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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

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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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b_marie

May 01, 2025

Be careful what you wish for. This was an emotional roller-coaster. The theme of the book is how important it is to feel seen. Addie is invisible but not. To see her go through 300 years of not being remember by anyone except the thing that did this to you is a torture that I don't think I would last very long in. The way the story is told is so beautiful because you get to know Addie and feel what she feels. When Henry remembered her, the relief and joy I felt for her made me realize how connected to her I was. And Henry, all he wanted to be was enough and for Luc to twist that. GRRRRR. Like Luc sucks and is so cruel to everyone in this book.; take what he wants and not caring about who it hurts. The twist with Henry in the end made me want to scream and cry. That he was in such a state to make a deal like that crushed me because he is just a wonderful person. And Luc used that to torture Addie. "I remember you." That crushed me and pushed this book into one of my top reads of the year. The way the author brought it all back full circle with Henry using her stories to keep her alive was genius. Addie throughout the book was inspiring art, why not Henry too. P.S I hope Addie bests that stupid devil. Even if I don't get to read about it.

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.