I praise Anne Rice for venturing beyond Vampire's and Witches, but after having anxiously waited for her latest novel I must admit that I was seriously disappointed.

The beginning captured me because, true to Rice, the descriptions were lavish and I was transported to another place. However, the language was more akin to 1940's era rather than the modern day when the events were occurring which at times was confusing.

The sexual encounters were definitely a new and imaginative twist, but there was waaaaaay too much romance and romanticism behind the main characters. This made a chunk of the books "filler" and there was endless redundancy. Personally, this made it hard for me to get through most of the book. It was also in dissonance with the book's ending, which still leaves me scratching my head....why did she go with that ending?

This is not true to Anne Rice's style which makes this book seem like it was a stretch for her to produce. When asked on an interview if she was on team Edward or team Jacob, Anne responded "I'm on team Lestat" and I must admit that I am too! But, as pertains to this book, I affirm that Anne should stick to the formula that works for her: Vampires and Witches!