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 Let's Get Lost is the book that people are comparing to Paper Towns and claiming that it's up to par with John Green's novels. Those are pretty big shoes to fill and though Alsaid definitely gives this book his all, Let's Get Lost just isn't as witty and inspiring like I expected it would be. Let's Get Lost feels like it's trying way too hard to read like a John Green novel, but it comes across more like a cheesy 80's film where the director wants viewers to come out feeling like they've learned some important moral. It's not that I don't love these kinds of films, but Let's Get Lost feels overly sentimental and repetitive. 
 Leila comes into the lives of Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia by chance, but in doing so she manages to make a difference in each person's life. Leila only means to pass by on her way to the Northern Lights, but she makes a larger impact than she intended. Though Leila gets a little lost lost along the way, she manages to find herself on her journey. 
 I really enjoyed the first two parts of Let's Get Lost, but then it became apparent to me that each story was extremely predictable and followed a similar formula. Lalia would meet each teen by accident, they would go on an adventure, the teen would learn an important lesson and then Leila would go on her way. It just became too repetitive and I felt like I was reading almost the exact same story 4 different times; there's so much Alsaid could've done with this unique method, but the story of each teen was rather cliche and wasn't fulfilling enough. 
 I felt like Alsaid was trying to teach readers life lessons in this coming-of-age tale; he had good intentions, but I felt like it was a bit too preachy, cheesy and out of place in this book. Yes, the characters are learning about life, but Alsaid seemed to try to stretch these teachings unnecessarily and make them feel overwhelming. I love finishing a book and feeling as if the author made an impact on my life, but I don't like feeling an author is shoving their philosophies upon on me. 
 The romance in Let's Gets Lost feels incredibly awkward and misguided because it's all based around insta-love. After meeting Leila for one night, Hudson foolishly decides to throw away his college education and future for some girl he just met. I'm a romantic at heart, but I can't root for a relationship that's so nonsensical and ill-advised. Hudson worked so hard for 17 or so years to get a full-ride to college and then he just throws it away for some one night stand -- this book doesn't send a good message to its readers with the romance between Hudson and Leila . I hoped that Alsaid would display their relationship as teenage lust that could possibly turn into love, but he decided to make it seem like it was true love and was worth costing Hudson his future. 
 I loved the four teens with their realistic, fascinating personalities, but I couldn't believe in Leila for one second. Leila's character is a ridiculous archetype (the manic pixie girl) and it appears that Alsaid was promoting this stereotype. I would love to believe that there would be someone like Leila who's willing to give up their time to help people and go on adventures at every given opportunity, but it just doesn't feel genuine. I think that Alsaid took the manic pixie girl character a bit too far and never took the time to develop her character beyond the basics. I wasn't really satisfied with the ending to her story and it just didn't feel right to me because it didn't me enough closure. 
 Let's Get Lost is a well-written book that is definitely quotable, but it failed to impress me with its story-line or characters. Alsaid is definitely a promising author, but I'd like to see him write something that is quite different from Let's Get Lost -- preferably something that isn't intended to read like a John Green novel. I was entertained by Let's Get Lost, but some of the messages in this book about love and life felt unreasonable and ridiculous.