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I really really really enjoyed this book! The Author is so real and down-to-earth, and the advice in this book is actually realistic. I learned a lot about myself, and I wanted a lot of tips and tricks from reading this book. I really enjoyed it


Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!

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Wow!

What sounded like an interesting, yet quirky, book quickly became an emotional and necessary read.

As a woman in my 40’s, so much of this book was completely relatable to me. I am Tilda. Tilda is me. I have an everlasting TBR shelf, but this book called to me at the moment I needed it most.

This book has everything any woman, especially, would want in a book. Friendship, family, romance, self destruction that turns into self discovery and self love, inspiration, humor… the list goes on. I had such an emotional reaction to this story, completely rooting for all of these women. The tears of recognition, pain, and pride just flowed throughout the entire book.

An instant 5 star read and I will forever recommend this new favorite of mine. Extremely grateful to @netgalley, @crownpublishing, and especially Jane Tara for this beautiful book. Now, I shall try meditation.

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Thanks for NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the ARC.
I'm glad to see other readers had a good experience with this book, I was so sure I was going to love it as I think the idea was very interesting, and the topic very important and relevant as well. But the book was a little difficult for me to relate to it.
It's way more about meditation and believing you can change anything in your life by changing your mind, as if it was possible for everyone. Unfortunately that part of the story consumed too much of the book, which causes some interesting plots like the rescue, her neighbor's condition and even the situation with her doctor to be too fast or not addressed at all.
The problems with her dad, her husband, and Ericas's husband wasn't handled well--very lightly in my opinion. It actually triggered me hardcore.

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This is an excellent debut novel that I'll be recommending widely. Tilda is a 40-something year old woman living in Australia whose body starts. to gradually fade from view. Smart and funny, this is a magical realism take on aging, feminism, and empowerment.

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Tilda Finch looks in the mirror one day and realizes that she is slowly disappearing. She receives a diagnosis of invisibility, and hers is progressing quickly. The doctor tells her that there is no cure for invisibility, but after meeting with an alternative methods researcher and psychologist, Tilda feels hope rise in her chest. Armed with uncertainty, hope, and willpower, will Tilda be able to help herself overcome her disease and help other women also diagnosed with invisibility?

Thank you Jane Tara and Crown Publishing for the ARC of this delightful novel. All opinions written here about this book are mine and mine alone.

This was a fascinating book. I liked how realistic it was with the addition of invisibility. It really spoke to women's issues in today's society. The addition of some romance was delightful and helped the story progress in a way that draws the reader in and gives it a completeness. I also liked how it ended. It just felt right but was also unexpected.

I definitely recommend this thought-provoking book. It is different from any other book I've read and I really enjoyed how the author brought together the story.

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I found this book to be hugely inspirational and certainly an impetus to examine one's life to ensure as some if the quotes in the book, not to look backwards unless that is the direction one is going and to not risk anything is to risk even more. Tilda as exacerbated by PEARL is her own worst enemy. Despite being a loving mother to her twins and friends and having a successful career, she dwells on what she doesn't like about herself and how she is not entitled to enjoy her life. Unlike hand gliding, she was determined not to let herself fly. She was not present in her own life and didn't see herself as worthy of being visible to others. As a resukt, her body parts slowly started to disappear as she became invisible. One day it is her nose and the next is her arm. However, she was determined to fight this. Slowly and with the practice of neuroplasticity, she changed her mind and actions. She was ready to be seen. First and correctly so, she needed to have a better relationship with herself which is wht she got back together with Patrick when the time was right. Tilda became visible again and chose a life full of joy and love. She was truly living again. This is truly a special book.

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I finished this novel two days ago and I'm still thinking about the main characters, and the message about women being/feeling SEEN. There is much on these pages about the power of connecting with oneself, with listening to and changing our thoughts to more positive, helpful ones. Meditation, affirmation, and positive thinking are part of how Tilda powerfully dives into her past and finds peace within. There is also a love story woven through Tilda's journey, but the biggest love story is of Tilda with Tilda. I appreciated how Tilda's relationships with her daughters and her mother and her therapist and her friends made a difference in her journey towards truly seeing herself so that disappearing wasn't an option for her anymore.

This is an important story for women everywhere, and for the men who love them.

And kudos to the author for making this idea—of parts of one's body disappearing—feel quite realistic and possible!

Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and publisher, for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Tilda is visible was a really fun read for me. If kept me turning the pages until the very last page.

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Tilda and her invisibility journey are SO incredibly relatable I felt the author was inside my head for part of the book. Well written and heartwarming!

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