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She Is Not Invisible
by Marcus Sedgwick
She Is Not Invisible was a fun mystery, full of interesting philosophy on coincidence and chance that had me stopping every so often to contemplate what I'd just read. The characters were likable, especially Laureth's (the main character) 7 year old brother, Benjamin and his sidekick/best friend/stuffed animal/raven-not-a-blackbird Stan.
My only two issues with the book were: 1) the pacing and 2) the ending, which suffered from #1.
The first 30% or so of the book is just filling in on the backstory of how Laureth and Benjamin came to be traveling to the US and by about 50%, they were working on their first clue as to where their dad might be. The entire story was wrapped up in the last 5% or so, leaving no real sense of fulfillment.
As far as realism and suspending belief, I was able to look past some of the more outrageous parts and accept them as adding to the question of coincidence and chance, but not everyone will be able to do this.
My only two issues with the book were: 1) the pacing and 2) the ending, which suffered from #1.
The first 30% or so of the book is just filling in on the backstory of how Laureth and Benjamin came to be traveling to the US and by about 50%, they were working on their first clue as to where their dad might be. The entire story was wrapped up in the last 5% or so, leaving no real sense of fulfillment.
As far as realism and suspending belief, I was able to look past some of the more outrageous parts and accept them as adding to the question of coincidence and chance, but not everyone will be able to do this.