The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
By V. E. Schwab
- Release Date: 2020-10-06
- Genre: Historical Fantasy
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
USA TODAY BESTSELLER
NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER
THE WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER
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
Addie
4By jewelslundsLoved this book. There were some twists and many surprises. Just as real feeling as fiction can be.Totally recommend
5By Baria beaI LOVE this book it is so good you can go through 300 years of fun, tears, love and truth with one person. Soooo good I think this is my new favorite bookA solid 4 star
4By MrsghettiThis book was slow getting started. I felt like the author spent a lot of time setting up the story. But I loved the last half of the book. The author definitely has a way with words and the story kept me enchanted.WOW
5By 312readsI laughed. I cried. I loved. Just.. Wow. I think that’s the best book I’ve ever read.3 stars / unpopular opinion
3By KThugs3I’m irritated that Goodreads always shuts down the app whenever I am doing a long review for a book. So for now, I’ll keep it to the point. I give this book 3.5 to 3.75 stars. I would have given it 4, because by the end of the book, I was smitten and I did love all the characters, even the villain of the story. However, it’s not getting 4 stars only because I almost gave up reading the book. I just wasn’t that pulled into the novel until the last 100 pages. If I had put the book down before that, I still wouldn’t have even been able to give it too low of a score because it is written in such a way I can envision all of the characters and the scenery and even the difficult parts to pull off, like when it was time for Luc to take his souls - I was able to imagine the entire thing. Anyways, because it took me about 320 pages to get into the book, I can’t give it a solid 4 stars. However, by the end I was leaning towards a higher score. I have two more of her books in my pile of unread books thus far. Not sure if I’m excited to start the other ones, or feeling a bit of worry that I might not be entranced on that interested until the final act. I will say - I did love the villain by the end. And I think that because the author was exploring that character arc/development a bit more, I found the book more entertaining and interested at that point. Until then, even Henry was pretty forgettable, similar to the first few lovers that Addie had.good premise boring execution
3By tryhankThe author writes well. A few of her lines read like poetry. And I understand the choice of a third person limited, present tense perspective. But it reads all the more hollow for it. Even as it’s likely supposed to, it feels like a cop-out. Don’t get me wrong, the author is certainly clever. But the story remains flat and weak.Just ok
3By MelblevsAll in all a good book. I feel like so many chunks could have been left out. It felt like it dragged at times. I don’t typically read fantasy but I would recommend this book to a friend. 3.5/5 stars. This is one of those times that I think a movie portrayal would be awesome. I think I could see the movie being 5 stars.Fantastic!
5By Spirits.ofnatureI really enjoyed this book. I thought it was well written and the story kept me captivated. I would recommend.The invisible life of Addie large
5By hcclcExcellent.The Invisible life Addie LaRue
4By ChRiStiIna8899I really enjoyed Addie LaRue. It caught my within the first few pages. And at times i thought it to be borderline young adult genra but it had a great ending it I over all enjoyed this read very much!!!