ARC — Invisible Strings — Meg Jones

“He knew what he’d done, and judging from that look, he knew I knew, and he was finding some sort of sick pleasure in the fact.”

Genre: Romance
Actual Rating: 5 stars
Spicy Meter: 4 fire emoji
Content Warnings: As given by the author—Explicit content throughout, open doors scenes, recent loss of parent, medication use, brief scene of illness, a panic attack, a grief and depression arc, and brief mentions of unintentional weight loss and inconsistent eating due to grief.

“Invisible String” follows Olive Davis, a high school art teacher, as she tries to work with her teacher archnemesis, Ben Bennett, to save both of their after school programs—the art club and the Mathletes. They have never been friendly but the tension is evident between them so, after a social night at a bar, the obvious solution was a one night stand.. little did they know that they could work so well together. Will they look past their differences (and the fact that they’re both running for the same promotion) and finally work towards a same goal without too much fighting? Or will they let their clubs be cut from the after school program?

Ben and Olive’s banter was so fun and refreshing. It had been a while since I’d enjoyed bickering so much. I also absolutely loved that this was not a super slow burn—we were not left high and dry until 75% into the book, no—Meg Jones promised and, oh, did she deliver (pretty early on with that one night stand, thank God).

This debut novel truly hits it out of the park, with its enemies to lovers dynamics and it’s interesting personal growth story lines, this book will have you wanting to finish it in one sitting. “Invisible String” was personally tailored for those who love music as well, with the chapter titles being songs and the book itself having a playlist of said songs—if you like mellow and angsty music by artists like Taylor Swift, Lizzy McAlpine, Maisie Peters, girl in red, and Phoebe Bridgers, then definitely grab this read.

Ultimately, if you’ve enjoyed books where main characters are fighting for the same promotion and like that enemies to lovers trope, think “The Hating Game” by Sally Thorne or “The Make-Up Test” by Jenny L. Howe, then you’ll absolutely adore “Invisible String”.

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ARC provided by the author, Meg Jones, in exchange for an honest review.