For years, I’ve listened to V.E. Schwab talk about The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, but nothing could have prepared me for the sheer alchemy of what the book turned out to be: words turned to pure gold, unfathomably beautiful and loving enough to break a heart.

Addie LaRue’s story covers three centuries of time, love, and loss as she grapples with her Faustian deal and learns what it means to be a human who lives forever but is forgotten by everyone she meets. But when she meets Henry Strauss in a hidden bookshop, he is the first person in centuries who remembers her, and thus kicks off a relationship unlike any Addie has ever had and her life is thrown into uncharted territory.

At once historical, romantic, and deviously fantastical, Addie LaRue is Schwab’s best writing yet. It is sharply written, intricately plotted, and beautifully honest, but beyond that, it is unfathomably human. The characters in Addie LaRue feel not only real but they felt, many times, like myself. Within these pages were so many of my deepest desires, darkest anxieties, wildest fears, and brightest hopes brought to vibrant, impossible life. Some I’ve spoken aloud, but many I’ve not.

No book I’ve ever read has made me feel as seen as I did with Addie LaRue. Tucked within these pages alongside the story was assurance: I see you, I understand you, you’re not alone. I’m endlessly grateful that this book exists and that I’ve had the opportunity to read it, and for many readers across many demographics, this genre-defying triumph will find a welcome and loving home.

I cannot put into words how much I loved this book. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue is tragic and beautiful and heartbreaking and wondrous. Perfection.

I will be recommending it to everyone I know.

OMG! 😍 You all must read this book! I was familiar with this author but read only couple books of V.E.Schwab. From the first to the last page this book lived with me. Literally! I loved every page, story development and how it was written.
It took me 48 hrs to read it. Now I wish there was another one so I can spend another day to experience a beautiful paranormal masterpiece such as this one!!! 💖

THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE is unlike any novel written by V.E. Schwab that I have read before - and, believe me, I have read them all. Though still filled with the same addictive quality that makes me want to race through all of her books and girls who have vulnerable yet sharp edges at the same time, ADDIE LARUE marks something new for Schwab. It's wistful and sweeping and makes you want to ache. It's as close to "lit fic" as any of her works have come thus far and it is a lovely triumph.

Awesome! I highly recommend this book. This is one of those rare books in which you realize after reading a few chapters that there is no way that you can put this book down and will be finishing it in one night. I really enjoyed reading it and could not put it down.

I will recommend that my library buy a copy of this book.

Thanks to Tor Books and Net Galley for providing an early copy for me to review.

When I first read the synopsis of this book I was sold. Sure I had expectations and I thought I knew how the book was going to go but I was wrong. It was SO MUCH BETTER!
I was expecting a love story between a girl and the devil but what I got was so much more. I got a book about life, too. About how it may be fleeting and life can pass so quickly but we must live it for that very reason. I don’t think I have related to story more than I have related to The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is a stunning literary fantasy that somewhat resembles the film The Age of Adaline. It's a story about the differences between being seen and being known, it's the story of a woman cursed to be forgotten in a world where art does nothing but remember. I thought this book was a beautiful work of genius, but it won't be for everyone, mainly because of the pace, but fans of Erin Morgenstern will likely love this.