Loved the premise of this one and I liked the We Were Liars feel. Characters seemed purposely bland as a way to keep the mystery a surprise until the end. The book did drag at parts but I was still interested enough to keep reading. The conclusion I didn't guess and I found the ending to be satisfying.

I received this free eARC novel from NetGalley. This is my honest review.

This has been on my TBR pile for so long, and I'm glad I finally got around to it. I really enjoyed the storyline and seeing the characters change throughout the story was a great character development. The plot was great and kept my attention. I'm glad I got the chance to read this and will be on the lookout for more in the future!

Read the first couple chapters of the book, but it did not hold my attention. Did not finish reading it.

Thank You for the opportunity to review this book. Sorry, I attempted to read this book. However, I couldn't get in to it. So, I was unable to finish reading and reviewing it.

Final thoughts/update: Some parts a bit expected. Others not so much. Bit vague. LOTS of grammar and formatting errors, but it is a review copy. Still, even for that it is quite bad and I hope they are all (or even mostly found) there were several on every click of my kindle.

Interesting mystery!
Thanks to NetGalley and Bloomsbury USA Children's Publishing for the chance to read and review
The Leaving by Tara Altebrando!
The story opens with the anticipation of people returning after being gone for eleven years, alternating between various points of view from the teens returning, individually and as a group, and their family members. Six kindergarten students were taken and five returned eleven years later with absolutely no memory of where they’ve been. Investigators and search parties found no evidence eleven years ago to help find the children but now, with the returned teens help and a few others, the investigation is making progress. The Leaving tells a tale of "what if?", while addressing a controversial topic. 4 stars for this interesting mystery.

The Leaving is one of the most thrilling, wonderfully written books that I have read, and I think the characters really loaned a lot to the book. It was the kind of thriller that keeps you wondering and thinking the whole way through.

I had to DNF this, I was just having a lot of trouble getting into it. Maybe I'll give it another chance in the future. But it just wasn't working for me. Sorry!

I no longer have any interesting in reading this book, I know I started it however, I do not care to look where I left off. I know I was bored and the characters did not quite capture my attention. I did find myself enjoying the authors writing, so maybe I'll look out for future works.

I've already booktalked this novel to several of my high school classes and it is currently on a wait list. Consensus is that there should be a sequel so we are all eagerly awaiting!!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26073074-the-leaving?from_search=true

Unfortunately, this book didn't appeal to me once I picked it up. However, I look forward to giving it another try in the future.

I couldn't finish this one, unfortunately. Dull and felt disconnected to the characters.