When her friend and her parents could no longer remember her, my heart clenched. The beginning of the book started off promising - Addie was a strong-spirited, small-town girl who longed for independence, and who made a mistake. aentee 🌙 no peak clan + poppy army October 21, 2020 Read more of my thoughts here: /QzHdBbHHQc I’m tired of reading about centuries of existence that’s devoid of BIPOC presence. THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE was the most disappointing book I read this year. Instead, she came off as self-pitying and laughably defiant towards Luc, the “devil” who cursed her.
She was the epitome of the trite “I’m not like other girls” trope - obviously, she wasn’t like any other human at all, and I could accept her loneliness, her detachment from humanity, if she found ways to persevere. A lover of history, I anticipated living vicariously through Addie’s eyes as she participated in world-defying movements and wars.īut that demands character with flare and dynamism, and Addie lacked dimension. But who can blame me? The description of the novel hinted at an adventurous, globe-trotting saga of a girl living throughout the ages - gritty, intense, lush. I admit, I came into this book with wildly different expectations than how it turned out to be. Here is why I didn’t like The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. But while I was terrified to read the book, I’m not terrified to share my opinion. Convinced there must be something defunct in my reading sense, I scoured the internet, finding only dregs of people with the same thoughts as me - rest assured, I believe there are more out there, reluctant to provoke the wrath of Schwab’s die-hards. Unfortunately, there was no rainbow on the other side, only sad, sodden disappointment. And each day I waited to read it, the palace of clouds condensed and darkened with moisture above me, a looming anvil. The nebulous clouds gathered in the horizon. When I saw the uproar surrounding The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, the hairs rose on my arms, static rising in the air.
It’s a stand-alone about a girl who makes a deal with the devil to live forever, only to end up forgotten by everyone she meets. THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE is my next adult novel.
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