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A review by celestesbookshelf
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
adventurous
dark
inspiring
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
Invisible Life of Addie LaRue đź«Ą
This is a “Bookstagram Made Me Do It” read! My first Schwab novel and I love the way she writes.
What I LOVED:
The methods Addie employs to help the curse work for her. Her learning to use the curse to her advantage and all of the plot involving her part in history, art, literature, I could read those flashbacks for days. I loved Schwab’s writing style, I was hooked within a few pages.
Not so much:
Unpopular opinion 🫣 I didn’t like Henry’s character. I felt the chapters in his POV were romanticizing intoxication. The “live fast die young” lifestyle. I hoped his reason for the initial dilemma would be resolved towards the end or at least have improved.
🚨 Spoilers below ⬇️
I liked how Schwab finished the novel. For a period I thought Addie would truly fall for Luc and I felt uncomfortable with that development. Considering he’s evil and cruel and all. Then initially I felt she had given up her life for Henry and that it was too cliche for a woman to give up her life for love…The Little Mermaid anyone? HOWEVER. Schwab totally blew it out of the park by implicitly stating Addie is giving up her life for his because he will remember her. He will tell her story and that’s what the entire novel built up to - that no one would remember her so it wasn’t for love. The way I interpreted it is she set him free of his curse so that by telling her story he is undoing her curse of being forgotten. Just perfect.
This is a “Bookstagram Made Me Do It” read! My first Schwab novel and I love the way she writes.
What I LOVED:
The methods Addie employs to help the curse work for her. Her learning to use the curse to her advantage and all of the plot involving her part in history, art, literature, I could read those flashbacks for days. I loved Schwab’s writing style, I was hooked within a few pages.
Not so much:
Unpopular opinion 🫣 I didn’t like Henry’s character. I felt the chapters in his POV were romanticizing intoxication. The “live fast die young” lifestyle. I hoped his reason for the initial dilemma would be resolved towards the end or at least have improved.
🚨 Spoilers below ⬇️
I liked how Schwab finished the novel. For a period I thought Addie would truly fall for Luc and I felt uncomfortable with that development. Considering he’s evil and cruel and all. Then initially I felt she had given up her life for Henry and that it was too cliche for a woman to give up her life for love…The Little Mermaid anyone? HOWEVER. Schwab totally blew it out of the park by implicitly stating Addie is giving up her life for his because he will remember her. He will tell her story and that’s what the entire novel built up to - that no one would remember her so it wasn’t for love. The way I interpreted it is she set him free of his curse so that by telling her story he is undoing her curse of being forgotten. Just perfect.