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A review by eyreibreathe
Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell
4.0
Lisa Jewell is back with Invisible Girl, another of her signature thrilling books, set to be released on October 13, 2020. You guys, I was so excited to receive this ARC! Lisa Jewell has long been one of my favorite suspense writers. Thank you to @atriabooks and @netgalley!
Owen Pick is a 33-year-old year old man who still lives with his aunt, and he's just lost his teaching job for sexually harassing two of his students - a charge he steadfastly denies. Across the street from Owen lives the Fours family - Cate, a physiotherapist; her husband Roan, a child psychologist; and their two teenage children. When one of Roan's former clients, 17-year-old Saffyre Maddox, goes missing in their neighborhood, all eyes are on creepy Owen Pick. He denies any involvement, but with all the accusations surrounding him, his credibility is sorely lacking. And to top it all off, he was the last one to see Saffyre Maddox alive...
Invisible Girl had more of a slow burn feel to me than Jewell's previous books. While I felt the story did take a little longer to gain momentum, the characters and the setting were so well developed that I was still easily immersed and connected to what was going on. As always, Lisa Jewell did such a fantastic job of creating creepy characters that made my skin crawl. Once I was fully into the book, probably around the 30-40% mark, I didn't want to stop reading until I figured out how it was all going to resolve. This was another solid read from a master suspense writer, one that will be a great addition to any mystery-lover's "thrills and chills" October TBR.
Owen Pick is a 33-year-old year old man who still lives with his aunt, and he's just lost his teaching job for sexually harassing two of his students - a charge he steadfastly denies. Across the street from Owen lives the Fours family - Cate, a physiotherapist; her husband Roan, a child psychologist; and their two teenage children. When one of Roan's former clients, 17-year-old Saffyre Maddox, goes missing in their neighborhood, all eyes are on creepy Owen Pick. He denies any involvement, but with all the accusations surrounding him, his credibility is sorely lacking. And to top it all off, he was the last one to see Saffyre Maddox alive...
Invisible Girl had more of a slow burn feel to me than Jewell's previous books. While I felt the story did take a little longer to gain momentum, the characters and the setting were so well developed that I was still easily immersed and connected to what was going on. As always, Lisa Jewell did such a fantastic job of creating creepy characters that made my skin crawl. Once I was fully into the book, probably around the 30-40% mark, I didn't want to stop reading until I figured out how it was all going to resolve. This was another solid read from a master suspense writer, one that will be a great addition to any mystery-lover's "thrills and chills" October TBR.