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

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was incredible, as always with VE Schwab. I’m definetly a big fan of her work, the way that she writes always draws me in. The plot of this book is so interesting and creative. It kept me hooked the WHOLE time. I love Addie and Luc, all the characters are so deep and flawed and it’s so fascinating seeing them grow and interact with each other. I found the beginning to the end of the book to be perfect. Every scene had meaning, there was pretty much no filler at all in the book (which I found great since reading filler chapters will always be the bane of my existence). The language is incredible in this book. It’s so poetic and can be flowery or gloomy, with the perfect balance of both. I’d die for a sequel or any more chapters of this book. It’s just really imaginative and creative, I can’t stress that enough. You can never predict what’s gonna happen next. There’s a really interesting correlation between art pieces throughout the book, which tie in with each chapter. And there are also time skips all throughout the book, similar to the vicious series, which just hook you in even more. My only grip which I hate repeating again and again, especially with VE Schwab books, is the lack of diverse representation within characters. I think the queer rep was done well which I appreciated, but the lack of POC characters is a bit upsetting. I wish it was more inclusive in that sense. But despite this, in my opinion, it was an overall almost perfect book. I wish all books were this good :,)
(…..Im sorry but I love you Luc <3)

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