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

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emilee_crites's review against another edition

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5.0


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kae_okie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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fantomerrant's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

At some point, Addie says she is Eurydice, and her lovers are Orpheus. While this is true, I also got the feeling this was the story of Hades and Persephone, of a muse and a thief. Maybe this is my scorpio moon talking but while Addie and Henry have a beautiful relationship, I felt myself fall for the dark. To me, ultimately  this book is about Addie and Luc, and I wouldn't have it any other way. 

I don't quite know how to express how much I loved this book, how special it felt to read something that has so many bits and pieces that felt like me. 

As an artist, I deeply feel the need to leave a mark, to be remembered. 

As a witch, I found myself in Estele, worshipping the old gods, finding them in the woods, in the moonlight and in the seasons. 

As someone who has had my fair share of trauma and mental health issues, who has always felt everything so deeply, I found myself in Henry's storms. 

This book is so special too because there's little bits that meet my own history like Addie sharing a birthday with my late grandmother, or the story taking roots not far from where I live, and while I started this book last year and forgot it after I put it down, 60 pages in, I believe it was because I wasn't meant to read it until now, when I would truly need it. 

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jneverland's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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kathi_90's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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kbowles24's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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erikaraz's review against another edition

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

3.0


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ash122's review against another edition

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

4.0


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felofhe's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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joypouros's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.0

A young woman in the 1700s doesn't want the life she is destined to have- married off and never leaving her small village. She flees on her wedding day and in desperation makes an ill planned deal with a god/devil. She lives forever but will never be remembered. 

The book goes back and forth through time, covering her 300 year existence and the present, where she has finally found someone who remembers her. But why can Henry remember her? 

What defines the human experience? What does it mean to leave your mark? How important is being remembered? What is living? 

The beginning was a little slow, but once it picked up it was a fast paced page turner. The ending foe Henry was a little overly meta, but otherwise I found the plot twists surprising and satisfying. 

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