She Is Not Invisible ~ Marcus Sedgwick

That feeling that coincidences give us tells us they mean something... But what? What do they mean?

Laureth Peak's father has taught her to look for recurring events, patterns, and numbers - a skill at which she's remarkably talented. When he goes missing while researching coincidence for a new book. Laureth and her younger brother fly from London to New York and must unravel a series of cryptic messages and frightening clues to find him. The complication: Laureth is blind. Reliant on her otherr senses and on her brother to father will take all her skill at spotting the extraordinary, and sometimes dangerous connections in a world full of darkness. 

*Minor Spoilers*

This is the only novel by Sedgwick that I have read but it was well written and the characters were amazingly developed. I really loved reading about how Laureth sees the words without her eye sight. I've never read a book where the main character was blind. I've seen tv shows or movies that way but experiencing it through the book is much different and really enjoyable. I also loved her relationship with her little brother, Benjamin. I'm not exactly sure what his disability is other than that it really messes with electronics and they call it the Benjamin Effect.

I really felt for Laureth as she searched for her father whilst trying to keep Benjamin calm and relying on him to be her eyes on occasion. In her own city, her own country, being blind isn't all that hard for her because she was raised in that area. But being in a completely different country at 16 with you 7 year old brother and trying to find her father.

It was really well written but it was really slow moving. I much prefer a more fast paced novel.

Pages: 216                                                                                           Rate: 3/5