Rachel is a menopausal woman, her feelings are all over the place. Her husband, who she has been married to for over 27 years, hardly talks to her. She feels that she has lost her close relationship with her 19 year old daughter. She really misses her son who is at university and wishes he was there. She feels that she is invisible to them all and misses the good times they used to have. She starts befriending strangers in the street. She has conversations with them but then can’t remember, her memory seems to be letting her down and she is having blanks about what has happened. Her friends are worried about her. Rachel has walked into a police station and confessed to a crime and we then find Rachel being questioned by Amanda, a forensic psychologist, who wants to hear her story, which is gradually revealed. The rest of the book is told in interviews with family and friends. We learn that some of the people Rachel befriended were found murdered and Amanda is piecing together Rachel’s story. The book was a little slow at the beginning but gradually picked up pace and the ending was totally unexpected. I found this a highly emotional and gripping read. It is well written, full of emotion, suspense and lots of twists and turns. It is a brilliant read, one not to miss.
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

This was an easy to read thriller that kept my attention all the way through! Lots of twists and surprises I didn't see coming. Very good, would recommend - absolutely loved it!! An auto buy author for me :)

Another breathtaking, twisty, creepy and superb book by SE Lynes.
Rachel is a middle aged mother of two. Her husband, Mark, doesn’t seem to notice her anymore, but then no one notices Rachel. She could be invisible. She could do anything and nobody would see her. She could get anyway with anything.
But could harmless Rachel really hurt anyone, let alone kill anybody? Was she capable of murder to try to get someone to see her again?
Yet another brilliant book by such a talented author. Highly recommend.
Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for a Kindle copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I felt like this book had so much potential and yet it feel very short. This was a new to me author and the synopsis is very intriguing but I found myself not fully invested into the story or the characters. I may check out other works by this author but this was a no for me.

I felt like this book had so much potential and yet it feel very short. This was a new to me author and the synopsis is very intriguing but I found myself not fully invested into the story or the characters. I may check out other works by this author but this was a no for me.

Wow, another hit for me by Lynes! Definitely original and I think realistic in many parts! Found myself emerged and hooked to needing to know everything! Thought it was very well written, riveting, with amazing character development, and many chills and thrills! Highly, highly recommend to my fellow thrill seeker, I’m sure it’ll satisfy exactly what you’re looking for! Grab today, not one you’ll want to miss, as most know bookouture knows what to buy in thrillers!
Will make sure to buzz it up!

Can You See Her? by S.E. Lynes is yet another sensational psychological thriller by this talented author that will keep you on your toes throughout. Her writing gets better and better with every book and, just when you think she can’t possibly write anything as good as her last book, she only goes and outdoes herself yet again!
I found myself empathising with the main character in this book from the very first page. Rachel Ryder is someone who I’m sure many women of a certain age can see themselves in. With a grownup family and a husband who seems distant, she can no longer remember the woman she used to be. Feeling invisible to all those around her, Rachel feels her fragile mental health begin to crack… and now she’s worried that she’s done something terrible. Something that will change the life of not only herself but her whole family – forever.

Can You See Her? is an emotional rollercoaster of a read, with twists and turns that kept me turning page after page, not wanting to put it down until every word had been read. I don’t want to say too much as I don’t want to spoil the plot but S.E. Lynes has written a story that really spoke to me on a personal level. Rachel is such a relatable character, especially to those of us of a certain age, and the emotional turmoil she goes through made my heart hurt.

The story is told mainly from Rachel’s point of view as she relates her story to a woman she calls ‘Blue Eyes’, with added input taken from the interviews of those who know her best. This style of writing works incredibly well and, as the events of the last few months unfold, a sad and heartbreaking picture begins to emerge.
I loved this book. It’s a devastating and compelling read that I could not put down. As more and more details emerge, the different strands of the story begin to come together and wow! It completely and utterly blew me away.

Can You See Her? is so much more than a psychological thriller. It delves into the psyche of an emotionally damaged woman and lays her bare for all to see, but is written in such a way that you can’t help but empathise with her and the situation she finds herself in. S.E. Lynes is an author at the top of her game and Can You See Her? is a book that will stay with me for some time to come.

Highly recommended.

Can You See Her? No, really! Rachel thinks she has become invisible. At the beginning of the book we meet Rachel as she undergoes a psychiatric assessment after confessing to committing a number of murders.
This is a really fascinating book to read. Rachel's character is very realistic and the tone of voice she uses in the first person narrative is really natural. The tangents her thoughts go on, and the descriptions of her thought processes are humorous and engaging.
We also see police interview transcripts which give us another view of events and insights into the other characters. This raises questions about Rachel's guilt and shows us that actions can be misconstrued.
I felt a close connection with Rachel as a mother and wife who sometimes feels undervalued. I wanted to scream and shout on her behalf at the selfishness of her family and the lack of appreciation they have for all she does for them. The ending of the book is so emotional as secrets are revealed which change our perceptions completely.
Author S.E. Lynes has written a masterpiece of a book, thought-provoking with a surprisingly wise and emotional depth. The warmth of the style of Rachel's narrative is just beautiful whilst contrasting with the mystery of the murders.
Can You See Her is such an unusual book in terms of tone and style but also an incredible study of a middle aged woman, coping with life and her grief at lost opportunities.

This book was ok the premise is good. many middle aged woman feel invisible. Also if you're over 40 and female, one could probably commit a major crime and at first you would not be the primary suspect because... Well aging soccer mom doesn't fit the typical stereotype of crime spree.

The MC Rachel collects local true crime news and has a big fascination with it. She is very worried about the affect crime is having on society. Her family admittedly finds her morbid hobby a bit worrisome this causes distance over time and she although not alone is self isolating within her family structure. And the book becomes pretty slow paced as her inner focus and dialogue revolves more and more on her own sense of isolation and loss as she becomes increasingly more aware of how she feels her life is pointless.

I really wanted to like this book because the overall premise of the quite soccer mom turning into a killer was intriguing to me but I just could not connect with Rachel and her self defeated mindset. This book also falls short in connecting each crime to a larger plot or scheme...

Or maybe as Rachel loses her grip on reality there just isn't one. However, for me that is a disappointment because I like the stories of a cold calculated criminal who loses remorse and is able to justify their crimes. These criminals tend to have a plan even if it falls apart in the end there was a still a method to their madness. Not so in this one unfortunately.

This book also just sort of ends with not large conclusion or revelations so I just felt kinda of letdown by the ending. Overall the book has potential on so many fronts but the story-line needs to step it up a few notches.

I received this book from NetGalley and Bookouture for an honest review.
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Another fantastic read from S E Lynes. Highly recommend this book. Rachel the main character, well I’m sure every woman of a certain age with identify with parts of her journey through the menopause

I had heard lot about this book,and was looking forward to it . Unfortunately I didn't understand the hype . . I found this book quite slow and didn't like the way it kept goj6g back and forth and also when Rachel was explaining her actions it was unrealistic .

Not a new concept but so unacknowledged! Yes, the middle aged woman is pretty much invisible. If you're over 40 and female, one could rob a bank, steal a car or murder someone and likely no one would ever think it was you. Can You See Her chronicles the effects of loss and how age erodes the sense of self from a woman and mother.

Rachel Edwards is a collector of local true crime news, terrified what the rise of knife crime is doing to her country. With the aim of one day presenting her findings to her local MP, Rachel's hobby causes concern in her family. Her snarky teenage daughter rarely has anything kind to say to Rachel anymore and it would appear that her vanilla husband Mark can barely look at her in the face either.

Taking to walking the streets of her town at night, Rachel has a huge love for all those that she meets - the lost, the lonely, the displaced. She has a kinship for these people, and is horrified when their names come to her again, this time mentioned as murder victims in local crime reports.

Author S.L. (Susie) Lynes obviously has much to say about how a life of the mature woman can come to a grinding halt when there is still so much time left to fill. Not the book to read if you now find yourself living on M Street (ie Menopause) as all the affirmations of how pointless the life of a middle aged woman apparently is feature heavily in this book. So much ouch.

Wanted to like this book as the main premise was so intriguing but it was less about taking back a power and more about the flailing about of a victim in slow motion ie Rachel herself. A sympathetic character, but not a very bright one it seemed.

This is a book to read when you feel like having a bit of a whine about the world and seeing that someone else got there first! Lynes writes very chattily and her lead was a warm and sympathetic character. As a mystery, it does struggle connecting each incident to the larger plot, ie who is it out there that is committing these crimes. The conclusion also fades to grey rather than going out with a bang.

This was a really interesting and thought provoking read. Rachel Edwards is in police custody after confessing to murdering several people and the story is told by Rachel herself and also through police interviews with Rachels's friends and family.

The first half of the book is quite slow moving but then the story progresses very quickly and I read until late into the night (early morning) to finish it. The characters in the book are all realistically portrayed and the storyline itself is quite complex and as always with Ms Lynes there ane several twists and turns, and an ending I didn't see coming!

A clever suspenseful novel full of twists that keep you engaged and wanting to find out more. The story gripped and intrigued me right from the first chapter. It kept me up reading well into the early hours. The plot builds, the suspense is tense and the ending is definitely not one you see coming.
I would definitely recommend this book to friends.

An absolute addictive read. Prepare to set a day aside as you won't want to be interrupted. Unlike the main character Rachel you will want to be invisible until you finish it.


This is so exquisitely written. Thoroughly describes how middle aged women feel. And a really solid told mystery. Supurb ending. I so rarely give out a five star but this book so deserves it.

An exciting, mesmerising, very intense thriller that transfixed me from start to finish. The writer clearly has a very insightful knowledge of the human psyche.

I will definitely be reading more of S E Lynes books in future.

This was not the book for me, unfortunately. I was unable to connect with the main character and the story was too slow to keep my attention.

A truly original psychological thriller that asks a basic question: If you are invisible, can you get away with murder? The murders start to pile up and all clues lead to a middle aged woman who indeed believes she is invisible - even to her own family. What happens to someone who is untethered to the world and truly has no support? We find all the shocking answers here. Unputdownable!

This book tells the story of the life of Rachel, how she feels she is invisible and no one pays any attention to her. Unless she doesn't do something someone expects, then they notice her. Rachel tells her story to a Psychologist who listens after there has been a series of crimes committed. I enjoyed this book but I found it a bit slow, it didn't have that facst pace in a Crime or Thriller book.

can you see her? Is a unique book. The story follows Rachel’s therapy, although at first it appears she is talking to the police.

The ideas of invisibility are very poignant to me, I think not only menopausal women, but mother’s in general, can often feel invisible and it is a powerful and scary feeling.

Rachel is manipulated to think that she has become a serial killer and it is intriguing to see how the story unfolds and the twists that keep coming right to the end.

The final twist is understandable in many ways and is heart-breaking, however it did leave an immoral taste in my mouth as why should this person escape justice....despite the understandable emotions and situation they are just as guilty as the narcissistic person!

I gritty novel that looks at what it means to be invisible and how unprocessed anger can be fatal.