Reviews

Mozart's Blood by Louise Marley

git_r_read's review

5.0

A lovely, lovely story of vampires and opera. Louise Marley is one of my favorite authors, she had me at THE GLASS HARMONICA which is on the keeper shelf and has been sent to my sister who gave it to her son and became recommended reading at his school.
MOZART'S BLOOD will be sent to my sister, too. Not sure it will take the same route, but I know Seester will love it, too.
Lush, lyrical and lovely....

snarkymotherreader's review

4.0

The plot, characterization, and setting in Mozart’s Blood are superb. My only warning to readers would be that the book contains a great deal of exposition. The scenery truly makes the story, so don’t expect an action-packed bloodfest. While there is action, blood, intrigue, and a fair bit of terror, those elements are woven into the storyline rather than splattered on the walls.

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jesssika's review

3.0

This story is about a singer named Teresa who played the first Donna Anna from Mozarts play. It follows of how they were turned to vampires. You meet Ugo who is a werewolf and some ancient vampires who're older than anyone can imagine.

This story was dicey and abrupt. You start into Teresas story and then it cuts to Ugo's. This transition is fine, but when it gets more complicated and you don't know whether you're reading about the present or past. By the middle of the book, I was feeling like I had enough of the history and I didn't feel it really added to the story line. Plus, there wasn't really much action. So, I finally get with the groove of bouncing around from character to character and then from present to past. And then, it cuts to Massimo and Nick and ends. I didn't like the ending at all. However, the story was decently written. I liked that it included characters that were real and the ending actually gave more facts about those people. An ok read, but could have been better.

jennikj's review

4.0

3.5

mjfmjfmjf's review

4.0

An Endeavour award reread because I didn't score it the first time. Actually I liked it better the second time. Basically an opera, vampire werewolf book set in Italy - not really my cup of tea but I like Louise Marley and it is a pretty good read and well written.

skivins08's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

danslalune's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

lberestecki's review

2.0

I should have loved this book - it's about vampires, werewolves, and Mozart. But for some reason I just couldn't get into it. None of the characters are particularly likable, and the constant jumps between time periods were a bit jarring.

pglt1177's review

3.0

Not bad. It moved along and I liked the writing.

caffeinatedfae's review

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. It combines two of my favorite things. Mozart and Vampires. It was a different read for me and I enjoyed the different representation of vampires. It was not all seduction or all blood. I think the one thing that made this book fascinating to me is that I was very fortunate to see Don Giovanni performed and that helped me understand the book more and relate the book to the play. This was a good read that combines opera, vampires, and surviving life.

I would definitely recommend this book to individuals who enjoy opera (especially Don Giovanni) and vampires.