Invisible Girl
Ratings82
Average rating3.6
I loved this one! Lisa Jewell is starting to be a favorite author for me!
The way she writes and develops her characters just fascinates me.
The most frustrating part of this book was Owen and Roan (which rhyme exactly) being the two main male characters. I need a break from domestic “thrillers” as they all are basically the same.
2.5
The most frustrating part of this book was Owen and Roan (which rhyme exactly) being the two main male characters. I need a break from domestic “thrillers” as they all are basically the same.
2.5
I absolutely DEVOURED this book so fast the writting was so easy to read. I realize even if its a bad book by her her writting makes it SO EASY to read but this was AMAZING and I definitely was shocked by the Final twist. I love when I am shocked by a book and didnt predict it. I love how some of the characters were morally grey and some were obviously good. I definitely did love one of the characters a lot. Lisa Jewell is forever my queen because she got me back into reading and she is one of if not my fabulous author. She has MASTERED multiple point of views where you are intrigued by all point of views! This is probably my second favorite by her next to Then She Was Gone!
Dit was een prima karaktergedreven boek, maar niet echt een thriller en niet zo memorabel.
Ik waardeerde vooral de verkenning van hoe uiterlijk of niet-conformiteit met wat als normaal wordt beschouwd, een enorme impact heeft op hoe je karakter wordt beoordeeld, vooral als de media er zich mee komt moeien. Uiteindelijk valt dat deel van het verhaal een beetje plat en worden bepaalde elementen te snel onder het tapijt geveegd. De uiteindelijk ontknoping was ook nogal ongeloofwaardig en ontgoochelend, ondanks de poging tot schok element.
Lisa Jewelillä on erityinen taito kirjoittaa ihmisistä, joihin on helppo samaistua.
Hänen kirjoissaan, varsinkin tässä, ei voi aina luottaa siihen mitä ensin näkee. Ihmiset ja tapahtumat saattavat muuttua näkökulmasta riippuen aivan toisenlaisiksi.
3.75First book by [a:Lisa Jewell 93504 Lisa Jewell https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1272239443p2/93504.jpg] and I really enjoyed it!. The book alternates between 3 pov; Saffyre's chapters in the past, Owen and Cate's povs from the present. The book is really well written and I loved how it ended, no loose ends and well wrapped up. Half of the time I felt really sorry for Owen coz I felt like he was one of those people who was always misunderstood.“It's amazing how boring you can get away with being when you're pretty. No one seems to notice. When you're pretty everyone just assumes you must have a great life. People are so short-sighted, sometimes. People are so stupid.”Fav characters from the book are hands down Owen and Saffyre , coz I felt like they were the ones who were outcast and misunderstood most of the time and I felt like I could relate to them half the time.Towards the end, the book took an interesting turn which I am not sure I like but overall a great read and I cant wait to read more from [a:Lisa Jewell 93504 Lisa Jewell https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1272239443p2/93504.jpg]!
This is the second Lisa Jewell book I have read, and it only made me more enthusiastic to keep reading her. This atmospheric story is filled with suspense and interesting characters. Even the characters I did not like were intriguing, and I was curious to learn what made them the way they were and what they would do. I was truly transported to the Hampstead Heath area of London, and I was immersed in the lives of everyone who populated this book. The plot was tight and suspenseful. It kept me guessing through the whole book, and the research that Jewel obviously did on in-cells and misogynistic culture was woven seamlessly into the narrative.
I gotta say, it's been a long while since I've read a Lisa Jewell book and she's proving to be consistently good. Even though I have read many great thrillers since reading Then She Was Gone, I can say that I was not disappointed. I will definitely be reading all her other books as well because she definitely writes really good ones. I found Invisible Girl to be very clever and engrossing, even if it wasn't the most shocking mystery/thriller novel I have ever read. She definitely puts a lot of effort into developing a complete story with many layers and I really like that about her books.
Invisible Girl is a story centering around multiple characters who live in close proximity to each other and how the disappearance of Saffyre Madox, affects them all in turn. A lot of things transpire from there and we also get to see the individual experiences and events of the individual characters that lead to the big mystery and her disappearance. It's not the most shocking plot I have ever come across in a thriller novel but it's very well planned and thought out and the pacing is spot on so I was definitely compelled to keep reading and wasn't bored. Even the slow burn at times didn't feel particularly uninteresting because the novel is just so wholesome and I loved finding out the little reveals and background on the characters.
Further on, the characterization was great. I love books with different points of view and this was no exception. I got immersed into the different lives surrounding the main characters and grew pretty attached to them, even though the writing style wasn't my absolute favorite and took a few chapters to get used to. They were all complicated individuals with histories and pasts and I loved seeing all the things they have been through in their lives and then seeing where life took them next. They were imperfectly flawed and that's the most important thing to me when it comes to a good, engrossing novel.
Thirdly, the writing style is really the only thing I had much problem with. I find Lisa Jewell's writing style rather impersonal and it has a tendency of keeping the reader at a distance which I find frustrating to say the least. Eventually I got used to it and didn't mind it as much anymore because I got invested in the story itself but it's definitely not a writing style that just effortlessly flows and makes the novel a treat to read. If it wasn't for the writing, the book would be even better in my opinion.
In conclusion, Invisible Girl is another great thriller by Lisa Jewell and since it was enjoyable to me, I would recommend it to other thriller lovers as well. Definitely not the book with the highest shock factor but it's really well developed and thought out and executed so it is still worth a read.
2.5. I was mostly riveted all the way - until a very anticlimactic ending. My expectations were too high.
It's still weird for me to read Lisa Jewell and think she's such an accomplished crime/mystery writer, knowing her first for chick lits like Vince and Joy or the lot. But she's truly good. A lot of twists and turns and good characters make the story.
This book was so entertaining. When it comes to thrillers, I love red herrings! When an author does it right then I quickly add them to my new release watchlist. Lisa Jewell is an excellent writer and her books never disappoint when it comes to red herrings. I always swoop up her new books as soon as they come out. I was thrilled to receive this last week from Book of the Month before its actual release date in the US (October 13, 2020).
In this book, a girl goes missing and we try to surmise what has happened to her and how. That's not a spoiler, it's actually what the book about. The story is thrilling and is told from the perspectives of three different characters and alcohol fog might make their POV of a few scenes a little hazy. If you're like me, you'll find yourself yelling at them as you read along because the things they do seem incredibly stupid! I've come to realize that these types of characters end up leading to my most satisfied reading experiences!
I really want to visit the UK so something cool about this book is that the area of Hampstead is almost like a character in the book. I even found myself cracking open Google maps to see if I could figure out the lay of the land as the characters moved about.
I would definitely recommend this book to domestic thriller fans.