The Witching Hour

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Summary: Magic in New Orleans
Review: I have to say that when this book was suggested to me I was not at all excited to begin it. The begining was tedious and drawn out. Yet after the first hundred pages I was simply drawn into the web of the Mayfair Witches. From Deborah to Stella I've simply fallen in love with this novel. The history of the Mayfair family is nothing less than amazing. All of the characters in the novel have a way of getting under your skin. I have been seduced by Anne Rice's novel, which is by far her greatest work . I look forward to the next novel to continue on where Taltos left off.

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Summary: Good beginning for the Lives of the Mayfair Witches
Review: This was a good book. The first 100 pages set the gothic and mysterious atmosphere of New Orleans, although spending thirty pages going through Michael's life story was a bore. Once Anne Roce let loose the File on the Mayfair Witches, I was hooked. The stories of Petyr, Suzanne, Charlotte, Stella, and Mary Beth were impossible to put down, and I found myself wanting to know the secrets of Carlotta, Julien, Cortland, and the Talamasca. But most of all I was intrigued by Lasher, the demon who has plagued the Mayfair Witches throughout the centuries. Anne Rice has woven a captivating web of mystery and dark secrets that you will love to unravel. My one qualm is the last two hundred pages. They are a complete bore, and the ending is totally against the character of Rowan, a strong woman who gives in to Lasher far too easily. I will read the sequel, hoping that it will make up for the magic Anne Rice lost towards the end of this frightening novel of witchcraft throughout the centuries. I read this book in exactly one week, and found it difficult to part with. The Mayfair Witches have put me under their spell.

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Summary: intriguing
Review: i don't know why i liked this book but i did. the history of the mayfair withces was long and drawn out it turned out to be more interesting than the actual story. all the incest really turned me off until about halfway through you get used to it. but in the end it intrigued me to read the second in the trilogy. it's a good read. i'm just not sure why. intriguing i guess is the key word.

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Summary: Great characters, great fun
Review: Ok,I just finished Taltos and now I can say for sure that The Witching Hour is the best of all three. Although I got a bit disapointed at the end, the greatness of the family saga and all the amazing characters makes it really worth reading.

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Summary: I hated it
Review: I'm sorry, but I hated it. After all the fascination of The Vampire Chronicles I found The Witching Hour to be a horrible disappointment. It's not that the book was wholly bad. The descriptions of New Orleans were darkly beautiful and fascinating. The descent into the Mayfair Witch family was chilling. The problem was the ending. At the end of the novel I could be no less than disgusted. I was left dissatisfied and quite frankly almost angry with the characters in the book. While the prose in the novel is as seductive as The Vampire Chronicles there is just something in Witching Hour that left this reader dissatisfied and slightly nauseated by the book. Then I made the mistake of thinking the book Lasher could make up for the horrible ending of Witching Hour -- it didn't. If anything, the sequel to Witching Hour made the characters even more unpalatable. For myself, Rice veered off course near the end of this novel and that mistake was enough to ruin an otherwise interesting book.

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Summary: Loved it until it let me down
Review: I have to say that even though the build up was slow, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The details were a bit overdone but worth trudging through. I found that I couldn't put this book down and finished it in 2 weeks. I am completely captivated by the Mayfair family and a trip to New Orleans is in my future for sure. The reason I gave this book only 4 stars is because of the ending. To put it bluntly, it was an insult to my intelligence.

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Summary: Captivated!
Review: This book is wonderful. Anne Rice is most definitely a prominent female writer. She has such a vivid imagination and fills her books with excitement. I have yet to read the sequel or trilogy, but look forward to more of her spell-binding work.

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Summary: I am flabbergasted by the sheer beauty of this book
Review: This was my first experience with Anne Rice, I must say that I am extremely glad that we have such writers with such vivid and concise imaginations. This novel will suck you into its vortex of mystery and mayhem. If you "liked" Interview with a Vampire, then you will "love" The Witching Hour. I have never read such a book, (and I have read plenty), with such amazing characters, plots and storylines. You will be mesmerized and you will lay awake at night, thinking of these people like you knew them yourself. I recommend this book wholeheartedly. If you love twisted tales, then this one is for you.

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Summary: Great book
Review: i've read all 3 books of the Mayfair trilogy. They were all great books. i highly recommend this book plus the other two, Lasher and Taltos.

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Summary: The Witching Hour Trilogy
Review: WOW! I bought The Witching Hour, by Anne Rice and I read the whole thing in about 2 weeks. I could not put it down. Anne Rice has an amazing mind to write such an intense book. Needless to say, after I finished reading the first book in the trilogy, I had to run to the store to buy the second, and then again the third. I have all three of The Witching Hour Books in my collection of favorites. I really enjoyed reading them and I recommend them to anyone who likes super-natural thrillers and sagas. The story twists and turns and never stops...