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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V.E. Schwab,

Victoria Schwab

Start date: March 1, 2025

Finish date: March 31, 2025

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Dec 25, 2020 Christina rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2020, dj-jla-vs-jsa-2020

I wasn't sure how I was going to rate this book, to be honest. I really wanted this to be a 5-star read but in the end, I settled on 4-stars. On one hand, it is a beautifully written book. V.E. Schwab has a wonderful, lyrical style that grabbed me instantly. I found myself writing down quotes from the book (I didn't put them on my GR b/c I thought some of them might be too spoiler-ish). And I absolutely loved the premise. Every time I picked it up I was immediately engrossed, but the strange thi ...more

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Feb 01, 2021 Julia rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: scifi-fantasy, audio-books, for-maia, mystery, potential-movie, introducing-great-new-characters, historical-fiction, read-women-2021

4.5+ so I'm torn whether to bump it up or down.

1. Transparent writing that allowed the story to move freely
2. well limned characters with foibles
3. visited 3 of my all time favorite cities (Paris, NYC, New Orleans)
4. One humdinger of a story that kept me swept up from start to end.

Missing: wisdom. I just felt like there should have been more of a takeaway... I really enjoyed this tale and it was surprising (which is pretty rare for me). We'll see, if I'm still thinking about it in a week I'll pr ...more

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Feb 27, 2021 Jayme Pendergraft rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2021

When I started this book I was worried it would pale in comparison to Pete Hamil’s Forever, one of my top 10 favorite books. It seemed to take on a similar premise but focus on sex and days instead of the changes in the world throughout the course of time.

As the story developed, it became clear that the books were different and I could stop comparing the two. This book is beautiful and I was able to separate the books in my mind. I usually wait a while before I add things to my all time favorite ...more

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Nov 05, 2020 Denise rated it it was amazing

Shelves: at-home, 2020-anticipated

Beautiful

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Mar 03, 2021 Debbie rated it liked it

Premise super interesting, writing excellent. This woman lived 300 years, and we barely got a taste of her view on history. I liked it, but it left me wanting.

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