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At the center of this dark and compelling tale is Rowan Mayfair, queen of the coven, who must flee from the darkly brutal, yet irresistable demon known as Lasher. With a dreamlike power, this wickedly seductive entity draws us through twilight paths, telling a chilling and hypnotic story of spiritual aspiration and passion.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyed Lasher!,
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This review is from: Lasher (Mass Market Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book, and found the service from the seller to be awesome also. I didn't read them in order, so this was the last book of that series (the Mayfair Witches) that I read, and I was quite disappointed to find out that there weren't any more to read! :)
1.0 out of 5 stars
Lasher, is he a pure soul or a forced sacrifical lamb?,
By Anne (British Columbia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lasher (Mass Market Paperback)
Quite a dissappointment! I was enthralled by the Witching hour. I devoured the book in three days and Lasher kept me engulfed in it until the sound anticlamitic dissappointment of the last two chapters. I got the feeling that Anne Rice rushed through the last chapters to get the book finished leaving many loose threads and unexplainable and unjustifiable reactions, from the moral point of view as well as from the humaine point of view. Lasher changes and develops in this book from a playful, sometimes mischivieous, manipulating and sometimes manipulated spirit who is capable to kill and to cheat to suit the plans of his witches, but who proves to be faithful and helpful to them, to a pure creature in the flesh trying to beg for the right to live and for a second chance for him and for his offspring. The way that Michael and Rowan behave with them in the last chapter is abominable, cruel, vicious, self serving and completely anti christian.. those people go to Church and feel so wonderfully superhuman and however are able to commit the worst acts of adultery, violence, and murder to suit their needs. These characters seem to be completely out of the skin of the same chartacters of the previous book The Witched Hour, which is a much better book.In Lasher, the Mayfair witches and in particular Rowan and the new witch spoiled bratt, petulant Mona, seem to reverse from being the self righteous ones, the ones coverting easily with the "family spirit"( who nonetheless gives them all they want and need and makes them rich beyon belief) to paying him by being cruel, merciless, inflexible, unforgiving, petty and criminal when all that Lasher wants is to be flesh and blood and have a second chance... the Mayfairs seem to be all about getting second chances for themselves but when the time comes to be merciful understanding or ethical, they instead become cold blooded murderers... Ah, and the spoiled bratt Mona is no cutie, Michael is a thick skull, adulterer, self justifying, confused "macho man" with the intelligence level of a school bully and Rowan is an opportunistic, full of herself doctor who has no doubts in taking a life when she feels like it, trying to make up for it by using her gifts when she wants.... Quite a family!.. it is their way or the high way.. the end of this book is totally anticlamatic and absurd. I only find "salvagable" in this book the part when Lasher tell his history and begs for understanding. From the middle of the book to the end this is dissapointing, poorly written book with a terribly anticlamatic and incoherent ending. Also, please jump over the long and winding descriptions, they will bore you to tears..we know that the color green is green, no need to explain that you need to mix blue and yellow.. we get it...
3.0 out of 5 stars
Bearable,
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This review is from: Lasher (Mass Market Paperback)
'The Witching Hour' was a fantastic book, no question about it. But trying to get through 600 pages of 'Lasher' was like pulling hair.The mythology was outstanding, I'll give the book that much, and you're left wanting to learn more. However, the character of Mona Mayfair drove me up the wall and I found myself wishing she would be Lasher's next ill-fated victim. I'm not so weak stomached that I can't stand the sexualized child in horror fiction, but this was just ridiculous. Michael Curry wasn't completely unlikable, but his acceptance of his affair with Mona was just creepy. And, being halfway through 'Taltos' I'm anticipating even more creepiness. Another star is given for the ending, which was just fantastic and showcases Rice's ability to paint a picture with words.
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