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

This book had a lot to offer and in the four years since its publishing date, it has had a lot of hype. Lots of people have recommended this one. I don’t feel it lived up to the hype, but it was a good story.

I loved Addie’s character but I feel like I could have used more insight into her than just her thoughts surrounding her encounters with the darkness or moments when she was concerned about the darkness coming back. I felt like so much of Addie was focused on that and we didn’t get much else. There was also a lot of focus on what Addie had to do day-to-day to survive and that made it hard to be able to relate as well.

One aspect I enjoyed were the pieces of history as Addie experienced the world around her, specifically during war time or when she went back to visit her hometown. But I felt like, as readers, we would start to get snippets of these experiences and then the chapter would end or the darkness would intervene and that’s all we would get.

Overall, it was a good story with lots of potential. It just didn’t live up to the hype for me. 3 ⭐️s for this one.