Merrick (Vampire Chronicles Series #7)

Vampires and Witches Combine

From the beginning I could not put this book down. Normally it takes a while to get through one of the Mrs. Rice's vampire books for me...even though I love them to death...not this one. I read through it so quick I amazed myself. The story throwing in a surprising twist of when the world of the Mayfair witches and the Vampires finally unit with the stunning new character of Merrick. Anne Rice never disappoints!

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A Spellbounding & Captivating Tale

This book was extremely exciting & thrilling that it's just too hard to put down. I love the strong and wicked enchanted female character of Merrick. I also love how Anne Rice shows how vampires can be humanly vulnerable with their emotions & nature.

It was wonderful to have the vampire collide with the witches. Especially to have Lestat, Louie & David back together. I simply loved it from beginning to the end. I would recommend anyone to read this book.

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Disappointed

I love Anne Rice books, however, this booked was a disappointment. She spent to much time on the description of Merrick. For example how beautiful she is how seductive, etc. I wanted to read more about Claudia, Lestat, Louis, David. Once she described the woman and her history I wanted to get on with the plot. It was a very sad common place romance. Again, I feel it was to much emphasis on her beauty which we all know can be fleeting the essence and strenghth of a woman is much more newsworthy.

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Good book

Good book

if you like anne rice you should read it

an enjoyable easy read. of all her vampire novels this one is at the bottom of the list (to me). not a very good story although i did like the blend of character types.

Merrick, the Vampire Chronicles, Book 7

Coming soon.

Unexpected

Different twist on the story

Interesting

Although I admit to being unsure at the beginning of this story as it was not quite what I expected, it turned out to have a pleasant ending for those who follow Rice's Vampire Chronicles.

Best book,Next to IWTV!

I started to read Anne's books at the young age of 11,I am now 22. I am up to Blood an Gold in the chronicles,and have read her other stories. To me,Merrick was one her best,right next to Interview with the Vampire. If you enjoyed that book and Tale of The Body Theif then you will just LOVE this book. And if you are a Louis fan then you will get your fill of him in this book as well! WONDERFUL,as always!

interesting and fun

i liked this book. the merrick character is very interesting and different. a strong female character for once from anne rice. i like the fact that louis is finally revisited in a big way and not just as a side bar. merrick is a solid book that i enjoyed reading. it had some slow parts but it was mostly a good book.

Not her best work

It was a very boring it was not a good as her Interview with a vampire it reallly just put me to sleep

Beautifully written but not her best.

You can't deny the quality of Anne Rice's writing in this novel but the plot just made me lose interest in a hurry. This novel is crucial because it ties in The Vampire Chronicles with the Mayfair Witches Chronicles since the next novels are surrounding the history of the Vampires and Mayfairs. It's great as a transition to Mrs. Rice's upcoming novel elements but the novel itself was a disappointment. What disappointed me was the ending because it seemed rushed and the characters suddenly changed dramatically without logic. At first, I liked Merrick but in towards the end, it's as if her character changed and she became a totally different person. It's the same with Louis. It almost felt as if Anne Rice herself gave up on what else to do and suddenly changed the characters. That's what made the novel fall apart. I ended up hating the character Merrick just because of the ending and her sudden change. Also, I found the story boring most of the time. Don't expect much from this novel. In fact, I'd say to skip it and go ahead and read Blood and Gold and Blackwood Farm.

Not Bad But Not Great Either

I am a huge fan of Anne Rice's though I have seen better of her books. Merrick is a very strong character and could have been given more in this book. It is told from her friend, David Talbot's, point of view. I understand why he was telling it. He is now a Child of the Night and wishes to capture each vampires' story. But I think the story would have been much better and proved more of an impact if told from Merrick's mouth. It starts from when David met Merrick. If Merrick would have told the story it could of included more of her life perhaps when she was a child and young adult. It would allow you to see all the hardships she went through in the course of her life. Perhaps it would have had more impact that way, not sure. Still not a bad read. Especially if you are interested in what happened to Claudia's ghost and how Louis deals with it which is the primary plot of the book.

Captivating!

I found this book to be extremely exciting and had a hard time putting it down. I love the strong female character of Merrick and I also love how Anne Rice shows how vampires can be humanly vunerable. In my opinion, it was one of her best novels yet.

The other vampires

Anne Rice does it as no one else ever has. And when she does it, she does it with the extreme discriptions everyone comes to expect of her. I think it is wonderful that she has branched out to other vampires in the series. I would love to see a book later on Gabrielle. In this book, she shows us something Lestat never could. How someone who got to live their whole life lived and loved as a mortal. This is not only about Merrick, but David, and the love they shared as mortals. I am on my third reading of this book and it still captivates my attention totally.

When Worlds Collide

MERRICK has all the ingredients for a perfect Anne Rice novel: issues addressed in previous books, the introduction of new Mayfair family members, and the reawakening of The Vampire Lestat, having been in a deep sleep. However the title character turns out to have a very uninteresting backstory and Louis loses what was most unique to the character. Still, anyone who's stuck this far with the Vampire Chronicles can't go wrong by reading MERRICK.

intersting lead

This is not among Anne Rice's best work (Queen of the Damned; WItching Hour) but, for me this book showcased one of the few interesting, strong female characters Anne Rice has ever done. I very much enjoyed Merrick and like her as a character.

quite a fright!

I can honestly say that this is the worst book in the VC series. With the introduction of Merrick, Anne Rice has single handedly deconstructed all the inter-personal relationship between Louis, Lestat and the other major characters in the Vampire chronicles, and replaced the real and poignant blood suckers that we have grown to love so much with hollow dummies. I think AR should have stopped with the chronicles years back but have kept on churning out books to feed her commercial greed. She no longer writes the novels as an outlet for her pain or for her fans but have turned into a money hungry maniac. If you fell in love with Interview with the vampire, don't bother reading this one. It's only suitable to prop up rickety chairs with!

What has she done!?

I fell in love with Louis from 'Interview With The Vampire' and have been waiting for another book like that. This book completly destroyes Louis in my mind, and is loaded with boring chapters about the description of one place, that is only in the story for about 3 seconds... Not to mention the inconsitant powers of the vampires. All of a suddon Louis is actually fairly strong, and doesn't die from the sun?? What is that? Merrick is a boring character, and we know even less about what is going on with Lestate than what we knew from 'Armand.' She destroyed the cool Louis from Interview, and replaced him with one of the most pitiful characters ever. DO NOT read this if you want to learn anything more about vampires or witches.

Really sank my teeth into this one

This novel was much better than her last couple of books like Violin and Vittorio. Not up there with her best, but 'Merrick' is worth the buy.