So I am definitely in the minority with my opinions on this book. I really wanted to love the story, as so many people seem to do, but there was something lacking in it for me and I can't quite pinpoint what that is exactly. I felt a disconnect from the characters and the plot, as if the author was keeping me at arm's length away, and, despite the beautiful lyrical quality of the writing, this hampered by enjoyment of the book. 
 The story follows Hope Arden, a teenager with the ability to disappear. She does not literally become invisible, but fades from the memories of all those she meets, moments after they set eyes on her. This makes her an excellent thief and a lonely individual. 
 Hope's story is a fascinating one and promised intrigue and thrills, of which it delivered, but it was too drawn out and dispersed to have any deep impact on me. The writing, although beautiful, had a strange, hypnotic quality to it that was captivating and yet protracted the novel and buried the story. This was further hampered by Hope's continual travelling and the prolonged depictions of her changed settings. 
 This was beautifully evocative but just didn't fully click with me.