Reviews tagging 'Death'

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

541 reviews

iolanderose's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Incredible prose, Schwab is phenomenal at bringing places to life. From France to New York in different eras, the world's weaved feel real. Addie is perfectly flawed without being frustrating. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

helfire124's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

s_nova's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Sexual content

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and War

jenniferrobinson11's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Death

icarusandthesun's review

emotional hopeful slow-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

3.25

addie larue was okay—honestly just okay.
i like schwab's writing style a lot; i think her ideas are smart, and so are many lines in the book.
however, the book still failed to captivate me in many ways.

the characters were nice and had their fair share of depth... like, objectively, they were good characters, but i still found myself unable to 1) fall in love with them, and 2) relate to them in any way or form. i still don't feel any special attachment to any of these characters, and that, of course, took away most of the impact of the story (since it is a very character-driven one).

the plot didn't especially excite me either, except for the few end-of-chapter cliffhangers and plot-twists. the rest was all just a little meh, you know.

my verdict: a highly readable, low-fantasy book you're surely going to enjoy if you like character-driven books and a slight 'no plot, just vibes' kinda feeling.
sadly, wasn't entirely for me, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

tokaylamockingbird's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

mmidi's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

laurenbaggy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, War, and Classism

emeryboyd's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Suicide attempt