The author had almost a brilliant idea for a story but unfortunately the almost means only three stars from me.
A lot of characters who aren’t distinctive enough to be easy to remember but I did eventually get a sort of who’s who in my mind. A very interesting read for three quarters of the book but once the reveal started it was too ridiculous for words.
I think the clever nub of a book plan could have been developed much better and that’s what was most disappointing as it seems like the waste of an opportunity.

An interesting premise that ultimately fell flat for me. With so many characters, I struggled to really connect with the story and it took me quite a long time to get through. I enjoy when a thriller truly shocked me, but I saw most of the twists coming here. Overall, not the worst but not one I would reach for again.

A nail biting, anxiety building physcological thriller! A class of 10 children and 4 teachers are on a day trip excursion but when they don't return the parents and police are baffled. What makes it more puzzling is that they seem to have just disappeared into thin air. The story is told from multiple points of view, which I think keeps it engaging and cleverly informative. The parents had me shaking my head with all the lies, affairs and secrets that don't seem believable. While the ending was a little disappointing as I was waiting for more of a surprise. The story was tension filled I think because just the thought of 10 missing children would have anyone on edge. I loved the authors writing style and would read more by this author.

This was another triumph by @officialjackiekabler
A book full secrets, revenge and menace that had me flying through the pages I just couldn't stop. This is the perfect thriller that had me intrigued instantly with its twisty narrative and multiple motives. This kept me up well into the night as I needed to know the outcome.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I don't particularly love this cover, but eh.

The story though was pretty decent. While it was mostly predictable, and there were a TON of POVs, the story was told as procedural. The book takes place when a bus full of children goes missing. Honestly, as a parent, that is my worst nightmare and probably why I requested this one so fast. I do love to torture myself but also it makes me pray to whatever is out there that this never happens to me in real life.

If you're looking for something to read, this was a solid three star read for me and I'd recommend it if you're in that suspense-y mood.

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.

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.

One of the major issues I had with the book was the characters. I found most of them to be quite annoying and unlikable. The parents were portrayed as wealthy and privileged, and I did feel empathy towards them but as we go through the story there are many times where I wanted to bang their heads together, as none of them appeared to have much sense! Their children are missing, and they claim to want to do anything to help get them back as soon as possible except it seems to actually help the police to find them.

The teachers were also quite bland and didn't have much personality or depth. The ending perhaps shows them to be a little cleverer than they appeared but there wasn’t anything outstanding about any of them. Additionally, the police were a complete farce! The children are missing, there is a communication that tells them what to do but they don't appear to want to do the obvious and chose a different response instead.

There were a few interesting plot points that kept me reading, but overall, the book didn't leave much of an impression on me. It was a quick read, but I didn't feel invested in the story or the characters. The resolution of the mystery was also quite predictable, and I wasn't surprised by the outcome, despite the many twists and turns.

Despite my lukewarm feelings towards the book, I do think it would be an enjoyable read for those who are looking for a light and easy mystery. The book is well-written, and the pacing is good, making it a quick and entertaining read. However, if you're looking for a gripping and suspenseful thriller, this may not be the book for you.

In conclusion, while The Vanishing of Class 3B didn't quite meet my expectations, it is still a decent read for those who enjoy light mysteries. It has a good pace and is well-written, but the characters and plot could have been developed further. If you're looking for a quick and easy read, give it a try, but don't expect too much from it.

A missing child… every parents worst nightmare
A whole class of missing children… a villages worst nightmare

There was something so intriguing about this storyline, a school mini bus goes missing on a trip back from the zoo. All children and teachers missing, no sign of where they or the bus went. Back in the village increasingly panicked parents and a head teacher at an absolute loss of what to do.

I loved the building of the plot line, I thought it was great how we too were kept in the dark for so long and it did take me a while to work out what has happened and where they’d all vanished to.

However, it felt like the first 75% of the book was well written, well thought out, developed and progressed with skill… some of the revelations and secrets were amazing and made it such a page turner, but the last 25% felt rushed, anticlimactic and honestly just didn’t add up.

Overall I enjoyed it, and would read more from the author, but did find the background to the storyline (which comes out at the end) to be a strange choice of backstory, it just didn’t add up or make sense.

I enjoyed the first part of this book immensely, I just felt it lost me a little after it was revealed what was happening and who was behind the missing children. The reasons didn’t really ring true with me and it felt a little disconnected from the story, but it was still a very good read.

What an epic thriller The Vanishing of Class 3B is! A very different take from the run of the mill type thriller and I absolutely devoured every single page. You really become invested in these families whose children have been taken and nobody knows how or indeed why. Perhaps there is a link to the families or is it just a straight forward kidnap for ransom?

I chopped and changed as to who I thought might be involved and let me tell you, until it's laid out on a plate I did not guess who the kidnapper/s might be. Everyone of the parents seems to have a secret that they are desperate not to tell. They begin to lose faith in the police and seemingly go rogue and reveal things to each other that they never thought they'd ever say out loud. But whose secret is the worst? Who amongst them has the biggest secret?

The tense nature of the parents relationships is told brilliantly well. We see them stand together and fall apart. A well crafted thriller that will keep you up needing to know who on earth has carried out this dastardly deed and will we find out why? Was it really worth it?

A truly brilliant read that kept me rapidly page turning and left me thinking "Wow, that was exceptional" A worthy 5 star read.

3☆ It was an ok read

I really struggled with this one. It took me so long to get into the story I nearly gave up reading it.
But I wanted to know what happened to the children.

To be honest there was way too many characters to keep track of who was who it was so confusing. Which meant I had no connections with any of the characters. Including the parents and the police. To be honest none of the parents were particularly likeable anyway, and i didn't have much faith in the police either.

There was lots of secrets, lies and twists to this story. But like I said I struggled to keep track.

This wasn't one of my favourite reads and I absolutely love a good Thriller. The premise of the book sounded sooo good. It just wasn't the book for me I'm afraid.
That said this is just my personal opinion and others will really enjoy The Vanishing of Class 3B.

Over the years I've taught many a Class 3B
So you can understand why this book appealed to me!
I couldn't wait to read it to discover what occurred
To miss out on it would have been just too absurd!

Having finished it now, I'm happy to recommend it to you
A fascinating read full of surprise twists, too.
Ten children and four members of staff on a minibus go
But what happened to them then their parents don't know.

How can a class and their teachers vanish out of sight?
Tension, fears, what is their plight?
Who is responsible? Why take them - and where?
Will they be looked after? Should they despair?

A brilliant psychological thriller to keep you on the edge of your seat
Turning the pages till your reading is complete.
There are secrets being kept and twists galore,
Keeping you guessing and wanting to know more.

For my complementary copy I say a huge thank you
As I share with you this, my honest review.

➡️ Book
When I read the Synopsis, I was very interested. It had these vibes of crime show, and I wanted to jump into the story and learn what really happened and who was behind it.
And did I get it? Kind of, yes. I wasn't disappointed, then again, I had read a previous book of Jackie Kabler, and I could tell the author's voice and style of writing. Which I really liked.

➡️ Plot
The book follow the disappearance of a bus full of children and their teachers. Of course, since they don't return from the trip, things get into action. The police finds the bus and one teacher.
What is the motivation? Is it for ransom? Is it a sick game?
Who was responsible?
It got me guessing from the very first moment questions were made.
With some twists and turns, to move the story, some expected situations that, to me, helped balance the situation.

➡️ Characters
Did I like the characters? Well, that's a tricky question, because they were diverse, and I didn't always emphasize for them (except the childrens), but that may be because I was questioning every action and thought.
The fact that the book follows multiple characters gave us the opportunity to speculate and understand the various points of views.

When you send your kids off on a school trip you them to come home right? The Vanishing of Class 3B is every parents nightmare, they are off on a trip and don’t make it home. The parents are rightfully worried sick, the headteacher can’t get in contact with the teachers who were taking the kids on the trip and as the hours tick by the police are eventually called in.

This story is told from multiple point of views, from the various parents, the police, to the children and someone called the visitor. Once a random note comes in to the parents it becomes clear that the children were targeted when a secret was hinted at in the message.


I guessed that their was a secret affair between some of the parents you could tell that from the very beginning but what I didn’t guess was the other secrets that came out, and also who was truly behind it all – without giving any spoilers I did guess who was involved but I didn’t see the twist as to the who, the what and the why

Absolutely brilliant!
Very well thought out, I guessed some bits and others I didn't. Thoroughly enjoyed this high energy, fast paced story.
Great how it all linked together so well.
Thabk you netgalley and the publishers and the author Jackie Kabler for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion

Ten children accompanied by four teaching staff set off on a day trip to a wilderness park. One of the staff messages the Head Teacher, Mrs Chamberlain, to let her know they’ll be late coming back, but should get home for 5.30 pm.

When 5.30 pm comes and they don’t return, Olivia Chamberlain tells herself that they must be stuck in traffic. But soon, the parents and the Head Teacher become agitated, thinking something must have gone wrong – maybe an accident? Especially when none of the staff are answering their phones and Olivia hasn’t heard from any of them since that text message.

What happened?

I really enjoyed this tense psychological thriller. It’s told from various points of view, including the children’s and the staff’s, which gave me an insight of what their life was like in captivity.

The picturesque village of Littleford was full of secrets, which were slowly revealed as the action unfolded. Some of the parents were quite wealthy and couldn’t risk such exposure.

I was suspecting everyone as one point, but I didn’t guess who was behind it all.

It was my first book by this author, but it won’t be my last.

Thanks to One More Chapter for approving my NetGalley request to read and review this title.

BLOG TOUR REVIEW

Review for 'The Vanishing Of Class 3b' by Jackie Kabler.

Read and reviewed via Netgalley for Jackie Kabler, One More Chapter publishing and Rachel's Random Resources Tours.

Publication date 11th May 2023.

This is the first book I have read by this author.

I was originally drawn to this book by its eye catching cover and its intriguing synopsis and title. I must admit I was also biased due to the publisher being One More Chapter. I have yet to read a book published by One More Chapter that I haven't enjoyed. Hopefully this won't be the first... Watch this space! (Written before I started reading the book).

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!

This book is set in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 , UK 🇬🇧. I always seem to get on with books that are set in the UK better as I am from Wales and have sometimes visited places mentioned in the book.

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.

Well, Well, Well I did NOT expect that bombshell of an ending!!! Absolutely LOVED THIS compelling, gripping and addictive page turner!!!

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.

I could not put this book down and read it in one sitting!!! It is one of those books that each and every time I said one more chapter and then bed something happened so there was no chance I could put it down so I ended up walking around with my kindle glued to my hands until I had devoured it in one go!! . The storyline was absolutely gripping and kept me up until the early hours of the morning as I could not put it down!! I absolutely love how intriguing, complex and multi-layered the storyline is with so much going on!!! I was sitting on the edge of my seat with a pounding heart and my jaw dropping as Jackie takes us on a psychological ride of suspense and tension!!! I must say as a parent this has got to be one of my worse nightmares!! The worse part is that my eldest son has three trips coming up next month and if I thought I was nervous then it was nothing compared to how Jackie has me feeling now!! Just imagine,you drop your excited children off to school for a class trip to a wildlife park. Unfortunately when you get there there is a problem with the bus!!! However,the day is saved when a local taxi company comes up with another vehicle to take the children and off they go. However, because of the late start the children will be late getting home. Things take a turn for the worse when hours after the later time and there is still no news from the bus and nobody can get hold of the teachers. The bus is later found but there is far from relief when a discovery is made!!! We are told the story from the perspectives of the parents, children, teachers and police and the deeper we delve into the story the more we discover. What are the parents hiding? What is going on? How can a whole class go missing ???? You'll just have to pick your copy up today to find out more as there's no chance I want to spoil this explosive thriller for anyone. I was absolutely gobsmacked when everything was revealed, absolutely explosive twists which I was not expecting!!! A HUGE congratulations to Jackie on that as it is definitely getting harder and harder to shock me but you most definitely did that!!! There were points where my heart was in my throat and I was on the edge of my seat, and then the edge of my bed as I was not putting this book down until I finished!!! I loved that everything was tied up nicely at the end as a pet hate of mine is loose ends and having something mentioned in a book that the author seems to then forget about but absolutely everything was explained by the end of this one. I must also admit that I was shocked that I was actually pleased by the outcome when I should have been angry and wanted more justice but I think someone definitely deserved to get and receive justice and Jackie gave it out perfectly!!! It is rammed with bombshells, revenge, deceipt, heartache, secrets, twists, lies, and absolutely everything you could ask for in an explosive psychological thriller! I was absolutely mind blown by some of the secrets that were coming out and just when I thought they had all been told BOOM another shocker!!! The ending was definitely the biggest twist and I would not have seen that one coming in a million years!! This book would make a fantastic movie!!

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!!


The characters were all strong, realistic and very well developed. I was completely invested in each and every one of their stories. They all had such unique personalities and I felt different about each of them, liking them or not trusting them for different reasons. It is hard to say much about any of them really without giving anything away so I will go by how I felt before certain announcements were made. My heart completely went out to so many of the characters, shocking myself with some of them who I felt sorry for and as I said previously as a parent this really is a parents worse nightmare!!! Unfortunately I really cannot say anymore at the risk of giving anything away with the amount of secrets kept and revealed so again you'll just have to go and grab your copy today!! Jackie brings each of the characters to life with her fantastic writing skills and between the characters and the plot you will be left absolutely gobsmacked!! Regardless of whether you love or hated the characters they all worked perfectly well to make this a page turning psychological thriller!!

I absolutely loved your book Jackie and congratulations on yet a HUGE success . I cannot wait to read more of what promises to be heart stopping reads. I would definitely like to welcome you to my top 5 favourite female psychological thriller author list and Here's to your next success 🥂.


Overall a heart pounding, page turning, edge of your seat psychological thriller filled with explosive twists that will keep you up late at night.


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.

I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of Lisa Jewell, 'The Girl on the Train' ,Ruth Ware, Paula Hawkins, Gillian Flynn , Shari Lapena 'Gone Girl', 'The Wife Between Us', 'The Housemaid' and anyone looking for a mind blowing psychological thriller!

353 pages.

This book is just 99p to purchase on kindle and £8.95 in paperback (at time of review) via Amazon or which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!

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It’s a sunny April day in the Cotswolds. A white Ford Transit bus is taking a class of kids aged seven and eight from Littleford Primary on a school day trip. Ten members of Class 3B are on this particular trip with four members of staff accompanying them – Erica Lindsay (Year 2 teacher), Dominic Moore (Year 2 teaching assistant), Cally Norman (Year 3 teacher) and Oscar Jones (Year 1 teacher). But that evening, the bus doesn’t return. Where are they?
We get to know the parents of the missing children - Ben Townsend and his wife Monique, TV chef Eldon Beckford and his wife Amy, Eugene Pearson and his wife Polly, single mum Rosie Duggan, ex-footballer Spike Greer and his wife Tasha, same-sex parents Brett and Jon MacDonald-Cook, Vanessa and Alex Carr, Clare Tustain and her husband Nick and TV chat show host Reynold Lyon and his model wife Petra.
There’s also the school headteacher Olivia Chamberlain and the Cotswolds Police with DSU Sadie Stewart and DCI Daniel Sharma, so there are a lot of characters but it was easy to get to know them and didn’t become confusing.
Of course, all the parents seem to have a deep, dark, hidden secret. Could that have anything to do with the vanishing of Class 3B?
It’s a great idea for a story and I was into the action straight away, wanting to know what happened to the class and how something could happen to a bus, four teachers and ten children. It’s definitely intriguing and of course, the stakes are high with young kids involved.
It’s a pacy read and definitely a page-turner. The chapters are a good size too, so it’s tempting to just read another one! I really enjoyed the book and would like to read more of the author’s books.
9 out of 10

I really enjoyed this book even though I was slightly overawed by the sheer number of children’s and parents’ names in the beginning. It was very well plotted with some characters staying with you even after the end of the book. I don’t want to give away too much of the plot but needles to say, the story is about the vanishing of a class of children after a school trip, which must be every parents nightmare. Good ratcheting of tension and a satisfying ending.

My attention was immediately captured by the title of this book (the educator in me) but I was a little lot nervous to start reading (again, the educator in me) as losing a student, let alone an entire class, is anxiety enducing! So glad I took a deep breath and made myself just start!

Oh, but Kabler's story was well done. I loved how I was guessing between something sinister or something magical being behind the disappearance. There is a wide cast of characters but it is very easy to keep them straight. I also found the timeline jumps between narrators easy to follow and that they added to the intrigue and the suspense.

I also really appreciate that there is hatred and vileness in the book, but Kabler kept it away from the children!

I absolutely enjoyed this book!

I received a dARC from Netgalley via the publisher; this is my honest review.

This was a unique and addicting book that I couldn't put down!! It starts out almost immediately with an entire bus of kids going missing on the way home from a field trip. I loved all the different POV in it as well.