Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

La vita invisibile di Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

76 reviews

kell_xavi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

2.0

This book is quite long, and my difficulty was that I didn’t like anyone in it, or find many of the characters all that interesting. Some of the scenes—painting on the walls, Remy—were nice, but they faded amidst the gothic yearning and anxious joy and hipster innovation of New York.

I found some of the writing about mental illness weird and didn’t like the rhetoric of needing to find a purpose or something to do with one’s life. Robbie seems like a bad, self-oriented and pushy friend. The idea that people don’t dream of working in a bookstore is… simply odd, and there’s a lot of shame around Henry that isn’t questioned and doesn’t begin to heal. I tried to relate to him—his depression, religiosity, sense of not being enough, love of books and quiet—are feelings I’ve had, but I didn’t connect with him, found him bland.

I was curious about Addie’s madness, how one stops being mad, her explorations without the dark, but it kept going back to him and skipping so many of the things she found wonderful. I didn't find him, or their relationship, interesting. The main characters all came across as static (and somewhat unredeeming). I wasn’t entranced, I was waiting for the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and War

ejanephillips's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, War, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Drug use, Alcohol, and Blood

hamstersinmypantsters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Self harm

Minor: Physical abuse, War, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

sefab764's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

I think this was a great concept and overall it was an entertaining read. It did drag in some places but Adeline's passion for art and the cruel realities she experiences gave lots of emotional depth that pulled at my heartstrings. It glossed over some details I felt should've been explored more over what was brought to the forefront but I read it in one day and would revisit it, perhaps for an anniversary ;) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Blood, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, War, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Grief

hannahwhiteyy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.0

This book, while I think it was overhyped, was a really good read. I loved reading Addie’s history, and was even rooting for Luc in the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content, War, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Biphobia, and Abandonment

laurendenton's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment, and Sexual content

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and War

Minor: Blood, Biphobia, Confinement, Gun violence, and Pregnancy

reads2cope's review against another edition

4.25

So beautiful. I loved the audiobook and think I’ll have to read it as a physical copy or ebook myself someday. I have a feeling there will be more to discover and enjoy with each re-read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Suicide, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Rape

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

marioosa517's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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: Violence and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

vrg797's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

On some level, this just isn't my book. 

I'm not really interested in the entire "deal with a devil" side of the story and desperation and the deals people would be willing to make is a major major theme of this book.  But it's also a book about what people do with time when it's short and when it's long and that I found compelling, but underdeveloped.  Also underdeveloped but inherently more interesting to me than anything devilish--how a woman survives over time.  In the end, I think I want this to have been two parallel stories--Addie's and Henry's side by side as foils by chance--with more on how the two people lived their circumstances rather than how they lived in spite of or because of the devil.  Can't say I recommend it.  Can't say the hours reading it were a waste.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Minor: Blood, War, Cancer, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Fire/Fire injury