The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：V.E. Schwab
- ISBN：0765387565
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Reviews
Khani Bradsher
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This book took me SO LONG to get through。 Not because it was bad at all。 I enjoyed it， it just maybe wasn’t the right time for me to be reading it。 However once I got to about 70% I was really invested and the story picked up for me。 I loved the ending and thought the last 30ish% was so beautiful， it made me like the book as a whole so much more。
Alyssa Willey
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I would rate this more than 5 stars if I could！ Such a well crafted story。 I'll be thinking of this book for a long time。 I would rate this more than 5 stars if I could！ Such a well crafted story。 I'll be thinking of this book for a long time。 。。。more
Vix Standen
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During the first half of this audiobook， I for sure thought it would be my book of the year。 It really sucked me in， so much so that I was grateful for having very long drives to work on which I could listen。 I don’t think it’s for everyone， but I loved the schmaltz and totally bought into it。 However。 During the second half of the book， the schmaltz level was turned up to five zillion。 I could dine out on cheese until the end of time （😏 very meta of me）， but even I could have done with every so During the first half of this audiobook， I for sure thought it would be my book of the year。 It really sucked me in， so much so that I was grateful for having very long drives to work on which I could listen。 I don’t think it’s for everyone， but I loved the schmaltz and totally bought into it。 However。 During the second half of the book， the schmaltz level was turned up to five zillion。 I could dine out on cheese until the end of time （😏 very meta of me）， but even I could have done with every so slightly less。 I cringed out of my skin in parts。 But on the whole， niggles aside， I loved it and thoroughly enjoyed myself for all 17+ hours of this lovely ride。 。。。more
Alicia
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Wow wow wow， easily my favorite book of the year。 The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue was an epic story of love and depression and hope and grief and life。 Addie was amazing， such a clever woman with ambitions。 Henry was kind and Luc was devious and I loved them all :-） Schwab’s writing style is so easy and smart！ I cannot recommend this one enough。 Also I’m trash， but I definitely was shipping Luc lol。Trigger warnings: death， drug use， reference to suicide
Prachi
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A life no one will remember。 A story you will never forget。
Jackie
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This was a really creative storyline。 I really enjoyed the premise of the book and the writing in general。 My only issue with it is that toward the middle of the novel the pace really slowed down and it became a bit repetitive。 Other than that， it was a fun read and I enjoyed it。
Varija Nijor
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I'm halfway through and ready to stop reading。 The descriptions and writing is lovely， but it has to be one of the slowest books I've ever read through。 I can't imagine going through the rest of it at the same plot pace。 I'm halfway through and ready to stop reading。 The descriptions and writing is lovely， but it has to be one of the slowest books I've ever read through。 I can't imagine going through the rest of it at the same plot pace。 。。。more
June M。 Gamble
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Excellent fast read！！Quite the page turner with all the many twists and turns。 I was constantly trying to figure out what was happening-would make a fabulous movie or series。 Loved it！！
Arezoo Rahimi
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"Never pray to the gods that answer after dark。"Wow。。。 After finishing the book I just stared at my bedroom wall for I don't know how long！ Such a beautiful book。 I can't describe how much I loved the story and the characters。 All the characters were so amazing and well written。 And Luc。。。 I mean he was just beyond perfect。 I usually find myself loving the bad guy in books or movies but Luc is definitely one of my favorite protagonists ever。 Addie was such a strong character and Henry was so rel "Never pray to the gods that answer after dark。"Wow。。。 After finishing the book I just stared at my bedroom wall for I don't know how long！ Such a beautiful book。 I can't describe how much I loved the story and the characters。 All the characters were so amazing and well written。 And Luc。。。 I mean he was just beyond perfect。 I usually find myself loving the bad guy in books or movies but Luc is definitely one of my favorite protagonists ever。 Addie was such a strong character and Henry was so relatable。 And the plot in the end。。。 I mean I kinda see that coming but still it didn't fail to surprise me。 。。。more
Hetal
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Meh。 1。5 stars for having an interesting plot。so to be honest， I didn't actually finish it。 I read till ch 15 before realizing just how bored I was with Addie's mundane life and the prose， while beautiful， just didn't fit well for a fiction novel。 Though that's highly contested by many who love the book。 It's either you love it or you hate it。 The first half is supposed to be very slow， and although i've heard the second half does get more exciting， the pacing definitely doesn't change。 How do I Meh。 1。5 stars for having an interesting plot。so to be honest， I didn't actually finish it。 I read till ch 15 before realizing just how bored I was with Addie's mundane life and the prose， while beautiful， just didn't fit well for a fiction novel。 Though that's highly contested by many who love the book。 It's either you love it or you hate it。 The first half is supposed to be very slow， and although i've heard the second half does get more exciting， the pacing definitely doesn't change。 How do I know？ I skipped to the last 15% of the book because I was dying of boredom （along with reading a couple short chapters in between）。 The plot in the book is fairly repetitive。 Addie loses people as they forget it。 She tries again， same thing， and again-same thing， etc。 The one interesting character of this story is definitely the Devil （aka， the Shadow， or more fondly， Luc。） The Devil who learns to desire Addie， but Luc truly love anything more than himself？ By the end， I honestly still wasn't sure。 The ending is bittersweet and heartbreaking if not just downright sad。 I'm not sure what's worth， the ending Victoria Schwab wrote for Addie or just the hated "everyone dies at the end。" Perhaps if it were shorter I would have truly been able to love it。 at least 100 pages could have been cut。 I'll leave you with this final opinion: It's a beautiful， vengeful， and bittersweet plot that ultimately failed in the execution。 。。。more
Luisa
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Just finished reading this book and honestly I feel my soul shattered。 I had never read anything from V。E Schwab and literally bought this book because it catches my attention at the bookstore， and I'm so glad it did！ There are so many sides of Addie and Henry I saw in myself and it made it even harder to finish the book。。 it really gets you！ The style of writing is almost dreamy， drives you into the different cities and emotions， as a big fan of other authors like Virginia Woolf this really was Just finished reading this book and honestly I feel my soul shattered。 I had never read anything from V。E Schwab and literally bought this book because it catches my attention at the bookstore， and I'm so glad it did！ There are so many sides of Addie and Henry I saw in myself and it made it even harder to finish the book。。 it really gets you！ The style of writing is almost dreamy， drives you into the different cities and emotions， as a big fan of other authors like Virginia Woolf this really was a bliss for me！The only note I have is that the beginning really catches your attention， and by the mid book it becomes a little slow。。 but besides that， I believe this book really deserves a read！ Definitely a favorite。 Would recommend and will definitely re-read it in a few years！ 。。。more
Leonor
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3。5⭐️ Escrita maravilhosa mas por vezes com demasiadas metáforas。 Identifiquei-me com o Henry mais do que devia e sim， o romance dele com a Addie foi mais vanilla mas shippei mais eles do que ela com o Luc。 Por isso não fiquei com uma crush enorme no Luc como a maioria das outras pessoas。 Eu gostei dele e tecnicamente os momentos deles eram fofos e bons mas eu encontrava-me sempre esperando acabar porque gosto demais do henry。 Gostei muito mais do povs da atualidade e o libro foi um pouco chato 3。5⭐️ Escrita maravilhosa mas por vezes com demasiadas metáforas。 Identifiquei-me com o Henry mais do que devia e sim， o romance dele com a Addie foi mais vanilla mas shippei mais eles do que ela com o Luc。 Por isso não fiquei com uma crush enorme no Luc como a maioria das outras pessoas。 Eu gostei dele e tecnicamente os momentos deles eram fofos e bons mas eu encontrava-me sempre esperando acabar porque gosto demais do henry。 Gostei muito mais do povs da atualidade e o libro foi um pouco chato sendo q demorei muito mais temp para ler o livro do que eu demoro。 Mesmo assim gostei， gostei do final apesar de estar triste porque eles não ficam juntos。 Em relação a tristeza e chorar， apenas ficou muito triste quando Addie saiu de Villon pela primeira vez。 。。。more
Ana Gervacio
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Muy bien narrado， con un final que no esperas y que tal vez tengas que volver a leer
Sylvene Farooq
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The book was pretty good overall。 It took me a while to get through it because Addie is never in any danger per see cause she can´t die。 It is not very captivating。 Though the ending with Henery ways amazing and totally worth the 400 ish page wait。 4/5 stars。
Jennifer Kabay
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Addie trades her soul for the life she wants。 Or thinks she wants。 Too late， Addie。 Okay that’s this year’s buzz book done。 This story starts way stronger than it finishes。
Viola Lebouton
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3。5 Stars。This is， objectively， a great book。 The premise is unique and fantastic and the kind of stuff that the reader can ponder about weeks after finishing the book。 It is written in the most beautiful， artsy manner， has great characters and is well rounded。 But for me personally， the only reason I did end up enjoying the book was the ending。After the first few chapters I was ready to stop reading the book。 I did not liek it。 The writing was good and the premise interesting， but none of it re 3。5 Stars。This is， objectively， a great book。 The premise is unique and fantastic and the kind of stuff that the reader can ponder about weeks after finishing the book。 It is written in the most beautiful， artsy manner， has great characters and is well rounded。 But for me personally， the only reason I did end up enjoying the book was the ending。After the first few chapters I was ready to stop reading the book。 I did not liek it。 The writing was good and the premise interesting， but none of it resonated with me。 Addie， the protagonist， a frensh girl born in the 18th century makes a deal with Luc， who is basically the devil， to become immortal until she doesn't want to live anymore。 The catch: Nobody can ever remember her。 She cannot leave her mark on the world。 She is a ghost。But what she also was， to me， was obnoxious。 In the beginning， she was a Not-like-other-girls-girl， who thought she was so much better than everyone because she had dreams。 Luckily， she kind of got over that。 But she did not get less annoying as an immortal。 She was still a bit obnoxious， just in a more sophisticated and artsy way。 I mean， I understand why she was that way， because it was the only kind of person who could live like that。 By devoting her passions to art and thoughts and all that pretentious stuff she could get through not being remembered， and of course you get a bit arrogant when you are older than everybody。 But that was not the only thing I didn't like about her。 This girl is immortal， right， she can go anywhere， do anything - and then she spends her entire life in freaking Europe and the US？ For three hundred years？？ She said she wanted to live， to see the world。 And yet she has only seen two continents？ I was just so annoyed at her。I guess， Addie just really likes Paris and New York。 And I get it。 Those are great cities。 But when I was already bored by spending almost the entire book in two cities only， I cannot believe she wouldn't be。 The entire book just read a bit like a love letter to New York， but the very white， hipster， artsy part of New York。 And it just got repetetive。 Later in the story， Addie meets somebody， Henry， who finally can remember her。 I really enjoyed the addition of that character， who was loveable， a bit too relatable and even helped the character of Addie to grow a little bit on me。 And even though I did see the plot twist about him coming， it was great。 Another thing I really enjoyed where the little bits of art at the beginning of each part。 I thought that was a very nice touch and just added so much to the athmosphere and story。Now， even though I must have sounded very harsh in the beginning， I liked the book more and more the farther I got。 Towards the end， it would have been a solid three stars， not great， but enjoyable。 But then came the ending。 And endings are for me the most imortant part。 The part that most often disappoints， I hate cheesy endings， but I also don't want to finish on a sad note。 This ending was perfect。 It was the best way to wrap up everything， but leave enough to the imagination， the perfect micture of bitter and sweet， that made me smile with a tear in my eye。 That ending earned the book a 3。5 stars， even though there was much I did not like。 。。。more
Ezekiel Robertson
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I’m not usually into romance， but this story was more like an adventure。 It is so captivating and so well-written。 The author has a beautiful way with alliteration and metaphors。 The language used in each chapter is beautiful and thoughtful from beginning to end。 This story had me mesmerized and eager to find out what happens next。 From page 1 to page 442， there was a story written with so much passion and love and it is a story I will always remember。 I recommend this book to anyone wanting a g I’m not usually into romance， but this story was more like an adventure。 It is so captivating and so well-written。 The author has a beautiful way with alliteration and metaphors。 The language used in each chapter is beautiful and thoughtful from beginning to end。 This story had me mesmerized and eager to find out what happens next。 From page 1 to page 442， there was a story written with so much passion and love and it is a story I will always remember。 I recommend this book to anyone wanting a good story without disappointment。 I now have a new favorite author！ 。。。more
Aimee Diaz
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Como siempre V。 E。 Schwab no me decepcionó en absoluto。 El desarrollo de personajes: Increíble; incluso en los secundarios。 Amé la historia y cómo se desarrolla la trama。 La forma de escribir de la autora me gusta mucho， aunque leyendo pedazos de la edición en el idioma original puedo ver que la belleza y cadencia de la prosa no se puede apreciar por completo en la traducción， así que espero darme el tiempo de leerlo en inglés en el futuro。 Y aunque al principio el ritmo es un poco lento， luego Como siempre V。 E。 Schwab no me decepcionó en absoluto。 El desarrollo de personajes: Increíble; incluso en los secundarios。 Amé la historia y cómo se desarrolla la trama。 La forma de escribir de la autora me gusta mucho， aunque leyendo pedazos de la edición en el idioma original puedo ver que la belleza y cadencia de la prosa no se puede apreciar por completo en la traducción， así que espero darme el tiempo de leerlo en inglés en el futuro。 Y aunque al principio el ritmo es un poco lento， luego te mantiene pendiente queriendo desentrañar las pistas que va presentando y ver la historia detrás de esos detalles que suelta al principio y que se explican ya en las últimas 100 páginas。 Para mí este fue un libro que decidí leer más lento para apreciarlo mejor como un pedazo de delicioso pastel de chocolate que uno desea alargar hasta el último bocado。 Sin prisa pero con mucho deleite。 。。。more
Meg
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Great premise， lovely writing， very slow-moving。 Possibly intentionally？ Either way， it felt overly long to me but that could be just personal preference。
marcela
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SENHOR O QUE FOI ISSO？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？
Jessica Brown
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Easily one of the best books I’ve ever read。 Beautiful writing and a great story。
Jmmongilio
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Absolutely magical。 This has to be one of the best books I've ever read。 Absolutely magical。 This has to be one of the best books I've ever read。 。。。more
Karmazyna
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4，30*
Jovanna Patrick
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The is a truly magical book。 It's impossible not to have a visceral reaction to this heroine， to suffer and triumph along with her。 It was romantic， affirming， fun， deep， and highly satisfying。 There were times I was a bit frustrated with the conceit and I figured out the twists long before they were revealed， but that doesn't change what a beautiful， unique story this was。 Now I want to pick up her other works。 The is a truly magical book。 It's impossible not to have a visceral reaction to this heroine， to suffer and triumph along with her。 It was romantic， affirming， fun， deep， and highly satisfying。 There were times I was a bit frustrated with the conceit and I figured out the twists long before they were revealed， but that doesn't change what a beautiful， unique story this was。 Now I want to pick up her other works。 。。。more
Nusa Mikulic
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Let me start by saying， DONT READ THIS IF YOU ARE IN A READING SLUMPit has taken me a month and 9 days to read it， this is one slow bitch， Maybe because I wanted to love it， because my expectations were litteraly sky high of because I had to force myself to read it sometimes， it wasnt a five star，And I reccomend it， if you can engage in a stroy when nothing is really going onAlso， what an expectional endingI promise， after the Henry part of the story， it gets amazing4。2
Freya
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Loved the book however it was a bit of a slow start ♡
EmiShiral
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4。5
Claire Tallman
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LOVED this book！！！
Priscilla Hollenbeck
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4。5！
Zoe Marcus
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