My thoughts
This is hands down one of the best books I have ever read. It's a bit different but oh so good. A magical experience for the mind. A love story for the soul. I don't say soul lightly either. I story of hope. A story of "Not forgetting." A story about a girl. Then a boy. And the deals they made.
Addie made a deal with the devil before she even realized it. She had only meant to beg the gods to help her. To help her not have to marry a man with children. She was not ready for marriage and wanted more. But in the early 1700s that is not what was expected. She had no choice. Until she did!
This story takes you through 300+ years in the life of Addie LaRue. The many things she had to learn to survive. The awful loneliness. The love she craved. And more than that she wanted to be remembered. For someone to not forget her when they looked away or when she left the room for a moment. It was the curse of the deal she made on that long ago night. When she felt so helpless.
Addie will take you across so many continents. Through so much history. She's seen a lot and experienced more than any twenty three year old should. And the deal that the dark man gave her at a time when she truly should not have been held accountable. But that is how it went and now Addie LaRue is stuck forever in a life that she truly can't escape.
This author has written a beautiful story here. One that will have you turning the pages to find out what comes next. It's divided into seven parts and lots of chapters. It's a long book but a quick read. It is a heartfelt story. Sad and happy. Lots of great characters. One not so great. Many time periods. And that ending. WOW! What an ending it was.
This was a BOTM add on for me and I'm so glad I chose it.
FIVE big stars and the highest recommendation.
About
France, 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.
Thus 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.
But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.
Thus 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.
But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.
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