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sorcha's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, and Alcohol
saturnpersonified's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent and War
msradiosilence's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Full review to come. :)
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Rape, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Stalking
esme_may's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Cancer and Child death
maries_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Then Henry comes along. A boy who just wants to be loved. I really enjoyed how he was woven into her story and became a part of her just as much as she became a part of him.
Plus the ending? UGH MY HEART.
Minor: Addiction and Drug use
espressoreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
magic_multicolored_miracle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
That is the question at the heart of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. The novel follows a girl who trades her soul, and unknowingly the ability to be remembered, to a man who might be the devil or might be a Old God in exchange for an immortal life of freedom.
Full of romance and art and clever turns, the novel starts slow but soon builds into a crescendo. Alternating chapters between her modern life in New York City in 2014 where she meets and falls in love with the enigma of Henry Strauss and flashes of the life she lived over the last 300 years, mostly tangled with "anniversaries" with Luc, the being that she promised her soul to, the book does an excellent job of telling two stories twined into one. And though it is a complete piece on it's own, the story coming to a beautifully bittersweet ending, it teases a third at the close, promising that forever goes on and there is still hope yet.
It does not shy away from the horrors facing a woman alone through history, but reminds the reader that Addie is clever and strong and will make it through, and that no matter where and when she is, there are beautiful things to be find when she looks.
A definite must read for fans of trickster fae tales, doomed love, and the timeless power of art and stories.
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic
ericius's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Minor: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition
- 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
A bit predictable at times but made me cry and felt original plot wise
‘History is a thing designed in retrospect’
‘"It did not feel like courage… it felt as if I had no choice.”’
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
takarakei's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Sexual harassment, and War