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alysian_fields's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
linthel's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
aliencatl0rd's review against another edition
3.0
Unfortunately this piece was not as entertaining as Rice's other works and is clearly influenced by her reintroduction to Christianity. However her style and eloquence remains strong so it's definitely worth a read if you're a fan of Rice or interested in Christian fiction.
erin_oriordan_is_reading_again's review against another edition
4.0
Even though this book is Anne Rice's return to the supernatural after her two Christ the Lord novels, and contains her signature attention to historical detail and passionate love of music and the arts, it reads more quickly - almost breezily - than her pre-Christ the Lord novels. Thematically, it's sort of a combination between the Jesus books (focusing on angels and a spiritual transformation) and [b:Violin|31333|Violin|Anne Rice|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1194197599s/31333.jpg|2925978]. Rice doesn't satisfactorily explain why things that happened in the past would still need resolution, but bear with this book. The attractive, blond hero, Toby O'Dare - an accomplished hitman when readers first meet him - is something like Lestat if he weren't already beyond redemption.
the_sassy_bookworm's review against another edition
3.0
I think I can safely say Anne Rice is one of my favorite authors of all time. The vampires, the witches...I read everything she wrote and loved it all. Then she found Religion, or God, doesn't matter. Bye bye went anything occult and in came God and the angels. This book was just OK for me, I don't think her novels since the conversion have had the same intensity, they have lost something in my opinion and that is a real shame. I enjoyed this one enough that I will check out the next in the series, but it is not anywhere near as good as her previous works. :(
sahdays's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Slow start amazing finish
tddonoso's review against another edition
3.0
It could have been better. The history of Meir and Fluria though it is interesting it makes the book slow down way too much. A great end, anyway.
skconaghan's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This dragged at times into religious discourse, though was painted as internal philosophising. Legit, as I’m sure it reflects much of the author’s own journey.
The assassin’s story is far from thrilling or suspenseful, and the really engaging material takes place during the time travel assignment. But this doesn’t last long.
I was expecting more of the suspense and drama offered in Rice’s previous repertoire, but it seems she lost her edge—or at least was not encouraged to let it show—with these religiously themed works. Shame.
Overall, a quick read and highly informative, if not rivetingly entertaining.
llkendrick's review against another edition
2.0
I was really excited to get this book because I was a big fan of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles (Interview with the Vampire, etc). Recently Anne "found Jesus" and so she's writing a series about angels. The summary of the book sounded quite intriguing but for someone reason I just could not get into it. I'm afraid that I didn't even finish the book, which is really rare for me (I got about half-way through). It wasn't badly written, but I just wasn't taken in right away and because I have such a huge stack of books to read I was thinking of those instead. Anne, it's not you it's me.
If anyone else has read it, let me know how it ends! =)
If anyone else has read it, let me know how it ends! =)
eluse9's review against another edition
3.0
Certainly not her best. I got a little bored. Someone could easily edit this down to about half the page count and not loose a thing. The historical flashback story was interesting as per usual Rice