The Other Side of Lost | 
pickso good! love traveling so this book was awesome, definitely relates to people in the world today. 8.2/10
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pickso good! love traveling so this book was awesome, definitely relates to people in the world today. 8.2/10
panThis started off well but it soon turned a bit blah for me. For a start, Mari is still being rather selfish. She has no walking experience at all but just takes off whilst her mother is visiting her sister - no thought of the worry she causes by just taking off. Also there's the obligatory romance. It was well written but I just didn't connect with it or the main character, but then I am slightly older than the target audience. 2⭐
pickLifestyle influencer Mari spends her days perfecting her image. Perfect boyfriend, perfect diet, perfect life. But the filters hide an empty girl grieving the loss of her cousin & friend, Bri. After celebrating their joint 18th birthday alone Mari snaps & speaks her truth in the most public way possible -on YouTube. Amidst the backlash she receives a gift that sends her into nature to find herself, where she realizes just how lost she really was.
so-soMari is an Instagram influencer who, well, loses it. She leaves an emotional mascara streaking sobbing video about how fake her life is and takes to the wilderness to rediscover herself and escape the superficial persona she created on social media.
Picked this up to meet the #booked2019 22. Social media focus YA fans will likely appreciate this more than me.
@Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage
I had some gift cards left from my birthday, so I went and got a bunch of books from my TBR list. Not pictured: Royals, which I already finished. About to start on The Other Side of Lost!
pickI have a love-hate relationship with social media. For me to drives people to read my reviews. I struggle with being too wrapped up in getting a good book picture for Bookstagram and at the same time not caring at all. So I identified with Mari at the beginning of the story. As a teenager, she has gotten in way over her head leading an "internet" life. She makes some changes after she unplugs. One of the best YA titles this Summer.
