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Les Invisibles by Shannon Messenger

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thechapterhouse's review against another edition

5.0

So good!! Gol! I seriously don’t know how Messenger keeps on producing stellar books, but she does. I loved this installment and will legit be starting the next book tonight.

beanie_reads's review against another edition

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4.0

I still love this series, but I have such a weird relationship with it xD Because, like, again, loving it. But it can also still feel very long and over-full? But then you get to the end and it all comes together and you're cheering for it all... I don't know, okay??? I always tend to have segments with these books in the middle where I'm struggling, but then *bam*, the feeling is gone and I'm loving it again.

So yeah... Liiiittle bit anxious about when I get to the longer books...

Anyway. Sokeefe for life. Was always sorta middle of Sokeefe and Sofitz, and then this book made me take a hard left toward the prior. Just because Keefe is everything and I would die for this boy. I loved all the scenes with him in it, including the painful ones. Messenger really did a great job with his arc throughout this book. This poor kid needs a freaking hug T^T And better parents >.> *kicks them in the shins*

There were a lot of reveals and twists in this book, some of which I saw coming from the very start, others which I realized as it drew closer to the reveal, but also still just a lot of stuff. I'm not going to be like "I'm a genius and saw it all!" It's more that Messenger set out all the right breadcrumbs that people could follow them to a lot of the right conclusions. There were still things I wasn't expecting and enjoyed seeing how they resolved (still also sad, though. Looking at you, how they fix the main problem in this book T^T).

Getting to see the other school was cool, as an aside, and I love the characters we got to meet through it. Hope we can see the school again, just because I'd like to see how things go for it.

Overall, a really good new installment, but I am probably taking a small break from the books just because they're so oddly exhausting at the same time as being fulfilling xD

aoife_taylors_version2413's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mitchi_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

The first half of the book was too juvenile (I know it’s a middlegrade book) but the black swan was constantly outsmarted it was not a fun experience. The second half was as usual quite entertaining.