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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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May 09, 2021 Susannah rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: listened-to-audiobook, ltg-book-club-reads

I thought this book was terrible. Massively overwritten Lucifer/OC Mary Sue fan fiction with every conceivable language cliche appearing at least three times. How many times can something pass/rest on someone’s lips? How often can something land on someone’s tongue? And where are the editors to rid readers of SO MANY SIMILES?

I listened to the majority of this book in a two-day binge before my book club discussion, and I’m sure that didn’t help me from being overwhelmed by the repetition in the ...more

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Dec 30, 2020 Amy Ellis rated it it was ok

I got pulled in by the hype around this book, and it was definitely not for me. Addie makes a deal with devil to live as long as she wants on the condition that no one ever remembers her, so she can’t have relationships or a place to call home. I disliked the character of the “god of darkness” so much and balked at his relationship with Addie. (Stockholm syndrome, much?) I thought the many chapters of Addie throughout history didn’t contribute enough to the story to make the time it took to read ...more

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May 14, 2021 Sunflower rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: e-books, fiction-read-2021

Don't pray to the Old Gods after dark. A warning that Addie didn't heed (I don't think that's a spoiler), and set herself on a path she hadn't anticipated. This book took a little while to get going, then became really interesting, and finished a little disappointingly, I thought. But the bit in the middle is worth reading it for, and what an interesting premise to play with- Addie learns creative ways around her dilemma. ...more

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Nov 09, 2020 Kim rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: finished-in-2020

This is the story of a young woman who finds herself both immortal and forgettable. Blessed to live forever, but cursed to never be able to leave a mark on the world, not even in anyone's memory. If she is out of someone's sight for more than a moment or two, they will forget they ever saw her. I've read a similar premise in "The Sudden Appearance of Hope" by Claire North, but this was much better done. My only issue with this book was the pacing--it felt like the beginning was long and drawn ou ...more

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