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breakaway71 's review for:
Last Seen Leaving
by Caleb Roehrig
4.5 stars rounded up!
So this book is 50% mystery, 50% coming of age, and 100% excellent. I know I read this and White Rabbit out of publication order, but frankly, I think this is the stronger book by a decent margin. The characters acted more like teenagers and, well, real people, for one thing, and the plot flowed at a much more believable pace, and was more realistic. I connected so much more easily to Flynn and the events happening to him.
While I figured out the whodunit early on, I thought the mystery aspect of the novel was well executed. This is a dark book, and deals with some heavy, uncomfortable themes and subjects. I was ready to be angry about some things, but ended up really loving the way they were handled in the end. I think my one gripe here is the character who was killed, but it played well enough into the psychosis of the bad guy that I can forgive it.
And the coming-of-age part of the story was just perfect. I enjoyed every moment of it. Flynn grows so much in the two weeks this story covers, and it's handled so well. I felt like I was right there with him every step of the way. And Kaz is so great. :')
And finally, Caleb Roehrig gets extra brownie points and an upgrade from 4.5 stars to 5 for the Teen Wolf references. I knew I liked him for a reason! :D
So this book is 50% mystery, 50% coming of age, and 100% excellent. I know I read this and White Rabbit out of publication order, but frankly, I think this is the stronger book by a decent margin. The characters acted more like teenagers and, well, real people, for one thing, and the plot flowed at a much more believable pace, and was more realistic. I connected so much more easily to Flynn and the events happening to him.
While I figured out the whodunit early on, I thought the mystery aspect of the novel was well executed. This is a dark book, and deals with some heavy, uncomfortable themes and subjects. I was ready to be angry about some things, but ended up really loving the way they were handled in the end. I think my one gripe here is the character who was killed, but it played well enough into the psychosis of the bad guy that I can forgive it.
And the coming-of-age part of the story was just perfect. I enjoyed every moment of it. Flynn grows so much in the two weeks this story covers, and it's handled so well. I felt like I was right there with him every step of the way. And Kaz is so great. :')
And finally, Caleb Roehrig gets extra brownie points and an upgrade from 4.5 stars to 5 for the Teen Wolf references. I knew I liked him for a reason! :D