I think I might have read this book in high school but I am not 100% sure. I remembered nothing about it though (just that the cover was green and that the author might have been Michael Grant). If it was the same book, I enjoyed it much more back then and this rating is very much a reflection of me at my current age rather than the actual book. There were parts I really enjoyed and the ending did make me curious about the next book, but overall I didn't love it.. I think high school me would have rushed onto the rest of the series but current me has other things they'd rather e reading! ( )

This is a book where I’m not 100% sure how I feel about it. I think I liked it but some parts made me wonder. The concept was really, really cool. One day everyone over the age of 15 suddenly disappears. Pretty cool right? A whole town full of teenagers and kids. I liked how everyone started taking on a role and there was suddenly all these cliques. It was really cool. What did bother me was that it took forever for people to realize that there’s babies around that need to be taken care of. That part, I feel was a little unrealistic.

The characters were all really good I found. I liked Astrid. She was a really good female heroine. She was really smart and brave, which was a relief. Sam was also really likeable too. Quinn was annoying and stupid, but that’s how the author portrayed him. The others were pretty cool too. Even the bullies had some cool development going on. I especially liked how not everyone had super powers. It made things interesting.

In the end, the plot was good, the characters were good and the writing was good. There was just something a little off for me which is why it isn’t getting full stars. Maybe it’s because it was good but it didn’t blow me away. I’m holding out hope for the next book though. ( )

awful. to say I skimmed the last 300 pages would be overestimating how much I read. The first 200 pages were a complete struggle. I didn't find anything about this series I liked - the premise, the characters, nothing. ( )

Recommended by a 14 year old friend. Yes, I will finish the series although I have a lot of beefs. ( )

This book was an interesting concept. I would really like to know where the people 15 & over were disappearing to. I will definitely be reading more of this series. ( )