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    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
    Audiobook17 hours

    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

    Written by V. E. Schwab

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

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    About this audiobook

    In the vein of The Time Traveler's Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab's genre-defying tour de force.

    When Addie La Rue makes a pact with the devil, she trades her soul for immortality. But there's always a price - the devil takes away her place in the world, cursing her to be forgotten by everyone. Addie flees her tiny home town in 18th-Century France, beginning a journey that takes her across the world, learning to live a life where no one remembers her and everything she owns is lost and broken. Existing only as a muse, she learns to fall in love anew every single day. Until one day, in a second hand bookshop in Manhattan, Addie meets someone who remembers her. Suddenly thrust back into a real, normal life, Addie realises she can't escape her fate forever.

    “A heartbreaking work of staggering genius” – DAVE EGGERS
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateOct 6, 2020
    ISBN9781004019441
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    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
    Author

    V. E. Schwab

    V. E. Schwab is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, ranging from middle grade to teen to adult. Her books have garnered critical acclaim and been featured in the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, the Washington Post, and NPR; have been translated into more than a dozen languages; and been optioned for television and film. Schwab, an avid traveler, received her MFA from the University of Edinburgh, where her thesis was about the presence of monsters in medieval art. She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. 

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    • 5/5
      What a beautiful story! The audio book, the narration was perfect!!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      The end... It's the end that I'm giving 4 stars... However the story was a little slow and I really couldn't care for Henry enough... Maybe it's just me...

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      This dragged on for me with the author saying a whole lot of nothing with way too many words. She seems to indulge in description which I can admit is pretty however lacked the invocation of emotion for me. It's like describing artwork without seeing it. I felt disconnected the entire time and I could tell the author was obsessed with Addie. Sadly this meant all we got was Addie and not much else. And Addie was an extremely lackluster character, especially for one with such an interesting concept surrounding her

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This book was amazing. I was confused at first but things got interesting halfway through the book and I couldn't stop listening and reading. I sacrificed study time just to finish it and it was worth it. LOVED the ending.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Okay, so I often give 5 stars for books review to encourage authors, but by heck this deserves more. Expertly and exquisitely written. Complex, deep and meaningful. There are brilliant quotes here for you to dwell upon. The best book I have read for a few years and I read a lot.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      The dialogues, storyline, the emotions, this is an amazing book!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Honestly, this was 17 hours of.... boring! Addie didn’t do anything remotely interesting in this whole book and her love interest was also incredibly meh as well. Everything that happened could have happened in 2 hours - incredibly overhyped and not worth it

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Uninteresting characters, predictable plot, cheesy writing — tiktok books almost never live up to the hype

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Extraordinary tale, exquisitely told and narrated! I never listen to the same book twice, but this one I will delight in losing myself in again. Bravo !

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Fantastic narrator. And I love how nuance and complex the dynamics between the characters are.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      The narration is great, I have no complaints at all. But the book... I wanted to love it so much. So, so much. And I did until the love interest came into the picture. Then it got dull, long, repetitive. I would love to read more about Addie's life. I liked her. But this was a disappointment.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I’ll admit the beginning did not grip me what so ever until Addie finally makes her deal then things pick up for some chapters but then it hits another not so interesting part for quite a few chapters. But when Addie finally meets Henry boy does the story pick up and keeps a good pace. I want everyone to know the story of Addie Larue .
      P.s I Would Die For Luc!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      So many twists and turns. Narration was excellent and fit the characters perfectly.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great narration and pace, absolutely loved it! Would (and probably will) read again. If you're in the fence about the book, give it a try. You won't regret it.
    • 5/5
      BEST BOOK IVE EVER READ!!! SLOW START BUT ITS SO WORTH IT. READ IT NOW IT IS A MASTERPIECE
    • 4/5
      I am sooooooo tempted to give it 1 star for all the emotional roller coaster it made me go through for it to slap me with that ending.
    • 2/5
      I’m about a 1/4 through the book and it is sooo boring. The book initially sounded interesting (deal with the devil / 300 years of history) but so far nothing has been set up or executed in a way that hooks me in.

      Have only seen good things about this book so will persevere but at the moment I am struggling to stay engaged.

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      Couldn’t finish it - this just isn’t for me.
    • 5/5
      A refreshing, different scenario that plays out. I love the authenticity of the story, never read something similar to the scenario. Love the spin it has on the old gods.
    • 5/5
      17 hours of pure bliss! Absolutely devoured every minute of it. Brilliant narrating! Just wow!!
    • 3/5
      When I started I couldn't put it down. I liked the plot and the overall story, but I found Henry's character dull and boring and his story to me, was slow and drawn out.

      I liked Addie's character. The fact that she still thought herself cunning after suffering Stockholm syndrome twice is cute.

      Luc was my favorite character!

      I'm excited about the movie!
    • 5/5
      Beautiful. Amazing story. Incredible writing. I enjoyed this book a lot.
    • 5/5
      Incredible!!!! This book is amazing. I loved every bit of it.
    • 4/5
      Would recommend! Very odd but compelling story a true tale of be careful what you wish for
    • 5/5
      4.5✨
      It’s not perfect but it’s such a brilliantly conceived story and beautifully rendered too.
    • 4/5
      I loved the audio experience of this book! A beautifully descriptive plot that travels through time and continents. very evocative imagery
    • 3/5
      I often choose audiobooks out of my typical reading genres and this one really wasn’t for me. I didn’t get to the end so I feel 3 stars is fair and I may come back to this later because I do like the main character but my interest is lost for now, halfway through and I feel like it isn’t going anywhere. I get some of the repetition is the point of the story but some of the details we are told multiple times is unnecessary. The narration is done really nicely.
    • 3/5
      Beautiful book with beautiful writing, beautiful character progression, beautiful ending, but requires patience, endurance and appreciation.
    • 5/5
      Superb! Beautifully written and beautifully read.
      I could not put it down! One of the most memorable books I’ve listened to/read. So absolutely fascinating- I’ll wax lyrical about it for ages.
    • 5/5
      This is such an INCREDIBLE story!! So beautiful it hurts
    • 5/5
      Wow i don't know what to say really. Let me tidy up my mind ?