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Oct 22, 2023 A rated it it was amazing

Shelves: physical-copy, faves2025, faves-2023, library, alltimefavs, 6-stars

2nd read: 5 stars

I want every single word of this book tattooed on me.

I truly have no words what this book did to me while reading. This is probably the book that has, to this date, resonated the most with me. So many of these ideas and words, especially Henrys, could've been mine (not in the beautiful literally way they are written of course, but in their essence) and I'm sure a lot of people would agree with me when I say that this opened up fears and thoughts that I had hidden from myself ...more

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Jan 30, 2022 Mia rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, january-2022, best-contemporaries, mental-health-rep-yes-please, contemporary, favorites, fantasy, beautiful-writing, sadboi-hours, adult

First and foremost, I'd like to thank my most bestest friend and bookish buddy whose name is also Addie, but who I'm pretty sure is NOT Addie LaRue, for recommending this book to me and subsequently putting me through some serious emotional turmoil. My heart knew I'd love this, I guess, because I bought it at a bookstore, which, funny enough, also had a cat that just kinda lived there. I'm so glad I bought it, because that sucker was like $30. Anyway, ummm... I'm not really sure how to talk abou First and foremost, I'd like to thank my most bestest friend and bookish buddy whose name is also Addie, but who I'm pretty sure is NOT Addie LaRue, for recommending this book to me and subsequently putting me through some serious emotional turmoil. My heart knew I'd love this, I guess, because I bought it at a bookstore, which, funny enough, also had a cat that just kinda lived there. I'm so glad I bought it, because that sucker was like $30. Anyway, ummm... I'm not really sure how to talk about this book because it was just an experience. I think it'll stick with me for a good long time. When I'm ninety-four I'll be like "wooow, back in the good old days when I was just a whipper-snapper, I read this awesome book about Satan and life and love and I should totally recommend it to my 100 grandkids because it really changed my life! Then again, kids these days probably wouldn't enjoy this incredibly timeless piece of literature because now books are like VCRs—nobody even knows what they are anymore." JK JK, I shouldn't even joke about that. You get what I mean though. It was unexpected in every way, beautiful to the point of disbelief, and basically earth-shattering. Now I'm gonna wonder if I ever met Addie LaRue, and if we had like a three-hour conversation but I just forgot it. Thanks for that, V.E. Schwab. Anyway, review.

This book is one of those that just has a synopsis that will catch you immediately. A girl, Addie LaRue—I know, surprising—makes a deal with the literal devil. She gets to live forever, or as long as she wants until he gets to have her soul. The one drawback? Every time she leaves somebody's presence, they forget her. And she can't leave a mark. But one day... somebody remembers her. Does that not sound SO GOOD? It is, dear reader. It is.

What do I even say about this book? It's one of those things you can't describe, like the taste of pineapple. You could say it's like a mix between orange and lemon and strawberry but that wouldn't be quite it, because a pineapple is a pineapple and you never really know what it tastes like until you've tried it. That's this book. Weird analogy? Don't blame me, I'm still on a reading high from this book. And my emotions are basically everywhere now.

Have I sold you yet? Are you still debating adding this book to your TBR? Well, my cynical reader friend, I'm here to tell you that you should just add it, and read the first chapter, and if you aren't immediately sucked in... well then, you can scoff at my review and move on with your life. But to the... maybe three people who will see this, add it to your TBR if you haven't read it already. You are totally missing out on an epic story that spans three centuries, in which a very brave girl finds out what it means to really live. ...more

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Jan 26, 2021 milly ♔ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

4.5/5

“Trescientos años y aún pueden descubrirse cosas nuevas."

El anhelo de ser libre junto con el anhelo de ser amado, es algo que en su combinación me hizo voltear a ver en mi vida para ver cuántas veces me había sentido de esa manera, al grado de cuestionarme si estaría dispuesta a pagar el precio de estos anhelos hechos realidad.

Este libro me llevó semanas, sin embargo es de esas lecturas donde definitivamente, reservan lo mejor para el final. Un final tan repentino que me hizo decir "¿de ve ...more

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