La vida invisible de Addie LaRue

Addie LaRue, a young woman from a French village, runs from an arranged marriage in 1714 and prays to the old gods after dark. Luc, a god of shadow, answers, and grants her a long life in exchange for her soul, with a twist: nobody can remember her. For three hundred years she lives by her wits, inspiring artists she cannot meet twice, until one day in a Manhattan bookshop a man tells her, "I remember you."

This novel is for people who love fantasy rooted in real history and who want a bittersweet romance. It asks what it means to be known, and the dual timelines between the eighteenth century and modern New York give the plot a satisfying structure.

Inward-looking; a moderate read.

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