The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

France, 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. 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. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.

Moods: Adventurous, Emotional, Mysterious

How it made me feel: Another be careful what you wish for tale, but with a twist. I did not want to put this book down and when I did, I still wanted to think about it. A gorgeous story that felt like a contemporary, updated fable.

There were some issues that kept me from giving 5 stars, though. Although SO beautifully written, I felt as though we were shown more of the story than we actually experienced or felt. This made the pacing feel a little slower in places when I would have liked to have felt more with the main characters.

After 300 years into a curse, I would have liked Addie to have matured some. She loved, she hurt, she suffered, she is neglected, abandoned, abused. She lived like a fugitive in people's houses, learning to be skilled thief. She learned and experienced so much, but her thoughts still felt so young.

Would I recommend? Yes, absolutely :)

Gifted from my uncle. Hits the spot for a book you don't want to put down plot-wise. Plus two bisexual main characters!! The sort of book where you can feel your feelings being played like a fiddle and you don't care.

In modern times, Addie is a woman who loves books, drinking coffee, and doesn't want any man to tell her what to do. But when she was born centuries ago, she as supposed to be married and be a breeder as it was the costume of the time. To escape that fate she made a pact with the devil to live forever, but he also made her to be forgotten by everyone who meets her as soon as they loose sight of her.

Good premise, but cliched heroin and I didn't connect to the characters, places or prose.

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