Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
I've put this review off for a month now because honestly...what was I even supposed to say about a book like The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue? How was I supposed to totally encapsulate the wonder and power that is this book? I've mulled it over for a literal month, trying to think of how to say it, but honestly I just can't put it off any longer. This is by far one of the most powerful books I've ever read. The premise of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is this: In the year 1714 in France, a young girl makes a Faustian deal in order to live forever and escape an unwanted marriage. What she gives up in return, she discovers, is the chance to be remembered. She will be immortal, but no one will remember her. As soon as she is out of sight, she is out of mind, even if she or the other person only left the room for a moment. But exactly 300 years later, after a wonderous yet lonely life, the boy who works at a small bookshop remembers who she is. This boy is Henry, a
