ve schwab the invisible life of addie larue

You can tell how much emotion went into writing this. Schwab crafted such an amazing character and story it feels like it should be real. I do, however, really like character driven stories, so long as I can attach myself to the characters. This is a very slow paced novel, which isn’t typically my favourite thing. It took me a while, but I did find myself attached to Addie and later Henry. This is a very character driven novel, if you don’t like Addie then this would be a struggle to get through. Until Henry showed up, then my attention was captured. I didn’t really see where the story would go. To my surprise, I ended up really enjoying this book, mostly the second half.Īlthough Schwab’s writing style is undeniably gorgeous, I found myself a little bored. I was really worried I wasn’t going to end up liking this book, the first 200 pages or so I thought this book was going to disappoint me. When I first started this novel it was super slow and to be honest, I wasn’t really into it. TW/CW: Death, depression, grief, violence, attempted suicide, emotional manipulation, drug use, starvation, sexual acts for payment

Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.īut everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore, and he remembers her name. “Books, she has found, are a way to live a thousand lives–or to find strength in a very long one.”įrance, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever-and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

Ve schwab the invisible life of addie larue