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She’s Not Invisible

She’s Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick is a curious book for young adults. 

On the surface, it’s a thriller-mystery. Dig deeper and it’s about a blind heroine making it in the world ruled by sight. Dig some more, and it’s a philosophical treaty about the nature of coincidence and patterns. I found that the blurb, which talked about a raven and dried mice, didn’t do the book justice.

Double Vision by Colby Marshall

Double Vision by Colby Marshall is a much-awaited 2nd Dr Jenna Ramey novel - she of the superpower that allows her to see things in true colour: lies flash a different hue in her mind to the tint that words of familial love assume.

The pace was awesome, the characters real, the theme a delightful concoction of colours and numbers. Serial killers are always fascinating and super-scary, so this book won't disappoint.

If you've read Color Blind, you already have Double Vision on your bedside table. If you haven't discovered Colby Marshall yet, go buy both.

Fat by Rob Grant

Rob Grant (of the Rob Grant and Doug Naylor (or their collaborative name, Grant Naylor) of the Red Dwarf series) - I saw his name on the cover, and I just had to read the book. It was called "Fat", and I honestly didn't know what to expect: a book on computers? a diet manual? SF? humour?

I've read it, loved it.

Still don't qote know how to describe it.

It's a novel.
Skillfully written.
Full of wise observations.
The hyperboles will make you smile.
Some characters will make you cry.
It's both contemporary and speculative fiction.
The theme is our society's obsession with body image.

Enough to make you pick it up?
I hope so.