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Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite
"Invisible" by Marni Bates is the sequel to "Awkward." It somewhat takes off where the first book began. Jane Smith feels invisible at Smith High School, especially after her best friend Kenzie has become an overnight sensation on Utube. She considers herself somewhat a geeky girl and seems mostly comfortable with that role. She is invisible to the Notables who tend to control the social scene both in and outside of school. When assigned a new project on the school newspaper, Jane gets far more than she bargained for. She gets an invitation to a rock concert and she gets into a fistfight with a football player who has made derogatory remarks about her best friend. To make matters even worse for Jane, she is shadowed by the school photographer, someone who could be potential boyfriend material if the circumstances were right.
The characters are nice enough people but for me, they are all a bit too predictable in their behaviors. Jane seems to be heavily influenced by a role she dreams of playing rather than being true to herself in times of stress. And yet, she is a loveable teen, complete with her anxieties and neuroses. Her loyalty to her friends Isobel and Corey is a joy and most of the times, her teenage antics are quite believable. I'm not entirely sure this isn't another version of "Awkward," but it does have its own charm and will be enjoyable for most teens.
