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Invisible Girl
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Put on your lounge pants and coziest socks, grab your favourite beverage, give yourself some time and get cozy while you get to know these characters. They are not what you might expect!!
Hot diggity dang!! Now that’s what I been talking about! A well-done domestic, suspense thriller that focuses on fresh, unique unlikeable characters while staying away from those behaviours, roles and characters we come to expect in thrillers.
Lisa Jewell just keeps on getting better and she is an author who is moving forward in suspense thrillers by boldly challenging that tunnel vision in fiction and brilliantly delivers us fresh, not what you expect page-turner!!
Not all page-turners are fast-paced stories and things start off slower here as we start to form some thoughts on the characters and question their actions and behaviour. While keeping things fresh and different here Lisa Jewell does not create the suspense around the mystery here or focuses on it. It all about the characters here and the suspense is brilliantly tied into the characters. They are not the kind of characters that are easy to connect or relate to. They are the kind of people we think we know and who are invisible to the world because of preconceptions we have of them and dismiss them because of it. Lisa Jewell plays on that and shows us how we see the world and others can make us blind to what is really going on. She brilliantly shows us this through the three POV of the characters. At first, the characters seem like what you might expect and I started to form some assumptions about the characters and worried I might be right however Jewell had some surprises for me and the story takes an exciting turn and I loved the way the story came together in the end.
I highly recommend especially to readers who are tired of those tired overdone characters that are written for popularity and are more interested in seeing those invisible people we are blind to in the real world.
I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley
Hot diggity dang!! Now that’s what I been talking about! A well-done domestic, suspense thriller that focuses on fresh, unique unlikeable characters while staying away from those behaviours, roles and characters we come to expect in thrillers.
Lisa Jewell just keeps on getting better and she is an author who is moving forward in suspense thrillers by boldly challenging that tunnel vision in fiction and brilliantly delivers us fresh, not what you expect page-turner!!
Not all page-turners are fast-paced stories and things start off slower here as we start to form some thoughts on the characters and question their actions and behaviour. While keeping things fresh and different here Lisa Jewell does not create the suspense around the mystery here or focuses on it. It all about the characters here and the suspense is brilliantly tied into the characters. They are not the kind of characters that are easy to connect or relate to. They are the kind of people we think we know and who are invisible to the world because of preconceptions we have of them and dismiss them because of it. Lisa Jewell plays on that and shows us how we see the world and others can make us blind to what is really going on. She brilliantly shows us this through the three POV of the characters. At first, the characters seem like what you might expect and I started to form some assumptions about the characters and worried I might be right however Jewell had some surprises for me and the story takes an exciting turn and I loved the way the story came together in the end.
I highly recommend especially to readers who are tired of those tired overdone characters that are written for popularity and are more interested in seeing those invisible people we are blind to in the real world.
I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley
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August 17, 2020
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October 21, 2020
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October 27, 2020
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Nov 03, 2020 01:28PM
Great enthusiastic review, Brenda. You made me want to read it! :)
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Yes and yes Brenda!!!! I totally agree, these characters and that feeling you get when, like you said, you worried you might be right about them😯great review for a great book!
Kat wrote: "Great enthusiastic review, Brenda. You made me want to read it! :)"
Thank you, Kat!! I am so glad to see that! I hope you can read it soon and love it!!
Thank you, Kat!! I am so glad to see that! I hope you can read it soon and love it!!
Michael wrote: "Fantastic review, Brenda! Glad you loved it!"
Thank you, Michael! I am glad to see it was a good one for you too!
Thank you, Michael! I am glad to see it was a good one for you too!
Jennifer wrote: "Yes and yes Brenda!!!! I totally agree, these characters and that feeling you get when, like you said, you worried you might be right about them😯great review for a great book!"
Thank you, Jennifer! I am so glad to see you agreed and know what I am talking about with that feeling!!
Thank you, Jennifer! I am so glad to see you agreed and know what I am talking about with that feeling!!
Dorie - Cats&Books :) wrote: "great review Brenda, I loved this one :)"
Thank you, Dorie!! I am so glad you loved this one too!
Thank you, Dorie!! I am so glad you loved this one too!
Tina wrote: "So glad to see this was such a winner for you! Great review Brenda! I can’t wait to read this one."
Thank you, Tina!! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Thank you, Tina!! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Debbie wrote: "I love your review! This was such a great one 😊"
Thank you, Debbie! I am so glad to see it a great one for you too!
Thank you, Debbie! I am so glad to see it a great one for you too!
Marilyn wrote: "Great review, Brenda😊 I just finished reading this today and loved it too."
Thank you, Marilyn! I am so glad you loved it too!
Thank you, Marilyn! I am so glad you loved it too!
Suzy wrote: "Great review Brenda! I love Lisa Jewell and can’t wait to read this one! 😊"
Thank you, Suzy! I hope you love this one as much as I did!
Thank you, Suzy! I hope you love this one as much as I did!
Hi, Brenda! I've not read anything by Lisa Jewell but your review pushed this one onto my TBR (someday lol!)list. I'm reading a NetGalley advanced copy right now that definitely has some predictable character development that almost leads you by the nose to a conclusion. Maybe there will be a last minute "twist" but I think I know where it's going at the midway point.
Beppie wrote: "Hi, Brenda! I've not read anything by Lisa Jewell but your review pushed this one onto my TBR (someday lol!)list. I'm reading a NetGalley advanced copy right now that definitely has some predictabl..."
Hi Beppie! I hope you get the chance to try one of her books. Oh you have to tell me which one you are reading!!
Hi Beppie! I hope you get the chance to try one of her books. Oh you have to tell me which one you are reading!!
Amazing review, Brenda! I always get a huge kick whenever you write, "Hot diggity, dang" in your review. I know the book is good. :)
preoccupiedbybooks wrote: "Fab review Brenda, I keep seeing this pop up, so you've talked me into adding it 🤣"
Thank you, Fran! I am so glad you added it! I hope you love it as much as I did!
Thank you, Fran! I am so glad you added it! I hope you love it as much as I did!
Dorie - Cats&Books :) wrote: "If I haven't commented before great review Brenda! I loved this book :)"
Thank you, Dorie! I am so glad you loved this one too!
Thank you, Dorie! I am so glad you loved this one too!
Melissa wrote: "Amazing review, Brenda! I always get a huge kick whenever you write, "Hot diggity, dang" in your review. I know the book is good. :)"
Thank you, Melissa! I love that you get a kick out of it! When I say it at home I am usually dancing when I do! lol
Thank you, Melissa! I love that you get a kick out of it! When I say it at home I am usually dancing when I do! lol
Beppie wrote: "Me again! I'm reading "The Push" by Claire McGowan."
Oh! I am not familiar with that one but doesn't sound like one I should! lol I hope it did turn out to be a good one for you!
Oh! I am not familiar with that one but doesn't sound like one I should! lol I hope it did turn out to be a good one for you!