Reviews tagging 'War'

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

358 reviews

emilie_lilly_31's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This book just wrecked my soul. I loved it, it climb up to one of my favorite book this year. Her whole story, her relationship with Luc and with Henry, the importance of her name, it's amazing. And it's just beautifully written. I just had a hard time picking it up for a while, but I couldn't put it back after restarting reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and War

jsteinle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book deserves 7 stars. Everything a perfect read could be. Thought provoking, beautifully poetic, emotional (to say the least - actually i’m sobbing) and memorable. Definitely in the top books I’ve ever read. Everyone needs to read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy

veronyqueso's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I feel like this novel is a modern classic. The writing is absolutely spectacular and the details are immense. The story is so unique, following the highs and lows of Addie's life. I felt a million emotions at once, especially at the climax of the story. My heart broke and was repaired all at once!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and War

142whoopingllamas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book wrecked me. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

hanngigi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and War

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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I had a good time reading this. I can understand why this book is popular. I liked the relationship between Addie and Henry, and how it contrasted with Addie and Luc. While I liked ascents of Addie and Luc's relationship, it wasn't my favorite. As a character, I liked Addie and I thought she was well-written. 

One thing that kinda annoyed me with this book was how Euro-centric it was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and War

v_hankins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was my second time reading the book because as much as I liked it I couldn’t remember the end! A fascinating take on immortality but definitely gets dark  at times. Also, Addie’s story gets a bit long-winded at times so the book has parts that are a much slower read than the end. All in all an enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Blood and War

soyabeanos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War