This story contains aspects of mystery along with coming of age and self-acceptance. In ways, this book felt like two books compiled into one. The coming-of-age and self-acceptance aspects were done very well. However, the mystery aspect felt lacking and could have been written better.

I'm cleaning up my review list and leaving reviews for the books I can get my hands on, which includes this book. Unfortunately, I had to put it on my DNF list. There was so much cursing by these kids (the word "fuck" is used way too much), that it kept taking me out of the story. And then at about the 6% mark, January was pressuring Flynn hard for sex, even though he kept telling her he wasn't ready, even asking him if he was afraid she would be disappointed in the size of him ... you know! If a guy had been pressuring a girl this much about having sex when she said she wasn't ready, it wouldn't be acceptable, so I felt a big old double standard here. I'm not going to leave a review anywhere because I don't like to leave 1 star reviews, but I would still like to thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This book was an accidental request. When I realized the genre and read the description I wasn't sure I would make it through. I am SO GLAD I finished this book because I really enjoyed it.

Last Seen Leaving is a gem! I was actually surprised by the twist and I had a hard time putting this one down. I thought the writing style was brisk and well-developed. Flynn's character was relatable and real. I enjoyed how he was working through being honest about his sexuality. His relationship was just the cutest.

Thank you, NetGalley for the advanced copy. I probably never would have read this book without the accidental request. :)

As I've grown as a reader, I'm not at all interested in this one as I was when I requested it. I tried though once, but had to put it down...now it's permanently in my DNF pile.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC! This book was quite the twisting tale. I really enjoyed discovering all the secrets and the blend of characters (including our missing January, who had so many secrets). It wasn't perfect (more of a 4.5) but I'll round up to 5 stars.

Last Seen Leaving is really two stories in one. A missing persons story and a being true to your self. The mystery part was not my favorite part but I enjoyed the figuring out who he really was.

Let me just start by saying this is my first Caleb Roehrig book. I have heard great things about his writing. I didn't hate this book. Was it my favorite book I've ever read? No. Would I read it again? Also no. But I didn't regret reading it.
I'm not against LGBTQ books by any means, but I felt like it was really awkward in this one. I loved the love interest, but I didn't care for the MC. I liked the mystery, I liked the not knowing. I liked the suspense and it even had me holding my breath in parts. But I feel like the romance part overtook the mystery. Roehrig made the book mostly about that, when it really should've been about figuring out what happened to January (Also I love this as a name!) As a whole, not a bad book. Just had some changes I would've liked to see. I'll try one more Roehrig book and if I don't care for that one, I probably won't pick up another.

Unfortunately this book has gone in my DNF pile. It just wasn't engaging me like it would have years ago when I first requested it. My reading tastes have changed a lot over the years as I've gotten older and unfortunately some of the books requested years ago have been affected by my reading tastes and the fact that a lot of books for younger audiences haven't been grasping my attention as of late. I thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I’ve never wrote a review for this novel back when I received it. Unfortunately, I’ve never got the chance to finish it, first because the title was archived on Netgalley and second because I’ve lost interest while reading it, so I ended up putting it down.

Why am I so bad at leaving NG reviews?! I read this book a few years ago and devoured it. It was filled with so much emotion and I just loved the chapters. They mystery was compelling but it was the narrator, Flynn, that kept me turning the pages. This book was the start of my literary love affair with Roehrig and I will read any mystery that he writes.

Last Seen Leaving combines two books in one. The first is the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a teenager. This part wasn't really special, it was nice enough, but having read a couple of these books before, it becomes rather formulaic with little surprises.

On the other hand, there is the coming of age story of the main character, which was way more interesting as he struggles with his true self and is trying to keep his own secret, well, secret. I wish the book would have focused more on this aspect.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I'm a sucker for a girl-gone-missing story, and Roehrig did not disappoint. This story most,y becomes a coming-of-age tale but the mystery keeps the narrative interesting. Students will definitely enjoy this read.

Excellent book! Roehrig had me flipping pages to see what happened next. There was a sinister vibe throughout which made this the perfect YA mystery.

Sorry it took so long, but it has been close to 3 years since I read this. From what I remember it was an excellent fast paced read that I read in one sitting.

I don't read many YA books, but the synopsis sounded so intriguing I had to pick this one up.

The story was well written and the characters were interesting; however, I do believe it would be better to mention that one of the characters is gay.

Flynn's girlfriend January is missing. As Flynn digs into her disappearance he learns that January had so many secrets. Flynn is hiding a secret of his own, and, with the investigation intensifying, it's one he probably won't be able to keep even though he's not ready to share this secret with the world.

LAST SEEN LEAVING was Caleb Roehrig's debut novel, and it's a great debut. This is a good pick for fans of YA thrillers. The mystery had me hooked, and I really enjoyed seeing the threads unravel. I did guess the culprit early on, which is always a bit of a bummer as I'd rather be shocked, but the author had plenty of other tricks up his sleeve that I did not see coming.

Although the mystery aspect of this story fell a little flat for me, the coming of age aspect really pulled this story through. I will definitely be reading more from this author in the future!

This was an outstanding read that I was not expecting. I went into it excited and it turned into a glorious read. This is a YA thriller so I can't go into it without giving it away. But know that this author is outstanding and just marvelous and I am forever a reader of his.

This book was very predictable and therefore my interest among the pages wavered

I liked this. It was a halfway decent YA thriller and I appreciated that the protagonist was gay, but overall it took most of the plot points I expected. There was a misdirection of the mystery halfway through, and overall it was enjoyable, but didn't really surprise me at all.