Name: The Lost Planet
ISBN: 9781466856950

Rachel Searles

This is what the boy is told: - He woke up on planet Trucon, inside of a fence line he shouldn't have been able to cross. - He has an annirad blaster wound to the back of his head. - He has no memory. - He is now under the protection of a mysterious benefactor. - His name is Chase Garrety. This is what Chase Garrety knows: - He has a message: "Guide the star." - Time is running out.

The Lost Planet

Waking up on a distant planet, Chase Garrety is horrified to learn that he has no memory of his life and finds himself under the protection of a mysterious benefactor who requires him to complete an important mission before time runs out.

Cindy Lee

The Lost Planet was a book that had a great start. It reminded me why I love middle grade books so much, but I didn't quite love it all the way until the end. 

Chase Garrety has amnesia and he had no idea what happened or what planet he was on. I normally hate characters with amnesia (I just wanna reach in and suffocate them sometimes) but Chase was okay. Action was also a strong point for this novel though the pace was a bit slow. It's really a fun sci-fi novel and I loved all the adventure. I do wish the pacing could've been faster because I feel like the ending is where the story truly starts to get interesting. The book is a good length but I don't think enough events happened in those 384 pages. Now that I thought it over, the pacing is painfully slow and it took quite a while for Chase to figure everything out.

Overall, The Lost Planet didn't disappoint but also didn't make it to the love list. I would still recommend this to fans of middle grade science fiction novels.

Rating: C+

The Lost Planet

Reviews

Highlights