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

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I've had to sit with this one for a while so I could form coherent thoughts. Or at least, I hope it's coherent. I read this as a buddy read with Laura from @myfantasyreads which was an awesome choice since this book was so much fun to dissect and theorize after each part. I also managed to stay oblivious of some big plot points that are actually called out in the book description so that was extra fun.


I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was skeptical as I usually am anytime anything is super hyped. But the writing and the story both were beautiful and tragic and I could hardly put the book down at the end of each part. I loved how casually queer the book was. Both Addie and Henry are bi/pan and it was wonderful how it wasn't a whole a thing, just facts of life. Which I just love to see in books.

The ending took me completely by surprise which I also completely loved. After a while of reading this book, I started wondering how it could possibly end in a satisfying way, but oh it did not disappoint. Do I recommend it? Absolutely! This book was a fantastic trip I did not want to end!
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Rep: bi MC, gay, MC with depression, Jewish MC, lesbian 
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