Transparent

Name: Transparent
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Natalie Whipple
ISBN: 9780062268280

Author: Natalie Whipple

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged: 7 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 05/21/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction, Science Fiction Stories, Action & Adventure Stories, Children's Love & Romance

Synopsis

Plenty of teenagers feel invisible.
Fiona McClean actually is.An invisible girl is a priceless weapon. Fiona's own father has been forcing her to do his dirty work for years—everything from spying on people to stealing cars to breaking into bank vaults.After sixteen years, Fiona's had enough. She and her mother flee to a small town, and for the first time in her life, Fiona feels like a normal life is within reach. But Fiona's father isn't giving up that easily.Of course, he should know better than anyone: never underestimate an invisible girl.

About Natalie Whipple

Natalie Whipple loves testing new concoctions in the kitchen, and sometimes pretends she's actually mixing potions instead. Her food has yet to curse anyone, which she supposes is a good thing. Along with cooking, Natalie loves anime, kdrama, drawing, and exercising (so she can eat more food). She lives in Utah with her three kids and husband.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May

Transparent is a decent debut made up of various bits of excellent, some touches of meh and a few dashes of annoying. However, Whipple's humourous dialogue, complex set of characters and inventive imagination make her an author that I still intend to seek out in the future, despite the fact that......more

Goodreads review by Maja (The Nocturnal Library)

3.5 stars Look, Mom, it’s a standalone! I feel like I haven’t read one since the 90’s. Such a rare bird! I totally want to dissect it. In some ways, Transparent is a wonderful surprise. The worldbuilding is fairly simplistic, but that is far more preferable to a messy, underdeveloped world. During th......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

ARC Giveaway on the blog! (US) [URL not allowed] Fiona has been her dad's tool all her life. His power is that he is basically irresistible to women so he controls Fiona, her mom, and a ton of other females. Fiona is invisible and that makes her a great thief but when her dad f......more

Goodreads review by Sara

First of all, can we all just take a moment of silence and revel in how GORGEOUS the cover is? I want to roll around in all those colors. This book is just as colorful as its mesmerizing cover, if not more so. Fiona is everything you could want in a main character -- she's smart, not afraid to take c......more