Before Takeoff Book Tour: Five Reasons to Read
and Favorite Quotes

Today is my stop on the Before Takeoff Book tour! Thanks TBR and Beyond Tours for letting me be a part of this tour. If you are looking for an adventure with an introspective look into human nature then I think you would enjoy this book. For my stop on the Before Takeoff Book Tour, I will be talking about the top five reasons you should read Before Takeoff along with a list of my favorite quotes from the book. Hope you enjoy!

Before Takeoff Synopsis and Book Cover courtesy of Goodreads

The Sun Is Also a Star meets Jumanji when two teens meet and fall in love during a layover-gone-wrong at the Atlanta airport in this thrilling new novel from the author of Let’s Get Lost!
James and Michelle find themselves in the Atlanta airport on a layover. They couldn’t be more different, but seemingly interminable delays draw them both to a mysterious flashing green light–and each other.
Where James is passive, Michelle is anything but. And she quickly discovers that the flashing green light is actually… a button. Which she presses. Which may or may not unwittingly break the rules of the universe–at least as those rules apply to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta.
Before they can figure up from down, strange, impossible things start happening: snowstorms form inside the B terminal; jungles sprout up in the C terminal; and earthquakes split the ground apart in between. And no matter how hard they try, it seems no one can find a way in or out of the airport. James and Michelle team up to find their families and either escape the airport, or put an end to its chaos–before it’s too late.

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Five Reasons to Read Before Takeoff

1. The Third Person Omniscient POV

One of the things I liked most about this book was that it was written in Third Person Omniscient POV. I’m more used to reading First Person and Third Person Limited POV so it was nice to read something different. It felt like I had a godlike perspective of everything and everyone in the story, or I was watching it like a movie. This style of writing gave it a bit of a cinematic vibe which was really cool!

2. The Deep Introspective look into Human Nature

I was mostly surprised with deep introspective look into humanity Before Takeoff had. If you prefer a lighthearted fast-paced action-packed story then this probably isn’t the book for you. But as someone that find psychology interesting, I found it interesting how this book showcased the ways people process and react in emergency situations or tragic events.

3. The Plot/Themes

The plot is centered on two teens teaming together to survive when trapped inside the Atlanta airport and disaster strikes. This story had similar vibes to a disaster film that was less about the thrilling action but about humanity and its survival through tragic events. There was so many deep themes and important discussions about humanity and societal issues that I found very intriguing. Reading this book was an overall thoughtful and introspective experience.

4. The Characters

Before Takeoff was full of diverse and richly detailed characters. The main heroes, James and Michelle, were well thought out characters. I enjoyed the dynamic between them. Since Before Takeoff was written in third person omniscient POV, the narrator gives the reader insight into other minor characters when needed. This helped me understand the characters behavior even if it was just their internal thoughts that were unknown to other characters. Because of this, pretty much every character was interesting to me to at least some degree. But the side characters that I felt more attached to were Roger, Taha, and Rosa.

5. The Romance/Love Story

James and Michelle’s romance was cute, especially with how much of a hopeless romantic James was. But I liked that the romance was more of a side storyline instead of the main focus. Usually I’d probably say more romance always better but I don’t think this is the case with this story. This story was about humanity and survival as a whole. And while love/romance can be a big part of humanity, it isn’t everything. I think there was a good balance between the main plot and the love story, so there wasn’t too much stupid horny teenager stuff like putting themselves in/ignoring obvious signs of danger just so they could keep making out.

Favorite Quotes

About the Author of Before Takeoff

Born and raised in Mexico City, Adi Alsaid is the author of several young adult novels including Let’s Get Lost, We Didn’t Ask For This, and North of Happy, a Kirkus Best Book nominee. He’s also the editor of Come On In: 15 stories of immigration and finding home. He currently lives in Chicago with his wife and two cats, where he occasionally spills hot sauce on things (and cats).

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Before Takeoff Book Tour: Five Reasons to Read
and Favorite Quotes

Before Takeoff Synopsis and Book Cover courtesy of Goodreads

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