Publication Date: July 29, 2014
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Five strangers. Countless adventures. One epic
way to get lost.
Four teens across the country have only one thing in common: a girl named LEILA. She crashes into their lives in her absurdly red car at the moment they need someone the most.
There's HUDSON, a small-town mechanic who is willing to throw away his dreams for true love. And BREE, a runaway who seizes every Tuesday—and a few stolen goods along the way. ELLIOT believes in happy endings…until his own life goes off-script. And SONIA worries that when she lost her boyfriend, she also lost the ability to love.
Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia find a friend in Leila. And when Leila leaves them, their lives are forever changed. But it is during Leila's own 4,268-mile journey that she discovers the most important truth— sometimes, what you need most is right where you started. And maybe the only way to find what you're looking for is to get lost along the way.
Four teens across the country have only one thing in common: a girl named LEILA. She crashes into their lives in her absurdly red car at the moment they need someone the most.
There's HUDSON, a small-town mechanic who is willing to throw away his dreams for true love. And BREE, a runaway who seizes every Tuesday—and a few stolen goods along the way. ELLIOT believes in happy endings…until his own life goes off-script. And SONIA worries that when she lost her boyfriend, she also lost the ability to love.
Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia find a friend in Leila. And when Leila leaves them, their lives are forever changed. But it is during Leila's own 4,268-mile journey that she discovers the most important truth— sometimes, what you need most is right where you started. And maybe the only way to find what you're looking for is to get lost along the way.
He shrugged and said, “I promised to show you a treasure.”
As the car picked up speed, Bree held on to
Leila’s comforting hand and allowed herself to cry.
“Go,” he said, still holding the pose. “You’ve
got a quest to fulfill.”
Each of the characters that Leila meets up with
are flawed and are facing in their lives that they do not necessarily want to.
Leila comes in and acts as a partner in crime to them and serves as a guide
through some of their most troubling times. I cannot really talk about Leila a
lot because I do not want to spoil her character or anything about her story.
Part of the fun and enjoyment of this book comes from accompanying her on her
journey and discovering things with her together. None of these characters are
perfect by any means, but I think that is what made them so enjoyable. Leila
accepted them for who they were and did her best to guide them through some of
life’s most difficult trials.
This book was so much fun to read. This sounds like
a really minimal sentence, but those are the best words I have to summarize
this book. It is so genius in the way it is written and the way that we get to
hear about each character’s story and each character’s time with Leila. I have
never wanted to meet an author as badly as I do now. I really just want to pick
Alsaid’s brain apart and talk about the brilliance that is this book. This book
is not some literary classic, but by the time you are finished you feel as if
you have read a great masterpiece. It makes you stop and think, and really
these are always the best books!
***A free copy of this book was provided to me
by the publishers at Harlequin Teen in exchange for my honest review***
This book sounds amazing! :) It's kind of like a road tour type of book, right? Leila certainly sounds like lifesaver. Thanks for the great review!
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