Heath's review
The Witching Hour
by Anne Rice
Heath's review
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
Heath's review
rating:
bookshelves:
adventure---suspense,
horror
My second favourite book of all time. This is the beginning in the long series of the Lives of the Mayfair Witches, by Anne Rice.
Continuing in Lasher, Taltos, and then converging with the Vampire series, this story tells of the Mayfair witches, more specifically, Rowan who has a most disturbing relationship with a devil-like character, Lasher.
This was written before Anne Rice became born again and started writing Christian themed literature, and represents some of her best writing.
Although she's more known for her erotica and the Vampire series, the interweaving of these storylines is expertly done - especially in the later books when the characters converge.
I've always been a fan of withes and vampires and the like - probably because I think it would be an amazing experience to be immortal and exist somewhat outside of present reality.
If anyone out there is a vampire, I'm ready to be bitten :-).
Also of note, two of my cats are named after characters in this ser...more
Continuing in Lasher, Taltos, and then converging with the Vampire series, this story tells of the Mayfair witches, more specifically, Rowan who has a most disturbing relationship with a devil-like character, Lasher.
This was written before Anne Rice became born again and started writing Christian themed literature, and represents some of her best writing.
Although she's more known for her erotica and the Vampire series, the interweaving of these storylines is expertly done - especially in the later books when the characters converge.
I've always been a fan of withes and vampires and the like - probably because I think it would be an amazing experience to be immortal and exist somewhat outside of present reality.
If anyone out there is a vampire, I'm ready to be bitten :-).
Also of note, two of my cats are named after characters in this ser...more
