Reviews with content warning for Suicidal thoughts - Invisible Girl

A pointless thriller with nothing to really say about its featured subject of sexual assault and a shockingly small amount of faith in its own story if the amount of cheap chapter cliffhangers and needlessly withheld information is anything to go by. Exceedingly plain writing. Not to mention an ending that basically amounts to "well we decided we wanted to be better, so now we are :)".bI will give it credit, though, for actually holding its incel character somewhat accountable,which is more than I thought would happen when his gross ass point of view started. A very strong voice for the one first person narrator, but the other two third person narrators were indistinct at times, and the ultimate twist is easy to see coming and not in a foreshadowing way in which you can solve the mystery yourself in a satisfying way, simply in a "I know this character is going to be part of the twist because we are not supposed to question them." Mediocre overall. Fine for what it is, but definitely something I will readily tell people I only read because it was gifted to me.

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jp_4c's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Lisa Jewell, once more does it again. The twists and turns of this book made it a page turner from the very beginning

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srags's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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naomibender's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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juengerm's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Overall a solid mystery, but it took me a while to get over how "pick-me" all of the teen characters are written. It was like inserting YA characters into an extremely adult storyline. The resolution of Owen's storyline was infuriating.

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tripscurlies's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I surprisingly liked this book a lot. It took me a moment to get into the characters' heads, but I eventually found that I couldn't put the book down and had to stop reading it before bed because my heart would race. At times, I wondered if people actual thought the way the characters did, but I eventually put that away for the plot. I particularly enjoyed Saffyre's arc.

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mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

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ellalafontant's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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