Invisibility
Andrea Cremer, David Levithan
Language: English
Pages: 384
ISBN: 014750998X
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
A magical romance between a boy cursed with invisibility and the one girl who can see him, by New York Times bestselling authors Andrea Cremer (Nightshade) and David Levithan (Every Day)
Stephen is used to invisibility. He was born that way. Invisible. Cursed.
Elizabeth sometimes wishes for invisibility. When you’re invisible, no one can hurt you. So when her mother decides to move the family to New York City, Elizabeth is thrilled. It’s easy to blend in there.
Then Stephen and Elizabeth meet. To Stephen’s amazement, she can see him. And to Elizabeth’s amazement, she wants him to be able to see her—all of her. But as the two become closer, an invisible world gets in their way—a world of grudges and misfortunes, spells and curses. And once they’re thrust into this world, Elizabeth and Stephen must decide how deep they’re going to go—because the answer could mean the difference between love and death.
Castle.” “That’s so Prince Charming of you!” She takes something out of her pocket. “Here. Maybe this’ll help.” It happens too fast. She takes the compass out of her pocket and throws it my way. But I don’t realize what’s happening until too late. I realize enough to get my hands there, but not enough to concentrate on making them solid. The compass falls right through my fingers. She sees it fall right through my fingers. “Sorry,” I say. I bend over and very carefully, very
eyes sharp as a hawk’s. “Do you realize what you did?” she asks. Her tone makes me fold in on myself. “You’re lucky we were able to get you to the hexatorium in time.” Saul glowers at me over her shoulder for emphasis. “You will never, never draw in a curse without permission again.” Millie clasps her hands over her heart as though she’s the one who’s about to make a solemn vow. “Never.” “But—” I sit up, earning a more menacing look from Saul. “Not until you’re ready.”
because my mind is frozen, stuck in the Frick. I know who he is. When I slammed into him, when my arms and legs were tangled with his, I could feel that charcoal line pass through me and I saw him. A lonely, angry man. A man who eats food like any other man but whose nourishment is the anguish of others. A man who wants others to fear him. A man who lives to control. A man who shares the blood of an invisible boy. I knew, beyond a doubt, that I’d just tackled Maxwell Arbus. I
intended to be a joyful shout comes out as a pathetic croak. Laurie kneels and takes my hand. “Yeah, Josie. I’m here. It’s all going to be okay.” While Stephen reluctantly pulls away, Laurie gathers me in his arms. “Are you sure we should move her?” Stephen asks, notwithstanding the fact that he’d just been about to pick me up himself. Laurie nods. “It’s not her bones I’m worried about. She’s lost a lot of blood.” Now that Laurie’s lifting me, those words come to life in my
now?” She grins and winks at Millie as if she’s just established some sort of comic-book-shop solidarity. I try to smile, but I feel my lips wobbling. Laurie and Millie look at me with sympathy that verges on pity. I want to throw the apple juice across the room. Chapter 33 I KEEP VIGIL. The doctors and nurses parade in and out. Elizabeth’s mother visits with Laurie. Elizabeth sleeps and wakes. The whole time, I stand in the corner, waiting for the moments when she and I are