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Invisible Ghosts Kindle Edition

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Robyn Schneider, author of Extraordinary Means and The Beginning of Everything, delivers a sharply funny, romantic girl-meets-boy novel with a twist: boy-also-meets-girl’s-ghost-brother.

When one girl’s best friend is her dead brother’s ghost, romance can be tricky. Perfect for fans of John Green and Nicola Yoon.

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 avoiding her so intensely that it must be deliberate.

Yet when the two of them unexpectedly cross paths, Rose learns that Jamie has a secret of his own, one that changes everything. Rose finds herself drawn back into her old life—and to Jamie. But she quickly starts to suspect that he isn’t telling her the whole truth.

All Rose knows is that it’s becoming harder to choose between the boy who makes her feel alive and the brother she isn’t ready to lose.

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Praise for EXTROADINARY MEANS: “Schneider’s subtlety, combined with themes about learning to live life fully, makes this an easy recommendation for those seeking titles similar in premise to John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars.” -- School Library Journal

Praise for THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING: “Smart writing and a compelling narrator raise this book above ordinary depictions of high school drama. Efficient use of language, evocative descriptions and subtle turns of phrase make reading and rereading this novel a delight.” -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Friends, parties, and romance all pull Rose away from the past; but at home, Logan’s ghost drags her right back. Schneider’s premise is an interesting twist on books featuring protagonists dealing with grief.” -- School Library Journal

“Schneider shows remarkable skill at getting inside her narrator’s head as his life swings between disaster and recovery.” -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Robyn Schneider can write.” -- New York Times Book Review

“The perfect read-next for fans of the sick-lit trend and readers looking for a tear-stained romance. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Fans of John Green’s blockbuster The Fault in Our Stars who are eager for more of that kind of story will likely be satisfied.” -- Booklist

“Balancing the hope of new beginnings against the uncertain fates of victims, it’s a novel that should prompt thoughtful discussions.” -- Publishers Weekly

“In a story about letting go and courageously moving forward, Schneider makes the paranormal seem plausible. Readers will readily suspend their disbelief to see how Rose, a relatable heroine, deals with an apparition who grows increasingly bothersome while trying to pursue a meaningful relationship with the boy she loves.” -- Publishers Weekly

“Clever banter, self-deprecating humor and the distinctive characters ensure that this captivating book about life, death, fear, and second chances will fly off the shelves.” -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

“This thought-provoking novel about smart kids doing interesting things will resonate with the John Green contingent, as it is tinged with sadness, high jinks, wry humor, and philosophical pondering in equal measures.” -- Booklist (starred review)

“Schneider’s characters shine in this romance, strapped with quirky, nerdy obsessions that many teens will relate to, and supported by realistic voices. The integration of the ghost story is unique. Schneider authentically [captures] the sensation of not knowing where you belong, a feeling many teens know well.” -- Booklist

“A must-read for fans of The Fault in Our Stars.” -- TeenReads

About the Author

Robyn Schneider is the bestselling author of The Beginning of Everything, Extraordinary Means, and Invisible Ghosts, which have earned numerous starred reviews, appeared on many state reading lists, and been published in over a dozen countries. She is a graduate of Columbia University, where she studied creative writing, and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, where she earned a master of bioethics. She lives in Los Angeles, California, but also on the internet. You can find her at www.robynschneider.com.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0711XF5LH
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Katherine Tegen Books; Reprint edition (June 5, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 5, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6048 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 315 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,204,539 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #381 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Death
- #428 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Siblings
- #1,343 in Teen & Young Adult Siblings Fiction

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Robyn Schneider grew up in Southern California, where she spent her childhood reading fantasy novels and searching for secret passages. She’s a graduate of Columbia University, where she studied creative writing, and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, where she earned a Masters of Bioethics. Robyn is the bestselling author of The Beginning of Everything, Extraordinary Means, Invisible Ghosts, and You Don’t Live Here. Her work is available across the world in over a dozen languages. Her newest novel, The Other Merlin, will be published in September 2021. She lives in Los Angeles with her TV producer husband, their tiny puppy, and far too many books. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @robynschneider

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Kayla

Absolutely fell in love with the characters

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2018

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Heard about the book from a friend, and has become one of my top reads. The characters are witty and the relationship between Rose and Jamie is so unique in its own way.

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nattie

Love it

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2019

Love it

If you liked Robyn Schneider's other books, you'll like this one too

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2018

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For some background, I really enjoyed Robyn Schneider's books The Beginning of Everything and Extraordinary Means.

Invisible Ghosts is more of a love story than anything else, and is probably weaker than the two aforementioned books.

However, Invisible Ghosts is still quite good, a love story with a unique twist. I really enjoyed how the main character grew throughout the book and how Schneider described her transformation from an outsider to...something else.

The main complaint I have about the book is the ending. Schneider sort of wrote herself in to a corner, where in order to bring some closure to the story, and to the main character's story arc, she needed to figure out a way to end Logan's story arc (Logan is the main character's brother). Since Logan is a ghost, there are only so many ways to do that...I'm not sure she chose the most interesting way.

I would score the book thusly:

Quality of writing: 8/10
Plot movement: 8/10
Quality of the plot: 7/10
Quality of the characters: 8/10
Quality of the setting: 8/10

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Purple Penguin

Teenager has ghost brother, book only sad in parts

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2022

I got the audiobook version of this book from the library, and I thought that the person doing the reading did a good job. This book is a coming of age story (at least partially) for Rose, who stopped hanging out with her friends or doing school activities when her big brother died. He came back to her as a ghost, so she spends a lot of her free time with him. The book wasn't sad in the beginning, but there were some sad parts by the end. When Rose's old friend/neighbor moves back to town, she starts to see her life in a new light. I enjoyed the book but am glad that I didn't buy it since it's not worth reading again. Most of the time all Rose's ghost brother wants to do is watch tv. I know he's a ghost, and that he and Rose like watching tv shows that they used to watch together and pretending that time hasn't passed, but I found it odd that they didn't talk to each other that much or do much else besides watch tv. And it's been years but Rose's parents have never suspected that Rose sees Logan's ghost. Anyway, this is a decent read when you need a book to pass the time.

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Austin Siegemund-Broka

Funny, haunting, unexpected

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2018

Robyn’s books are incomparable. Funny, eloquent, unexpected. This book is beautifully written, full of poignant observations on high school and realistic depictions of friendships. And I laughed more times than I can count. Definitely recommend!

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2018

Amazing. Loved the representation.

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2019

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I love Schneider’s books! Her first 2 were awesome and as soon as I saw she wrote another, I bought it pronto! This one isn’t as strong as her first 2, but it was still good! The premise of Rose’s brother coming back as a ghost was an interesting twist that I wasn’t expecting from Schneider. But she is the queen of emotional teen stories (the non-annoying kind) and Invisible Ghosts delivered. I loved the easy banter between the friends and they are totally the kids that I wish were at my school. I’m not gonna say much in this review (shocker!) because there isn’t much I can say without ruining the experience. As sappy as it sounds, Schneider’s books need to be felt and enjoyed. So a not annoying, feeling, story about teens . . . Boom. I would keep this book for older teens, due to some language. But I do recommend Invisible Ghosts, a very good book!

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Micaela

Cute Romance with Ghosts

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2022

I’m finally starting my spooky season reads! What better way to start than a book about a ghost?

Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider, published by Katherine Tegen Books, is a story mainly about grielf and letting go. Rose’s brother died four years ago and in the wake of that bereavment, she isolated herself from her old friend group and tried to become invisible. But she didn’t have to say goodbye to everything. For the past four years, her brother hung around her…as a ghost. But when an old friend moves back to town and gets her involved in friendships again, Rose has to learn how to merge her two lives or let one of them go.

Robyn Schneider has written six YA novels. She graduated from Columbia, and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, where she earned a Masters of Bioethics. Despite writing this straight romance, Robyn is queer herself! I found her book to be full of certain types of rep including LGBTQ+ side characters and the main character being Jewish.

I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did. I got it in a mystery book box–it wasn’t something I initially has on my TBR or had even heard of before. But I found I really identified with Rose–her not believing herself good enough to try out for the play or popular enough to merge back into her old friend group or worthy enough to stand up to her bully-friends. In some ways, Rose was the ghost, trying to be as invisible as she could be and live in the past with her brother. I suppose in a way, grief can do that to us, keep us in a time loop and keep us from moving on.

I also appreciate the plethora of nerd culture references: Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Marvel, Hamilton, etc. Fandoms that I love and that I believe other readers love but that we rarely see our beloved book characters talk about in books. Doctor Who was a big reference that I found worked with the theme of the book since, as those who watch the show know, eventually the doctor regenerates and we have to say goodbye to an old life to say hello to a new one.

The romance in the book was also cute. It was a very YA romance–hopeful but shy crushes, first kisses, a rush of electricity that the characters have never felt before. I appreciated the main obstacle was the ghost and not something silly like a love triangle or miscommunication that a lot of YA romances have.

The one flaw? She let go of the breath she didn’t know she was holding a total of three times. Maybe she just doesn’t know how to breathe.

Overall, I’d give the book four stars and if you can ignore the breath thing, I’d recommend this to YA readers and theatre kids.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2018

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“It’s harder to tell what’s missing when nothing is familiar.”

Invisible Ghosts just got placed to my favourite book of this year. Heartfelt and perfect, I can relate so much to Rose and it felt therapeutic. Don’t get me wrong I can’t talk to my dead brothers ghost, but I completely felt everything she felt in regards to going back to school and the need to fill the empty space left behind, also the fact that while you grow older your sibling stays the same age.

Jamie was the perfect match for Rose and he made me swoon. The side characters were engaging and you had just enough interaction between them.

Logan was the unknown in this book, would this premise work, would rose come across a little unstable. But nope it worked brilliantly and I definitely looked forward to his dialogue. He was unpredictable and he in himself became the unstable character.

Robyn’s debut novel still remains in my top ten of all time favourite books & Invisible Ghosts has earned a special place in my heart.

Suad

Just OK

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2018

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So, I had high expectations going into this book, because I liked the idea of a sister being able to see her dead brother's ghost so much. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to expectations, instead becoming this YA romance novel that revolved around Rose and Jamie.

I liked seeing Rose come out of her shell after Jamie's return from a 5 year absence, but her transformation was very quick in my opinion. She went from being a complete recluse to a social butterfly in no time. I can understand why her ghost brother, Luke, was so annoyed. However, that being said, I hated her brother. So much. He was such a bully, a whiner, and freaking annoying!

He's stuck at fifteen...FIFTEEN...not FIVE. So why was he acting and talking like a 5 year old most of the time? All he did was nag and whine and there was nothing to show that he was an "older brother" to Rose...at all. Sure, she's sixteen now, so she's a year older than him, even though he's her older brother, but still. You'd think having died at fifteen would give him some sort of retrospect, reflection, wisdom? I don't know. I just really did not like how he was portrayed to us. Sure, I understand the whole aspect of his "demon" side showing whenever he got angry, but the fact of the matter is, he got angry ALL THE TIME over very stupid, silly things. He never acted like an older brother who was "looking out for his sister" and he was never in any way understanding of his sister's guilt that she, in one way or another, caused his death. He was just a whiny bully, and I couldn't stand him.

I did like the relationship between Jamie and Rose even though I think it just happened way too quickly. Insta-love, insta-romance, insta-friendship, insta-everything really...it didn't feel genuine or lasting. Also, there was zero explanation on why Rose was able to see her ghost brother (and other ghosts) nor an explanation or background on Jamie's secret (which I don't want to spoil).

It's a quick read for sure, but nothing great about it. Just OK.

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