Invisible Girl

When Saffyre Maddox was ten, something terrible happened. She was seeing a therapist and thought he’d be able to fix her, but he couldn’t. So she was stalking him, learning all his secrets. Then she goes missing. One of her neighbours is a bit of an oddball and soon the whole world seems to think he’s responsible for Saffyre’s disappearance. I found this difficult to put down because you only really find out the whole story at the very end of the book. It’s complicated and full of suspense. Well worth reading!
Review by: MadDog, Oundle Crime

Loved the twists and turns in the plot. Likeable characters became unpleasant and I grew to become fond of those who seemed untrustworthy at the start. Did not see the ending unfold until the final chapters. Looking forward to reading more by Lisa Jewell

Loved this book - This will make a wonderful BBC drama one day. I didn't manage to figure it out until the end.

It’s been a long time since I read a novel cover to cover in one sitting. But I did with this one.
I really like Jewells writing and have always enjoyed her cleverly crafted ‘keep you guessing’ style. The Invisible Girl is one of her best. It’s very difficult to review without giving anything away with this one! Multiple credible suspects and possibilities keep the pages turning. The characters are well fleshed out, believable and relatable – their lives becoming increasingly intertwined as re read more about the events as they unfold.
The reader is often lulled into thinking they know how the story will conclude, but the clever plot twists, right up until the last page, keep throwing it all back up into the air and make for a thrilling read. I can’t wait for her next one!

For me this book stood out due to the various characters and how we grew to understand them throughout the book. The gap between their own realities and the perceptions of those around them was very interesting. This book demonstrates the negative prejudices people often unconsciously carry, based on shallow assumptions. In this story, this can have disastrous consequences.
We are shown how this can also happen both ways – we can as humans also be too quick to trust and it is in places a study of how an individual’s true self can be hidden.
I liked the viewpoints from the different characters and also how this included different generations within families. It was a good mystery, with some surprising twists! I couldn’t put this book down, and it did keep me thinking.

Lisa Jewell has created another superb psychological thriller. Invisible Girl weaves the stories of troubled teen Saffyre, her former therapist Roan and his family and their neighbour Owen, a loner college teacher who has recently been accused of inappropriate behaviour. When Saffyre goes missing from Roan and Owen’s street Owen comes under suspicion and no-one’s secrets are safe. I enjoyed how the story was told from different viewpoints – not always reliable – as secrets unfold. The author develops the characters well, entwining back story with the present day action to create a well crafted plot. I wouldn’t want to give away the many twists of the plot but it certainly kept me turning the pages.