The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
By V. E. Schwab
- Release Date: 2020-10-06
- Genre: Historical Fantasy
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
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NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER
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Recommended by Entertainment Weekly, Real Simple, NPR, Slate, and Oprah Magazine
#1 Library Reads Pick—October 2020
#1 Indie Next Pick—October 2020
BOOK OF THE YEAR (2020) FINALIST—Book of The Month Club
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In the vein of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab’s genre-defying tour de force.
A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget.
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever—and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.
Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.
But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.
Also by V. E. Schwab
Shades of Magic
A Darker Shade of Magic
A Gathering of Shadows
A Conjuring of Light
Villains
Vicious
Vengeful
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Reviews
Very enjoyable read- well written.
5By JOJOdallThe first time the two Compelling story, great descriptive prose. I can’t help but see the similarity to the film “The Age of Adaline”, which came out in 2015-before this book was published. The film is less supernatural, but the heroine Adeline has lived 100 years.Moving Tale
5By arizonareadingsharkLove the dark gothic story about things that go bump in the night paired with be careful for what you wish for.Amazing!
5By Brilliant...notProbably one of the best books I’ve read.Regret.
1By sitharpyIf I could rate this book lower, I would.My goodness
4By 4Adventur3This is a beautifully constructed story with imagery that will stay with me for a long time. I partly want there to be another one and also understand there may never be. Addie LaRue will be in my thoughts for a very long time.Love love love
5By decidedlyclareMaybe my favorite book of all time now. It has everything…Adeline
5By Whim1954Held my interest from beginning to end. Great historical references and character development. Believe the hype…highly recommend. Great read the 1st, 2nd…Decent
3By adip20173.5 stars! This was cute, but that’s really all I can say about it. A bit of a slow burn that I have to admit I struggled with at times. I could have just been a tad outside of my comfort zone as someone who lives in the thriller genre. I guess I wanted just a bit more edginess, a little bit more punch. I was happy with the ending and that made me bump it up a bit. I can’t say it would be my #1 recommendation if someone asked, but did find it to be a fun, enjoyable read.Amazing
5By Sterling baconThis book really transcended me into another world. I felt incredibly attached to the characters.A rare find
5By QixterExceptionally good. Well written, a unique story and just really well conceived. I enjoyed every page.Absolutely fantastic
5By Hesh100I couldn’t put it down. I read it in an entire afternoon and had tears in my eyes at the end. Such a beautiful story so well written so full of.Amazing
5By Abug_152Give me a few months and I’ll be reading this again in hopes of experiencing the same emotions I felt the first time reading. A secret masterpiece I will forever hold dearly.Read it in a day.
5By Alyssa RussoI don’t think there’s ever been a story that captivated me so much that I would finish the whole thing in a single day. I happened to see a recommendation on tiktok and decided to read the sample and I could not put it down. It’s now midnight and I started reading earlier in the day close to noon. I did not stop reading. I can’t say how much I loved this book, I’m not good with words. But I have an awful attention span. Yet somehow this book had my full attention for hours. Absolutely amazing read. Thanks so much to the author.Captivating
5By Emm.boydIt did take me a little time to get into the story but once I did - I was hooked. I was hooked on the journey through time. I was hooked on the characters and the connection I felt to them. I was anxious with them and overwhelmed with emotions as the story unfolded at the end. I would highly recommend this read for a journey of appreciating where you are in life and who you have with you on this wild ride.addie larue
4By GracieBear🧸i rate this book a solid 3.5 stars. the writing was beautiful and the plot was so good, i just found it to be slow and hard to get into. i think i finished it in around ten days, which is pretty good for such a dense book (dense is a good word to describe it). i definitely recommend, the romance was so sweet, and the end made me go explain the whole book to my mom and plead for a second!Addie LaRue an interesting tale
4By Rose7733It took a few chapters to get the whole story but when I did I couldn’t wait to see what happened to Adeline. Supernatural devil take over soul type story.A fabulous, easy read!
4By juliethomas96A great book that takes life, love, loss, and history and puts it all into one story! Solid 8/10Wow
5By ChihstarThis book was amazing. I kept wondering what was going to happen and when I figured it out I was like ‘no Addie!’ (Like she could hear me lol). I loved it. I highly recommend it!A memorable good read!
5By o194#&@This book kept me very interested, and , although a fantasy of sorts, it never really felt like that, it felt plausible, even though you know it isn’t. I loved the characters and the individual personalities of each, and will miss them and wish there was still more to read of their lives.
