Review: A great read.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
4.25 starsLilah is unhappy--with her career, her fiance, life in general. She's at a point on her life where she wants more. More of what? She doesn't really know but she does know that she can't continue the path her life has been set on lately so she packs some of her belongings and enrolls in college leaving her old life behind.She is determined to make the most of her new life with a newly written set of rules and everything!Lilah, Lilah, Lilah! She was a breath of fresh air and then some!I'll admit that when I started reading I thought that I wouldn't be able to get into the story since the writing was very British, but Anna Bloom made it easy to lose myself in the story by writing such a quirky, fun and unique leading lady in Lilah. She was as funny as she was neurotic. Her whiplash-inducing thoughts got on my nerves, but her vulnerability and her determination to improve herself and make something of her life was admirable. I loved her tenacity and her outrageous behavior. She felt real and what made it even more of a treat to get to know her was that she felt real.As the story progressed I got to see different sides of Lilah. Her emotions were intense and all over the place, especially once she met Ben. He managed to bring the best and worst out of Lilah, but it was through the addition of those traits that the author managed to keep me engaged in the story.I loved how Lilah's connection to Ben grew and strengthened with every moment they shared. I would have loved to experience those interactions first-hand instead of having Lilah recounting them, but their connection came across regardless so in the end I could easily overlook it.In The Art of Letting Go, we got to see how deeply Lilah and Ben are affected by each other. Lilah dealt with some of her issues, made some new friends that help her along the way and reconnected with her twin brother. Her overall growth could be seen by the way she ultimately opened herself up to what had developed between her and Ben.All in all, a great read. I can't wait to see what's in store for Lilah as she starts her second year at Uni!