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A review by iam
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Did not finish book.
Buddy read with Sasha.
DNF @ 30%
I was not vibing with this.
Content warnings in the parts that I read include: homelessness, violence, sex work, forced marriage.
To put it in simple terms, I was bored by this.
Nothing happened.
The little that did happen did not engage me.
So much of the book felt flat. There were a lot of describtions and yet there were barely any details about the historical background setting that I'm used to from historical fiction. I would have been fine with that flat background had the foreground, mainly Addie, not also fallen flat. I can't tell you anything about her personality, despite the book waxing about her at length.
In the third I read there was no plot. I have no idea where the plot is headed, and it didn't make me care about what way it may go. I talked about how the story develops with Sasha and that didn't make me care any more. If anything, some of the twists made me want to read it less, and glad I chose to DNF this.
I'm not one who pays a lot of attention to writing, though I purposefully tried to take this one in because I heard from so many people how beautifully it was written. I guess some description were nice? But they didn't stand out to me in any particular way either.
In short, this wasn't the book for me. Given how many other people love it though, I suggest giving it a try if it sounds interesting to you! However, be adviced that from what I've seen and what I've been told this is not a romance in any way.
I received an ARC and reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
DNF @ 30%
I was not vibing with this.
Content warnings in the parts that I read include: homelessness, violence, sex work, forced marriage.
To put it in simple terms, I was bored by this.
Nothing happened.
The little that did happen did not engage me.
So much of the book felt flat. There were a lot of describtions and yet there were barely any details about the historical background setting that I'm used to from historical fiction. I would have been fine with that flat background had the foreground, mainly Addie, not also fallen flat. I can't tell you anything about her personality, despite the book waxing about her at length.
In the third I read there was no plot. I have no idea where the plot is headed, and it didn't make me care about what way it may go. I talked about how the story develops with Sasha and that didn't make me care any more. If anything, some of the twists made me want to read it less, and glad I chose to DNF this.
I'm not one who pays a lot of attention to writing, though I purposefully tried to take this one in because I heard from so many people how beautifully it was written. I guess some description were nice? But they didn't stand out to me in any particular way either.
In short, this wasn't the book for me. Given how many other people love it though, I suggest giving it a try if it sounds interesting to you! However, be adviced that from what I've seen and what I've been told this is not a romance in any way.
I received an ARC and reviewed honestly and voluntarily.