The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Kira lived in the woods, all alone.  She did what she had to to survive but she doesn't remember a lot of what happened.  A search and rescue group found her and Cady adopts her.  She loves her family she's been adopted into but she's not good at human interaction.  She doesn't like small talk or talking with other people.  She doesn't make friends easily.  And she's frustrated that she doesn't remember her beginnings but Cady thinks that's good.  Why remember bad things?  Now she's part of Cady's search and rescue team.

Freeform and Net Galley let me read this book for review (thank you).  It will be published May 7th.

When Cady's father shows up and asks her to help him find a missing child, she doesn't want to.  She hasn't forgiven him for not saving her boyfriend at the time he went missing.  He couldn't but that doesn't matter.  She's still holding a grudge.  Kira wants to help.  She remembers being young and lost in the woods and she wants to save the girl from some of things she endured.  They end up going.  With four dogs and handlers they can cover a lot of ground.

This turns into more than a rescue hunt.  Cady's father is dying and he hasn't told her yet.  Kira ends up having nightmares and recalling her unknown childhood.  They find a piece of the jacket the girl was wearing so they know they are on track.  Kira and an unlikely friend she's made find a cave she was in and the jacket she was wearing but no child.  They continue searching and finding more life truths on the way.

I found this story haunting.  I enjoyed reading it but it'll stick with me a while.  I spent a lot of time in the woods when I was child so I could relate to Kira's memories.  At least I didn't get hurt when I was there.  You'll think about this one every now and then...