I adored Owl and this world from the first book in this Middle Grade series, and I loved them even more in this book. I loved seeing Owl repair  her friendship with Mallory, and them working with Alberic to solve the problems being caused by the constant summer. A beautifully written book. I'd love to see more from these characters.

My daughter thoroughly enjoyed it. A great follow up, just as brilliant as her first. This captivated my daughter and she raced through the book.

Summer is dragging on and there is no sign of it ending, sapping all Owl's magic and strength with it. She hasn't seen Alberic since the end of school either, so she's sure something has happened to the Earl of October, preventing Autumn from coming. With Jack Frost also missing and the fae court blocked, she doesn't know what to do but she must do something.
I enjoyed this just as much as A Girl Called Owl. The fantastic characters and settings were magical, with very vivid descriptions. The imagery of Time's realm in particular was very clever, I could really picture it looking like that. It was a bit hard to sympathise with Owl hating the heat when I would happily have the endless summers!

Beautifully written sequel to The Girl Called Owl. Wilson always writes as though she's inviting you into her fantastical dreams, there's an ease and a power to it that's hard to define but it makes her books beloved to her many fans in my school.

A sequel to A Girl Called Owl, which I hadn't read but it didn't matter as it is written in a way that included links to the first book.

Owl is part fae and part human. Daughter of the father of winter: Jack Frost. Her friend, Alberic, son of Earl - autumn, is missing and summer has taken over with no end in sight.

Never ending summer is taking it's toll, on Owl: burning her skin, damaging her spirit and rendering her weaker each day it continues. She must find Alberic and return order the the seasons. With the help of her human friend, Mallory, Owl sets out on a magical adventure through time itself to overcome odds in a fight of fae vs humanity.

A story of friendship, humanity, inner strength and woven with magical strands that bring seasons to life.

I was hooked on this book from the very beginning and couldn’t put it down. Full of thrills, ups, downs, twists and turns; you didn’t quite know where the story was going next. What an amazing sequel. I will definitely be including this as a class novel in my year 5/6 class.
I particularly love the portrayal of the seasons as characters and every time I read about them I drifted off into the season with them. Excellent from start to finish.

The follow-up to A Girl Called Owl sees Owl back at school for the new academic year and struggling as, despite the time of year (October - November), summer is still very much thriving. With autumn nowhere in sight and Jack Frost away during the warm weather, it’s up to Owl and her friend, Mallory, to bring things back to normal again, but first they must find Alberic who has also been missing since the start of term. Their mission takes them back into the heart of the fae world where Owl must confront Time in an attempt to return things to normal.
It was wonderful to be back with Owl again, even though she was suffering so much - the heat of the endless summer is draining her of energy and she is struggling to find a way to get back to the fae world and the court in order to try to rectify things. It’s good to see her friendship with Mallory resumed and the pair make a great team. It was also great to see the return of some other familiar characters whilst also being introduced to some new ones (I particularly liked Time).

I‘m a big fan of Amy’s novels as she always manages to seamlessly weave magic and adventure together to create enchanting novels and this one is no exception. A Girl Called Owl has been a big favourite in school so I can’t wait to introduce the sequel into the library.

A book about believing in yourself, knowing your own worth and remembering the value of friendship, Owl and the Lost Boy enthrals you just as much as A Girl Called Owl.

An absorbing adventure of friendship, bravery and self discovery.

The world of Summer is suffocating everything and it is making Owl ill. She tries to reach her fae friends to help her restore the correct order of the seasons but they have been trapped. With the help of her friends, Mallory and Alberif, she must find the strength and confidence in herself to overcome stronger forces.

Themes of world order/ power of nature run throughout, reminding us that if we disrupt things then there will be a consequence for humanity. Maybe a comment about climate change/ humanity's destructive relationship with nature?

Beautiful storytelling

It’s so wonderful to be back in the world where magic, the elements and power are so apparent. I absolutely adored the messages about friendship, believing in yourself and owning who you are in this. This world, these characters and the humanity of it just breathes such life into the world. Just gorgeous! So lovely to be back with Jack again too.

he sequel to A Girl Called Owl, Owl and the Lost Boy picks up the adventures of Owl and her friends, Mallory and Alberic. However, Alberic is missing, as is his father, the Earl of Autumn, and without them summer cannot end. Stuck in the eternal summer, Owl must find Alberic and confront Time himself.

Another super fantasy adventure.

I was utterly spellbound by this book. Amy Wilson has created magic so strong, so evocative, that it is almost tangible. She has cast a spell over me and her characters feel like living and breathing entities, sat beside me as I devoured chapter after chapter of her beautiful prose.

I am foolish enough to have missed the first book in this series (a mistake that I will be rectifying very soon) so can confidently say that book two stands alone very well. There were references (particularly character names), which took me a while to grasp, presumably because I missed their introduction in book one, but I could still not only follow, but also love, the story.

I will be undoubtedly sharing this with my Upper Key Stage 2 readers and I look forward to them being touched by the magic of Amy Wilson too. Thank you to Net Galley for allowing me to read this book.

It was great to be back in Owl’s world where humans and fae collide. I really enjoyed A Girl Called Owl so was excited to read this. Amy Wilson is skilled at immersing the reader in magical worlds and Owl and the Lost Boy did not disappoint.
The unexplained endless summer that many crave is taking its toll on Owl and the icy magical powers she inherited from her Father, Jack Frost, are floundering in the suffocating heat. What has happened to Autumn? To restore the rightful seasons, Owl and her best friend Mallory must embark on a dangerous quest to rescue Alberic, the Earl of Autumn’s son, who has mysteriously disappeared along with his father. Battling dangerous fae worlds and treacherous elementals as well as their own insecurities, these young heroes are put to the test. I felt the characters really came into their own in this book and it is great to see two strong, feisty females in Owl and Mallory.
This is a great middle-grade adventure for the 9-11 bracket who enjoy fantasy and magical worlds with a dose of reality. Definitely one for the classroom and libraries.

What a wonderful follow up to "A girl called Owl". It really does not disappoint as it is full of action and intrigue. This is about understanding who you are and taking ownership of your life, but it is also about the strength of family and friends. I loved it.

Amy Wilson has this incredible talent for drawing the reader into the story so they feel a character themselves.
How I missed the atmospheric world of Owl, Mallory and Alberic and their unique seasonal talents and powers. It’s November and the summer heat is oppressive. Owl isn’t coping well with the heat, she and Mallory aren’t speaking and Alberic is missing. The Earl of October, Alberic’s father, should have heralded in the Autumn by now but he, too, is missing, There is much happening in the courts as the seasons continue to argue and fight amongst themselves. Owl is being led back to that world and to her father, Jack Frost. Though desperate to spend more time with Jack, she must first find Alberic.
It is a dangerous quest involving Father Time, seeds planted and plans for Summer to rule the court forever. Owl will need help from Mallory to enter court and it is their teamwork that guides them to find and rescue Alberic. Bringing him home to rest and gain strength, the trio put together a plan and here the true adventure really begins.
Owl and her friends meet with openly hostile and untrusting characters, resurfacing memories and dangerous journeys. This book had me hooked and remembering how much I loved A Girl Called Owl. Owl hasn’t changed much though she is older and more prepared for what the court might throw at her. Alberic has changed considerably, is taller and looks more like his season than ever before. Could he be ready to follow in his fathers footsteps?
This is a exciting adventure worth reading- join Owl and friends to put the world to rights again.