Letters to the Lost- A Book Review

Before I begin, I think its fair for me to give a disclaimer that I am not the biggest fan of romance. The romanticizing of every aspect of life, even though looks appealing to teenagers, is actually quite frustrating to me as an adult.

Writing to a complete stranger and telling him your deepest secrets is unsafe; High school teachers are just regular people who usually don’t have time to figure what is wrong with their student’s life; throwing a fit and leaving class because you “felt angry” is unacceptable.

I probably read this book at a wrong age and that’s why I have such a cynical opinion about this book. But I strongly believe that portraying such characters in teen novels tends to validate irrational behaviour among the (teen) readers and leads to them having unrealistic expectations from even the most mundane situations which usually end up in disappointment.

This is probably a good book for someone who wants a breather from another genre but if I had a teenager of mine, I’d try to make them stay away from books like that.

The ending of this book (aka the final change in storyline) does make the book appealing. But personally, I didn’t appreciate the tone of the book (or maybe I was overthinking it? Who knows?).

It’s time we move away from the typical oh-i-am-girl-so-i-know-nothing-about-cars-and-need-a-guy narrative. Women are more independent now we deserve a more gender neutral, if not, better representation in works of fiction.

I give this book

⭐⭐🌟