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

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

I found this book very average. It was quite slow to get into anything of interest and even though the premise and the plot “twists” were great, the execution was very average. Quite disappointed with this book if I’m being honest as there was so much hype surrounding it. Maybe it is because I am a very impatient reader or maybe because the plot was danced around for a wild duration of the book and only focussed on the protagonists past that (most of the time) wasn’t all that important. 

I found that how Henry turned it into a book was quite silly and not creative almost like ‘it was all just a dream’ (even though I know it wasn’t the same, it just felt like that as the author is writing a book about this story which in turn occurs and is turned into another book). I also didn’t like how there wasn’t a conclusive ending for Addie but only for Henry. The author spent way too much time building the foundations of this characters past, only to not give her an actual ending.

I also found that I didn’t actually end up liking the characters due to the lack of connection. Sure they weren’t bad but a good book builds connection and a vast insight into personality, almost like you could be friends with them (or know them enough to come to the conclusion). 
Again, this wasn’t bad it just was not good and certainly not worth the hype. The characters lacked connection and the plot had lots of potential, only to be dismantled by the mentioned aspects.