by John Zenoni
When I started reading ‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’ I was intrigued by it at first but then it almost became a chore to read it -- so I stopped. It's not that the story was not interesting but I got lost on the going back-and-forth across the centuries of the main character, Addie.
As a young lady living with her family back in old, early eighteenth-century France, Addie is being promised in marriage to someone she refuses to be with. While outside one evening, she encounters a mysterious man, Luc, who promises her immortality, but in return, everyone she ever meets is bound to forget her. Needless to say, she has bargained her soul, which is what Luc wants and expects Addie to tire of her new ‘life’ and give in to him. As the years go on, Addie ends up meeting someone in New York in later modern times and she is stunned to learn that he doesn't forget her the next day after meeting again. Thus, she does fall in love but finds out an interesting twist in the relationship, as well as in the one she has with Luc.
Needless to say, I'm glad I went back and finished reading this, as it really is a very good story with a great ending.
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