This book is about Saffyre, she is a 17 year old girl living with her Uncle. She is trying to recover from a childhood trauma she was released from therapy before she could reveal to her therapist what the trauma was. Cate is married to Roan a child psychologist and they have two teenage children. Cate is not exactly happy in her marriage but she chooses to bury her head rather than confront what is actually going on. They are living in temporary accommodation whilst work is being carried out on their house, Owen is a 33 year old unmarried college tutor who lives in one room in his aunts house. He lives opposite Cate. Cate and her family think that there is something quite strange about him. All these characters have secrets. When Saffyre goes missing on Valentine’s night there are a few suspects.

This is a story that is told from several viewpoints, Saffyre, Cate & Owen’s. I think that this is described as a domestic thriller but to me it mainly read like a contemporary with a mystery thrown in. There were a few creepy bits to this story which I really loved. The opening scene in the book really drew me in.This is not fast paced at all but it really did keep me trying to guess and turning those pages,

When you wear a hood, you're invisible.

Saffyre Maddox is seventeen-years-old and beautiful. By her own admission, she's a bit of a boffin, doing and enjoying maths, physics and biology at A level. Life hasn't been easy for her: most people who have been close to her have died and she's now living with her Uncle Aaron in an eighth-floor flat. Something really, really bad happened to her when she was ten and she self-harmed for a long time. Aaron organised psychological help and for three years Roan Fours was her therapist. He gently unpeeled the layers of her psyche, but somehow managed to miss that 'something really, really bad'. When the therapy ended Saffyre felt cast adrift, but she retained an interest in Roan.

Cate Fours is Roan's wife and they have a daughter, Georgia, who's outgoing and outspoken, as well as a son, Josh, who's the reverse. She and Roan have just come through a bad patch, which Cate accepts was entirely her fault, and she's hoping that they can keep the family together. They're currently in a rented flat whilst repairs are done to their house in Kilburn: Hampstead was meant to be a bit of an adventure. Unfortunately, it looks as though it might have become a bit of a risk. Coming home from school one evening, Georgia is followed by someone who doesn't exactly threaten her, but whom she finds 'creepy' and 'weird'. Georgia's friend, Tilly Krasniqi, told the family that she'd been attacked on the street, but then retracted the story. There have been other sexual attacks in the area recently. It's worrying.

Owen Pick teaches computer science to 16-to-18-year olds at Ealing Tertiary College. He thought all was going well until two of his students, Monique and Maisy, accused him of inappropriate behaviour at the Christmas party. Owen denied it but was suspended, pending an investigation. Staying at home isn't pleasant: since his mother's death some fifteen years ago he's been living with his aunt at a property on the opposite side of the road to Cate and Roan Fours. It's a strange setup - his aunt won't even let him into her sitting room and he's often cold. It's going to get a lot worse though.

Sometimes you start a book and before you get to the bottom of the first page you know that you're in safe hands and that's how it was with Invisible Girl. The plotting is exquisite: there's an elegant contrast between Saffyre and Owen. Both have suffered childhood traumas. Both live with a dead parent's sibling. Both are celibate but the difference is that Saffyre's celibacy is a conscious decision whilst Owen comes to the conclusion that he's an 'incel', an involuntary celibate, although he always seems to lack some of the more extreme characteristics associated with the name. He lacks empathy with women and is guilty of seeing them as 'women' rather than as people but when would he have learned to do otherwise? It's thought-provoking and I spent quite a bit of time thinking about how I viewed men and women who are not exactly like me.

I had a suspicion about who the baddy was, but I certainly missed out on a lot of the reasoning and there were twists I didn't see coming. I lost about a day and a half to this book and I don't regret a minute of it. It was my first Lisa Jewell, but it certainly won't be my last and I'm already thinking that I might indulge myself in some audiobooks.

Really good read. Would recommend to friends and family. I could sympathise with characters (important for any fiction novel!) and looked forward to picking it up and reading the next few chapters! Interesting plot line and a good ending. Will look out for more novels by the author. Thank you.

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this gripping novel

oh my word where to start with this one....

its a book of red herrings and misdirection....

a young girl is missing
a man is under arrest for it

another man is having an affair but what he doesnt know is that his son has found out....

its a disjointed affair but all those threads come together to make you not put this book down and you want to find out what has happened to the missing girl...you want to know about her life and what has been happening

brilliantly written and captivating and the ending aint bad either....another brilliant book by this author

I've read every one of Lisa Jewell's books since Ralph's Party and always look forward to a new one coming out! As with all of her books there are fascinating and well-drawn characters to enjoy and an intriguing plot which isn't resolved until the very end. It was interesting to have at least one of the main characters (Owen) being a bit dysfunctional - more interesting than perfect characters with perfect lives. A great holiday read.

A departure from Jewell’s regular writing but still gripping nonetheless! I always enjoy her books and this was no exception.

This is another riveting thriller by this outstanding author that had me completely immersed. The character of the title is a teenaged girl who while struggling to cope with the distress and lasting effects of an awful incident when younger begins counselling to help. However, her psychologist is very self-absorbed and she is discharged without having had the chance to purge the horrendous incident that began her self-harming and self-loathing. She begins to stalk him, hiding in the shadows opposite his home, uncovering his deceit and lies. Then she disappears, a man who lives opposite the psychologist is arrested, everything points to him being guilty, but is he? There are so many stories and sub-plots to unravel in this book, I wanted to finish it to find out answers but at the same time did not want it to end. Fabulous!

I never fail to be astounded by the extent to which Lisa Jewell keeps knocking it out of the park. She really is one of the best writers alive (and also in the world, ever). Her writing is utterly addictive; the characters so richly drawn that one can almost reach out and touch them, her plotting impeccable. I cannot fault this author, or this book. "Invisible Girl" is testament to the fact that Jewell keeps her finger firmly on the pulse of a rapidly changing, and often incomprehensible, world. This is a writer who consistently delivers to the highest standards. If you haven't yet discovered her work, drop everything and get stuck in immediately. Perhaps my favourite thing about Lisa Jewell is that (in my humble opinion) her writing defies genre labels and pigeonholes. Stunning stuff!
PS It was a male friend who recommended Lisa Jewell to me, many years ago, so don't think for a minute that her books are just for women. In fact, men absolutely should read "Invisible Girl".

Saffyre is missing where is she? Is she alive ? No one knows. Or do they?
There is a huge house owned by a strange old lady called Tillie and her weird nephew called Clive or is it Owen?
Across the road in their temporary home is a family the dad is a child psychologist who actually knew Saffyre as a client she worked with him for 3 years to try and help her with her issues
They are the Roans mum dad and Georgia and josh totally normal family of course or are they?
Someone knows what has happened to this young girl where are they ?

Invisible Girl follows the disappearance of Saffyre Maddox, who has been in therapy with Roan Fours so as to overcome a terrible event that happened to her when she was 10 years old. The main suspect is Owen Pick, a loner who also happens to live across the road from the Fours family. But is everyone who they claim to be? Can Owen prove his innocence without implicating himself in worst crimes?

Oh Lisa why are you doing this to me? Lock your door before you start this book. I repeat, make sure you know the door is locked, keep the front lights on, don't answer the door. Also maybe check on your neighbours. Are sure you really know them?

The story of Saffyre is told from three different points of view: Owen, Saffyre and Cate, Saffyre's psychologist's wife in alternating chapters and different tenses. I enjoyed all characters the same, although I am a bit out of the loop with some aspects of Owen's life (don't want to spoil the book to anyone) so I was slightly confused at times. All characters are interconnected but they don't know it, there's a lot of twists and turns that I raced through, and they all come together in a very, very unexpected ending that will make you go WOW!

Next time you talk to your neighbours, remember they may be completely different people behind doors...

Disclosure: I would like to thank the publisher for my advanced reader copy of the book. This is my honest review.

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Another wonderful book written by Lisa Jewell!

Everything I have read by Lisa Jewell has been incredibly well written, and Invisible Girl is no exception. The story flows incredibly well and the twist and turns keep you on your toes.

From the outset, I was fairly certain I knew who was and wasn't involved, and whether or not I believe Saffyre had been seriously hurt. I was pleasantly surprised with the ending/when the truth came out - it wasn't exactly what I expected, but the story line worked & everything fell into place.

The characters in this book are all incredibly well written - Owen is an incredibly complex character & I'm glad he was one of the main focus points as it was interesting to learn his backstory & you really end up rooting for him. Saffyre is another incredibly complex character who I found very intriguing and spent the whole book hoping nothing bad had become of her.

The Fours family was an interesting dynamic. I liked how the relationships within the family were written & how Cate is a central character. She is again, a complex character but I think with the way her husband is, who can blame her for acting out how she does?

Overall, this book was well written, fast-paced and super interesting. Another great book!

Lisa Jewell always manages to write a psychological thriller that has sufficient depth to elevate it above the competition, whilst ramping up the tension and twists to leave you satisfied as you turn the last page. Her latest book is no exception.

What underpins the mystery of the missing girl in this book is prejudice. By this I mean the way that we all make assumptions about a persons character based on what their appearance. The character Owen immediately brought to mind the real-life treatment of Christopher Jeffries. However, Lisa Jewell is careful not to turn this into a social piece on othering, and there is enough to suggest that he is not as innocent as he claims.

On the other hand, those people who appear the most solid members of society are often the monsters we need protection from.

It's a riveting read that had me thinking long after the final page was read.

My thanks go to the publishers and Net Galley for the advanced copy in return for an honest review.

I have read all of Lisa Jewell’s books and always enjoy them.

This is no exception.

An enjoyable book that follows in the main Cate and her family, Owen who lives opposite and Saffyre who was a previous client of Cate’s husband.
The way their lives interlink and play out is interesting. It’s quite a slow book to start still interesting and still kept me wanting to read more but it really picks up just past half way.
There are lots of twists and turns and the book keeps you guessing.
A great end.

Lisa Jewell at her finest, in one of the best books she’s written! This story twists, and turns, and twists again. Just when you think the ends are all neatly tied up, another wild card appears! I honestly didn’t know how it would end until I read the last page. Not everything is as it seems in this book, nor is everyone who they seem to be! I was absolutely hooked.

While I enjoyed this book, I didn’t love it.
It felt a little slow in places but did keep my attention as I tried to work out where it was going.
17 year old Saffyre disappears on valentines night.
She vanished from near her former psychiatrists Roan’s house, following a spate of attacks on young women.
One of the neighbours is arrested shortly after, Owen a lecturer at a college has been suspended following allegations of inappropriate behaviour against 2 students. What has happened to Saffyre and who is responsible?
This story is told through the perspective of both Saffyre and Cate, Roan’s wife.

A teenager has carried a dark secret of abuse for ten years. A wife and mother struggles to retain normality in a marriage with a husband she suspects of numerous affairs. A middle aged dysfunctional man struggles to hide his inadequacies whilst holding down a job which entails teaching pubescent girls. The onset of a series of attacks on young women is the catalyst that ties all protagonists into a spiralling web of deceit and lies. A young girl is missing, feared dead. All profess their innocence of any knowledge of events. A slow start to a story that gains pace and depth as the characters reveal their intrinsic personality traits that have emerged from traumatic events in their past. Momentum increases as the author reveals an unexpected twist that left this reader shocked but ultimately totally satisfied at the surprising conclusion.

This was an excellent book. We follow 3 POVs surrounding the disappearance of a missing girl.
We follow Saffyres story leading up to the events of Valentine's night plus two other characters stories before and after the night.

Eventually through multiple povs and shocking Revelations we find out the truth.

The only thing with this book is that it was marketed as a thriller and due to this I felt slightly underwhelmed as I didn't get all of the usual feelings associated with reading a thriller.
I think if it was marketed as a mystery it would be more appropriate and potentially have gotten five stars.

A good book for those looking for something 'easy' to read; good bedtime reading after a long day. The characters are well-drawn and diverse. This was the 2nd Lisa Jewell book I have read and I did enjoy it more since I found the first (Then You were Gone) a good thriller but quite harrowing in it's subject matter.

I had and ARC from Netgalley of this and it was fab.

Saffyre Maddox had a troubled childhood. With little family left and self harming she is sent to see child psychologist Roan Fours. Without dicsovering the events of when she was ten Roan discharges Saffyre. This is when she starts to follow him, discovering his secrets and lies.

Owen Pick is a thirty something loner, who could be described as weird, lives in the same cul de sac that the Fours move to. After keeping watch from nearby wasteland Saffyre goes missing on Valentines night. Is the odd Owen to blame or has she seen something more sinister that has put her in danger?

Soooo many secrets, twists and turns throughout this and that is why I loved it. I just had to keep going to see what had happened and who was to blame.

Another 5 star Lisa Jewell gem. Highly recommended.

Thoroughly enjoyable and unputdownable! This story keeps going and has a great little twist. One to read and recommended.