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A review by pressedlupine
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
3.75
I love Anne Rice's prose. She describes settings so vividly and I can really see, feel, hear everything she writes about.
The story is also captivating, but can get bogged down it parts. Feels like two different stories smashed into one and I was a little surprised by the ending. I enjoyed the beginning of the book most and was really interested in these characters and the settings of both San Francisco and New Orleans. Once it got into the history of the witches, though, I started losing interest a little bit and felt like I was just trying to get through it. That family is real fucked up.
TV show is bad. I will not be reading the sequels as some of the content in this was a little much for me and it seems like they have even more uncomfortable/disturbing relationship dynamics.
The story is also captivating, but can get bogged down it parts. Feels like two different stories smashed into one and I was a little surprised by the ending. I enjoyed the beginning of the book most and was really interested in these characters and the settings of both San Francisco and New Orleans. Once it got into the history of the witches, though, I started losing interest a little bit and felt like I was just trying to get through it. That family is real fucked up.
TV show is bad. I will not be reading the sequels as some of the content in this was a little much for me and it seems like they have even more uncomfortable/disturbing relationship dynamics.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Rape