My Review:⭐️⭐⭐️⭐️/ 5 stars

What a page turner!!! This book kept me up late at night, reading chapter after chapter until I found out what was going on. I loved the multiple POVs, this was done perfectly to keep you just curious and engage enough before you are onto the next character. The story follows Cate, wife of Roan Four and mother of 2 teens: Josh and Georgia. She and her husband have been having issues and she thinks he might be cheating. Another POV follows Owen Pick - neighbor to the Fours family - deemed a bit of a loner and “creepy” by his colleagues. After he was put on suspension at his job as lecturer for being inappropriate at a holiday party and accused of following/stalking Georgia too close for comfort, he engaged in the Incel chat forums. Other POV follows Saffyre Maddox, a former patient of Roan with a troubled and traumatic past. . She is unable to leave Roan alone, instead following him around at a distance and watching him and his family. Until she eventually goes missing. The chapters ricochet back and forth between the different characters leading up to what happened to Saffyre. Great pace and a genuinely entertaining read! The ending was a nice touch too, but the only critique is some parts were a bit predictable as the chapters are short, but the character development builds up over time so you have the time to figure out what is going to happen.

Thank you to @atria books and netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review! This book came out on Oct 13

There are times when a book and a reader simply do not mesh. This was one of those times. After reading approximately the first third of the book, I was feeling uncomfortable with the story and the path it was taking. I also felt extreme dislike for some of the main characters. Because of this, I began to skim through the book and skip sections until I was close to the end.

I felt the book was fairly well written and brought both the locations and characters to life quite well. While this was not a book for me, I’m sure it will be for others.

My copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to the the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review it.

I've been reading Lisa Jewell's books for years now, and I wholeheartedly believe that they just get better and better. Invisible Girl did not disappoint!!

This dark novel connects the dots between seemingly unrelated people - a nuclear family thrust into a new, posh neighborhood while waiting for renovations on their house; a single man in his early 30's who has difficulty connecting with the world around him, and a seventeen year old girl suffering from past trauma. When a series of sexual assaults spreads through their neighborhood, these people are forced to confront their own dark secrets and pasts.

I enjoyed both Jewell's writing and her strong, nuanced characters.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC.

"It’s him. My heart starts pounding beneath my ribs, pumping blood through my body so hard and fast that I can feel the cut on my leg begin to throb. I pull back, into the shadows, and wait for the man to pass. He turns the corner, and I see his body language change as he sees the woman ahead. I recognize the shape of him, the angles of his body, and I know exactly what he is planning to do. I move from my hiding place in the shadows. I stride out, toward the man, toward danger, my actions my own but my fate left wide-open."

What an opener! 'Invisible Girl' is another fabulous Lisa Jewell thriller. No one delves quite as deep into the intricacies of marriage and domestic life like this author.

As always, Jewell caught me off-guard with the casual way she weaves discontent into the fabric of her story. Three families are at the center of this absorbing story and other than being neighbors, they could not possibly have less in common. Cate is the hovering and protective mother of two teenagers and wife to therapist Roan. She is itching to get back to work but wants to be home for her children, who are both on the edge of young adulthood. She seems to have the perfect marriage, but are her suspicions about her husband grounded in reality or are they unfounded? The author skillfully leads the reader down a surprising path as Cate's imagination seems to be playing tricks on her.

Owen is the creepy neighbor who doesn't fit in and just cannot relate on a normal level with women. Rather than make him a caricature, the author takes her time to develop his character so that the reader really cares about Owen, or at least can sympathize a little with his sad lot in life.

Saffyre is the troubled young girl who is the title character. She is determined to track down the person responsible for the recent sexual assaults in her neighborhood. This memorable cast of characters makes for an incredibly engrossing page-turner that once again caught me off guard in the end. 'Invisible Girl' is trademark Lisa Jewell, and the conclusion was incredibly satisfying!

"Nothing is perfect. Even this house, she thinks, her eyes casting about the clean lines of it, is not perfect. Even now, she sees, in this newly plastered and painted room, that there is a large crack running from the point where the corners meet. And the builders only left yesterday. Nothing can ever be perfect. And that’s fine."

What an amazing read this is. This is one of those you cannot put down. Full of twists and turns, this one will stay with me for a long time!

Thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for an ARC of Invisible Girl! I flew through this book and highly recommend it.

One thing I love about Lisa Jewell's writing is that her descriptions are humorous without trying, and it makes her books so enjoyable. I chuckled numerous times while reading Invisible Girl. This book has characters that are flawed and real, and at times I felt sorry for the "villain," Owen.  I enjoyed the "me too" theme and how it didn't feel forced, but more of an honest portrayal of how an accused sexual assaulter might process his biases toward women and grow from a series of accusations. Invisible Girl kept me guessing, and although there were many cringey moments, they were well placed and made the plot intriguing.  I loved this book - the pacing, storyline, and writing were all on point!

Lisa Jewell’s popularity with crime fiction readers grows with each new release. Last year’s The Family Upstairs set new heights for her and anticipation for her 2020 release is sizzling. Jewell has a knack for uncovering fears within everyday lives that reminds me of a darker Mary Higgins Clark.

There's plenty of suspense in this book and the author does a great job of casting suspicion on practically every character! It took awhile for it to become clear how the various characters related to each other - and that just added to the mystery.

I enjoyed the book a lot as I read it and it concluded with a reasonable ending. But the ending somehow wasn't satisfying to me - I'm not sure why. The zinger at the very end saved it for me though!!

I'll start my saying that although this was NOT my favorite book by Ms Jewell, I still enjoyed it. And if you've read and enjoyed her before, you won't be disappointed here- at least not completely.

I found Invisible Girl to be a bit of a downer of a novel, and sticks it with you. Usually that doesn't bother me but it did here and maybe that's the point. IG deals with some pretty heavy subject matter including abuse/rape.

The strength in the novel are our narrators- all completely well written and complex and not what I was expecting and that's a good thing.

Thank you to @netgalley and @atriabooks for this eARC. What is October without a creepy psychological thriller?

cw/tw: self harm (described), sexual assault (described), adultry, incel culture, claustrophobia

I have always loved Lisa Jewell's books. While the plots don't always race, she does an excellent job of providing an atmosphere that feels a bit sinister and foreboding. While Invisble Girl followed Jewell's normal pacing the plot was definitely a spin on something unique and intrigued me from the start [swipe for synopsis]

I don't want to give anything away, but I will say there were parts of this novel that I found deeply troubling...but I think sometimes that is the nature of a psychological thriller. Was it justified? Probably, but it still left me feeling icky. That being said though, I flew through this one in about a day because it was extremely readable and addicting. Jewell is a master of pacing and she definitely shows that again in this new novel. After reading The Family Upstairs earlier this year, I was anticipating an ending that hit like a sucker punch to the gut and Invisible Girl delivered. I'm still not sure how I feel about it, which is something Jewell is turning into a bit of a trademark and I'm here for it.

All in all, this one is well written but trigger HEAVY. If none of the topics I mentioned above are painful for you to read I would recommend picking this one up if you're looking for a unique fall thriller.

This book is great! Would definitely recommend. Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

MEHHHHHHH.

I love Lisa Jewell. I really do- and I wanted to love this one, but it's the boringness for me.

Saffyre-just her name annoys me.

Owen-seriously just a run-of-the-mill ordinary guy.

I was intrigued by Cate Four though!

Setting-you know me and London. I honestly can't get enough of British settings. British everything actually.

The conflict is hinted at during the beginning of the book, but I thought it didn't really get going until the second half-or even later.

Plot wise, I mean it wasn't a snooze fest, but it wasn't something that kept me turning pages either.

Overall it was just meh for me.

This is the fourth book I have read by prolific writer, Lisa Jewell; I liked it the best of the four and much more than her last book, The Family Upstairs.

Told from different points of view, this is a gripping psychological mystery. Jewell is an excellent story teller, weaving an intricate plot among the main actors. With strong character development, some sympathetic and others not so sympathetic, I could not put this book down, reading it in two sittings.

An edge of your seat read.
Fantastic mystery with lots of twists and surprising turns.
This one kept me awake and reading all night!
I love Lisa Jewell’s books and this one is a keeper.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an arc in exchange for my honest review.

Absolutely LOVED this book! Lisa Jewell is an incredible author. She wrote this in such a fast paced and suspenseful way that I could not get myself to set it down.

this was another great book from Lisa Jewell! dark, intense, creepy and twisty, thoroughly enjoyed it. it started a bit slow, but suspenseful for me. i was super interested in the characters though, so i couldn't put it down until i knew how everything would end. highly recommend!

Have you ever read a book that kept you guessing until the last page?? Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell is that book! There are so many twists and turns and just when you have finally accepted that this is the way the book is going to end, on the last page the author leaves you thinking! I love books like that!!

You have Owen, who is in his 30's and living with his Aunt. He has issues with women and loses his job when he gets accused of sexual harassment. Then there is the Fours family that lives across the street from Owen. Cate and Roan and their kids Georgia and Josh all have mixed feelings about their neighbor Owen, especially Georgia who thinks he is creepy. Then there is Saffyre ( love that name!!). She is a former patient of Roan Fours. Saffyre has had a lot of loss in her life and has had harmed herself in the past, which is how she came to be a patient of Roan. There is so many ways these characters interweave with each other and that, along with Lisa Jewell's fantastic storytelling, make this book a must read!!

Thank you to Netgalley and Atria Books for the eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

I love the way Lisa Jewell makes you take a second look at family, at relationships, at what you think you know.
Another great book by Lisa Jewell.

"Invisible Girl" by Lisa Jewell is available now.

I enjoy Lisa Jewell books because they are a good mix of women's fiction and mystery/thriller. I think they would be great to try for people who don't like thrillers that are super dark or gruesome. I was sad that this one didn't work as well for me as some of her previous books. We follow a troubled teen who disappears around the home of her former therapist. The family and neighbors of the therapist are also followed throughout the story and we are unsure who is involved and who is innocent. My main issue with the book was that nothing truly exciting happened and the plot was somewhat predictable. I do think some will still enjoy it but I wanted a little more.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the advanced reader's copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Lisa Jewell does it every time! She is one of my top 5 go to authors! I read this in a day and completely neglected my entire family. I love how we have typical Jewell different POV and flashbacks from the past and current events intermingled. Lisa Jewell can’t write a bad book. Highly recommend for book club. Get ready to have your mind blown!