the invisible life of addie larue by V.E. Schwab

Eighty-fifth book of 2020

Reading period: Oct 11th 2020 – Oct 16th 2020

Summary

A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget.

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.

Rating

Review

This book is definitely one of my favourites of this year.

I had a great pleasure each time I was reading it. It took me six days to read it, and each time I wanted for this story to never end.

In this book, everything is in symbiosis. Everything is timeless, all the characters, the story in itself and the writing.

All the characters are captivating, and they all have stories to tell. It feels like stories in a story. I like how they personally evolve as much as how they interact with each other.

I know that this book will be a re-read for me in the years to come.

Liz.