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I mean, I knew in concept, in theory, I loved this story.

And, let me also say, I had to be convinced. And everything she knows changes once again… Until, three centuries in, she meets Henry Strauss in NYC and he doesn’t forget, he can remember her. She spends centuries learning the boundaries of her curse, of learning to live within and around those rules a life free of confines and aging and illness but also of real connection and love, because everyone she meets forgets her as soon as she is out of sight.

But deals with darkness always come at a cost, have hidden catches, and so Addie finds herself completely free, but also completely forgettable and alone.

In a small village in early 18 th century France, Addie LaRue chooses to make a deal with a god of the darkness, trading her soul for a life of freedom, escaping her small life and impending (unwanted marriage). “But ideas are so much wilder than memories, so much faster to take root.”