3.75 stars

Martha Lost was left in the lost property office in Lime Street Station in Liverpool when she was a baby and 16 years later, she’s still there. Now Martha is on the hunt to find out who she is and where she came from while also helping other lost things find their home, including an old suitcase full of Beatles memorabilia.

This was a whimsical, fun read with a touch of magical realism about an innocent 16 year old discovering the world is more than just the lost property office. I really liked Martha and she definitely had an addictive sense of personality, even if she could be a little bit silly sometimes. She was infectious, I guess, and she had a way of bringing people together like Elisabeth, George Harris and William. Everyone had their own little story and everyone was lost and found in a way I guess. The sideline story about Mal Evans and The Beatles was pretty interesting and I didn’t know anything about it so I guess I was learning along the way. I really didn’t like Max nor the weird relationship that briefly happened - it was a little but abusive and manipulative at times I think and I don’t know why the others did’t try and nip it in the bud from the very start which was annoying.

I think people who live in Liverpool or know Liverpool well would like this as there’s so much tidbits about the area and about The Beatles history there. For me as someone who has never been, the city came alive for me in the pages, even though the majority of the book is set in the train station.