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Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab · 444 pages · Published October 2020
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4.07 / 5 across 500K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️ (2/5)

A atmospheric, romantic Adult fantasy built around faustian bargain, immortality, love. 444 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

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Atmospheric. Romantic. Bittersweet.

Atmospheric Romantic Bittersweet

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Atmospheric Romantic Bittersweet
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Content notes

Sexual Content
Faustian Bargain
Immortality
Love
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
40%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
2/5
Core elements
Genre
Fantasy
Historical Fantasy
Moods
Atmospheric
Romantic
Bittersweet
Key Tropes
Faustian Bargain
Immortality
Love
Ending
Satisfying
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Is Addie LaRue spicy?

Low heat (2/5) — some tension and mild scenes.

Who would enjoy Addie LaRue?

Readers who love atmospheric and romantic stories with faustian bargain and immortality. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Addie LaRue?

A atmospheric, romantic Adult fantasy built around faustian bargain, immortality, love. 444 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Addie LaRue?

Content notes include: sexual content. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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