Lasher (Lives of the Mayfair Witches) (udgave 1995)

My overall opinion of the Mayfair witch trilogy is that "Witching Hour" is the best, and it is a minor downhill ride from there. I did enjoy this book, particularly Julien's tale that fills in the missing links from the first novel.

I liked the character of Lasher better in the first novel, when he was just a ghost on steroids. I find the whole concept of the Taltos to be intriguing in "Lasher" but it wears thin by the end of "Taltos".

I know some people would be deeply disturbed by the incest and sexually active thirteen year old girl in this book, but I don't let that stuff bug me when I read a work of literature. ( )

Very Good ( )

Nope, nope, nope.

I ventured into LASHER because I was curious about Rowan's continuing story, but what I got here is lot of really sketchy non-consensual sex and tedious backstory and this book didn't pay out for me in all the worst ways. I didn't like the tone of the book or the way it was written or the direction of the plot and I didn't care about any of the characters.

While this series may entice some, I am beyond disappointed, personally. And I know what I read here is not atypical of Rice's writing, so honestly, I don't know what I was expecting. What I do know is that I'm longer curious in the least about the Mayfair witches and I'm done.

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