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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Done. Finally. Took me 9 months. Great story at the beginning and middle and devolved into who knows what at the end. I will not be reading the other two books in this series.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Now I really enjoyed this book. You have to love it to read it. It's massive. It hurts your arms to hold it up too long. When I started I hoped I wouldn't like it because of how long it would take to read. Within the first few pages I knew I was going to struggle to put it down.
It's beautifully written (on the whole) and it takes in so much. It's so long because it has so many ancestors of the family to cover in detail. And you don't mind because it really pulls you in. It's so gothic and spooky. I loved it.
And my word it's dark. It covers things that are really quite horrible and disturbing.
With that in mind... Anne Rice seems to be obsessed with child abuse. I know a lot of the 'darkness' is required for the story. And thinking about it, this is a real plot point but, wow it's disturbing.
The ending is ridiculous. I'm still giving it 5 stars though.
It's beautifully written (on the whole) and it takes in so much. It's so long because it has so many ancestors of the family to cover in detail. And you don't mind because it really pulls you in. It's so gothic and spooky. I loved it.
And my word it's dark. It covers things that are really quite horrible and disturbing.
With that in mind... Anne Rice seems to be obsessed with child abuse. I know a lot of the 'darkness' is required for the story. And thinking about it, this is a real plot point but, wow it's disturbing.
The ending is ridiculous. I'm still giving it 5 stars though.
never finished. Really tried- gave up after 10 hours of listening.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
DNF at 19%. Just no, this whole bullshit embryo research is way too much for my nerves
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is wild. So many twist and turns and unexpected things. The show doesn’t even scratch the surface.
🌶️ 2.25
🌶️ 2.25
So incredibly racist, but it took awhile to get to, but then it just kept going - WHY!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest, Racism