Having finished Can You See Her at tea time, I ended up crying proper ugly snot tears over my spatchcock chicken and roast taters!! It was BRILLIANT!!! Rachel lives with her husband, Mark. She has two kids - Katie who lives at home, and Kieron who is away at University, a best friend, Lisa and a new neighbour, Ingrid. All sounds pretty normal, right? Well, you'd think so. Only Rachel, menopausal, erratic, seriously empathic and feeling totally invisible to her family, thinks she has done something very, very wrong and the story is told through a series of interviews with the police and Rachel's psychotherapist. Rachel's personality really struck a chord with me. She's Northern, and lives in Runcorn, a town I know really well so i knew some of the places mentioned in the book. She's also hilarious! Despite the dark plot, I couldn't help but laugh at some of the things she came out with. The author is one of the most brilliant writers I've come across, and I always know when I pick up one of her books that I'm going to be in for a ride, so a big thank you to her for yet another masterpiece!

Susie Lynes has done it again. What a page turner. I couldn't stop reading and got through this in two sittings.

We first meet Rachel talking to a psycologist explaining why she has killed people. Everyone who knows her thinks this can't be true but has her mental health really deteriorated that far? Should they have noticed/helped sooner? Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

With son Kieran away at university, daughter Katie who hates the world and husband Mark that doesn't notice she exists Rachel actually believes she has become invisible. No one would notice she wasn't there until none of the chores or washing weren't done. (Lets face it we've all felt that like at some time!). If she really is invisible and non descript could she actually get away with murder?

The story is told from Rachel's point of view, as she explains all to Amanda the psycologist, drawn together with excerpts from the police interviews of the other characters. This clever backwards and forwards kept me guessing until the end with a super twist I didn't see coming.

The writing is, as always, superb and a touching moment at the end between Rachel and Mark brought a tear to my eye. Highly recommended 5 stars. And if I could an extra star for someone finally spelling Jodi with no e!

The premise of this really grabbed me but I finally gave up after about 40%. The writing style was a little difficult since I’m not familiar with the slang and I felt like it was just rambling. I couldn’t even get connected.

I was given this book by NetGalley for an honest review -
Rachel feels invisible to her family. She begins taking long walks but is shocked when reading the paper she notices murders the nights she walks. Is she not remember what she is doing? Is someone setting her up?
She turns herself in - but what is discovered will surprise you!

Another cracking read from SE Lynes. What I love most about her novels is the intrigue that’s created through the early parts of the storyline. The opening pulls you in then the following chapters give you just enough information with those little hints but not too much, they then have you wondering. They are very mysterious, often you have no clue what’s going on but there’s enough to have you guessing where you think it’s going. Are you right? Mostly not! I’m not sure I’ve ever guessed correctly with a Lynes novel.

I found the concept of this book unique with the alternating chapters. I loved both duel narratives. The storyline from Rachel’s perspective with her Forensic Psychologist are just fabulous but then you hear from her family members and friends and you’re just wondering where the heck the story is going!

I was full absorbed in Rachel’s story that I stayed up very late to finish it! It has taken me two days to write this review because I didn’t know where to start or even knew how to put into words a review to do justice at describing how good it was. But no words can describe that reveal It’s was fabulous and not expected!

Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for a copy of Can You See Her? in exchange for an honest review.

The story revolves between 5 people - Rachel Edwards, her husband Mark Edwards, their daughter Katie Edwards, Rachel's best friend Lisa Baxter and neighbour Ingrid Taylor.

Rachel feels that she is invisible, that she suffers fugues when she is raging hot, sick, jittery and wonders "where am I?" She feels that she'd vanished from her own life.

The book is slightly confusing as it's a series of interviews between Rachel and a woman who appears to be from the police. Her thoughts are the basis of the story. Then there are the transcripts of recorded interviews with the police in regards to several murders in the town.

Even though I read the blurb when I first requested this book from NetGalley, I couldn’t remember what the book was about when I came to read it. I purposely didn’t refresh my memory and decided to go into the book ‘blind’. I think this really helped as I had no clue what was going on and really made the book intriguing from the beginning. Sometimes knowing what the book is about can skew your perspective of how the book will be. This time I just went with the flow, and it really worked. There was the added advantage of knowing that the author writes fantastic books and hasn’t let me down with one yet!
We meet Rachel, who is talking to a psychologist and retelling her story of what has happened over the past couple of months. As the story progresses, her actions get more and more bizarre. What really made the story and had me rushing through the pages were the police incident reports interspersed between her telling of the story. They gave you a whole new perspective on what was happening.
The end of the book was brilliant; you will gasp, cry and be happy all at the same time. I did guess one of the main twists, but there are so many they just keep hitting you over and over.
Rachel is such a relatable character, for anyone that is feeling the effects of ageing; this is such a frighteningly close to the bone story. We can all feel invisible at times and can look back on our youth and wonder where it went. However, what lengths will some people go to to make themselves be seen?
This was another great read from S.E. Lynes; she really knows how to draw you in and keep you hooked no matter what genre she is writing. This was brilliantly written, relatable and truly gripping.

Rachel is middle aged, married with 2 young adult children, one at home, one at college. She is struggling in her life, feeling invisible, only being seen when she shirks some home responsibility. Most mothers have felt like that at some point at home; however, Rachel is completely unraveling as a result and fears she has done some terrible things.

The book alternates between Rachel's POV and police transcripts. Rachel's POV was very hard to read. I know the author was trying to illustrate her erratic mind, and she did a good job driving home that message, but it didn't make for an easy read. I did enjoy the transcript portions as the text flowed very well and was easy to follow.

The writing started to flow a bit better at about the halfway point, and the story improved dramatically during the last 20%. Unfortunately, I didn't connect with the story for a majority of the book so I am giving it 3 stars, although the last bit was easily 4 star worthy. I would definitely read another book by this author.

I found this quote, about a spin class, completely hilarious: "Honestly, I was sweating like a drug smuggler going through customs by the end." This gave me a perfect vision of a sweat fest workout!

Thank you Bookouture and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

S.E, Lynes does it again! What would you do if you were invisible? No one saw you? Well, you could get away with murder.

Our protagonist feels that no one sees her. Talks to her at home and she has so much LOVE to give to everyone. She feels the pain of others. And because her own family don’t notice her, she takes that kindness to strangers. There’s only one problem. All the strangers she meets and forms a bond with soon die.

Is her love a murder weapon?

So many layers to this beautiful haunting novel.

Special thanks for this well written ARC.

Can You See Her by S.E. Lynes is seriously creepy. What would you do if believed no one could see you? If you were invisible, would you try to get away with murder?

Rachel believes she did just that. She is going through a terrible time, people around her even short-term acquaintances are turning up dead or viciously attacked. She is depressed but doesn't believe she is violet. But why is she having black outs? What is happening during these times when she can't remember? She is filling up with rage and knows that at some point she will explode and damn the consequences.

Rachel is a completely sympathetic character. Readers will want to give her a hug and help her. See her. She believes no one is even interested in existence anymore. Not her kids, husband, or co-workers. People are looking through her not at her.

Can You See Her is a very good book that readers won't want to put down. Be ready to stay up late at night - highly recommended mystery/thriller.

Every book by SE Lynes is very different, but what you always get is a book that is beautifully written, a theme to make you think and a killer twist that you didn’t see coming. Can You See Her is no exception.

Rachel Ryder is so many of us. Having immersed herself in raising her family and being a good wife and mother, a chance event makes her face how invisible she has become the outside world. Fearful, yet intrigued, what follows is an exploration of just what might happen when you have the freedom of being unnoticed.
The build-up in the first part of the novel really resonated with me as a woman of a similar age to Rachel. The menopausal years are not kind. In the hands of a different writer, this may have been slow and frustrating, but Lynes’ characterisation and the use of her trademark dark humour take you with Rachel and her perspective on the way she is treated.

As in all Lynes novels, the supporting characters are equally well-defined. Her husband, her best friend, the neighbour who made me want to shout at her, were all given a voice due to the clever structure of the novel. This also ensured that you were never quite sure what was real and what was in Rachel’s mind and it was this uncertainty which made the novel so thrilling right up until the very end.

Can You See Her is another fantastic read from SE Lynes and I can’t wait to see what she writes about next.

I’m a big Susie Lynes fan and so was very excited to read her new book and although I enjoyed it, it wasn’t one of my favourites.

It was an original and thought-provoking storyline and I’m sure many women will identify with the feeling of being invisible and not appreciated, especially at certain stages in their lives, but unfortunately I didn’t find this as engrossing as the author’s other books.

That said, it is worth reading and I look forward to reading Susie’s next book. 3.5*

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC.
This is the first novel to me by S.E. Lynes.
I felt it was a bit boring, talking in circles and just was not a good fit for me. I read about 25% of the novel and just could not get into it.

DNF @ 22%. I’m having a hard time focusing on this novel as the writing feels quite choppy. I am not invested in or connecting with storyline. The characters do not seem realistic or relatable and I have lost interest in continuing on..

It took me quite a while to get into this book. I found it very hard at the beginning to keep up with Rachel’s rambling. About halfway in, the book started coming together. I kept trying to figure it all out and can say I was surprised a couple times. The ending was a total shocker that I never saw coming. A decent read once I got into it.
Many thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I found this book very longwinded. I really struggled to connect to the characters and that not enough suspicion was woven throughout. I managed to guess what was going to happen very early on.

I did however enjoy the very different aspect of this book. It's not very often you discover what happened and how at the beginning of the book rather than at the end. I understand that all the build up was for a reason.

The last twist was a bit of a shock however, so for that reason I give it an extra star.

This was one brilliant truly psychological thriller where the author S. E. Lynes looked into the depths of a human psyche, twisted the brain waves, and wrote a book seeped in uncertainty. My mind continually thought of one thing - what was the truth? The author kept me on my toes throughout the entire story with my guesses going haywire.

Rachel was invisible. She was taken for granted by her family and friends. That was affecting her mental health, and she was ready to do anything to get her family to see her, to feel alive. And there she sat in a dingy interrogation room answering questions about three murders. Can you see her now?

A sensitive book which encapsulated many issues where empathy was the driving force, and Rachel was in the spotlight. As the pages turned, I could understand her better; some of her feelings resonated with me. The writing kept me attached to my kindle from beginning to end. There was something so haunting about the story as if it dared me to believe it.

The author played it brilliantly keeping the book in shadows while staying in the wispy tendrils of light. Most of the times, I felt I had the plot in my grasp until the author gently pulled it away. I had guessed some parts of it, but most of those twists blindsided me. They were hidden well by being in plain sight.

The author was a master in suspense, but this book had that extra something. I was left with an absolute feeling of epiphany about what the human brain was capable of. Every subplot was well fitted into the overall jigsaw of the story; they whirled in my mind long after the book was done.

A true thriller of human psyche...

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Rachel is a menopausal mother of two, who has been married to Mark for 27 years. Over the past year, her husband and daughter have started to see through her, expecting her to carry out the mundane tasks of the household without acknowledgent or appreciation. She feels invisible. There have been a number of people murdered in their area lately and she begins to wonder if she, being invisible, may be responsible.

3.5 stars.

I liked Rachel as a narrator. She seemed very real and her observations were entertaining. I did think the book started to drag a bit in the middle and I started to lose interest. The explanation of what had really happened in the end was not what I was expecting, and therefore was a positive. Overall a pretty good read and an interesting concept.

Absolutely loved this book. Has this author no end to her talents? Every book is different, but each seems better than the last.
Rachel realises that after twenty-seven years of marriage and raising two children, she has become invisible, to herself, and her family. She develops an unhealthy obsession with victims of violent crime, often seeming to be in the vicinity at the time the crimes happened.
The story telling is clever, we learn Rachel’s story through her own narration and through the notes of a series of interviews with forensic psychiatrist, Amanda. These interviews are not just with Rachel, but also her husband and daughter, her friend and her neighbour, all of whom have important roles to play in her story.
I actually felt able to identify so well with Rachel, and to live life in her shoes. Maybe we have all felt invisible at one time or another. And I definitely identified with the menopause symptoms and woes.
The themes explored in the book are relevant and modern. I don’t want to give too much away as I think it is best to go into this book blind so to speak.
Like the author’s previous book, I had to sit and think for a few minutes about what I had read when I finished it.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the chance to review this amazing piece of writing.

This one was just meh for me. The story was pretty bizarre and I had trouble connecting with the characters. It did have a pretty good twist at the end, though.