"It's a lot easier to seize the day than that is to seize a Tuesday. You have errands on Tuesday. On Tuesday you eat pizza again. Your favorite TV show is on Tuesday, you know? But the day... The day is all just hours you're alive for. They can be filled with anything. Unexpectedness, wildness, maybe a little bit of lawlessness, even...if that makes sense." -- Let's Get Lost, Adi Alsaid Have I mentioned before that I like when things are a little out of the ordinary?
This eleventh book in the #yearof50books is just that! Let's Get Lost, by Adi Alsaid, is told in five sections, each from the perspective of a different character. The first four characters all have one thing in common: Leila. Her section comes last, which was an excellent decision..it kept me waiting and curious throughout the book to learn more about her story. The sections do not describe the same event from different perspectives, but rather their encounters with Leila and how she helps them through difficult situations in their lives. I read once where someone told their children to look for God in anything they watched or read, because we can always find something that reminds of His presence or the way He takes care of His children, even in the most unlikely of stories. This YA read is certainly not a religious story, but I couldn't help but think about how God always shows up for us, just like Leila dropped whatever she was doing to be there for the next person who needed her. Isn't it wonderful to find God everywhere, even in fictional teenage stories? My next two reads are books I've downloaded from WV DELI (West Virginia Digital Entertainment Library Initative..if you don't know about it, look it up!), so I'll hopefully be reading through them quickly in the next fourteen days before the loans expire! Both are music-related, and I'm excited to share them with you! Until then, wonderfully yours, Kristin
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