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In the vein of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab’s genre-defying tour de force.
A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget.
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever–and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.
Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.
But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.
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“…And no matter how desperate or dire, NEVER pray to the gods that answer after dark.”
How to describe The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. Frankly, words can’t describe just how much I loved this book and how much I just did not want it to end. Each page broke my heart a little more, and from early on I could tell it was going to make me cry and that it definitely did. The book opens with the above sentence which is part of a paragraph, and I knew after reading those words it had me. The entire thing was a beautiful ride, and I would do it again and again, so this is clearly going to be a top read of the year for me.
The audio for this book is absolutely amazing, and it is voiced by Julia Whelan who is one of my favorite narrators, so I knew I would love the audio before I even started. I honestly can’t imagine reading this book and not having Julia in my ears reading it to me instead, that’s how much I loved it. It is also a bit of a tome and has a slower pace, so the audio helped tremendously with that. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue flips between past and present and is told almost exclusively from Addie’s point of view. I loved the sections of her past since they show how she got to be where she is in present time. It also helped me get to know her and her story, and even though I loved the present, I almost loved the past even more.
I swear the ending, although tear-filled, was the best thing I could have imagined, and I absolutely loved it. I think it leaves a great opening for a sequel if Schwab would be so inclined, and I really hope to read more in this world she created. The writing was beautiful and mesmerizing, and I couldn’t have asked for a better read right now. Highly recommend to all the magical realism and fantasy lovers out there!
Thank you to Libro.fm and the publisher for my advance listening copy. All opinions and thoughts are my own.
I needed something a little different, and boy, this was it. The premise is that a young woman in seventeenth century France is being forced into a marriage. In her desperation, she makes a deal with the devil – she can live in freedom for as long as she can stand it — but no one will ever remember her. Which means when she walks into a room, people don’t remember her if they know her, don’t remember her if they just saw her. She is new to everyone all the time. Until one day she walks into a book store, and the guy behind the counter remembers her. Say what? This was a trippy, face-paced read. The author is so good and so imaginative. Makes another author I know (me) a little green.
Simply brilliant in its concept and execution—this is a great read outside my usual genre, and I’m glad I gave it a try. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is a book Anne Rice would be thrilled to have written, and that’s high praise indeed.
Spoiler Alert! Some plot revealed: I am sorry. I have read all of the glowing reviews, and I do not get it. The potential of this book is great, but it rarely reaches it. Somehow, Addie, whose curse is interesting and difficult to overcome, does not seem to spend much time trying to work it to her advantage. I do not get why she has not figured out a better plan in 300 years, but, like me, Henry is taken aback when he finds out how she “gets what she needs” in life. She could, with her extensive knowledge, encounter the great people and events of history, and she does so only briefly and mostly as a ghost watching famous people die. I am not sure that it is fair to say that she spends most of her three hundred pouting about what she has lost, but that is what I felt like I was being presented. Her love affair with the demon or god Luc is disturbing, and not in a good way, given that she has seen what he is and what he does. The end was absolutely no surprise at all. I knew what was going to happen as soon as the two “romances” started to intersect. This is not even a fast read, something to take to the beach or the cabin. I kept flipping pages to see when the next interesting thing was going to happen. I am glad that people love this book. I bought a copy. It will not go on my bookshelf. I will loan it permanently to whomever may want it.
Victoria Schwab sends you whirling through a dizzying kaleidoscopic adventure through centuries filled with love, loss, art and war — all the while dazzling your senses with hundreds of tiny magical moments along the way. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue will enchant readers as deeply as its heroine’s Faustian bargain; you will find yourself in quick turns both aching with heartbreak, and gleefully crowing at the truly delicious, wicked cleverness in store.
I’m a great fan of Victoria Schwab’s fantasy. It’s often dark with troubled characters and no easy solutions, and the emotional toll is high. I knew when I started reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue that it would be different from her other books—she told her readers so much herself—and it was. It’s maybe a mixture of fantasy and magical realism, and strongly character-driven with very little plot or action, beautiful and lingering.
It’s the story of Adeline LaRue, a peasant girl born in 17th century France with a heart that yearns for more than a life as a country wife. In desperation, she makes a deal with an ancient god of darkness, or maybe the devil: her soul for her freedom. But like all such deals, it isn’t what she expects. She is cursed to be forgotten by everyone. Nothing she does leaves a mark, and nothing leaves a mark on her, so she doesn’t age, get sick or injured, or die. It isn’t an easy life—or maybe not life at all—but little by little she learns to make the most of it. And so she goes on for centuries, until she meets a man who remembers her.
It’s also the story of Luc, the god/devil, and his relationship with Addie. It’s dysfunctional and abusive, and more interesting for it. There’s an imbalance of power at first, but as the centuries go on and it becomes obvious to him she isn’t willing to succumb to his terms, everything changes. He wants to be remembered and seen too, and he only has her for that. The only true emotions Addie experiences are with him, as she has learned not to get attached to people, and so she only feels like a living character when she is with him. The rest of the time she only observes the world around her, slipping in and out of peoples’ lives like a ghost.
It’s also made to be the story of Henry, the man who remembers Addie. He’s given his own point of view chapters and he gets to tell his story. But I didn’t need to know that much about him, and I ended up skimming the chapters about his past. It’s essential that he offers his point of view at the end, but everything else was somewhat redundant. It only slowed down the narrative in the middle and made the book unnecessarily long.
Addie’s and Luc’s relationship being as dysfunctional as it was, I braced for a tragic ending. That it didn’t end in tears was a relief—and a bit of a let-down too. I wanted a final showdown between Addie and Luc, a human taking down a god or perish trying, but that didn’t happen. The ending is almost happy, with everyone getting what they want, though not necessarily the way they wanted it. It left me feeling pleased, and wanting at the same time. All in all, a good book, but not as great as I hoped it would be. But I warmly recommend it to people who are new to Victoria Schwab.
I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Every bit as remarkable as I hoped it would be. Unsurprisingly, Schwab handles the fantasy aspects of this well-told tale flawlessly; she also tackles huge themes like free will, memory, sacrifice, independence, loss and the essence of humanity without missing a beat. Dark and beautiful like a panther, an onyx, the night sky. The girl no one remembers is someone you’ll never forget.
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Genre: Fantasy
This will be a different way of reviewing a book than my usual way.
Why did I read this?
1- The concept of the story is very appealing. I am always fascinated by the subject of immortality. In addition to this, the time span of the story gives lots of opportunities and potential for the author to build a unique story.
2- V. E. Schwab. I have only read Viscious for her and loved it a lot. That was a five-star read for me so went into this book expecting it to be a page-turner as well.
3- The huge hype and the many 5-star ratings and reviews this book was getting.
Was it good?
Yes
Was it perfect?
No, it was far from that
Was it disappointing?
Yes, it was, based on my high expectations and the reviews.
What did I like?
Schwab’s writing style and the concept of the story.
What I didn’t like?
1- Main character: She felt very shallow. She lived for more than three hundred years and yet her life did not have any significance to the world or society! There are some historical events mentioned but she had no role and effect on them and they had zero effect on her. They say every day you grow up, you become a wiser person. But the main character didn’t change. She never grew up as a person and this was very annoying to me. Yes, people couldn’t remember her. But still, that is not an excuse for the lack of such significance. And let me not talk about how annoying it got when she kept feeling sorry for herself.
2- The right atmosphere: The story lacked it. Actually, this surprised me a lot. The story goes through many decades yet I was not able to connect to the periods the character was living mainly because she was not doing anything. At the beginning of the book, there is some kind of a gothic-like atmosphere but that quickly goes out of the window when the author resorts to alternating the narration between present and past.
3- Book’s length: A big book but too little to say! Lots of repetitions here and there. This story could’ve been easily said in 200 pages. I have slept twice through this book! Although there are several interesting parts here and there, there are also parts that you can call boring and this is totally different from the “slow burn” concept. Slow burn does not translate to boring.
Have I read better alternatives?
Yes! I recall an indie story I have read with a somehow similar concept written by Stephanie Grey called “The Immortal Prudence Blackwood” where the main character Prudence Blackwood becomes immortal in the 1780s. This girl has dedicated her life to going after famous serial killers like Jack the Ripper. This story has excellent character development, a strong protagonist, and a chilling gothic atmosphere. Yes, this is somehow a different genre but again I don’t understand what genre Schwab was trying to write, because if the focus was supposed to be only on romance, even that was not top-notch.
Then there is a movie with a similar concept and with the same name as the main character in this book! (What a coincidence!). “The Age of Adaline” was released in 2015 and the main character gains her immortality after an accident. This is more of a romance. I liked it a lot and highly recommend it.
This review might sound more negative to you. That is not my intention because the book is good for what it is but in my humble opinion it is hugely flawed. I give 3 stars to books that I like, but in the case of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue three-star rating is somehow disappointing because this was a five-star prediction read for me. Lower your expectations and get into it. Hopefully, you might like it more than I did.
What is there to say about this book that hasn’t already been said by a million other fans? Of course I had been seeing it all over Bookstagram forever, and the premise sounded intriguing, but it wasn’t until my sister gave me her rave review that I decided it was time to see what all the fuss is about.
And oh yeah, it definitely lives up to the hype. I do not have enough mastery of the English language to express how beautiful of a story this is. My adoration for Addie’s tale can pretty much just be summed up in quotes from the book:
“What is a person, if not the marks they leave behind?”
“Three words, large enough to tip the world. I remember you.”
“Because time is cruel to all, and crueler still to artists. Because visions weakens, and voices wither, and talent fades…. Because happiness is brief, and history is lasting, and in the end… everyone wants to be remembered.”
“There is a defiance in being a dreamer.”
“Stories are a way to preserve one’s self. To be remembered. And to forget.”
“Blink and you’re twenty-eight, and everyone else is now a mile down the road, and you’re still trying to find it, and the irony is hardly lost on you that in wanting to live, to learn, to find yourself, you’ve gotten lost.”
“It is just a storm, he tells himself, but he is tired of looking for shelter. It is just a storm, but there is always another waiting in its wake.”
“But this is how you walk to the end of the world. This is how you live forever. Here is one day, and here is the next, and the next, and you take what you can, savor every stolen second, cling to every moment, until it’s gone.”
“That time always ends a second before you’re ready. That life is the minutes you want minus one.”
And I could go on and on a basically quote the entire book, because Schwab’s prose is exquisite and makes me want to be able to read this book again for the first time. Instead I will get myself a pretty copy of this masterpiece and set it on my shelf where I can return to it again and again whenever I want to drown myself in beautiful words.
/5
I have to say, this is the fourth book I have read of V.E. Schwab’s. This was a completely different read than her Shades of Magic trilogy I read last year. I love it! The pacing fits right with this story. Unlike the fast pacing of Shades of Magic, this one was more of a medium pacing. V.E. Schwab wrote this story beautifully, and I can not wait to read more books from her. She has become one of my new favorite authors.
Addie LaRue has an interesting life. A girl from 18th century France, she becomes immortal and forgettable. Addie is a well-written and interesting character. Throughout the years (three hundred to be exact), she has adapted through trial and error. Learning what she can and cannot do, it became second nature. What she ends up loving throughout life is art. Through artists, Addies learns how to leave her mark on the world, breaking no rules of her curse.
Henry is a character, you know as a reader, there is something off about him but you do not know what. He works at a bookstore and everyone seems to love him. He is an interesting character and has a well-written background. One of his friend studies art and the other is in theatre. What we find out is, he is the only one who can remember Addie. With this shocking information, Addie sticks to him like another type of lifeline. This was a shock from both and hard to grasp when Henry learns and observes how Addie lives.
Luc was a weird character for me. I try, and am still trying, to compare him to other characters, I feel influenced him. Maybe it was Loki lol. His background story works, but I feel he was the one that was lacking more depth. I did like him, but he was not my favorite.
This story hops around by time. This was not shocking to me. In fact, I liked how Schwab did this story. It worked for the character build ups, arc stories and the story arc itself. The time hops did not feel like flashbacks, like in some stories. I do not think this story would have turned out as well if it was written differently. This story kind of reminded me a little about the book How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, which could be why the time hop did not bother as much as some readers.
I loved this book. It was an amazing story and beautifully written. I would recommend this story for anyone who likes historical fiction and fantasy.
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I was immediately impressed by the layout and artwork of the English Hardcover edition of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. The title fading away, just like all memories of Addie just added this little bit extra that convinced me to give this book a fair chance. Then there was an interesting illustration, the first chapter, and suddenly, I was hooked. Schwab uses such beautiful metaphors and descriptions that I was sometimes left gaping at the beauty of it all. The story itself is original, full of interesting plot twists, and really grips the reader.
I find it difficult to compare to any novel I’ve read before. The vibe is distinctly dark academia with a Romantic poetic language, filled with philosophy, big existential questions, and handsome devils. Or gods. Or Lucs. Whatever you want to call them.
I have to say, V.E. Schwab really enchanted me with this book. It’s the first time I’ve read one of her works and I’m curious to read more. I’ve heard that her writing differs quite strongly between the series/novels, so I’m excited to start two of her other books on my TBR list: Vicious and A Darker Shade of Magic.
What an amazing story! So different than anything I’ve ever read, and I enjoyed it immensely. I listened to it on audible, and I definitely enjoyed that. I will be looking to purchase it as well. There were times I wanted to flip back to something previously read and you can’t really do that on audible. Not how I needed to. I will definitely put the hardcover on my wish list.
Startlingly beautiful. I loved everything about this book, from the stunning descriptions to the story and the journey of the characters.
/ 4.5 stars
Even though it took me FOREVER to get through this book (no fault of the author, I was in a bad reading slump) I really enjoyed it! I thought it was clever and unique and am glad that I grabbed a signed copy when I had the chance.
Loved her writing. You can tell she is an expert writer by how she uses her pacing in this book as a manipulation tool for the reader and the characters. A must read for you guys girls to have an open discussion about what to watch out for in life. Absolutely loved the ending.
This book. This glorious, amazing book. I read the first chapter, set the book down gently in my lap, and tried to wrap my head around the perfection of it. Then I texted a friend who was also reading it and said I might as well quit writing. It’s one of THOSE…
4.5/5. After reading 27 historical romances in a row, I decided it was time for a change and it really worked out that my mom’s book club picked this book for their September read. She wanted to borrow it and I said let me read it first! I’ve had this book on my shelf for a year and I’d let it sit there because I knew this book was going to make me cry and feel a lot of emotions and I wasn’t sure I was ready for that kind of commitment (I was reading a bunch of pure kindle trash at this point last year which pushed me into a reading slump).
All in all it’s a beautifully written book that honestly starts out kind of slow and takes some time to get into. Once Addie meets Henry, things really started to pick up and the book became really hard to put down after that.
Just as a warning, it’s written in a very “purple prose” type style which comes off a little pretentious until you get used to it. However, this author did a great job of striking a balance between showing and telling. The writing style was very good at drawing up imagery and emotions but had no problem explaining something when needed without it feeling like info dumping. I thought the pacing of the book was great and the way it jumped between the past and present was done really well. I enjoyed that it wasn’t all sunshine and roses for Addie even if that made the first two parts of the book really sad and hard to get through. I also enjoyed how there were little clues left throughout the beginning of the story so you could kind of guess what was going to be revealed later and it made you want to read more so you could confirm if you were right or not.
The part of the book that stood out to me the most was how well thought out Addie’s curse was. The amount of thought that V.E. Schwab put into Addie’s curse was so impressive! She thought through the limitations and parameters and what is considered leaving a “mark” so well. I would be reading and wonder “well what about this scenario?” and I always got an answer. I thought it was so well done!
I really enjoyed this book and the only reason I rated it 4.5 stars instead of 5 is when I finished the book I just didn’t have that 5 star feeling I usually get. This book was perfectly predictable to me since I clued into what was going on pretty early and could see the ending coming (still made me cry though). Being a perfectly predictable also is not a bad thing! I describe one of my favorite books, Float Plan the same way but I think it had a little bit more heart to it which led to me finishing it with that 5 star feeling.
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars!!!
Adeline “Addie” LaRue is a dreamer. She wants a life outside the prospect of being a wife that will take care of her husband and bear him children in her small community in France. Addie would always discourage suitors and found creative ways to make these men look the other way. Until one day, Addie couldn’t escape the inevitable. She was to marry a widower upon her parent’s arrangement. And on that wedding day – it became the day she traded her humanity for forever. What happens next is a series of lives that Addie had to live through – some days were full of wonder and amazement on the beauty of the world, while other days were crushing enough to make her want to give up.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (“Invisible Life”) is not my first encounter with the author’s work. I thoroughly enjoyed the author’s City of Ghosts series and expected the same for this book, plus I was very curious based on the book title. While City of Ghosts’ writing is geared towards a middle-grade audience, Invisible Life is marketed to young adults/adults, a more extensive and demanding set of readers. Would I be able to transition to adult by the same author seamlessly? I have NOT encountered such a variation/combination yet and freshly after City of Ghosts. Will I be more critical about the tune and writing of this book versus the previous one? I was worried about shattering my perception of the author. I did have Invisible Life in my TBR for a while now, but after a friend/Youtuber/booktuber highly recommended it in her last video, this gave me “the push” to get the book. Man, oh, man, I am so glad I took her advice.
The story revolves around Addie’s and later Henry’s POVs. Both characters’ stories are heavier and loaded than I anticipated. Wishes, secrets, desires, and later regret fill each episode shared to readers. Many revelations surprised me; many twists were unexpected yet cunningly written. Addie’s story is the reverse of the movie – Fifty First Dates, where everyone else forgets Addie and everything involving her. Cute and has a very new perspective with a lot of twists. In contrast, Henry’s story reminds me of Genesis’ story of Adam and Eve regarding temptation and contentment. He didn’t realize what he was getting himself into when he met Addie and the connections that will spew out – confessions and revelations.
I LOVE ADDIE! She is the epitome of perseverance, determination, wit, and sometimes too smart for her own good! Many moments in the story would break a character, given the obstacles she faced, like surviving three hundred years with no name or friends. She made it all work out and thrived as best as she could to “beat the odds” and “bend” her curse by her terms. Addie grows wiser each time readers meet her, and with sheer ingenuity, hints of her existence start to seep into the world.
The author brings forth one of the biggest, deepest and darkest fear for most people – to be forgotten. I know that I am very fearful of having lived so much and having no one remember you or impact the future.
Some of the constant questions that went through my (and Addie’s) head as I read and re-read the chapters:-
1.) What is the point of living if everything will be forgotten the next day?
2.) What is the importance of immortality if you are only allowed to live on the sidelines of everyone’s lives?
3.) Will you be able to find fulfillment with living without purpose?
The story shows the coexistence of hope and damnation through the personification of the male characters – Luc and Henry. The former embodies temptation, who wants Addie to break and surrender, while the latter gives her what she truly wants after living for centuries – to being seen.
Addie and Henry’s flashbacks are a welcome relief! They give readers a glimpse of the fascinating and sometimes dark (traumatic) encounters Addie and Henry went through before their meeting. Take, for example – for Addie’s, wherein at each chapter’s end, memories of Addie seen in the person she is interacting with fades out a few minutes right there and then! For Henry’s experience, the inability to “find his place/purpose” or being empty is the issue, even if he’s in a sea of people. I enjoyed the artwork associated with the start of the parts. Seven of these artworks (about 3-20 chapters within) are appropriate and related to the upcoming chapters or reinforced the previous chapters/sections.
I relish and was giddy with Addie and Henry’s love story even under precarious circumstances – they made it work. It provides hope to readers regarding having someone beyond time and space – right time, right place. But like in all great love stories, there are many complications to be “together.” There were many secrets, tears, and angst that will have readers hold their breath. The plot twist and resolution were a shock! I am still a mess from “ugly-crying” nearing the end and am still distraught. Granted, I was happy with how the author ended (?) the book, but my heart and brain are still analyzing everything. I did like what Addie did, and somehow after three hundred years, she grew and outwitted everyone her way – and it was spectacular!
To wrap things up, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is a stunning, compelling, haunting, profound, and moving story. It will appeal to fantasy, paranormal, romance, and outlier readers who want “more” in a story, its characters, and plot twists. The story is an addictingly captivating read that brings many reflective points. It questions readers on the value of a “full life” – its fragility, unpredictability, and purpose. How to quantify a meaningful life is at the forefront of the book, and I couldn’t help but partake of Addie’s immeasurable burden because of her wish. The plot twists are refreshing and take a unique stance on the price of immortality and the value of life – something I have yet to read as a reviewer. I believe this might be the same for other readers also. The story and its message will make readers dig within themselves and empathize with all the characters (yes, even Luc) in the book. Invisible Life made me obsess over Addie, Luc, and Henry!
So readers, let me ask you:- Is the price for immortality worth it if you can only live on the sidelines?
PS: Do I sense a subsequent book or epilogue? I hope so, but either way, I know Addie will come out on top because she definitely proved to be far braver or smarter than anyone expected!
The one thing I learned from reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is that you can’t trust an author to write brilliant books every time.
It may not be fair to compare books that are so different, but I can’t help it. Vicious blew me away. It’s a masterpiece that convinced me I’d love everything V. E. Schwab has ever written and will write in the future. As we can see now, this did not turn out to be the case.
But did I hate this book? No. I felt nothing.
The good things about this story are few and far between, so I’ll list them first.
– The writing. Absolutely amazing, wonderful, all that jazz. You can trust Schwab on this at least, the writing will always be…extraordinary (yes, I had to).
– Book. Without a doubt the best character, and it’s a cat! The cat impressed me more than all other characters combined.
– Luc. I wouldn’t say he’s a fully good thing, it’s more that he’s better-than-Henry-in-every-single-way. For a book that centres deals made with devils in the night, Luc shows up a surprisingly small number of times. Still, the parts where he does are my favourite in the book.
And that’s sadly it. On to the not so good stuff now.
– The pacing. It’s not even that bad, but the flashbacks kill it. Addie is always doing the same thing, no matter which century she’s in. So we really didn’t need several flashbacks showing how boring she was (and continues to be).
– The length. It’s too long. Cut out the flashback chapters and nothing is lost. Or cut out just about any scene from the present chapters too, still, nothing is lost.
– Henry. He’s even more boring than Addie. I’m inclined to forgive him for it, because he hasn’t had 10x the years Addie had to fix it, but…no.
– The romance. What romance? Where? Neither one is real. But of course, the one with Henry is the duller one. The one with Luc has some spark, even though it’s just as sad.
I think Addie can’t even love. She will never find it, and honestly, she doesn’t even deserve it. Sorry.
She spends the entire book obsessing over people forgetting her that nothing else has the space to occupy her mind and heart.
– The plot. There was a plot???
The only thing left is the ending, which I can’t sort into the good list, nor the bad list. The last chapter of the book was the best, and I’m okay with how it ended for all of them. Addie’s final words were silly though. You can’t trick the devil, but I guess you’ll figure it out soon enough.
AND THAT’S A WRAP! I finally read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. I wouldn’t say “avoid this book”, but I think it’s Schwab’s worst one by far, so do what you will. I certainly hope you’ll like it more than I did.
Ahhh! I was so in the mood for a can’t-put-it-down, stay-up-all-night book and Addie LaRue answered it in spades.