Books On Our Radar: The Other Side of Lost by Jessi Kirby
The Other Side of Lost by Jessi Kirby just sounds like a perfect summer read. For those who just want to disconnect to get away from the hustle of the world, to find yourself. These themes should speak to most of us in this high tech world, but especially to Mari, who created an online persona which has thousands of followers. I love this concept because I too, when I was 18, went on a crazy hike of the Pennsylvania section of the Appalachian Trail. Of course, I was completely unprepared for the physical and mental aspects of the hike, but I found some things about myself along the way. If you ever felt like you need a break from online life, or just need to get away to deal with your grief, I highly recommend picking up a book, especially one like The Other Side of Lost, which is releasing August 7th. Be sure to add this one to your ever growing TBR!
The Other Side of Lost by Jessi Kirby
Category: Young Adult, Contemporary
Publication: August 7th, 2018; HarperTeen
Purchase: Amazon
Girl Online meets Wild in this emotionally charged story of girl who takes to the wilderness to rediscover herself and escape the superficial persona she created on social media.
Mari Turner’s life is perfect. That is, at least to her thousands of followers who have helped her become an internet starlet. But when she breaks down and posts a video confessing she’s been living a lie—that she isn’t the happy, in-love, inspirational online personality she’s been trying so hard to portray—it goes viral and she receives major backlash. To get away from it all, she makes an impulsive decision: to hike the entire John Muir trail. Mari and her late cousin, Bri, were supposed to do it together, to celebrate their shared eighteenth birthday. But that was before Mari got so wrapped up in her online world that she shut anyone out who questioned its worth—like Bri.
With Bri’s boots and trail diary, a heart full of regret, and a group of strangers that she meets along the way, Mari tries to navigate the difficult terrain of the hike. But the true challenge lies within, as she searches for the way back to the girl she fears may be too lost to find: herself.
