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Genres covered in this novel include Womens Crime Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Women Sleuths, Psychological Thriller, Literary Fiction, Womens Psychological Fiction, Suspense Thriller, Psychological Literary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Women Writers & Fiction, Mystery , Women's Literary Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery ,Thriller & Suspense Literary Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Womens New Adult & College Fiction and Thriller amongst others.
It’s reassuring to know fairly early on that the children are safe and the chapters written from ‘the Bunker’ as it becomes known, depict wonderfully just how resilient, resourceful and even insightful little ones can be when faced with adversity. Clear your schedules before glancing into this absolutely addictive and explosive psychological thriller as once your hooked there's no letting go until the very end!! It’s a police procedural slash mystery suspense and though the subject is definitely an attention grab the story itself was less so. It was quite predictable and I managed to guess extremely early on parts of this it was just so obvious to me. Then when the reasoning behind it all was revealed it was just felt so meh and underwhelming. The plot of The Vanishing of Class 3B is undeniably original and promises an intriguing mystery. Kabler expertly sets the scene, immersing readers in the idyllic surroundings of the Cotswolds, only to shatter this peaceful facade with the unexplained disappearance of the children. The concept alone is enough to capture one’s attention and generate curiosity. Meh, that’s all I have to say. You know I don’t hide how I feel about a book. If it’s good, I praise it, if not, I’ll point that out as well.
It was a little bit frustrating how inept the police investigation turned out to be. They had no clues or suspects really and were baffled until someone eventually told them exactly who, what and where – incompetence to the point of unbelievability! And why on earth would they let a parent/suspect go alone to negotiate with potentially armed kidnappers who have already killed someone?! You do get a chance to see from the point of view of the children and I loved how brave they were and how they handled the situation better than most adults would. PS. One of you has a secret. We know what it is. And if you want to keep it a secret, it's time to PAY." This book is written in third person perspective with several protagonists.The benefits of third person perspective with multiple protagonists are that it let's you see the bigger picture of what's going on and you get to know more characters more, what they are thinking and what they are doing. It feels like you get to see the whole picture and not miss out in anything. To have the benefit of both first and third person perspective ensures you don't miss out on anything. Wow!!! What a rollercoaster ride of a read!!! Fantastically written with vivid descriptions throughout making me feel like I was in the storyline. The synopsis, title and cover suited the plot perfectly.
There is a sense of anguish and fear that threads through the book, more so for the characters than readers as we see and learn far more of what is happening than the victims. The frustrations of the police as the parents fail to be completely honest and work against their best advice feel authentic, and the fact that several parents are identified as suspects in the whole affair is no surprise, even if some behaviour is more unexpected than others. There is such duplicity amongst the adults that I have to be honest, whilst I initially liked most, my feelings did change quite rapidly throughout the course of the book. As I said before – a very careful execution of the story by the author – canny and effective. The Vanishing of Class 3B follows a primary school class and their teachers on a day trip that goes terribly wrong. As the parents wait to collect their children, they realize that the class and their teachers are missing. Set in the Cotswolds, the story centres on a group of schoolchildren who go on a school trip with a few of their teachers. When the bus fails to return on time, the parents begin to realise that something terrible must’ve happened to them. They have literally disappeared without a trace! When the empty bus is discovered along with the dead body of one of the teachers, panic sets in as the police do their best to solve the mystery.
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This novel consists of 52 chapters. The chapters are short in length so easy to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case! One spring morning, a bus full of children and their teachers from a Cotswolds primary school head off on a much-anticipated day trip.
The parents are all beside themselves and each one of them has a secret that they would rather not share. The kidnappers know this too and soon the parents receive text messages from them. They want their money or the secrets will be revealed and the children’s lives in danger. As the police try and work out who is behind the kidnapping, time is running out for them all. Where could a whole class of schoolchildren be hiding? However, despite its promising premise, The Vanishing of Class 3B falls short in its execution. For me, the book was an average read, failing to fully engage my attention throughout. The story often dragged in certain places, making it difficult to maintain interest. Additionally, I found the narrative to be repetitive which further hindered my enjoyment. It really is an intriguing story, one where I wanted to understand what was really behind everything that happened. The ending … was it justice? Maybe, maybe not, but it certainly felt like just desserts. Fans of the author will love it. About the Author
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I was eager to make sure the children would be ok and when the identity of the main kidnapper was revealed I was very surprised! I really liked the the sound of The Vanishing of Class 3b and it really didn’t disappoint. I mean, it wasn’t just the idea of children disappearing, even if I’m not the greatest fan of rug rats of any age, but just that whole idea that you entrust your nearest and dearest to teachers every single day on the understanding nothing can, or will, go wrong, School trips are a staple of the educational experience and, with the odd exception due to bad traffic during the trip, nearly always end with a group of overly tired and yet overwhelmingly hyperactive little ones bouncing off the bus at the end of the day. So how, as a parent, would you react if your over tired, hyperactive, little darling just didn’t come home? And what if you thought that it was all your fault? The premise of the book is intriguing and had a lot of potential, but I found it to be quite tame and predictable. The plot was fairly straightforward, and I guessed most of what was going to happen from the first few chapters. I was hoping for more suspense and surprises, but unfortunately, the story fell flat. But as night falls and the well-heeled parents – one or two of them famous, as well as wealthy – wait at the school to collect their weary offspring, it soon becomes clear that something has gone very wrong. This was a mostly enjoyable but predictable read I did love the initial mystery which is what first grabbed my attention and sold me on reading this. There’s just something about a whole bus of primary school children just vanishing into thin air that equally repels and entices it’s definitely every parent's worst nightmare including mine. So class 3b head off on a school trip to a local wildlife park only to fail to return on schedule all 10 primary-age children plus 4 teachers have seemingly vanished into thin air. This is then told from multiple viewpoints as the parents some of them quite high/profile experience all of the fear and uncertainty whilst also wrestling with many skeletons and demons in their personal closets.
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