I first fell for David Levithan when reading his collaboration with John Green "Will Grayson Will Grayson". Then even more when I got my hands on the beautiful and sad " Everyday". I had high hopes for this one and to some extent it delivered. I liked this book. I like the way the unusual things that happen are dealt with and I like the relationships that evolve. In "Invisibility" I just felt that they evolved to quickly and to easily.
When the book started to veer quite sharply into the paranormal or magical parts of the story it lost its strength which was the developing relationship. Levithan is the master of 'never gonna happen' love stories that leave you believing in the world again but this time it just didn't get there. Despite the dramatic events of the story there was no one moment, no big realisation for the lovers to reach. They resigned themselves to their destiny quietly and the story almost uses it as an afterthought rather than the resolution of the main story arc.
This is a Y.A novel so it is intended for a different audience than some of the other books I've read but I have read this author and enjoyed his work immensely but this just wasn't as good. It was good but not great. I would recommend it with the proviso that it wont rock your world but you wont be asking for a refund of the time you spend reading it either.
6/10
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