A review by medievalfantasyqueen
The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Once you get past the structure of the book and the lore drops, the plot is quite thin but Lestat coming from his damsel in distress mode to utterly giddy towards the end in his reunion with Louis, and the messy but creative origin of vampires makes this an interesting addition to the Chronicles.