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A review by adithyanair
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
4.0
No book took me this long to read. But at the same time, whenever I got into a book slog I often forgot about the book. This book is one I never forgot, which is great given the subject matter.
I do have a bit of a history with Schwab. Right after finishing Mistborn, I picked up A Darker Shade Of Magic, a very popular series of hers. I didn't like that one at all, but I did notice the very remarkable writing style. The way things were presented is clever and it was a smooth read. I remember thinking that I'd like her if she weren't so derivative.
I was right. What Schwab has accomplished in these pages is astounding. The idea is ripe with things to explore. The way the fantasy elements are woven in to tell things about character. Even her writing style got an upgrade. There are sentences here I want to frame. Clever uses of grammar.
This book demands attention, but at the same time doesn't seem to need it. It's not a page turner, but you'll find yourself reading more than you intend to when you go back to it. It's a wonderful story.
About the book itself, this is a long epilogue to what would be a fairytale. The origins of Addie Larue sounds like the kind of tale that people would tell to children to scare them away from going out in the night. Schwab dares to ask, what happened next?
What happened next was a broad story of a woman who coerced history into remembering her. It is slow, methodic and never boring. Anything more would be spoilers, and I think having this introduction is better than the Goodreads blurb.
I do have a bit of a history with Schwab. Right after finishing Mistborn, I picked up A Darker Shade Of Magic, a very popular series of hers. I didn't like that one at all, but I did notice the very remarkable writing style. The way things were presented is clever and it was a smooth read. I remember thinking that I'd like her if she weren't so derivative.
I was right. What Schwab has accomplished in these pages is astounding. The idea is ripe with things to explore. The way the fantasy elements are woven in to tell things about character. Even her writing style got an upgrade. There are sentences here I want to frame. Clever uses of grammar.
This book demands attention, but at the same time doesn't seem to need it. It's not a page turner, but you'll find yourself reading more than you intend to when you go back to it. It's a wonderful story.
About the book itself, this is a long epilogue to what would be a fairytale. The origins of Addie Larue sounds like the kind of tale that people would tell to children to scare them away from going out in the night. Schwab dares to ask, what happened next?
What happened next was a broad story of a woman who coerced history into remembering her. It is slow, methodic and never boring. Anything more would be spoilers, and I think having this introduction is better than the Goodreads blurb.