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cayleereads04's review against another edition
5.0
Real rating: 4.75/5 stars
Format: Ebook
This book was just wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed and just couldn’t put it down. I loved the characters and each of their stories and I just felt it was so personal. I don’t know if the “road trip” cliche is what my favorite trope is but I gotta say this was one of my favorites. Beautiful!!
Format: Ebook
This book was just wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed and just couldn’t put it down. I loved the characters and each of their stories and I just felt it was so personal. I don’t know if the “road trip” cliche is what my favorite trope is but I gotta say this was one of my favorites. Beautiful!!
blakesmith333's review against another edition
4.0
Read if you like John Green books and coming of age book such as "We all Looked Up" or "Perks of Being a Wallflower."
sleepygirlreads_'s review against another edition
2.0
Meh. Not good, but also not bad. I wouldn't recommend it. Not my cup of tea.
icygrl7's review against another edition
5.0
Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid is a wonderful book about discovering who you are and learning who your family is. I enjoyed Let’s Get Lost immensely and felt it was really well written. It’s a poignant young adult novel. I would definitely read another book by this author because she has engaging characters that you really care about and an unforgettable story.
Leila is on a quest to go see the northern lights. She just knows that the answers she is seeking will be there. Along the way she makes some wonderful new friends that make an impact on her life and she on theirs. When she meets Hudson her car needs fixing and he is just the guy for the job. The two of them have a connection and he says he wants forever but he is afraid to leave home. She hopes they will reconnect at a later time. Then she meets Bree a girl who left her past behind her but knows there is something missing. They end up in jail together and Bree ends up finding out what really matters in life. Elliot is a bit dazed and confused when they cross paths. He has been rejected by the love of his life and doesn’t know what direction to go in next. With a little push from Leila things may work out the way he’s always dreamed. Sonia has everything she has ever wanted in her current boyfriend but can’t get over her past loss because she feels she is betraying him. She embarks on a mission to cross the border into Canada to get the ring to his sister’s ring to her on time for her wedding and finds the journey to be life changing. These four chance encounters mean so much to Leila and they make an impact that she won’t soon forget. Once Leila makes it to the Northern lights will she find what she is looking for? Or will she be sorely disappointed?
I really enjoyed Let’s Get Lost because it invoked so many emotions along the way. It was a powerful story about friendship, love, and family. It had the perfect blend of adventure, love, drama. Let’s Get Lost was well worth the read and I know I will revisit Let’s Get Lost again in the future, and I don’t reread books very often. My favorite character is one of the characters we meet last. I really liked Dee, the little girl at the campsite when Leila reaches her destination. She is a very thoughtful little girl and I feel that she made the most difference in her life. I thought that she was quite the little character and she was smart beyond her years. Leila is a close second because she is a brave character. We don’t learn much about her until the last 15% of the book but it is well worth the wait. I thought her story was the most emotionally charged of them all. What she lost was far more than I expected. I would highly recommend Let’s Get Lost to those who enjoy young adult fiction but be prepared to pull out a tissue or two while you read.
Leila is on a quest to go see the northern lights. She just knows that the answers she is seeking will be there. Along the way she makes some wonderful new friends that make an impact on her life and she on theirs. When she meets Hudson her car needs fixing and he is just the guy for the job. The two of them have a connection and he says he wants forever but he is afraid to leave home. She hopes they will reconnect at a later time. Then she meets Bree a girl who left her past behind her but knows there is something missing. They end up in jail together and Bree ends up finding out what really matters in life. Elliot is a bit dazed and confused when they cross paths. He has been rejected by the love of his life and doesn’t know what direction to go in next. With a little push from Leila things may work out the way he’s always dreamed. Sonia has everything she has ever wanted in her current boyfriend but can’t get over her past loss because she feels she is betraying him. She embarks on a mission to cross the border into Canada to get the ring to his sister’s ring to her on time for her wedding and finds the journey to be life changing. These four chance encounters mean so much to Leila and they make an impact that she won’t soon forget. Once Leila makes it to the Northern lights will she find what she is looking for? Or will she be sorely disappointed?
I really enjoyed Let’s Get Lost because it invoked so many emotions along the way. It was a powerful story about friendship, love, and family. It had the perfect blend of adventure, love, drama. Let’s Get Lost was well worth the read and I know I will revisit Let’s Get Lost again in the future, and I don’t reread books very often. My favorite character is one of the characters we meet last. I really liked Dee, the little girl at the campsite when Leila reaches her destination. She is a very thoughtful little girl and I feel that she made the most difference in her life. I thought that she was quite the little character and she was smart beyond her years. Leila is a close second because she is a brave character. We don’t learn much about her until the last 15% of the book but it is well worth the wait. I thought her story was the most emotionally charged of them all. What she lost was far more than I expected. I would highly recommend Let’s Get Lost to those who enjoy young adult fiction but be prepared to pull out a tissue or two while you read.
otherashley's review against another edition
3.0
3.5. Cute, fun read. Definitely cliche at points but hey...contemporary. Read this while on a road trip and it was a nice fast read!
trisha_thomas's review against another edition
3.0
This was pretty cute
I liked the way it was written - how each story fed into the next one. I loved the breaks, the post cards and the idea of finding treasures everywhere.
By far, I thought Hudson was the cutest but I did enjoy reading everyone's stories. Leila took quite the road trip to affect many lives.
I liked the way it was written - how each story fed into the next one. I loved the breaks, the post cards and the idea of finding treasures everywhere.
By far, I thought Hudson was the cutest but I did enjoy reading everyone's stories. Leila took quite the road trip to affect many lives.
joward's review against another edition
4.0
I think I see where the author was going with this. I'm not a big fan of MPDG stories but this one broke the trope down a tiny bit at the end.
laden_bookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
This is a slightly heavy-handed set of interwoven stories but I really enjoyed all the characters and Leila, the character that unites them. I enjoyed the pacing and the change of setting and the emotional responses felt very real.
jennifermreads's review against another edition
4.0
Received advanced reader copy from publisher at PLA 2014
Again I find myself missing the ability to give ½ stars to books on Goodreads. Let’s Get Lost is a 4.5 for me … and I may bump it to 5 stars by end-of-year as I only give 5 stars to my faves of the year.
I tend to adore road-trip books. As a gal who loves to travel and find cool, fun, unique out-of-the-way spots wherever I land on a journey, I like to see where characters land as well. But this was a different kind of road-trip: it was more about the journey itself and the people Leila meets as opposed to the geographical surroundings. I melted into the stories of each of the folks Leila meets. The glimpses into their lives wonderfully presented and I loved to see how one person could touch another and leave such a lasting impression. A dutiful reminder to treat others as I want to be treated … and to pay-it-forward.
And Leila’s story? The reveal as to the reason for her journey was presented in a fantastic way! We learned about Leila just like we learned about the others: with the introduction of a new person into Leila’s life.
I’m going to tell everyone to read this book! If adults avoid this story because of the YA label, they will be missing out on a wonderful adventure. There is absolutely no reason to relegate this story to “just teens.”
This is going to be the read of the summer folks. Don’t miss out!
Again I find myself missing the ability to give ½ stars to books on Goodreads. Let’s Get Lost is a 4.5 for me … and I may bump it to 5 stars by end-of-year as I only give 5 stars to my faves of the year.
I tend to adore road-trip books. As a gal who loves to travel and find cool, fun, unique out-of-the-way spots wherever I land on a journey, I like to see where characters land as well. But this was a different kind of road-trip: it was more about the journey itself and the people Leila meets as opposed to the geographical surroundings. I melted into the stories of each of the folks Leila meets. The glimpses into their lives wonderfully presented and I loved to see how one person could touch another and leave such a lasting impression. A dutiful reminder to treat others as I want to be treated … and to pay-it-forward.
And Leila’s story? The reveal as to the reason for her journey was presented in a fantastic way! We learned about Leila just like we learned about the others: with the introduction of a new person into Leila’s life.
Spoiler
I will say I was so relieved that Leila was not terminal. I guess I have too much John Green TFiOS on my mind. I feared Leila was running from a cancer diagnosis. So to learn it was “just” amnesia? Whew! And the amnesia? Unique. I do not recall hearing a similar story-thread … at least in recent memory.I’m going to tell everyone to read this book! If adults avoid this story because of the YA label, they will be missing out on a wonderful adventure. There is absolutely no reason to relegate this story to “just teens.”
This is going to be the read of the summer folks. Don’t miss out!
sarahonthecoast's review against another edition
2.0
It's almost impressive how underdeveloped Leila remained after 300+ pages. This was an interesting premise but it wasn't executed well and was riddled with cliche.