Thank you to Harlequin Teen and NetGalley for the ARC of [b:Let's Get Lost|1085496|Let's Get Lost|Sarra Manning|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348620226s/1085496.jpg|695954] by [a:Adi Alsaid|4505164|Adi Alsaid|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1386961263p2/4505164.jpg].

"Let's Get Lost," by Adi Alsaid, is a completely enjoyable read. I have recommended this for our Y/A section.

Each chapter of the book is dedicated to a new chapter in the protagonist, Leila's journey to see the Northern Lights.

The first person she meets on her trek is Hudson, a mechanic in his dad's shop, and a senior in high school. He fixes her car, and ends up taking her on a tour that ruins plans that his parents had for him for years. He blames Leila, and she continues on her journey, from the Southern U.S., up into Canada, and back into The States.

There was a connection between Hudson and Leila, but when she leaves, she leaves alone. Luckily, she doesn't stay alone long, because there are other young people she meets along the way that she befriends, and in some ways they become her teachers.

She meets several other people along the way, each person adding dimension to the scope of this road trip. Anther title could be, "Pay It Forward".

Leila, the protagonist is an amazing, fearless and honest young woman who learns valuable things on her adventure. She learns that what is meant to happen, isn't always what a person thinks they want.

The content is suitable for most Y/A readers, it is mostly positive, and a good adventure.
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2.5 stars. This teen "road trip" book is romantic in the hopeful, unrealistic dreamer kind of way. There isn't much road or trip in the story, just several short stories strung together by one of the characters who is in the midsts of driving to Alaska by herself. I may have really enjoyed it when I was a teen. As it is, I'm way too much of a mom for this book. There was so much ridiculous behavior with very little consequence. I don't need a book to be super-realistic, but this one had me rolling my eyes too often. The characters weren't very deeply developed, either. ( )

I enjoyed it but not as much as Paper Towns by John Green. ( )

At first Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid appears to be about a teenage girl, Leila, and her road trip north to Alaska to see the Northern Lights. However, it soon becomes apparent that this book is actually a series of interconnected short stories, with Leila being the one thing they have in common. As Leila travels she meets other young people and she seems to arrive just when they really need someone to help them figure out their life. Leila gives advice on romance, family problems, university plans and over the course of one crazy prom night, how to get the girl of your dreams.

When I started this YA book, I wasn’t sure that it was going to be a book for me, but the stories drew me in and I ended up really enjoying the experience. While Leila offers insight, advice, support and friendship to the teens she meets, she reveals very little about herself so I was anticipating the final story which I was sure would be about her.

Like all good road trips, the destination isn’t as important as the actual journey and Let’s Get Lost was a fun trip. The author included plenty of humor and brought an overall feeling of lightness to the book, yet each story had a definite message to a pass along. I listened to an audio version of the book as read by Amanda Cobb whose voice perfectly suited these stories. Although I am far from the targeted age for this book, I nevertheless found it a nice escape read. ( )

I love this debut novel!
LOVE.
It's told from each persons viewpoint, normally I don't like that, but this book it worked. Actually, I would want it any other way. You get a sense of each character. Then there is this epiphany moment in each vignette. It's beautiful, sometimes making me tear up, and it hits the story home. Then it all comes together with this beautiful six degree of separation thing, and you literally close the book and go wow.
At least I did.
And this is a debut novel.... I can't wait to read his other works as well! ( )