I
Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman
Published
April 1, 2018
Thank
you Bookish First for the free ARC to this book!
I
enjoyed the If I Stay books and when I saw this one available for raffle I knew
I just had to have it. I was not disappointed! I Have Lost My Way was a super
quick read, I could have read it in one sitting if adulting did not get in the
way. That being said, it was not an "easy" read when it came to the
emotions and subject manner.
Diversity in this book was a little bit of everything. You got to see different races, religions,
sexual identities, mental states and the list just goes on from there.
This
was not a classic happy ending story and it tore my heart out at the end. I cannot
recommend this book highly enough and cannot wait to share it with my book
loving peeps!
I
do not feel like any part of the story dragged, there was nothing that stood
out as being too extra and not necessary. Though the story threatened to be cliché
and have a stereotypical happy ending it strayed from the beaten path and
though it was not satisfying in “happily ever after” it made me appreciate the
story for being more real if that makes sense?
As you followed the three stories from individuals, how they met
and how they moved forward, it all felt natural. It was a slow build to a climatic end
but that pacing never seemed slow or too rushed. Everything flowed naturally from scene to
scene and it all wrapped up at the end as I sat on the edge of my seat urging
the characters on.
You could clearly picture New York. Beautiful, wonderful, too big, too small and
romantic New York. As we followed the characters through their day the dialogue
flowed smoothly, the relationships between strangers, friends and family felt
dynamic and real. I seriously cannot praise this book enough.
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