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Taltos
by Anne Rice
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Music like that could hurt you. It gave you back your disappointment, and your emptiness. It said, Life can be this. Remember this.
I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect in the third book of the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy after the way Lasher ended, but Anne Rice does not disappoint with Taltos. This book was a 4 star read for me, and a nice conclusion to the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy.
The full legend of the Taltos was beautifully explained in this book, and once again Anne Rice is absolutely mesmerizing with her storytelling. Initially, I thought that Ashlar’s character seemed a bit too eccentric to be likable, but as time went on I grew to enjoy his eccentricities, and it makes sense considering his circumstances in life.
I also loved how the story of Ashlar and the legend of the Taltos was intertwined with the Mayfair witches and the Talamasca. Lasher recounting his tale in the previous book only scratched the surface of this, so it was nice to finally have the full story.
I’ve noticed this with quite a few other of Anne Rice’s novels, but she has a penchant for being able to tell multiple stories at once in a book, and then bringing them all together towards the close, and Taltos is no exception. Overall it was a great read for me, but there are a couple of things that I didn’t particularly enjoy in Taltos. The actual ending of the book had a bit of a twist that left me longing for more, so I’m hoping that eventually what happens to Ashlar and Morrigan is revealed (I’m told that there are a few books in The Vampire Chronicles that include some characters from the Lives of the Mayfair Witches).
The overall situation with Mona Mayfair DID NOT sit well with me, as she’s still basically a kid. She may be precocious and mature for her age due to the situations she’s had to endure in the past (and present), but the men surrounding her don’t seem to understand the consequences of continuing to take advantage of her, and to make matters worse, she still seems to bear the brunt of the blame of what happened between her and Michael in Lasher (despite the fact that Michael is just as equally responsible - if not more - for what happened).
Aside from that, Taltos was a great close to the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy, and I’m a bit sad to see it end.
I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect in the third book of the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy after the way Lasher ended, but Anne Rice does not disappoint with Taltos. This book was a 4 star read for me, and a nice conclusion to the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy.
The full legend of the Taltos was beautifully explained in this book, and once again Anne Rice is absolutely mesmerizing with her storytelling. Initially, I thought that Ashlar’s character seemed a bit too eccentric to be likable, but as time went on I grew to enjoy his eccentricities, and it makes sense considering his circumstances in life.
I also loved how the story of Ashlar and the legend of the Taltos was intertwined with the Mayfair witches and the Talamasca. Lasher recounting his tale in the previous book only scratched the surface of this, so it was nice to finally have the full story.
I’ve noticed this with quite a few other of Anne Rice’s novels, but she has a penchant for being able to tell multiple stories at once in a book, and then bringing them all together towards the close, and Taltos is no exception. Overall it was a great read for me, but there are a couple of things that I didn’t particularly enjoy in Taltos. The actual ending of the book had a bit of a twist that left me longing for more, so I’m hoping that eventually what happens to Ashlar and Morrigan is revealed (I’m told that there are a few books in The Vampire Chronicles that include some characters from the Lives of the Mayfair Witches).
The overall situation with Mona Mayfair DID NOT sit well with me, as she’s still basically a kid. She may be precocious and mature for her age due to the situations she’s had to endure in the past (and present), but the men surrounding her don’t seem to understand the consequences of continuing to take advantage of her, and to make matters worse, she still seems to bear the brunt of the blame of what happened between her and Michael in Lasher (despite the fact that Michael is just as equally responsible - if not more - for what happened).
Aside from that, Taltos was a great close to the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy, and I’m a bit sad to see it end.