The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

 Let me just start off by saying I loved this book! The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab is a lovely read that takes the reader through three hundred years! The author has reported that this book took her ten years to write and after reading it is obvious why.  The novel spans over three hundred years.  It goes back and forth in time, from whatever time Addie was living in, to her time in New York in 2014. The chapters are well-titled so that the reader always knows what year it is. It appears to be thoroughly researched as it goes through the different time periods.  And by the end, it breaks your heart.

Addie was living in a small village in France in 1714 when she is expected to marry a man she does not love. At the last minute, before the wedding begins, Addie ran away, deep into the forest, where she mistakenly called upon the "old gods" to help her.  And there appeared a man that she had always sketched on paper for herself, but had never seen before...the man she believed was meant for her. This "man" made a deal with her. She could live forever, but never be remembered by anyone, nor could she speak her name.  And so began the next three hundred years of Addie's life.

Throughout the three hundred years, Addie would be visited by "Luc" (as she had named the old god) wanting her to surrender to him.  Addie would never agree. 

In 2014, Addie was living in New York City, where she wandered into a bookstore one day and there she met Henry, who remembered her. And eventually, she has to face the decision of her life.

"I remember you."

Beautiful book.