This morning I finished reading Blood Canticle, another of Anne Rice’s vampire universe novels. This book is set immediately after the Blackwood Farm novel that I read a couple of months ago. It continues the integration of the vampire and witch storylines that Rice has cultivated, and this time thoroughly mixes in the Taltos portion of the witches story as well.
It was a decent novel, told again from Lestat’s point of view which make for the most interesting of her novels. Overall I’d give it 3.5 stars out of 5.
Tonight I finished reading Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice. It is another book in The Vampire Chronicles and marks my return to her work after a very long hiatius. After her horrible book Violin, I effectively swore off her works for over a decade. I was reluctant to return but at the same time I always enjoyed The Vampire Chronicles enough that I finally gave in.
And, I’m glad I did. The story contained within was a good one. It wasn’t her best writing by any means, but the storytelling itself was wonderful.
This book is all about a young vampire that tells the story of himself, his family, and his twin brother’s ghost to the infamous vampire Lestat.
I’d give it 3 stars out of 5.