stout, Hercule Poirot, & Anne Perry); Mentions of brand names (St. John’s Bay, Sears, JCPenney, Maybelline, Revlon, & Almay); A few mentions of Grace Kelly, Frankie Valli, & a song; A couple mentions of Bugs Bunny; A mention of Wall Street Journal. 
 
 
Sexual Content- A couple blushes; Mentions of dating, boyfriends/girlfriends, & break-ups; A couple mentions of teenage crushes; A mention of a teenage heartthrob; A mention of jealousy.
 
-Mary Fischer, age 62 (?)
                                P.O.V. of Mary 
                                                262 pages

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My personal Rating- 

I don’t think I’ve ever read a Guidepost mystery so fast before. I’m not sure what it is about an amnesia plotline that gets me involved in the story, but do they ever! I would say this is definitely my favorite of the series—I should probably add “so far” at the end of that sentence, but I can’t imagine another book topping this one. It had a super steady pacing, details and hints given for the reader to try to figure out who Katie is, and Mary’s faith was shown a lot throughout the story. I was really pleasantly surprised by this book and how much I enjoyed it! 

 

 

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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.