Evie was such a total bitch. Ruined everything for me about this novel.

What did you like about the book? Evie has cancer. She's dying. Everyone knows the script and couldn't be kinder or more supportive in weeks counting down to her death. But then, the unthinkable. A miracle. She lives. But now she has to live, and that WASN'T in the script. This is a rough but brilliant read as we watch Evie try to cope with the death of people she loved, the reality of NOT dying of cancer; as she falls to drugs and pushing everyone she loves away while trying to find out who she is, and how she can even WANT to go on in a world that seemed to only have a spot for her as a dying or dead cancer victim. It is part love story, part cancer story, part drug-addiction downward spiral, and part finding the meaning of life and coming of age. I loved that this was not a story about cancer so much as it was a story about what to do when you suddenly SURVIVE the un-survivable.

Anything you didn’t like about it? Evie is REALLY hard to like. It takes a bit to push through the beginning and even parts later on as she is not a nice person.

To whom would you recommend this book? (Read-alikes if you can think of them) Readers who love the non-nonsense Holden Caulfield may delight in Evie's attempts to find what's real; what has meaning. This isn't a "The Fault in Our Stars" sort of romance but readers who enjoy the darker stories like Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson or Crank by Ellen Hopkins.

FTC Disclosure: The Publisher provided me with a copy of this book to provide an honest review. No goody bags, sponsorship, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.

When I saw the words "The Fault in Our Stars meets Go Ask Alice", I knew I needed to read this for baby teen me who would've eaten this up.
Unfortunately, this kind of story isn't as appealing to adult me, especially when the writing is a bit weak.
A lot of the story also felt oddly outdated, as though this should have taken place in the late 90s/early 2000s rather than 2015 with how the social lives and cliques of teenagers were described.

Received a copy from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

Wow. INVINCIBLE by Amy Reed is a raw, emotional look at terminal illness, the road to recovery, and the dangers of substance abuse. Reed's writing style is fascinating. I love the way the style changes based on the emotional state of the narrator. The characters felt very real. This isn't your typical YA teen romance. Don't be expecting some swoon-worthy romance or an easy read. Definitely held my attention to the very end. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

I feel like it took me wayyyy longer to finish this book than it probably should have so I don't really have a huge grasp on how I felt about it. It was good and that's all I can really say. I really felt Evie's emotions. Like her parents were being reasonable and she was being a brat but I felt her side of things and I felt angry with everyone too even though they were just trying to help her. I'm really looking forward to the second book. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it more quickly

*UPDATE 5/17*
I read the first couple pages of the second book and found that a year later I'm no longer interested in this meh book. Plus it's in the POV of the guy. It reminded me of the If I Stay dualogy and I did not enjoy the second book of that one so I've decided not to waste my time.

I received a free copy via edelweiss for review purposes.

DNF 45%

It was probably wrong for me to go into Invincible thinking it would be like [b:The Fault in Our Stars|11870085|The Fault in Our Stars|John Green|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360206420s/11870085.jpg|16827462], because it's really not.

The story is split into two parts - then and now. At first, it was sad and heartfelt. That was the 'then'. Then she miraculously recovers from terminal cancer (that had made its way to her bones) within a few weeks. Then she turns cold and bitter. I didn't even make it to the point where they introduce the love interest.

I may pick it up again when I'm in the mood for a depressing angry read, but for now, no thanks.

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**Please note: I recieved an eARC from the publisher via Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own**


I saw that this was a cancer story and I automatically thought this was going to have a The Fault in Our Stars vibe to it. It didn't, thank goodness. But Invincible isn't your average cancer story. Reed created a beautiful story about a girl who now has to learn how to live her life, after she was told it was over.

Invincible is split up into two parts. Now and Then. Then was my favorite part. Evie was so sweet and caring then. She loved her friends and her boyfriend and was grateful for what ever time she had left. Now was after Evie is released from the hospital after the cancer had gone away. I hate Evie in Now. She became addicted to drugs, treated the people who loved her the most like crap. It was hard to get through the book at that point. But Evie is also such a complex character that I can understand why the changed happened. I do hope that Evie will become bearable in the next book because I did enjoy this book other then the fact of her transformation.

Some parts of this book were really deep and hard to get through. Especially in the Then part. I was up at 3 in the morning sobbing as I read certain parts. I really felt bad for what Evie was going through. Then everything surrounding Stella's death happened and it broke my heart. This book was a major tear jerker for me. I cried through at least half of it. I was disappointed in the romance part though, but I can see that this book was more about Evie then her falling in love. Which was actually quite refreshing.

Overall I really liked Invincible. If I didn't find Evie to be so unbearable in the Now part I would have given it five stars instead of four. I am excited that there is another book. Hopefully Evie will grow more in it.