“I remember you.” That's the first time Adeline LaRue has received those words in 300 years. The journey Addie LaRue goes through is a very long one, Though the journey the reader goes on reading “The invisible life of Addie LaRue” may begin slow, the tension builds up and you get pulled in. Once the words above are reached, you are yanked in and, you can’t put the book down. Addie LaRue goes through a lot and has a lot of life experiences that can be taken in and used as lessons for the reader. Everything Addie goes through, the relationships she makes, and the beautiful cities she lives in make this book incredibly interesting and important to read. The most important part of Addie's journey I think is everything she has been through.

Addie has lived so far more than three lifetimes and with that, she has learned and lived through many experiences and lessons. 300 years ago when Addie made her malicious deal for life, all of her immediate family members and beloved friends completely forgot of her existence as soon as Addie made contact with them again. This tore Addie apart and is the first real lesson she learns, not to dance with the devil. Because Addie begins to live a life of no end, one of the things that comes with this is living life non-stop but feeling no pain. Addie goes through many blistering cold nights in Paris as well as scary close-death experiences that seem to follow her everywhere she goes, and she feels it all. Addie has also lived in a various amount of places from her small hometown in Villion France to New York, America. She has traveled the world and crossed oceans both voluntarily and involuntarily. Along the way, Addie has changed and grown as well as built relationships.

Addie's character has built up for hundreds of years and being alive that long, she has changed a lot, both for the good and the bad. Not only has Addie's relationship with herself and what has happened to her made her who she is, but Addie has made relationships with people. Being in the state that Addie is in, these relationships she makes with people are only really one-sided. She often wakes in people's houses only to be met with confusion, even if she has known the person for an extended amount of time. The only way she can start relationships whether they are romantic or platonic is by continuously having that first meet or that first date. The only person who can know or remember Addie is the evil being with whom she made the deal. He drives her insane with yearly visits, seeking for her to want death. Constantly holding her mistake over her head. He is the only one who remembers Addie until Addie stumbles across a young man who remembers an interaction that they shared, only the next day. All of the relationships Addie builds are beautifully written.

As I stated earlier, Addie has traveled across the world and belonged to many different homes. The writer V. E. Schwab has crafted this story beautifully including all of the wondrous settings like Paris, France to the not-so-wondrous times like the various wars Addie has experienced. All the homes Addie has lived in play a very important role in this book. It gives it a good taste. To read and visualize really completes this book and gives it such a pleasing aesthetic. V.E Schwab does such a good job with this, illustrating it, that is. “Because time is cruel to all and crueler still to artists. Because visions weaken, and voices wither, and talent fades... Because happiness is brief, and history is lasting, and in the end... everyone wants to be remembered” As you can tell from this quote, not only does she do a good job illustrating places but of illustrating the strong emotion as well.

So, overall this book is important with the mature events that take place and can be taken as lessons, with the character and relationship building that happens between the characters and personal relationships that the characters have with themselves. But “The invisible life of Addie LaRue” is also interesting with the beautiful scenery and writing throughout the book. This is a great book and 100% worth your time so; read it And can find out the context behind “I remember you”!