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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

By V. E. Schwab

ADD TO MY SHELVES

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
USA TODAY BESTSELLER
NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER
THE WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER

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.

Recommended by Entertainment Weekly, Real Simple, NPR, Slate, and Oprah Magazine
#1 Library Reads Pick—October 2020
#1 Indie Next Pick—October 2020
BOOK OF THE YEAR (2020) FINALIST—Book of The Month Club

A “Best Of” Book From: Oprah Mag * CNN * Amazon * Amazon Editors * NPR * Goodreads * Bustle * PopSugar * BuzzFeed * Barnes & Noble * Kirkus Reviews * Lambda Literary * Nerdette * The Nerd Daily * Polygon * Library Reads * io9 * Smart Bitches Trashy Books * LiteraryHub * Medium * BookBub * The Mary Sue * Chicago Tribune * NY Daily News * SyFy Wire * Powells.com * Bookish * Book Riot * Library Reads Voter Favorite *

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.

Also by V. E. Schwab

Shades of Magic
A Darker Shade of Magic
A Gathering of Shadows
A Conjuring of Light

Villains
Vicious
Vengeful

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Published Apr 11, 2023

448 pages

Average rating: 7.67

4,962 RATINGS

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TwistedWreck

Nov 19, 2024

7/10 stars

A lovely taste of magical realism, a pleasant yet potent love story. It is, however, predictable from start to finish, despite the author’s fresh perspective on old ideas and tropes.

ltrteach

Aug 27, 2024

4/10 stars

I did not like this book at all, as I found it very difficult to care about the characters. There was so little backstory on Addie and Henry that I could never figure out why they made the wishes they did.

nightingale

May 09, 2024

10/10 stars

Absolutely beautiful book - cried like a baby at the end and want to know what happens next. Authors shouldn’t be allowed to write so beautifully.

Stepherhardwrites

Jun 26, 2025

10/10 stars

Where is this movie?! I need it! This book pulled me out of my reading slump!

Seekingwonderland

Jun 26, 2025

10/10 stars

This book is beautifully written! A bit predictable, but still beautiful. It makes you think about the life you’re living and the mark you’re leaving on this world. It reminds you to take nothing for granted. Now that I’ve finished it, I’m saddened - I really want the story to keep going and see more of Addie’s adventures. Learn more of Henry and Luc and see more of Addie’s marks.