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Theleavingbookreview
Elevenyearsago,sixkindergartnersvanishedwithoutatrace.Now,fiveofthemhavereturned,agedsixteen,withnorecollectionofwherethey'vebeenorwhathappened.Thepeopleleftbehindstruggledtomoveon,butthereturneesbringnewquestionsandemotions.Scarlettcomeshometoamomshebarelyrecognizes,tryingtobesomeone
everyoneexpectshertobe.LucasremembersScarlett,butneithercanrecalltheirexperiencesorthefateofthesixthvictim,Max.Everyonewantsanswers,especiallyMax'ssisterAvery,who'sdesperatetofindherbrother-deadoralive.TheLeavingisathrillingnovelthatdrewmeinfrompageoneandrefusedtoletmego.Ifoundmyselfthinking:
"Justonemorechapter..."untilIfinishedthewholebook.Itwasutterlyaddictive,keepingmeuptill3am,andleftmefeelingsatisfiedandintrospectiveaboutmyownmemoriesandchildhoodexperiences.Thenovel'sexplorationofmemoryanditsimportanceisthought-provokingandrelevanttoourunderstandingofourselves.Thingsaboutmy
childhoodI'dratherforgetstilllinger,yetIfeltletdowninsomeaspects.Despitethesuspense,tension,anddesperationtouncoverthetruth,thenovel'sflawsmustbeacknowledged.Onemajorflawwasthecharacterdevelopment-orlackthereof.Theyallsoundedthesame,makingithardformetoformconnectionswithanyofthem.Whilesome
wereunlikable,otherswereplainboringandunoriginal.Theplot-drivennatureofthisnovelkeptmeengaged,butifyou'relookingforcomplexcharacterswithrealflaws,thismightnotbeyourcupoftea.However,Idon'tholdtheauthoraccountable.Itseemslikeshewroteherselfintoa'character-hole'orratheraplot-hole.Theteenagerswhowent
missinghavenorecollectionoftheirpastexceptforfragments,whichmakesitdifficulttounderstandwhytheydidn'tfeelfullyformed.Nonetheless,thisdoesn'tchangemydesireforwell-writtencharacters.Thenoveliswrittenfrommultipleperspectives,followingthelivesofsixteenagers-anoverwhelmingnumber,tobehonest.AlthoughLucas
andScarlettarethemainfocus,theothersaddconfusiontothealreadycomplexplot.Ithinkitwouldhavebeenbettertoonlyhearfromthesetwocharactersmoreoften.Despitemydisappointmentwiththecharacterdevelopment,Istillenjoyedthenovel.TheuniquewritingstylewasanotherthingIappreciated-it'sunlikeanythingelseoutthere.
Somewordsonthepageswerespacedoutorwrittenoddly,givingitaquirkyfeelthatkeptmeengaged.However,Iwaspuzzledbytherandomsymbolslike(/////).Thewaythetextwasphysicallytypedaddedtothemeaningandmademewonderabouttheauthor'sdecisiontoformatthenovelthisway-maybeitwasanightmareforthem?Despite
myreservations,Ienjoyedthesuspensefulmysteryof"TheLeaving".WhileIdidn'tcareforhowthecharacterswerewritten,Ithinkfansofmysterieswillenjoythisplot-drivennovel.Itkeptmeupallnighttryingtofigureoutwhathappened!Rating:Haveyouread"TheLeaving"?Doyouprefercharacter-orplot-drivenstories?Areyouafanof
mysteries?What'syourmostmemorablechildhoodexperience-oneyou'dratherforgetperhaps?Letmeknowandwecanswapourpastregrets!Title:TheLeavingPublicationdate:June1st,2016Publisher:BloomsburyAustralianRRP:$17.99Thestorybeginswithsixkindergartenersgoingmissingelevenyearsago.Now,fiveofthemreturnas
sixteen-year-olds,buthavenomemoryoftheirtimeaway.ScarlettandLucasaretwoofthereturningkidswhodon'trecallwherethey'vebeenorwhathappenedtotheirfriendMax,whodidn'tcomeback.Avery,Max'ssister,isdeterminedtofindherbrother-deadoralive-andisn'tbuyingtheirstoryoflostmemories.Themysteryisaddictive,with
a"need-to-know"feelingthatdrivestheplotforward.It'stoldfromthreeperspectives:Avery,Scarlett,andLucas.TheauthorofTheLeavingwasleftfeelingunderwhelmedbythecharacters'emotionalconnections.Avery'schaptersprovidedauniqueperspectiveonherexperienceofbeingtheonlychildnotfound,whileMax'sabsencecreatedan
eerieatmosphere.Incontrast,ScarlettandLucas'schaptersoftenfeaturedunusualformatting,suchasslash-marksandloopedwords,whichdetractedfromthestory.Theauthorfeltthatthebookwasmorefocusedonmaintainingsuspensethanexploringcharacterdevelopment.ThelovetrianglebetweenAvery,Scarlett,andLucaswasinconsistent,
especiallyconsideringtheirlackofmemoriesaboutthepastelevenyears.Avery'ssuddenattractiontoLucasseemedunrealisticgiventhecircumstances.Despitethesecriticisms,theauthorfoundthebooktobeanengagingmysterynovelthatkeptthemguessinguntiltheend.Theauthorappreciatedtheunexpectedtwistattheconclusion,which
madetheendingbothcreepyandsatisfying.Overall,TheLeavingwasacaptivatingreadthatdeliveredonitspromiseofsuspenseandintrigue.
Leavingthesaintsbookreview.Leavetheworldbehindbookreview.Leavingtheatochastationbookreview.Leavingtimebookreview.