November 2020 BOTM - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (V.E. Schwab)

[Lucy Tonks, Shadowhunter - Head of BOTM]

Discussion starts November 1st.

-Have you guys read this book already?
-What did you think?
-Thoughts on the characters?

[Bumble]

omg cool! I really want to read thisssss

[Amelie]

I’m planning on reading this soon, and I’m really excited! :)

[Altea]

I have already read this book but I will reread it in my native language (since it comes out this month in Italian) :D

[rania]

Same! It’s in my Want to Read list! Can’t wait to pick it up:)

[Elisa_Bookaholic]

This looks really good but there are 84 people on the wait list at my library....84!!! At least they have 19 copies, it's still a lot though, haha. So, I am gonna buy it in a few days instead. Can't wait to start!

[Lucy Tonks, Shadowhunter - Head of BOTM]

i already read this book at the end of october and i loved it! it was so good, it is one of my favourite books of the year and of all time now. i really liked the characters and the plot was excellent. this book exceeded my expectations (and my expectations were high from the beginning!)

[[deleted user]]

I've also read it already, and I totally loved it. Definitely in my top 10 this year! I gave it five stars, but I felt that Luc could've been more evil. I think if I had 300 years to make a person give up their soul, I'd come up with stuff that's more terrible than what he did. I loved both Addie and Henry, but what I actually loved the most about this one is the ending. It. Is. Brilliant.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[fish]

i am currently reading it and i'm on 44% deep into the book! i am having a mixed opinions about it but i hope i'd be satisfied with the ending :)

[Amelie]

I recently finished it and I highly enjoyed it! It was such a beautifully written story about the passing of time, and I loved how even with the limitations of her curse Addie still continued living her life and set out to explore the world and search for meaning in her life, while refusing to give up. That ending surprised me, but I found it to be quite satisfying, and I liked the way things were concluded! :)

[☀︎El In Oz☀︎]

*me coming with my unpopular opinion*
lmao so this was my 3rd least favourite book of the year. I despised it, to put it simply. For me, the writing was blocky, sometimes flowery and sometimes blunt with no seamless changes between the two styles.
Addie was a boring MC that over 300 years had no change in monologue or how her POV was written, which to me showed the lack of development she had. The only thing I know about her is that she has 7 dumb freckles. She had no personality and bored me to death.
Henry was even blander than Addie, if possible. He was sooooo boring. He literally was the most band, stale, and crusty person ever.
Luc was decent but he fell in love with a bland Addie so I can't say I care much for his taste.
the plot was non existent and it became very repetitive with nothing happening in the story.
The end pissed me off and I will stay with my head canon that Addie falls in love with Luc and they live happily ever after instead of her betraying him (which will not lead her to gain legit anything).
overall I really disked it