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

7 reviews

julieslifelately_'s review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0


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madalina0_0's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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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giulianalb99's review against another edition

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

4.0

No sé ni por dónde empezar con esta reseña, lo que sí quiero decir es que durante toda la lectura he sentido un amor-odio con este libro impresionante. Mientras lo leía, no quería que se acabara pero a la vez no veía el momento de que se acabase (si es que eso tiene algún sentido). Hay momentos en los que el libro es bastante lento pero la autora escribe TAN bien que te cautiva desde la primera página.
He llegado a odiar y amar a los personajes de una forma inexplicable. Addie está durante sus más de trescientos años de vida anhelando un amor que nunca llega, porque el “amor” que siente por Henry y el “amor” que siente por Luc son ambos TÓXICOS. Está con Henry porque es la única persona que se acuerda de ella, así que decide aferrarse a ella al igual que Henry decide estar con Addie porque es la única que no tiene esa “bruma” en los ojos cuando la ve; con Luc, Addie siente una “atracción” y tienen una tensión sexual de la hostia, pero se aferra a él simplemente porque durante tantos años él es el único que la conoce y la recuerda. Eso de “eres mía” me ha hecho 0 gracia por todo el tema de que una persona no es una posesión OBVIAMENTE.
Me hubiera gustado haber visto más de la vida de Addie, como por ejemplo más eventos de su vida, porque, durante 300 años, solo parece importante decir que fue la musa de muchos artistas y pues aunque eso no es nada malo, me parece algo demasiado perfecto (no sabría ni cómo explicarlo😂).
Aún así, el final me ha hecho sentir totalmente vacía por dentro. No sé si 4 estrellas es demasiado para este libro, pero ahora mismo me parecen las adecuadas, y no voy a darle más estrellas porque, como he dicho antes, es un libro bastante lento y también creo que le sobran bastantes páginas.

Conclusión: Ten cuidado con lo que deseas y nunca le reces a los dioses de la noche.

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anapthine's review against another edition

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

3.25


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antjeliest's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad slow-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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stephsfms's review

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

3.0


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birdbrainbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • 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? It's complicated

4.5

Torn between a 4 and 4.5 - I think this is a book that I’m going to find myself thinking about a lot, for a very long time. The concept is fantastic—in 1714 Addie LaRue is desperate to escape her established, limited life track and makes a deal with a god of night, maybe the Devil, to live forever. In exchange, she is destined to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Until 300 years later she meets a man who doesn’t forget her.
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I’m most blown away by how incredibly detailed and vivid every scene of this book was. This is my first by Schwab and it did not disappoint. It’s clear this was a passion project of hers. I found the dual timeline intriguing between the distant past starting in 1714+ and the 2014 NYC present. I honestly was engaged throughout—I know some felt it was slow but I didn’t feel that. My only critique is perhaps the character of Henry not being quite as compelling beyond the fact that he remembers her, and not feeling particularly interested in his own back story. But Addie and Luc’s characters will stick with me for a long time to come.
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I found myself feeling anxious and existential dread nearing the end, completely influenced by the story, so that was compelling but also stressful.😅 I highly recommend this one and will probably be up half the night trying to figure out how I felt about the ending.

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