Nick Lake

Sixteen-year-old Emily and her little brother Aidan are onboard a plane bound for Anchorage. When the plane crashes, both kids and the pilot barely escape with their lives and are left to fight for survival in the Alaskan wilderness. But there is worse to come - Emily and Aidan are being chased, and their shady, unknown pursuers are closing in. As the kids go on the run, Emily finds herself in greater danger than she could have imagined. Because nothing in her life is what it seems - not even the things she holds dearest of all...

The Other Side of Lost

'Action and excitement and deep emotion. Gorgeous.' Cecelia Ahern It starts with a plane crash. There are survivors: a teenage girl and her little brother. They are running from something. But what? Then the men arrive. They are hunting the girl and boy. And- And that's all we can tell you ... A thrilling story of survival, hope and a love beyond all understanding, from the award-winning author of Satellite.

Nowhere on Earth

Nessa Luna

Thank you NetGalley and Knopf for the review copy!

I went into this book being very excited, because it started off with the action right away. As we got more into the book, however, I kind of lost interest. I still enjoyed the adventurous aspect of this, but I think it was mostly the character that didn't interest me as much. I did stay up late to finish this book, so I guess bonus points for that, but unfortunately I didn't love this one.

"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso.

Emily

~ Thank you to NetGalley, Random House, and Knopf Books for providing me with an early copy for review! ~

This was a super quick read with some very interesting ideas. Ultimately, I do think the story is slightly forgettable, but the messages it carries are very memorable. 

I went into this hoping for a fast-paced survival story, and that is definitely what I got out of it. Of course, Aidan (the young boy in this novel) also represents a much larger message, one that is quite poignant and fitting. 

I think Nick Lake wrote this book as a way to get some of his random ideas out into the world, and I think it was effective. I could resonate with a lot of Emily's thoughts and especially loved seeing a 16-year-old girl function so brilliantly in the wild. I envy her resilience out there and always hope I would be able to respond the same way.

The main themes of this book are love and personal liberty, and I think the growth between Emily and her family was illustrated in a very unique way (surviving in the wilderness trying to protect an alien child lol). So for that, I give this book high praise.

This definitely makes me eager to read Lake's other work, Satellite, which I've had on my shelves for a little while but haven't gotten around to quite yet.

The Other Side of Lost

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