The Leaving

This book is pretty interesting. I like the premise and the idea of who orchestrated the kidnappings and why is intriguing. I feel this book contains a lot of openings (“fillers” is the closest word I can think of but that's not the equivalent I am looking for) but at the same time the right amount. It would have been pretty cool to see the kidnapper after all of this but I understand the mystery.

I've been reading a lot of books lately that I don't know how to review or how I feel. I feel... lost. What an absolute adventure.

This is not a book you want to read if you like clear-cut endings. I love knowing exactly EVERYTHING, so this ending, this book really is hard to rate because I feel unsatisfied, yet at the same time I feel it is the moral of the book. We don't always know; we can't always remember it all.

I really disliked Avery... she is an awesome character, but like, I dislike her personality. She is a normal teen though and I feel like I understand why she was one of our POVs.
The mystery was awesome and keeps you guessing, especially since you don't know if you can trust the narrators or not. Scarlett and Lucas have an 11 year memory gap, they won't ALWAYS know the truth.

One of the other aspects I really want to bring up are the ways the author uses to show how the character is thinking. Changing font, moving font off a ‘cliff' or in a loop, or black background with white angry letters. It helps get into the character.

Really enjoyed this read, I'm just wishing for more. Read this if you like mystery, thrillers, and don't mind a somewhat open ending.

wasted potential.