The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
#1414.16 of 664 ranked universes · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 2020 Reading commitment Low V.E. Schwab Last reviewed 2026-08-19
Overview
V.E. Schwab's 2nd universe in this canon, alongside Shades of Magic. A standalone 2020 novel following a woman cursed to live forever, forgotten by everyone she meets the moment they look away.
Mythic fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (2020) core · 4.16 (1,594,171 ratings); A standalone novel following a woman cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets; V.E. Schwab's 2nd universe in this canon, confirmed unrelated to Shades of Magic.
Quick answers
- How many books are in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue? The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue finished? Complete (2020).
- How much reading does The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book · ~448 pages).
- How is The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue ranked? #141 of 664 ranked universes on this site, based on 1,594,171 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #141?
Ranked #141 of 664 ranked universes.
- Average reader rating of 4.16 across 1 core book.
- Backed by 1.6M reader ratings.
- Less than 0.01 behind #140, Riftwar Cycle (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
- A single standalone novel: ranked on that one book alone.
Why explore this universe?
Highly rated · 1 book · Complete · 1.6M ratings · Ranks #141 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment mythic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 2021: nominated: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue; 6th place, confirmed via sfadb's own Locus Award lineage page.
Related universes
- Same setting, different era Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil: Confirmed by the author to take place in the same world as The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, a different story with no shared named characters.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.16 across 1,594,171 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Admit The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (V.E. Schwab) as a new universe accepted 2026-08-19
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- veschwab.com (author's own site) Tier 1
- Wikipedia (English) Tier 2
Related universes: see the Related universes section above.
Last reviewed: 2026-08-19
Rule: Core Canon = the single published novel (2020).