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

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

ok so can't be bothered to put my notes into a full paragraph here's a list

good: 

• easy to read. light, a little cheesy, but usually avoided the headache most YA books give me
• both protagonists are bisexual and actually seen in non m/f relationships and talk about them and are influenced by them!!! of course relationships aren't everything/always indicative of sexuality but this is nice in contrast to the usual approach of a passing mention then nothing else ever

neutral 

• not as insightful or nuanced as people act like it is but that's fine. I can enjoy some simple themes whatever
• switching between past and present is always going to end with one timeline being favored, at first I was fine with it but the sections that take place in the past started to really drag around halfway through

bad 

• I really don't know enough about writing to confidently critique it but in my gut I can tell it wasn't great. very dramatic very stilted dialogue. use a contraction maybe.
• there are multiple instances of a full page of dramatic single-phase sentences which is ..... something