When You Leave By Monica Ropal - Starting January 22nd 2015

[Abbie]

Cass is positive that the people she cares about most will eventually leave her. Her father is gone, her mother doesn’t notice Cass exists, and her best friend’s battle with cancer was too close of a call. So when she begins her year at a wealthy new private school, Cass’s plan is to suffer through it in anonymity.

However, when her cute locker neighbor, Cooper, shows an undeniable attraction toward Cass, keeping him at a safe distance isn’t easy. Even though her Frogtown skater world and his do-gooder preppy one are so different, Cass and Cooper somehow mesh. And once Cass lets her guard down, Cooper is mysteriously murdered—thus proving her original theory.

When Cass’s close friend is suspected as the killer, she isn’t sure who she can trust anymore. Between investigating Cooper’s murder and trying to understand what she really meant to him, will Cass even find what she is looking for?

Monica Ropal’s tension-filled and emotionally-charged YA debut explores the issues of an outsider looking in, and her desperation to find the impossible answers. Why do people leave? And who will be next?

[María]

If I can buy it I'm in

[Sarah Elizabeth]

It's on netgalley here - https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/sho...

[María]

Thanks! I have it

[Abbie]

Starting now. :)

[Abbie]

Chapter 1 - (view spoiler)[ That's one way to get out of detention early! (hide spoiler)]

[Abbie]

Chapter 6 - This is kind of boring so far. Looks to be a quick read though.

[Abbie]

Chapter 9 - (view spoiler)[Ooh, finally got interesting! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Starting ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Chapter 6 - This is kind of boring so far. Looks to be a quick read though."

I know what you mean!

[Abbie]

Chapter 19 - Bored again.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 8 (view spoiler)[ that was a bit of a stupid argument, but I'm glad they made up. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Chapter 9 - [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ i wasn't expecting him to be dead! poor Cass! (hide spoiler)]

up to chapter 17 (view spoiler)[ i can't believe she lied and said she didn't know him! awful! and do they really think they can catch his killer? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I'm really bored too.

[Abbie]

Sarah wrote: "I'm really bored too."

It's dull.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 20 (view spoiler)[ finally she admits to someone that she was dating him! (hide spoiler)]

[María]

Starting now...

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 24 (view spoiler)[ so gav is gay? (hide spoiler)]

[María]

I'm in chapter four, I felt a little disappointed because I know that Cooper is gonna die

[María]

Abbie wrote: "Chapter 1 - [spoilers removed]"

Yeah!!! I imagine her like Avril Lavigne in her first music video...

[Sarah Elizabeth]

María wrote: "I'm in chapter four, I felt a little disappointed because I know that Cooper is gonna die"

I didn't realise that because I didn't read the blurb before i started reading. i was really upset that that happened though!

[María]

Yeah, it awful. m
I'm in chapter 7. The rhythm is a bit slow but I don't say it is boring

[María]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 8 [spoilers removed]"

I feel the same way about it. And I don't understand why she need to keep their relationship as a secret

I'm in chapter 11

[María]

Chapter 13: Who's the boy with black glasses?
In another order of thoughts, I hate Marilyn!!!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

María wrote: "Sarah wrote: "chapter 8 [spoilers removed]"

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(view spoiler)[ I really didn't like it when she claimed she didn't even know him! Was she ashamed of it? was she just being insular? did she not want people to pity her? It just came across as her being ashamed of the relationship, which is a horrible thing to think. (hide spoiler)]

[María]

Sarah wrote: "María wrote: "Sarah wrote: "chapter 8 [spoilers removed]"

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[spoilers removed]" I think she was trying to mantein Certain status quo, she doesn't want to belong to her new school. People had the tendency to avoid changes...

[María]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 24 [spoilers removed]"

It said in the beginning that Gav is gay... Something like "he is not into girls at all"

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I didn't pick up on that!