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It might be a fantasy tale, but these are choices that we all might make if faced with the circumstances that Addie and Henry find themselves in.

The prose is beautiful and descriptive, bordering on the poetic in some parts, and while A Darker Shade of Magic was all about the world building, Addie LaRue is all about the character building.įor example, while the characters in Addie LaRue are past the point of a traditional coming of age story, the narration captures the uncertainty and regret that can hit a person in their twenties and thirties:Ĭhoosing a class became choosing a discipline, and choosing a discipline became choosing a career, and choosing a career became choosing a life, and how was anyone supposed to do that, when you only had one?Īddie and Henry are fully realized, human, intelligent, and flawed in a way that makes the reader want to know them and, in some cases, be them. There’s an alchemy here that works on the most satisfying level possible. This is made all the more complicated by Addie’s on and off relationship with Luc. As they embark on a relationship, Addie finds that Henry has a secret of his own. In 2014 New York City, Addie meets Henry, a bookstore employee who, miraculously, is able to remember her. The price for her immortality is that she is forgotten by everyone she meets. Main character Addie is 300 years old, having made a deal with a god named Luc to escape her small French town and an unwanted marriage. The premise intrigued me, though, and before I knew it, I was speeding through the book. Whether it’s books or food, that’s never been an indicator that I’ll like anything. It didn’t help that the rest of the book community seemed to love it. I had to try the A Darker Shade of Magic trilogy at least three times before I realized that I loved it. I started reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue with some skepticism that I would even finish it on the first try. If I’m not reading, I can be found knitting, sewing, or reorganizing my TBR pile. I also enjoy a good romance or fantasy novel. My four favorite books are Dracula, The Haunting of Hill House, The Exorcist, and Interview with the Vampire, which should tell you everything you need to know about my reading tastes. I was introduced to the library at a young age and it’s been my happy place ever since.

“I’m a freelance writer who lives in Western New York with my husband and a sassy rescue dog named Mieko. Genre: Historical: European, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy

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