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challenging
dark
reflective
medium-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
4.5
My favorite of the Vampire Chronicles to date. Also made me cry the most. I've always been eager to learn more about Armand and this fulfilled all my hopes for his story. The ending reads to me as cautiously hopeful, which is an unusual but appreciated turn for Rice (maybe the ending to QOTD could be categorized similarly).
I love how Louis, Lestat, and Armand's different voices are so clearly distinctive in the books they narrate. I had gotten used to reading from Lestat's POV, but I was really put into the headspace of Armand here. Similarly, I found it clever how Rice distinguished the three different iterations of Armand with his names -- Andrei, Amadeo, and Armand. You get a real sense of his desperation for purpose and guidance, which is so strong he is able to adapt to strikingly different ways of life and codes of morality to best suit the situation he finds himself in.
I love how Louis, Lestat, and Armand's different voices are so clearly distinctive in the books they narrate. I had gotten used to reading from Lestat's POV, but I was really put into the headspace of Armand here. Similarly, I found it clever how Rice distinguished the three different iterations of Armand with his names -- Andrei, Amadeo, and Armand. You get a real sense of his desperation for purpose and guidance, which is so strong he is able to adapt to strikingly different ways of life and codes of morality to best suit the situation he finds himself in.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, and Rape
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