All the Invisible Things
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Dating & Sex
3.8
Orlagh Collins
In this contemporary YA for fans of Becky Albertalli, one girl decides it's time to be really be herself--but will that cost her the best friend who once meant everything to her?Ever since her mom died and her family moved to a new town four years ago, sixteen-year-old Vetty Lake has hidden her heart. She'd rather keep secrets than risk getting hurt--even if that means not telling anyone that she's pretty sure she's bisexual. But this summer, everything could change. Vetty and her family are moving back to her old neighborhood, right across the street from her childhood best friend Pez. Next to Pez, she always felt free and fearless. Reconnecting with him could be the link she needs to get back to her old self.Vetty quickly discovers Pez isn't exactly the boy she once knew. He has a new group of friends, a glamorous sort-of-girlfriend named March, and a laptop full of secrets. And things get even more complicated when she feels a sudden spark with March.As Vetty navigates her relationship with Pez and her own shifting feelings, one question looms: Does becoming the girl she longs to be mean losing the friendship that once was everything to her?
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Author
Orlagh Collins
Pages
320
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published Date
2020-03-03
ISBN
1681199513 9781681199511
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"All the Invisible Things follows a girl named Vetty who is moving back to her hometown which she hasn’t been to since her mom passed away. She hasn’t seen her old best friend Pez since she moved away. Now the two of them reunite in the summer but Vetty can’t help jungle her feelings for his friend Rob, and his Girlfriend March.
This book was such an important book for me. It addressed so many topics in such a good way such as grief, figuring out your sexuality, mental health, and a **** addiction. It’s such a great coming of age story and was all done very well. I really appreciate how this book talks about topics no one else does. There were some subjects in here (the **** addiction for example) which I have never seen in any type of media anywhere, whether that’s books or TV, I’ve never seen it. It was so wonderful to see some of those subjects be explored and discussed. They were written so well.
I really connected with Pez’s story arc. I thought it was so well written and his story was told so well. All of his thoughts and feelings were so real. I really enjoyed reading about him.
Now if you’re going into this looking for a sweet romance, this is not that. There is more of a focus between the friendship that Pez and Vetty have which is honestly the best part of the book. I loved how they cared for one another and were there for each other in a totally platonic way. I really enjoyed the strong supportive relationship they had with one another. This book didn’t need a romance to be great.
Sometimes this book was a bit too sexual for my liking. There was no sex scenes but the characters talk quite extensively in a lot of detail about sex and masturbation. I’d more recommend this book to the older teen audience but just be aware of that going in.
What really lacked for me was my overall enjoyment of this book. I didn’t find myself really enjoying what I was reading even though I liked the topics it discussed. Once I hit the halfway point I flew through the rest"