Invisible Ghosts

by Robyn Schneider

Caitlin Kelly (Narrator)

Rose Asher believes in ghosts. She should, since she has one for a best friend: Logan, her annoying, Netflix-addicted brother, who is forever stuck at fifteen. But Rose is growing up, and when an old friend moves back to Laguna Canyon and appears in her drama class, things get complicated. Jamie Aldridge is charming, confident, and a painful reminder of the life Rose has been missing out on since her brother's death. She watches as Jamie easily rejoins their former friends--a group of magnificently silly theater nerds--while she struggles to choose between the boy who makes her feel alive and the brother she isn't ready to lose.

• ISBN10: 0062568086
• ISBN13: 9780062568083
• Publish Date: 5 June 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Collins
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

My love of grief and loss books is well documented, and Invisible Ghosts wedged its way into my heart. I really didn't expect to have such strong feelings for this book, but I simply loved it. The book was a really thoughtful, interesting, and beautiful look at growing up, moving on, and letting go.

• Pro: I was elated as Rose reintegrated herself into her former life. It pained me that she was grieving and carrying around the guilt associated with her brother's death for so long, and I just wanted her to be able to forgive herself and live again.

• Pro: Rose's new-old friends were fabulous. They were fun and artsy and very real. It was a beautiful thing watching them bring Rose back into the fold, but it was also fun just being in their presence.

• Pro: Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. ❤️ I adored this sweet little cinnamon roll.

• Pro: I am a fan of second chances, and there was a lot of that going on in this book. This was Rose's second chance at romance with Jamie, but it was also her second chance to rejoin her theatre clique and pursue something she had a passion for. I was glad she had Jamie to encourage her and that she decided to take the leap.

• Pro: Schneider did a great job helping me understand Rose's emotions regarding the loss of her brother. She was now older than her brother ever was and experiencing things he never got to experience. I felt and shared Rose's pain, and shed quite a few tears for her.

• Pro: I liked the way Schneider addressed the change in the family dynamic after Logan's death, as well as the different ways each member of the family was coping. Rose felt a lot of pressure to be perfect, because she had to fill the void left by Logan's death, but that pressure compounded with her guilt was a lot for Rose to bear.

Overall: An emotional tale of grief, loss, love, and letting go, which was filled with laughter, tears, friendship, and affection.

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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