I had been looking forward to reading this book for a long time so maybe my expectations were too high, but I didn't realy enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. I can divide it into three parts. The first third of the book is alright as she introduces us to the characters and Blackwood Farm itself. Anne Rice is the master at creating ambience and this book is no exception. The middle half is what took me the longest to read (I found myself thinking as I did in her novel "Memnoch the Devil" that I just wish he would shut up already and let Lestat do his thing.) So the middle part is pretty boring. Then the final third of the book is probably the best of it, because FINALLY the action picks up. New characters are introduced, characters from other novels (Merrick and The Witching Hour series) are brought in, and there is more than one twist that I did not see coming before the end of the book. Overall I give it 3 stars out of 5.
