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A review by purplelorikeet
Invisible by Marni Bates
3.0
I read the first book in this series a while back and it was good for some light reading. This one isn't quite so light and funny but it still is an easy read.
This book focuses on Jane Smith, who feels she is invisible to almost everyone, even her close friends. She's been stuck in a routine of doing what everyone else wants and never standing up for herself. She's always been in the shadow of older sister Elle and goes out of her way to try for things that have no connection with the sister. Which is how she ended up in a journalism class working on the newspaper. She's been there for three years and all she gets to do is copy edit the work of everyone else and now has been nicknamed Grammar Girl. Meanwhile Scott Fraser transfers into the high school and Jane was going to try to befriend him until he overhears Scott tell the paper's editor that Jane doesn't have what it takes to be a journalist. Jane is crushed to hear his pronouncement and he immediately becomes an enemy of sorts. After Jane asks to do something more substantial than copy editing, she's given the opportunity for a front page story and is thrown together with photographer Scott.
This book is far more angst-filled than its predecessor. Jane seems a bit spineless at times and that's kind of the point. She does start to grow a spine but it doesn't happen in the most ideal way. Her methods won't be practical in the long run. Scott's character is fairly one-dimensional. Even at the end we don't know much about him aside from his love for photography. Of course it turns out he's a better person than Jane thought at first. The friends who were mostly likable in the first book don't please so much here. Jane was left out so many times due to their thoughtlessness. And it wasn't just in some areas. It was like Jane was all but forgotten by most of her friends, but most especially her best friend.
I enjoyed reading this story but the turmoil experienced by Jane was frustrating especially when it seemed she was being closed out at times, even if it wasn't purposely. Overall a good read which I'd give 3.5 stars to if I could.
This book focuses on Jane Smith, who feels she is invisible to almost everyone, even her close friends. She's been stuck in a routine of doing what everyone else wants and never standing up for herself. She's always been in the shadow of older sister Elle and goes out of her way to try for things that have no connection with the sister. Which is how she ended up in a journalism class working on the newspaper. She's been there for three years and all she gets to do is copy edit the work of everyone else and now has been nicknamed Grammar Girl. Meanwhile Scott Fraser transfers into the high school and Jane was going to try to befriend him until he overhears Scott tell the paper's editor that Jane doesn't have what it takes to be a journalist. Jane is crushed to hear his pronouncement and he immediately becomes an enemy of sorts. After Jane asks to do something more substantial than copy editing, she's given the opportunity for a front page story and is thrown together with photographer Scott.
This book is far more angst-filled than its predecessor. Jane seems a bit spineless at times and that's kind of the point. She does start to grow a spine but it doesn't happen in the most ideal way. Her methods won't be practical in the long run. Scott's character is fairly one-dimensional. Even at the end we don't know much about him aside from his love for photography. Of course it turns out he's a better person than Jane thought at first. The friends who were mostly likable in the first book don't please so much here. Jane was left out so many times due to their thoughtlessness. And it wasn't just in some areas. It was like Jane was all but forgotten by most of her friends, but most especially her best friend.
I enjoyed reading this story but the turmoil experienced by Jane was frustrating especially when it seemed she was being closed out at times, even if it wasn't purposely. Overall a good read which I'd give 3.5 stars to if I could.