Review #124 - The Other Side of Lost by Jessi Kirby

Details:

Title: The Other Side of Lost

Author: Jessi Kirby

Publisher: Harper Collins

ISBN 13: 978-0062424242

Synopsis:

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 a 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 from to the girl she fears may be too lost to find: herself.

Review:
This book was better than I expected it to be though still not entirely to my normal tastes. I did find the main character to be quite annoying a lot of the time, some of her thoughts felt rather repetitive and the way other characters were constantly having to validate her was a bit too much. I did like the supporting characters and would have liked to learn more about them. Especially Vanessa. It was a decent read but not one I will re-read.

I gave this book 3.5 out of 5 stars.