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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
5.0
Never pray to the gods who answer after dark.
Oh. My. God. This is my (for sure) top read of the year so far. It lives up to ALL of the hype surrounding it and I could not be happier (or sadder) about the end result. I devoured it all in a single day and look forward to purchasing my own copy ASAP.
[b:The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue|50623864|The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue|V.E. Schwab|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1584633432l/50623864._SY75_.jpg|46895612] is hauntingly enchanting and saddeningly sweet. I've heard some say it was overly poetic and felt like [a:V.E. Schwab|7168230|V.E. Schwab|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1511218938p2/7168230.jpg] was tedious. However, this book contained the perfect amount of prose for the time period in which Addie was born and was exquisitely written.
It felt like a kindness, a homecoming to read this book. I have had a rough weekend and this book resonated deep within me and allowed me to get all of the feelings expressed by another person (whether they be a fictional character or a famous author). The sad story of a girl who lost all individuality in exchange for immortality meeting a boy who exchanged the rest of his life for a single year of everyone thinking he was good enough. Two deals with the same devil made in different time periods . . . and an ending that was neither a terrible nor good.
I loved the way the romance built up between Henry and Addie. The ending made me want to cry. I loved exploring each of their lives as the story progressed - Addie's past around the world (France, California, New York, New Orleans), her daily life in New York (and the tiredness/ scariness that came with being forgotten by all who met her), and Henry's past and present (his friends, his daily life, how he got to where he was)
This story was unforgettable and I'm sure readers for years to come will seek this book out to enjoy its pages.
Oh. My. God. This is my (for sure) top read of the year so far. It lives up to ALL of the hype surrounding it and I could not be happier (or sadder) about the end result. I devoured it all in a single day and look forward to purchasing my own copy ASAP.
[b:The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue|50623864|The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue|V.E. Schwab|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1584633432l/50623864._SY75_.jpg|46895612] is hauntingly enchanting and saddeningly sweet. I've heard some say it was overly poetic and felt like [a:V.E. Schwab|7168230|V.E. Schwab|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1511218938p2/7168230.jpg] was tedious. However, this book contained the perfect amount of prose for the time period in which Addie was born and was exquisitely written.
It felt like a kindness, a homecoming to read this book. I have had a rough weekend and this book resonated deep within me and allowed me to get all of the feelings expressed by another person (whether they be a fictional character or a famous author). The sad story of a girl who lost all individuality in exchange for immortality meeting a boy who exchanged the rest of his life for a single year of everyone thinking he was good enough. Two deals with the same devil made in different time periods . . . and an ending that was neither a terrible nor good.
I loved the way the romance built up between Henry and Addie. The ending made me want to cry. I loved exploring each of their lives as the story progressed - Addie's past around the world (France, California, New York, New Orleans), her daily life in New York (and the tiredness/ scariness that came with being forgotten by all who met her), and Henry's past and present (his friends, his daily life, how he got to where he was)
This story was unforgettable and I'm sure readers for years to come will seek this book out to enjoy its pages.