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I've been reading Anne Rice for 12 years, and am a HUGE fan. I love all of her work.....That being said~ I am sorely dissapointed this is the last in the series. Of course because I adore them, but also because this just isn't worthy of being the very last. It is a good book, don't get me wrong, but not quite up to par with the others in the series. I also loved Mona Mayfair in the Mayfair series, and even still in 'Blackwood farm' (Now THAT should've been the last!!!!) but in this book, she drives me NUTS! So NOT like the Mona I 'knew' in the past,lol. Anyways, if you're a fan this is a must read, but to anyone looking to start reading Anne Rice.....DO NOT MAKE THIS THE FIRST BOOK YOU READ IN THE SERIES! lol. You won't like it as much unless you're already in love with Anne and her wonderful characters =)
Fiery, fierce, and erotic, Blood Canticle marks the triumphant culmination of Anne Rices bestselling Vampire Chronicles, as Lestat tells his astounding tale of the pleasures and tortures that lie between deaths shadow and immortality. . . .
Surrounded by its brooding swampscape, Blackwood Farm is alive with the comings and goings of the bewitched and the bewitching. Among them is the ageless vampire Lestat, vainglorious enough to believe that he can become a saint, weak enough to fall impossibly in love.
Gripped by his unspeakable desire for the mortal Rowan Mayfair and taking the not so innocent, new-to-the-blood Mona Mayfair under his wing, Lestat braves the wrath of paterfamilias Julien Mayfair and ventures to a private island off the coast of Haiti. There, Saint Lestat will get his chance to slay his dragon. For Mona and the Mayfairs share an explosive, secret blood bond to another deathless species: a five-thousand-year-old race of Taltos, strangers held in the throes of evil itself.
Surrounded by its brooding swampscape, Blackwood Farm is alive with the comings and goings of the bewitched and the bewitching. Among them is the ageless vampire Lestat, vainglorious enough to believe that he can become a saint, weak enough to fall impossibly in love.
Gripped by his unspeakable desire for the mortal Rowan Mayfair and taking the not so innocent, new-to-the-blood Mona Mayfair under his wing, Lestat braves the wrath of paterfamilias Julien Mayfair and ventures to a private island off the coast of Haiti. There, Saint Lestat will get his chance to slay his dragon. For Mona and the Mayfairs share an explosive, secret blood bond to another deathless species: a five-thousand-year-old race of Taltos, strangers held in the throes of evil itself.
Helpful Score: 2
This one brings the Vampire Chronicles and the Mayfair Chronicles together. Typical Anne Rice to bring such a twist to things! I loved it.
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Another great book by Anne Rice, it melds together the Vampire Chronicles with the Mayfair Witches, along with Blackwood Farm.
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A definite must for fans of Anne Rice! This novel combines the Vampire Chronicles and the lives of the Mayfair Witches. Full of familiar and well-loved characters.
Katrina B. (LakeratTrina) reviewed Blood Canticle (Vampire Chronicles, Bk 10) on + 4 more book reviews
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If youve ever read anne rice then theres no need for a reveiw, lol back cover has a couple of tears but besides that in nice condition
Kandis N. (bookermom) - , reviewed Blood Canticle (Vampire Chronicles, Bk 10) on + 323 more book reviews
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Another great Rice book. A great read.
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This is a typical Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles book, written from Lestat's point of view, and is a continuation of Blackwood Farm. Lestat chronicles events surrounding his new charge, Quinn Blackwood, and Quinn's love Mona, who they bring over, and their adventures into the Mayfair secrets (known from the Taltos), excellent read, can't wait to read another!
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Surrounded by its brooding swanpscape, Blackwood Farm is alive with the comings and goings of the bewitched and the bewitching. Among them is the ageless vampire Lestat, vainglorious enough to believe that he can become a saint, weak enough to fall impossibly in love.
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What can I say - it's Anne Rice. It brings back Lestat and the Taltos. good read
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Excellent read keeps one suspended in the moment of wonderment..great!!
I haven't read Anne Rice since high school so when I saw this at a book sale, I picked it up. Reading this, I was wondering why I liked her so much back then. Although she has creative ideas, I felt like the writing just wasn't very sophisticated, for lack of a better description. I feel like she tries too hard to be hip and cool with the language and it just doesn't work. Lestat is quite conceited, what every great vampire should be, I guess, and she does this wonderfully. I also liked that the Mayfair witches and Taltos come together with the Vampires. Reading this, I was wondering if it was one of the last books, and it turns out it is the last book in the Vampire Chronicles. Knowing this now, the ending was quite a let down. I guess I was expecting more.
Blood Canticle, took a few chapters to really get into this book but turned out to be one of Anne's best!
April K. (aprildsygrl) reviewed Blood Canticle (Vampire Chronicles, Bk 10) on + 58 more book reviews
Good book! Anne Rice at her best
If you like Lestat, read this!
I loved this book. I love all of Anne Rices' books. This is a must read for vampire lovers everywhere.
Not near as exciting as the earlier books
Another terrific book in the Vampire Chronicles.Definite must read for those that read this series and the series of the Mayfair Witches
I liked Blackwood Farm so much I couldn't wait for this one to come out. I wasn't let down. Good read.
love the stiry , the way it is written. it draws the reader in and makes you feel part of thet time and place! if you like novels about vampires and love Anne Rice..
Great addition to Blackwood Farm
I love the whole series.
Loved this book as i have all her vampire books. Ready for a new one.
Joan W. (justreadingabook) reviewed Blood Canticle (Vampire Chronicles, Bk 10) on + 1711 more book reviews
OK, you gotta love Julian and Mona, what a interesting and exciting duo they make. You can't help but wonder how this is all going to end. A great read, how Anne Rice kept the great writing for all these books is amazing.
Part of the Mayfair saga.
Lestat is back! Ties together the Mayfair witch books with the vampire chronicles. A good read.
Calmia Y. (underwriter) reviewed Blood Canticle (Vampire Chronicles, Bk 10) on + 219 more book reviews
it goes on
If you like Ann Rice , you will love this book .
Andrea W. (noc-shift) reviewed Blood Canticle (Vampire Chronicles, Bk 10) on + 298 more book reviews
awesome can't wait to read more..
Lora M. (lmcmonkey) - , reviewed Blood Canticle (Vampire Chronicles, Bk 10) on + 15 more book reviews
As always, Anne Rice leaves you wanting more. It's so easy to get caught up. Lestat was more human acting in this book than any of the past chronicles.
You know, I'm getting kind of tired of Lestat's "life" but I just can't stop reading these books. Not a bad story but certainly does not captivate the way the earlier books did.
I received this as a gift and to be honest I haven't read it. Not my kind of book.
Not a Rice fan, but I'm sure someone out there is . . .
Jessica P. (mysticalzoe) reviewed Blood Canticle (Vampire Chronicles, Bk 10) on + 29 more book reviews
another vampire novel, I never got to read, it has to do with Lestat, at blackwood farms.
