THE OTHER SIDE OF LOST
by Jessi Kirby
From Goodreads:
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.
The Other Side of Lost was not how I expected it to be. And honestly I love how much it surprised me and gave me not what I wanted but exactly what I needed.
The story of Mari resonated with me. The ugly truth in the world we live in today where almost everything can be shared, seen and experienced in social media is that sometimes we see our worth in the number of likes, comments and followers we have. I admit I feel this way sometimes. It's sad and depressing. But everytime I see all these bloggers and Youtubers with a huge following, I feel inadequate. And I would compare myself to them and see myself as a failure. It's horrible that I sometimes see my worth in other people's opinion of me. It sucks and it's a hard, ugly truth to swallow. So thank you Jessi Kirby for writing Mari's story. Thank you for sharing her journey with us. It was real and true and heartbreaking. It was beautiful. It touched my heart in ways I didn't expect and I am so utterly grateful for that.
I received an e-arc from the publisher thru Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review.
I received an e-arc from the publisher thru Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review.
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