I am sorry for the inconvenience but I don’t have the time to read this anymore and have lost interest in the concept. I believe that it would benefit your book more if I did not skim your book and write a rushed review. Again, I am sorry for the inconvenience.

I will say that this is definitely a very unique novel! I've not read anything quite like it. However...I didn't really like it.

I just found myself struggling to get into it - I found Olive irritating which alas, made me not too eager to keep reading. As a massive Rainbow Rowell fan, I think it is a BIG call to compare them, and made my expectations super high, and unfortunately, it didn't reach them.

I really wanted to like this book! I really did! The story did sound very intriguing, but I just couldn't get into it.

3.5 out of 5 stars

I've read some not so great reviews for this book but I must've picked it up at the right time because I ended up really enjoying it.

The Impossible Story of Olive in Love is quirky AF but has some classic tropes thrown into the mix.

* The main character is invisible.
* Gypsy curses
* True love breaks the spell
* Dysfunctional family

The writing is incredibly addictive and because the premise is so strange, I kept flipping the pages to find out when Olive was going to get her groove back...you know what I mean. Sidenote, don't get yourself or your family cursed because it sounds hella stressful.

There are some great characters scattered throughout this story that keep you entertained from start to finish. Born invisible, Olive obviously feels incredibly isolated and frustrated with her situation, but with the help of a straight shooting sister and her blind best friend Felix, she manages to muddle her way through life. I loved her sister. She is a straight-talking, no nonsense girl who added some hilarious drama to

The story takes a turn when Olive sneaks into a club and meets Tom, the only person who has ever seen her. Cue the whole "true love breaks the spell, fireworks" moments. The instalove gooey moments last for a while until reality sets in and their relationship takes a more realistic turn.

Overall a really unique and interesting book. I suggest trying not to overthink the premise because it will take you away from actually enjoying the witty and weird nature of this book. With brilliant writing and a sweet love story, it really is a classic YA story.

The main character is 17-year-old Olive, who is burdened with an Irish gypsy curse that makes her invisible to everyone except her one true love.
Her mother is dead, her father lives in another country, and she has a sister Rose, whom she lives with.
Rose has never seen her sister, but she is a great support, and has sacrificed a lot to make Olive's life as happy as can be.
Olive has a best friend named Felix, who is blind, and she is grateful for his companionship.
But one day she meets Tom, and he sees her for the person she is.
Can Olive make this relationship with Tom work, or will Olive always feel invisible, even when she can be seen?

I really liked the premise of this story; I was intrigued as I had never read any book that has an invisible character in it, so it was certainly different!
But unfortunately, I wasn't as convinced by it as I wanted to be.
I just couldn't get into Olive's character, and the relationship with Tom felt very rushed and rather fake at times too.
Olive is demanding and quite the drama queen, which I didn't like, though I could see why her personality would be that way, given she can't be seen by anyone and would seek attention in other ways.
I think that the author did a great job of portraying the struggles that an invisible person would face - being isolated a lot, not being able to drive or catch a taxi, or have a normal job.
The story gelled enough for me to want to keep reading, but I can't say that it was great.
It's clever and creative, and I think that it would appeal to young/teen readers.

The Impossible Story of Olive in Love by Tonya Alexandra isn't usually the type of book that i would generally read but I was very intrigued by it after looking at the cover.

I really enjoyed this book. It was unique and quirky and unlike anything i have really read before.

The story follows the life of a girl called Olive who we discover is actually invisible. I found this to be a little bit strange but i decided to just roll with it. Nobody in Olive's family has ever seen her and it is believed to be caused from gypsy curse. Her mother was invisible too. The curse is that the only person who will ever see Olive is her true love.

Olive lives with her sister, writes for a gossip column and has a blind best friend. Nobody has ever seen Olive that is until she meets a boy called Tom and they start dating. Their relationship is rather rocky. Olive hasn't told Tom that she is invisible and how can thing possibly work considering no one can actually see Olive except Tom? Olive has a way of destroying things and in her own typical fashion manages to mess everything up.

This would be a good read for anyone that enjoys Rainbow Rowell and I can see it becoming a big hit with the New Adult, Teens & Ya.

Thankyou to Netgalley and Harlequin (Australia) for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.