A review by d_audy
Lasher by Anne Rice

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

A lot more rambling than its predecessor The Witching Hour, or at least a lot less justifiably as long as it is for the amount of story it had to tell, and less successful at establishing a haunting Southern Gothic ambiance with its languid pace, Lasher remains a fairly satisfying entry in the trilogy, and expands the mythology in an intriguing and creative fashion. It feels a bit like a book in search of a proper protagonist, but it offers a gallery of interesting, occasionally sordid characters. The "historical" figure of Julien Mayfair here stands out a lot more than it did in the first instalment.  Newcomer Yuri is also quite interesting, if under developed, and the young Mona Mayfair has her moments despite a few baffling episodes now and again.  

All in all, definitely not among Rice's bad novels, but not up with her most stellar works either.