I had heard of this book on TikTok, the people of BookTok spoke very highly and I felt as if I must read this book. I went and put it on hold on the Libby app and waited. The day I started a quite different kind of book, a 30 some hour audiobook, is the day Addie came available. My choice was to finish the book I'd just started and push back my borrowing of the book I wanted, or to pause the book and listen to this one immediately. I simply couldn't wait anymore to read this one, so I paused where I was in Game of Thrones and began to listen to The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. I'm not sorry. It was a beautiful story and I feel like it was just what I needed to hear at the time. I truly believe that books speak to people differently, I also believe that God (or whatever higher power you believe in) puts things in your path for a reason. I needed this book right now as I'm going through some changes in my life. I took away from this book just what I needed to move forward with less trepidation and doubt and more embracing of my future and all it might hold. The following is my review...
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
What a wonderfully beautiful story. I was moved to tears at points and I found it to be a truly unique way of telling the tale of someone wishing for more time. I found the characters to be well written and very intriguing. I connected with Addie from the beginning and found that I could even understand, if not connect or like Luke.
I love the telling of Addie's travels and experiences as much as I loved the romance in the story. It was such an all encompassing book and there is not a single part that was boring or lacking in some kind of excitement.
Spanning over hundreds of years of history and lives and loves, I think The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue will charm and captivate audiences for years to come.
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