They both attend an elite private international school. Henry is one of the elite; Alice is not. Her parents have just told her that they cannot afford another semester so she will have to go somewhere else. Even though she has not always liked her school, Alice does not want to leave.
In desperation to raise money, Alice decides to use her new power of invisibility to charge students for tasks that would otherwise be impossible. One such request is to retrieve racy photos from from an ex-boyfriend's phone. Henry helps her set up an app so others can contact her anonymously. Her roommate soon discovers her secret and offers to help out, too.
Alice is normally a moral person, but the lure of money is too much. And that's just one of the issues weighing on her. She still considers Henry a rival who she can't quite trust. She also struggles to balance her new invisible activities with her school work. Also, she can't control when she turns invisible.
I enjoyed this story which ultimately is about Alice finding who she really is. The fact that she turns invisible isn't really the point. She is dealing with the her choices and facing the question of how far she is willing to go just for her own desires. Very well done. I look forward to other books by this author.
For more info, check out the Indianapolis Public Library catalog and the author's site.
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