A review by addieisreading
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

4.0

“Because time is cruel to all, and crueller still to artists. Because vision weakens, and voices wither, and talent fades. […] Because happiness is brief, and history is lasting, and in the end,” he says, “everyone wants to be remembered.”

I started reading with high expectations, which seemed like a bad idea at first because a lot of things seemed poorly executed (although intriguing and interesting to follow). Being from the perspective of an immortal character, it wasn't a surprise that the writing could become slow and reflective at some point, which some point might not like—but it was right there that this book took a turn for me.

The plot started to move around the impressions of humanity, art, our wish to be eternal (even if it's only in pictures or poems or photography or literature), and what's love for real (you love someone because you chose that person or you love someone because you don't have anyone else to fall in love for?). Is more of a philosophical journey mixed with fiction, resulting in a “love it or hate it” type of book.