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Merrick by Anne Rice

cecilyroseceillam's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Merrick is one of my other favourite entries in Anne rices vampire universe. The pacing for Merrick is extremely fast but engaging and never once did I want a chapter to be shorter or longer, I also enjoy that merrick is so differently written to her other works which I love, where merrick is focused more on one singular character and the actions they’re taking in the story rather then their back story. I enjoyed Merrick a lot as a character and her being an old line of mayfairs, her ties to ancient witchcraft and the first type ever known and practiced in the times of Noah’s ark. I loved the descriptions of the Jade artefacts, the shrines and the jungles, the book creates an amazing atmosphere of heat and warmth and it feels like you’re in the jungle discovering the runes and caves with them. I also enjoyed the mystery of honey in the sunshine and cold Sandra. I also liked Louis and David character changes and way of talking when we see them from Merrick casting a love spell, it added more to the story for me and how much of a threat Merrick can actually be, I thought the ending of merrick was also very good and closed off the book well. The standout moments for me were Claudia’s spirit and her presence being constantly in the background and a presence constantly felt and the scenes of merrick when she was younger and showing how powerful she already was, her commanding and talking to the python to wrap around her body and sleep is my favourite from those younger years. Overall I’d recommend this book if you enjoy the way Anne writes about spirits and witches, and have some knowledge on witch craft. And if you enjoy very deep descriptions of jungles, and the New Orleans swamps which Merrick describes so vividly and beautifully.
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katietheman's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is a 3.5⭐️ One of the easiest reads so far! I don’t hate David, I like Merrick and my opinion is changing on Louis! He actually had some development finally. I love the Mummy type feel this book has with those other creepy witchy elements. 

ladyfrostine's review against another edition

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3.0

It was okay. I'm glad that this one did not have as much religious ramblings in as the previous few books. I love her writing, but not a big fan of religious writing in books, plus the books aren't the same without Lestat.

trin's review against another edition

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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

2.0

maria_94's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

rants_n_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

maryartchy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

stacy_wilson's review against another edition

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3.0

This one was much better than the last two.

nicolemello's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

a return to form!! i was so so happy to get into this after having not the best time with our buddy vittorio. but this was great! merrick's story was interesting, visiting david as the narrator character was wonderful as ever, and coming home to my main mans lestat and louis was great. this was a tremendously sad book a lot of the time, dealing a lot with grief and loss and the emotions you endure when you're left behind, however that may come about. and whew! it made me emotional! there are absurdities as always, but that's standard anne (stannedard). and a crossover for the witches and the vampires!! a hoot!! thanks for this one, anne!!

jasonlee77's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars. This was certainly a step up from the dreadful last entry in the series (The Vampire Armand), but still a far cry from earlier entries into the series. Overall, I enjoyed this book, but the ending was abrupt and unsatisfying.