# The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

### The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

**V.E. Schwab** · Standalone · [https://houseofareader.com/books/the-invisible-life-of-addie-larue](https://houseofareader.com/books/the-invisible-life-of-addie-larue)

A woman trades her soul for immortality and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets, until three hundred years later a man in a bookshop says he remembers her. A devil romance disguised as a literary novel, and vice versa.

- Spice: 2/5 — Warm. Occasional and brief, written more for melancholy than heat.
- Romance prominence: 4/5
- Plot: 3/5
- Worldbuilding: 3/5
- Darkness: 4/5
- Writing craft: 5/5
- Burn: slow
- Tropes: forbidden-romance, morally-grey-mmc, slow-burn, second-chance
- Creatures: gods, humans
- Setting: Three hundred years of Europe and America, ending in New York
- POV: third person, dual
- Ending: no happy ending
- Audience: adult
- Content warnings: suicidal ideation, loss, manipulation
- Best for: Readers who want a devil love interest and a standalone they can finish tonight.
- Last verified: 2026-08-28

## Sources

- https://openlibrary.org/search?q=The+Invisible+Life+of+Addie+LaRue+Schwab

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- [The Atlas Six](https://houseofareader.com/books/the-atlas-six) by Olivie Blake — spice 2/5. Readers who want dark academia that is mostly clever people arguing.

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