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Queen of the damned should be called B plot the book cause nobody’s really contributing to the main plot but I’m giving this books a 4⭐️ instead of a 3.5 or 3.75 cause I’m not a hater and over all I enjoyed this and would probably read it again. I found the plot interesting overall and enjoyed almost all the characters who were introduced and who we got a pov from. I think Akasha was a ok big bad and understood her actions and motivations even though her plan frustrated me the entire book ( I think Akasha should’ve had a pov chapter) I think that lestats growth and maturity as a character throughout the book is done well and I enjoyed where he ends up at the end of the book and seeing him with Louis. My 4 ⭐️ rating of this book is being mostly carried by my enjoyment of the devils minion chapter and the tale of the twins/ maharet’s point of view because thoes are the high points of the book for me personally and I want to read more about the first brood . My issues with the book are mostly with the pacing and anticipation of what happens because the endings feel anticlimactic compared to the building up and the characters we get perspectives from aren’t doing much of anything most of the time other than standing around talking and looking at each other. Overall I wish we spent more time with Akasha and lestat ( aka the main plot of the book where the action is )

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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jackbifrost's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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econsidine's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.25

If you've made it to QotD, I'm assuming you're already on board for vampire melodrama and excessive use of words like "pearlescent." If so, you'll probably like this book. I enjoyed it a lot, like the previous two, and Lestat as the main narrator still manages to be on the right side of ridiculously-egomaniacal-with-a-conscience. He's very close to becoming insufferable to read about, but isn't yet.

Some things that don't work as well: the framing device is a lot weaker than in previous books, and as it's set up like episodic short stories, not all of the sections are winners. To Anne Rice's credit, though, most of it is compelling, and I was consistently surprised by just how weird and expansive she continued to make the universe without it feel overstuffed or convoluted. Special shout out to The Devil's Minion (a gripping, off-the-wall 30-page section that's very unrelated to the plot) and to Pandora (my favorite new character). I'm not sure all the stuff I found funny was actually meant to be funny, but the humor was hilarious, even more so because it caught me by surprise.

Overall, it starts strong, has some great moments, starts to drag for a while, and then ends good again. There's murder. There's kissing. There's a section called "Baby Jenks and the Fang Gang" and a vampire who collects blenders. What more do you want?

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dark tense slow-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

4.5

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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super_panda's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.25

This is an okay, albeit somewhat long, continuation of the vampire chronicles. However, it has passages that are so sexist that it becomes difficult to continue. I'm not sure what's worse; reading the dialog of this character or having their views go unchallenged. Also has racist undertones.

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