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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

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mmidi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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lou_ka's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I liked the story's writing and general premise, but the ending disappointed me. It was a bit too much about giving oneself up for someone else. Although the author probably tried to reduce it with the last few pages by framing it as a strategic choice, it was not really believable to me. But this might also be cause I could not really bond with the characters.

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neim's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Before: i have really high hopes. Everyone seemed to love it.

During: I didn't expect this to be third-person POV. Not gonna lie, I feel bad for Addie. I imagine myself in this situation and it feels lonely, and the fact that you had to repeat everyday, answer the same questions about you everyday is AGONIZING.
I'm actually interested and it's not boring to read like some books. This book doesn't have any dull moments. And it is so fast-paced!!!!!

(The moment when Luc sealed Addie's prayers through a kiss)
OH MY GOD HE IS SO HOT!!!! Especially when he smiled and kissed her to grant her wishes. And then said "Done" 🥵🥵🥵🥵 AAAHHHHHH

At the end (like almost at the end), it kind of feels like the author, like she's trying so hard to make it dramatic and emotional because it's really fast-paced like the first 50% of the book, its really fast paced, and then suddenly when it comes to Henry's life story, especially this time when it's a week before he dies, she's trying so hard to make it like emotional and make the readers cry their eyes out.

I just finished the story and i cried, i was bawling. i can't believe it wasn't a happy ending. I WAS expecting it to be a happy ending and it's not. I'm not mad that Addie end up with Luc but obviously, the best will be addie together with henry. But yeah, addie and Luc is still something than much worse endings (I actually thought of another ending. Henry's going to die and Addie end up with no one and Luc still doesn't get her.)
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Okay, so my favorite parts(yess PARTSSS, cause I loved this book so much!) where I left my bookmark. 🔖

1. The part where they just left the club, Henry and Addie both drunk. It rained. They're laughing and having a good time. They went to Henry's apartment, soaked. And they... basically did some love actions. ESPECIALLY WHEN HE'S SAYING HER NAME!!!! and she loved it so much cause everyone(even her), only Luc CAN SAY HER NAME!!! And the fact that Henry can say it will love and good intentions, AAAAHHHH!!! Just like Addie said "You wouldn't know the power of a name." The power of an identity! Without your name, you would go crazy searching for who you are!!

2. Second favorite part is when they went to the Art exhibit. There's neon paints sitting there, and they can basically paint the clear walls. When Addie tried it, obviously it gets erased even before she finishes. And Henry thought of a solution, putting her hand over his and they drew together. It doesn't get erased. It's a crucial and emotional moment for Addie that she can leave a mark, somehow. SHE WROTE HER NAME WITHOUT IT GETTING ERASED! She immediately thought of going home, Henry brought a ballpoint pen and a notebook, AND HE WRITES EVERYTHING SHE SAYS!!!! FROM THE START OF HER GROWING UP TO HER PRAYING TO THE GODS!!!!! IF THIS ISN'T LOVE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS!!!!! I WOULD DIE TO HAVE MY OWN VERSION OF HENRY STRAUSS!!!!

3. Third one is when Luc admitted his love(possession? Obsession?) to Addie. They were dancing and the moment Luc whispered "I want you", MY WHOLE BODY GOT ELECTRIFIED!!! I felt a wave of weird excitement on my whole body hahaha. And also, can we talk about how V.E. Schwab describes how Luc kisses Addie??? And the fact that this moment, when he admitted his love, HE KISSES HER ON HER COLLARBONE, HER THROAT, ALONG HER JEW... (stay with me...) WHILE SAYING SWEET THINGS TO HERRRR!!!!!! AAAAHHHHHH this got me kicking my feet. And this is why I am okay with Addie ending up with Luc.

4. The fourth and last favorite and the most devastating part of the book. It's when Henry woke up, Addie isn't there and he's searching for her. I literally cried at this part. He immediately took the journals (the notebooks he used to write Addie's story because again, she can't). HE LITERALLY READ EVERY LETTER OF THAT 6 NOTEBOOKS, THINKING OF HER!!!!! He completed it, wrote what happened now that she's gone, shared her story to the world! (MY OH MY HENRY STRAUSS!!)
"Because the girl he loved is gone.
And he's still here.
He remembers everything."
I can't.

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assassinsweettea's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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thereadinghammock's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I didn't quite know what to expect when I dove into this book finally. I was surprised, curious, intrigued, satisfied, and wanting more at every stage. I loved Addie's resourcefulness and tenacity, but was frustrated by her hubris and how it took her so long to learn how fickle Luc's moods and inclination to kindness could be. I was nervous for Henry almost every step of the way. I was so afraid Henry WAS Luc or some kind of specific obstacle put in Addie's path to cause her to misstep on her deal.

While I should have seen it coming, and eventually I did, Luc falling in love with Addie still managed to surprise me. I think the vehemence that Luc fell for her was what managed to surprise me. I thought he would fall in and out of love with her, or once he finally had her, he would quickly grow tired of her. But he didn't. Once he finally had her, he wanted her more. Wanted to keep her for himself. A Persephone to his Hades. And Addie only saw the betrayal of it; the malicious intent behind his actions, to lure her into a false sense of security and make her give up her soul to him before she was ready.

When I realized that this book was supposed to be a version of Henry's book, telling Addie's story, I loved that plot device. Subtle and witty. I legitimately cried when Addie read Henry's dedication to her in the finished novel, "I remember you." My heart broke and mended and grew and ached for them all at once. It was truly beautiful. And I love that it was perfectly paired with Addie's renegotiation with Luc at the end. She played his game of semantics with aplomb and I'm so proud of her. And Schwab kept us on that string until the very last sentence.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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lunep's review against another edition

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hopeful slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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butilikeit's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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10stormlight's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

The first 75% of this book felt very slow and a bit dull to me. However, I did really enjoyed the ending. The last 10% was emotional in all the best ways and had some lovely snippets of poetic prose.

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adventurous challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

“What is a person, if not the marks they leave behind?”

The beginning to the middle was so slow it took me weeks to get through it - not that I was bored but for some reason, I always get sleepy. It was pretty much text heavy so in return, my eyes was also heavy. Not that it stopped me from continuing the story. It was indeed very interesting but there were alot of small details that could have been left out (that’s what I thought at first).

After the middle mark, I was hooked. I’ve brought the book everywhere I go in case I have time for a read because I wanted to know how it goes. Would Addie and Henry have a happy ending or what? You just have to keep reading it. She told stories of the past and how she got thru them all - including the war too. What really shocked me was the love story between Addie and Luc because that was a fast ball I did not see coming. But after getting past that, I realized that it was going there and I was just blinded by Henry.

The ending though. Addie, you stubborn girl. I’d love to be like you one day.

(I love love love how this really feel like it was written by Addie herself.)

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