Sharon's Reviews > The Wonder of Lost Causes

I really don’t know where to begin with this review only to say that this was a BRILLIANT read and I only wish I could give it a ten start rating. Yes I LOVED it that much.

The Wonder of Lost Causes by Nick Trout is a magnificent story of a woman named Kate who works as an veterinarian at an animal shelter and is a single parent raising her son, Jasper. Sadly Jasper is suffering from the horrible disease of Cystic Fibrosis.

Working at the animal shelter can be a rewarding job, but it can also be stressful and emotional especially when some dogs can’t find a home and the shelter starts to run out of room. On one of Kate’s shifts a black dog comes in named Whistler and straight away you can see he has been mistreated rather badly. After numerous blood test and scans, Whistlers health is worse than they first thought. When Jasper comes in contact with Whistler he immediately feels a connection and it doesn’t take long for the pair to bond. Jasper has always wanted a dog, but with his health condition and where they live it’s never been possible. But Jasper won’t let up this time and he does all he can trying convince his mother that they should adopt Whistler. Just when he thinks he might’ve won his mother over something happens and to change everything.

I can’t express how much I enjoyed and LOVED this book so much so that at times I had to put it down and stop reading as I couldn’t bare to find out what was going to happen. There were so many twists and turns in this book which I didn’t see coming. An emotional roller coaster that had me hooked from the start all the way to the very last page. This is truly an extraordinary story about a boys fight against a horrific disease and his love and special bond of a dog that needs a home. Highly, highly recommended.

With thanks to Allen & Unwin for my uncorrected proof ARC copy to read and review.