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The Invisible Ones by Stef Penney
4.0

Rose Janko's family haven't heard from her in seven years. Ray Lovell, a private detective, is hired by Rose's father to look into her disappearance and is trusted because he is half-Gypsy, like Rose and the Jankos. As Ray digs into what happened to Rose, more questions and secrets come to light.

I listened to most of this on audiobook and it was narrated by Dan Stevens (Matthew Crawley on Downton Abbey) and I really loved it. It was my first experience of trying out an audiobook and I was totally hooked which surprised me. I'm not sure if I would have liked the book as much if i didn't listen to it, there could be parts where it seemed like not that much happened but I got into the mystery and it really kept me guessing. I really liked JJ, the 14-year-old gypsy boy, and his side of the story and a look into his life as a gypsy and going to a normal school and being a bit torn between the two lives.

The end did surprise me a bit but in a good way.