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susanthebookbag's review
5.0
I think this book has one of the best first lines I've ever read. How does anyone know how one particular incident in their life will affect the rest of their life? If things had transpired differently, what would Hadley's life look like now?
So needless to say, this book grabbed from that very first line. Once again, Heidi's writing threw me into an amazing story that I couldn't help but devour. The story is filled with great characters and a very interesting storyline. I totally came away from it thinking about what a small world it is, fate, being in the right place at the right time, and that everything happens for a reason.
I have read several of Heidi's stories now and I'm constantly blown away by her versatilely in writing. Her stories are all so different from the next one and I never know what I'm going to get when I start reading but I have loved everything I've read so far. I highly recommend Finding the Invisible Woman. It was another fabulous read!
So needless to say, this book grabbed from that very first line. Once again, Heidi's writing threw me into an amazing story that I couldn't help but devour. The story is filled with great characters and a very interesting storyline. I totally came away from it thinking about what a small world it is, fate, being in the right place at the right time, and that everything happens for a reason.
I have read several of Heidi's stories now and I'm constantly blown away by her versatilely in writing. Her stories are all so different from the next one and I never know what I'm going to get when I start reading but I have loved everything I've read so far. I highly recommend Finding the Invisible Woman. It was another fabulous read!
inliterarylove's review
4.0
This book was incredibly moving for me. Firstly, I'd like to provide some trigger warnings: domestic/parental abuse, death.
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OK, now. Heidi Mason never fails to amaze me. This woman can write everything. In Finding the Invisible Woman, she gives us someone a lot of us can relate to. The mom who works to please everyone. The one who gave up her dreams and wants and passions because she had other people to care for, love, and worry about. Moms don't have time for self-care! And through in PTSD from having a seriously shi**y mom? Of course you're going to have some issues.
Our main female protagonist needs to find herself again. She needs to know she's enough, that she is not to blame for anything, and that her circle loves her more than she thinks she deserves. She needs to work through grief and her past and her loss.
Will she come out of the darkness to see what a beautiful soul she is and that she deserves all the good in the world? Well, you'll have to read to find out.
I received an advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
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OK, now. Heidi Mason never fails to amaze me. This woman can write everything. In Finding the Invisible Woman, she gives us someone a lot of us can relate to. The mom who works to please everyone. The one who gave up her dreams and wants and passions because she had other people to care for, love, and worry about. Moms don't have time for self-care! And through in PTSD from having a seriously shi**y mom? Of course you're going to have some issues.
Our main female protagonist needs to find herself again. She needs to know she's enough, that she is not to blame for anything, and that her circle loves her more than she thinks she deserves. She needs to work through grief and her past and her loss.
Will she come out of the darkness to see what a beautiful soul she is and that she deserves all the good in the world? Well, you'll have to read to find out.
I received an advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
literarily_occupied's review
4.0
⭐⭐⭐⭐️ / 4 stars
This was a very real and relatable read though a little difficult at times and a few tears were shed.
Being the mother of two boys and feeling like a single parent with my husband often away for work, I sympathized with how Hadley was feeling unseen and invisible in a world that revolved around her children.
I also had an estranged and strained relationship with a parent until suddenly there was a terminal diagnosis and I connected with Hadley on that level as well.
It's a well developed story with likable characters and the writing flows easily.
This was a very real and relatable read though a little difficult at times and a few tears were shed.
Being the mother of two boys and feeling like a single parent with my husband often away for work, I sympathized with how Hadley was feeling unseen and invisible in a world that revolved around her children.
I also had an estranged and strained relationship with a parent until suddenly there was a terminal diagnosis and I connected with Hadley on that level as well.
It's a well developed story with likable characters and the writing flows easily.
confused_bookat's review
4.0
hadley monroe, in her early forties has reached the stage where she feels she outgrew her life. carrying unresolved trauma and guilt from the past, hayden arrives cottage brook after 12 years to fulfill her final duties as a daughter to her mom, whose health is severely deteriorated.