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The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

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wyvernfriend's review against another edition

3.0

Yes occasionally the information about the past was interesting but there were times that I really wanted the Readers Digest version of this story of a family haunted by a spirit that has plans for them and researched by a mysterious group (the Talamasca) who are trying to preserve good.

It's interesting and I'm not sorry I read it but I really wasn't all that impressed overall with it

kstockill's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

raven_nyx's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

thereadingmuffin's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

What a fantastic book! My goodness, I devoured it. The characters were brilliant, I loved the first section- how each chapter introduced a new character and then the culmination of them all. The second section was so rich in storytelling and so wonderfully written. The following sections were great too. Though I must admit, the ebook i read had a lot of typos as I got near the end of the book. Sometimes one wrong word would completely change a sentence and I would have to reread the sentence to understand what was being said.

The ending seemed a bit rushed, but knowing this is but book one of a trilogy makes up for it. The ending was surprising for sure, didn't expect that turn of events. Not sure how I feel about it tbh, didn't hate it, and I know all questions will be answered in the next two books.

I planned to start a different book before I hit the sequel, but since the book ended on such a cliffhanger I feel like I have no choice but to read the next book!

I fell in love with Anne Rice's writing from the very first page. What a fantastic author. Definitely close to a 5 star book, maybe I'll get a different version of the ebook so I don't have the typos in the last two sections.

Edit:
I shouldn't have but I read up on the next two books and.....it's really put me off. Michael sounds incredibly ooc and I just kind of hate the direction the books go? I'm not sure I want to read the sequels now. It's really marred my view of the books and the world of the Mayfair witches. Man, I shouldn't have read the future plots! Still keeping the rating at 4.75 as I enjoyed this book immensely. I think I will hold off reading the sequels, just..hm.

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ebelarge's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The story is good, but i did not enjoy this book overall. It was a slog to get through, even listening at 1.25x speed. I only made it as far as I did because this was for book club. I wouldn't recommend this book.