"the love child of cottagecore and the salem witch trials obviously deserves five full stars 💚 full rtc this weekend <3<3"

"This book owes me an apology."

"During a brief trip with her father to Le Mans, Addie becomes quickly enamored with the city. She returns to her small village with her head full of hopes and dreams. The older she gets the more she wants to leave the town and be free. However, she has been required to marry a local townsman. Right before her wedding, she ends up making a deal with the dark god to be free and live forever. Her wish is granted, but not as Addie had envisioned. Everyone that she meets is unable to remember her the next time they see her.

What I liked:
- The premise is intriguing. I wanted to see how this would play out over the course over several hundred years.
- The fluctuation between present day and the past years leading up to the present. I particularly liked the historical eras that were referenced such as the World Wars and burning of Paris. Just wish these were more drawn out as opposed to just quickly thrown in.
- For once, I actually liked an ending! 😲

What I didn’t like:
- Something seemed off with the character development. I can’t really put my finger on it, but it’s like I cared about the story and where it was going, but I didn’t feel anything for the characters. Or maybe I just don’t have a heart.🤷🏻‍♀��
- What I liked is also something I disliked. The timelines. They could’ve been cut back or at least expanded into more detail as they seemed to be repetitious of each other.

I once again am struggling with rating a book. The idea behind this was really good, I just felt like it needed some of the repetitious aspects removed to be shorter or have some removed and expand upon the backstory a little bit more in depth. I think I’ve settled on 3.5 rounded up to 4. "