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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

By V. E. Schwab

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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.

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

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A Gathering of Shadows
A Conjuring of Light

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Vicious
Vengeful

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rbrubaker@gfmi.com

Apr 14, 2025

6/10 stars

Not a bad book, but not in my top tier of ones. Felt that the characters were not fully developed, nor did many of her encounters "peel the onion" enough to warrant them being in there. Being rescued and transported at the moment of crises became tiring. And while the ending was interesting, again, there was not enough "meat" in it to justify why they were opting to be together. Henry's character definitely needed more development other than just "looking for love in all the wrong places." Light entertainment at best. Not giving this book any real estate in my library but donating it...

Ka0019

Mar 29, 2025

7/10 stars

Don’t pray to the gods after dark, seems like a simple rule that a person could follow as to not mess up their life.

wardbunch

Mar 26, 2025

8/10 stars

Slow to start but worth the wait. Much better than I originally expected.

newbookie

Mar 17, 2025

9/10 stars

Loved it. Moving through history. The fantasy aspect. Thought provoking.

bourbonkeyes

Mar 16, 2025

10/10 stars

This is now my number one book of the year. I was deeply touched, a little heartbroken, and will not soon forget it. Melancholic is the best word I can think of to describe how I felt upon finishing and love it even more for it. Schwab created a beautiful fictional soul that every reader could see their own soul mirrored in. Justâ¦WOW! Standing ovation! 7 STARS! (See what I did there?