Thanks Disney Hyperion and Netgalley for this eARC, these opinions are my own. I spent the whole day reading this book I couldn’t put it down! So many twists and turns! Teddy starts working for Bottomrock Lake again this summer, people find this slightly weird as her twin sister disappeared while at the lake only a year earlier. But Teddy’s trying to move forward, even though she doubts that her sister is gone, but then Toby begins working at the lake. He was with Izzy that night, probably the last person to see her. Teddy’s never believed his story and she’s determined to find out the truth. But will she like what she finds? Someone has to know something. What’s Toby hiding and will it more complicated if feelings start to develop between the two? The story is told from Teddy’s perspective to Izzy so it takes a little getting used to but adds to the intrigue! The story is enhanced by not just know what happened but not knowing where Izzy is! Every time I thought I had the book figured out another twist would happen, they keep happening up till the very end! I loved this mystery that dives deep into grief, truth, and love! I highly recommend this mystery! I can’t wait to read it again!

After You Vanished is a brilliantly written YA book about grief, love, and acceptance. It touches on other subjects too, but to mention those would be to spoil the mystery element of the story, and I definitely don’t want to do that. It’s best going into this book knowing as little as possible, like jumping into a lake not knowing what the water holds in its waves.

Teddy and Toby are equally fantastic main characters, both dealing with Teddy’s twin sister’s loss in the same, but also different, ways. They set out to unfold a mystery and to somehow shed light on a life gone too soon; they do all that and more, with the help of a beloved lake and a location that becomes a character all by itself.

I loved After You Vanished; I read it almost in one sitting, thoroughly engrossed and then sad to reach the end. I’ll definitely be looking forward to more from this author, and I really hope this debut novel finds a large audience who enjoy it as much as I did.

4.5/5.

Teddy's twin sister, Izzy disappeared last summer and few traces of her have been found. Apparently, Izzy met up at the lake with a friend and had a race to swim across it. As an Olympic-hopeful, this should have been easy for Izzy. But she disappeared. Teddy is reluctant to believe that Izzy is dead. Why haven't they found a body? Or anything significant? A book that deals with love and loss, and the hurt of grief that takes over your life when you lose someone close to you.