{"product_id":"the-invisible-life-of-addie-larue","title":"The Invisible Life of Addie Larue","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003ci\u003e The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Completely absorbed me enough to make me forget the real world.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eJodi Picoult, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Victoria Schwab sends you whirling through a dizzying kaleidoscopic adventure through centuries filled with love, loss, art and war -- all the while dazzling your senses with hundreds of tiny magical moments along the way. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Life of Addie Larue \u003c\/i\u003ewill enchant readers as deeply as its heroine's Faustian bargain; you will find yourself in quick turns both aching with heartbreak, and gleefully crowing at the truly delicious, wicked cleverness in store.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eNaomi Novik, Nebula and Locus Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSpinning Silver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eAddie Larue \u003c\/i\u003eis a book perfectly suspended between darkness and light, myth and reality. [This novel] is--ironically--unforgettable.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eHugo Award winner Alix E. Harrow, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Thousand Doors of January\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is the kind of book you encounter only once in a lifetime. . . . A defiant, joyous rebellion against time, fate, and even death itself--and a powerful reminder that the only magic great enough to conquer all of it is love.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003ePeng Shepherd, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of M\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sweeping in its scope yet wonderfully intimate, it's dark and sexy yet romantic and heartbreaking.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRebecca Roanhorse, \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHugo and Nebula Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Rich and satisfying.\"\u003cb\u003e -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A knockout.\"\u003cb\u003e -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Epic.\"\u003cb\u003e -Library Journal, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Deeply romantic, impossibly detailed.\"\u003cb\u003e -Booklist, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A delightful surprise and a balm in difficult times..\" \u003cb\u003e-BookPage, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Schwab's page-turner is an achingly poignant romantic fantasy about the desperate desire to make one's mark on the world.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eOprah.com\u003c\/i\u003e, Best LGBTQ Books of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A beautiful, meditative novel with an ending that hit me right in the heart.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Fall Fantasy 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It's a bit cheeky to call \n\u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue\u003c\/i\u003e Faust for romantic bisexual goths, but it's not wrong... I for one will most certainly remember her.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Addie\u003c\/i\u003e is unlike anything Schwab has written before--epic yet intimate, sweeping but not sprawling... If \n\u003ci\u003eAddie\u003c\/i\u003e shows anything, it's that the impact of our actions and interactions can be vaster and longer-lasting than we can predict. Much like the seven freckles that sprinkle Addie's face, we create our own constellations, and as we live through these darkened days, I feel brighter for having added \n\u003ci\u003eAddie\u003c\/i\u003e to mine.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Schwab beautifully explores what it means to be alone for so long that it's jarring and terrifying once you are finally seen...Addie is an independent and fascinating character who manages to make her mark in spite of the odds.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Schwab's writing is warm and intense, and the passages set in the past often make you feel as if you're reading by candlelight...The book is an elegant comment on the erasure of women from recorded history, but not a pointed one; you never feel that Addie LaRue is a metaphor. She is a woman fighting literally to be seen while bearing witness to her own life, and I rooted for her throughout.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the most propulsive, compulsive and captivating novels in recent memory.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There is no particular art to literary fiction that doesn't exist in fiction of other genres, and V. E. Schwab's new book \n\u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue \u003c\/i\u003eisn't just an amazing book for its genre; it's an amazing book, full stop.. \n\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003ea gorgeous, immersive story...Schwab is an inclusive, ambitious, and exacting writer, and she doesn't let either her characters or her readers off the hook...This book doesn't blend genres, or even transcend genre.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This evocative and clever tale will leave you smiling, filled with love and longing for more magical moments in everyday life.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCNN\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books of October\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Expansive and utterly heart-wrenching...both heartbreaking and hopeful. I read the last hundred pages well into the night, gasping and sobbing. It's a beautiful read.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e, 25 Must Read New Fantasy Books\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A remarkable, genre-defying epic of a woman fighting to thrive in a world that denies her existence....stunning.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness for Readers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"When I first finished \n\u003ci\u003eAddie LaRue\u003c\/i\u003e, I sat back with a deep sense of wonder. Schwab's words had weaved their spell and left me starstruck... eloquent and beautiful... \n\u003ci\u003eAddie LaRue\u003c\/i\u003e sparks something internally as you read and what is the point of reading, if not to feel?\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Nerd Daily\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] enthralling romantic adventure.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusiness Insider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A career triumph...Her propulsive, lyric prose is here, her morally complex, entrancing characters, her unique shape of magic, all wrought within this entirely fresh premise that will no doubt become a long-lasting favorite...Addie defies genre, blending romance and history, fantasy and monstrosity, cresting through peaks of time, centered on a young (and also, technically very old) woman with both less and more agency than anyone alive...romantic, ambitious, and defiantly, deliberately hopeful. Epic and intimate at once, it asks what art is...Schwab is simply one of the most skilled writers working in her genre...The feat of this book is frankly awe-inspiring.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Schwab] flexes her beautiful prose and sets the stage for an unforgettable tale.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSyFy Wire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Poetic and heartrending, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Life of Addie Larue\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for fans of time travel stories, historical fiction, and fantasy alike.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Register-Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This spellbinding story is destined to be a classic.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreatist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A beautiful tale of star-crossed love, magic, and a dark Faustian Bargain makes \n\u003ci\u003e The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue\u003c\/i\u003e the perfect book for the fantasy lover in your life!\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mary Sue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gender flip version of Faust, and also a haunting love story that will linger.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterpiece that has been so many years in the making, but the wait was truly worth every page...a book that will stay with you long after you finish reading the last word.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeventeen Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Irresistibly contagious.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eLocus Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the most haunting and bittersweetly beautiful novels I have ever read...a mature, introspective love story, and a thoughtful examination of what it means to have a life well lived.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eManhattan Mercury News \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(Kansas) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Schwab's brilliant epic novel blends fantasy and history, romance and art, as it moves back and forth through time. Addie, one of the author's most morally complex and riveting creations, embarks on adventures both grand and lowly, as she travels, ghostlike, through the centuries.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookmarks Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I was caught in the emotion, the demanded pound of flesh as I considered my own attachments and inherent sense of self, my notions of love and ache and need.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVICTORIA \"V. E.\" SCHWAB is the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including the acclaimed Shades of Magic series, the Villains series, \n\u003ci\u003eThis Savage Song\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eOur Dark Duet\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has received critical acclaim, been featured in the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and more, been translated into more than a dozen languages, and has been optioned for television and film. When she's not haunting Paris streets or trudging up English hillsides, she lives in Edinburgh, Scotland and is usually tucked in the corner of a coffee shop, dreaming up monsters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRecommended by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e#1 Library Reads Pick\u003c\/b\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eOctober 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e#1 Indie Next Pick\u003c\/b\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eOctober 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR (2020) FINALIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook of The Month Club\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA \"Best Of\" Book From: \u003ci\u003eOprah Mag * CNN * Amazon * Amazon Editors * NPR * Goodreads * Bustle * PopSugar * BuzzFeed * Barnes \u0026amp; Noble * Kirkus Reviews * Lambda Literary * Nerdette * The Nerd Daily * Polygon * Library Reads * io9 * Smart Bitches Trashy Books * LiteraryHub * Medium * BookBub * The Mary Sue * Chicago Tribune * NY Daily News * SyFy Wire * Powells.com * Bookish * Book Riot *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Reads Voter Favorite *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the vein of \u003ci\u003eThe Time Traveler's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife After Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author V. E. Schwab's genre-defying tour de force. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrance, 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThus 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOther books by V. E. Schwab\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShades of Magic series \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Darker Shade of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Gathering of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Conjuring of Light\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Fragile Threads of Power \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVillains Series \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eVicious\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eVengeful\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eVictorious* Coming October 2026\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2020 pg. 90 (EAN 9780765387561, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/08\/2020 (EAN 9780765387561, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/15\/2020 (EAN 9780765387561, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/15\/2020 pg. 17 (EAN 9780765387561, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2020 pg. 51 (EAN 9780765387561, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/09\/2020 (EAN 9780765387561, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/01\/2020 pg. 56 (EAN 9781250777966, Compact Disc)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eSchwab, V E\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVICTORIA \"V. E.\" SCHWAB is the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than twenty books. Schwab's series and standalone titles for readers of all ages have made her a major literary figure, whose notable works include the \n\u003ci\u003eVillains\u003c\/i\u003e series, the \n\u003ci\u003eShades of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e universe, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil\u003c\/i\u003e. 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