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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V.E. Schwab,

Victoria Schwab

Start date: August 1, 2022

Finish date: August 31, 2022

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Feb 13, 2022 Caroline rated it liked it

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Oct 28, 2020 Elizabeth rated it did not like it

Shelves: paranormal, fantasy, literary, young-adult, coming-of-age, dnf

I wanted to love this. I really, really did. And there were actually parts of it I loved. The writing was stellar, the characters fascinating... but I found it read too much like a YA novel (which I don't enjoy), and I quickly lost interest. It's also my mood, I know. I've been in a major book slump and having a very hard time focusing and finishing books. So this is a perfect example of "it's not you; it's definitely me." Oh, and I also flipped ahead to the back to see how the book ends (which ...more

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Mar 26, 2022 Erika rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2022-the-52-book-challenge

Is there a way to give this book 6 stars? I already know this will probably be the best book I’ll read this year! (Unless I read again the Six of Crows Series lol)

This was so wonderful. I loved the prose and how melancholic it was and it is perfect considering the ending.

I loved every page and the ending was so cleaver… until the last page I didn’t know what would have happened.

Amazing story, amazing characters… an unforgettable book!

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Feb 05, 2021 Thecritic rated it it was amazing

A book about desperate people reaching to Gods for help and ending up paying with their souls. Kind of a Dorian Grey story but softer. I loved it and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Nov 09, 2022 Isabella rated it liked it

Shelves: 2020-publication

What even was this? The ending was great, and the meta-ness of it was highly enjoyable, but half the book consisted of flashbacks that didn't tell me anything that was even referenced in the main timeline.. needless to say, I'm both disappointed and confused. ...more

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