Scan barcode
A review by fantomerrant
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
At some point, Addie says she is Eurydice, and her lovers are Orpheus. While this is true, I also got the feeling this was the story of Hades and Persephone, of a muse and a thief. Maybe this is my scorpio moon talking but while Addie and Henry have a beautiful relationship, I felt myself fall for the dark. To me, ultimately this book is about Addie and Luc, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
I don't quite know how to express how much I loved this book, how special it felt to read something that has so many bits and pieces that felt like me.
As an artist, I deeply feel the need to leave a mark, to be remembered.
As a witch, I found myself in Estele, worshipping the old gods, finding them in the woods, in the moonlight and in the seasons.
As someone who has had my fair share of trauma and mental health issues, who has always felt everything so deeply, I found myself in Henry's storms.
This book is so special too because there's little bits that meet my own history like Addie sharing a birthday with my late grandmother, or the story taking roots not far from where I live, and while I started this book last year and forgot it after I put it down, 60 pages in, I believe it was because I wasn't meant to read it until now, when I would truly need it.
I don't quite know how to express how much I loved this book, how special it felt to read something that has so many bits and pieces that felt like me.
As an artist, I deeply feel the need to leave a mark, to be remembered.
As a witch, I found myself in Estele, worshipping the old gods, finding them in the woods, in the moonlight and in the seasons.
As someone who has had my fair share of trauma and mental health issues, who has always felt everything so deeply, I found myself in Henry's storms.
This book is so special too because there's little bits that meet my own history like Addie sharing a birthday with my late grandmother, or the story taking roots not far from where I live, and while I started this book last year and forgot it after I put it down, 60 pages in, I believe it was because I wasn't meant to read it until now, when I would truly need it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide attempt