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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V.E. Schwab,

Victoria Schwab

Start date: June 1, 2022

Finish date: June 30, 2022

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May 31, 2021 Jean Li rated it it was amazing

Addie LaRue was mesmerizingly lyrical, and so hard to put down.

It's 1714, a 23-year-old girl seals a deal with a god, in order to escape a loveless marriage and a life of mediocrity. For three hundred years, she lives like a ghost no one remembers, until a man running a New York City bookstore surprises her with three words she hasn't heard in centuries: "I remember you".

In a similar vein to Life After Life, or The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, Addie belongs to an ageless cast who cannot die. ...more

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Nov 07, 2020 Bruin Mccon rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: pub-2020, library-ebook, set-in-nyc

“Deja vu. Deja su. Deja vecu.”

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is a fantasy novel about an immortal woman.

Adelaine doesn’t want to ever have her wings clipped by a husband and family. Unfortunately, her parents aren’t down with the plan and find a widower to marry her off to, despite her pleas to let her stay single.

Addie accidentally prays to the wrong god and ends up making a deal with the devil. No one can remember her and she ends up being a ghost of sorts, and a thief given the curse she f ...more

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Dec 28, 2020 Karen D rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-fiction, fantasy, magical-realism, romance, 5-stars, adventure, eccentric-characters, surprise-twist, new-identity, paranormal

This was extremely good, it hooked me right from the start, and is unique and well-written, and I really enjoyed seeing how and why Addie's character grew over time. It made me think about freedom, time, and love, and what people would sacrifice for those. Also, the ending was just perfect, LOVED that.

However, I'm clearly in the minority, but I wouldn't call it one of my top books of the year, much less ever. The middle dragged a bit for me and I was disappointed that some of the really exciting ...more

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Jul 29, 2024 Cindy rated it it was amazing

That was a tour de force. 😭😭😭!!! What is a life? What gives it meaning? What is love? Passion? Happiness? What about time? How much is too much or not enough? Honestly, the older you get, the more these questions plague your mind, the more they may trigger those storms within. The description of Henry's panic...spot on...and the life of Addie LaRue...anything but invisible more like indelible...I forget a lot of plots of books I've read... it's too much to contain...I won't for this one. I remem ...more

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