Reviews with content warning for Self harm - Invisible Girl

I’m always a fan of Jewell. She writes mysteries that are more just… suspenseful. I kept trying to guess what had happened and I needed to know. But this one also dealt with a lot
of sexual assault. Not necessarily super graphic. But very much a main part of the plot.

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dark sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

This book didn’t hook me until the very last chapter of the after section. I’m not sure exactly why it didn’t hook me, it just didn’t. It was a decent storyline though. I was also not really happy with the “plot twist” Like it was kinda dull

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mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.25

Very slow pace initially which I quite liked because it built a net of different stories and missed or fleeting connections. I really liked how it developed each individual characters stories and slowly associated how they connected with each other.
The ending however was a little disappointing - I felt that everything solved too fast in the last final chapters

From before halfway through I started thibking that Roan was going to turn up to be the slimey guy, while Owen would be innocent - I really appreciated it the building of them towards the way that they are perceived from the world, and the little snippets on how they are actually like - like Rowan and his standing too close to women etc.

I am not sure how I feel about the "actual" villain - I guess it makes sense but that turn of events felt maybe a little rushed compared to the careful building of the rest of the plot. I also liked Owen's character development.

I felt that in a lot of his descriptions he came across as Neurodivergent - his peculiarity with food, not really understanding social conventions or people's motives and intentions, his general struggle to fit in society despite looking like he should. I don't know if that was intentional or just accidental, but I did feel it fit with the character.

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All in all a pleasant book - I had the audio book and felt it was read really well, the voices provided good characterization.

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