I Have Lost My Way

by Gayle Forman

The New York Times bestseller from the author of If I Stay
 
“Heartwrenching…If you are ready to be emotionally wrecked yet again, you are in luck.” – Hypable
 
A fateful accident draws three strangers together over the course of a single day:
 
Freya who has lost her voice while recording her debut album.
Harun who is making plans to run away from everyone he has ever loved.
Nathaniel who has just arrived in New York City with a backpack, a desperate plan, and nothing left to lose.
 
As the day progresses, their secrets start to unravel and they begin to understand that the way out of their own loss might just lie in help­ing the others out of theirs. 

An emotionally cathartic story of losing love, finding love, and dis­covering the person you are meant to be, I Have Lost My Way is best­selling author Gayle Forman at her finest.
 
“A beautifully written love song to every young person who has ever moved through fear and found themselves on the other side.” – Jacqueline Woodson, bestselling author of Brown Girl Dreaming

• ISBN10: 0425290786
• ISBN13: 9780425290781
• Publish Date: 16 April 2019 (first published 27 March 2018)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Penguin USA
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 304
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780425290781

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

Rating: 4.5 Stars

My love for Gayle Forman is not a secret. I have read and loved all of her books, but it's been a while since her last release. All I have to say is, Gayle Forman it is wonderful to have you back, because this book was so touching, beautiful, hopeful, and full of feels.

•Pro: The three protagonists met via an accident, and I just thought the way Forman brought them and their stories together was brilliant. I knew within the first chapter, that this book was going to be something special.

•Pro: Harun, Freya, and Nathaniel were so wonderful! I loved and cared for all three of these beautifully broken people right away, and hung on every one Forman fed me, because I needed to get to the root of how they lost their way.

•Pro: The diversity in this book was so organic. The story was set in New York City, which is a little microcosm of the world. I really loved all the cultural aspects Forman wove into the story with respect to Harun and Freya, and thought they added a little something special to this tale.

•Pro: This idea of human connection was so beautiful, and I adored the way a wonderful friendship was born from so much pain.

•Pro: The story was told in a way that heightened the emotional impact for me. It's like a camera panning from Freya to Nathanial to Harun, and with each glimpse into their present, we also got a look into their past. It was really well executed.

•Pro: Though many serious issues are part of the story, Forman blended in some fun bits, which kept the story from getting too heavy.

•Pro: I liked that each character had some closure. They faced those things that were keeping them from moving forward. Some endings were happier than others, but at least they were ready to move forward.

Overall: A poignant story of losing one's way, and the human connections that can help them find their way back, which left my heart bursting with joy.

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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[readingwithwrin]

4.5 stars
Full review coming soon.
Thank you to firsttoread for an e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

[Linda]

I Have Lost My Way is a beautiful story about how strangers can have a huge impact on our lives. How chance meetings become much more than just a fleeting moment.