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Letters To Erik: The Ghost's Love Story (2008)

by An Wallace(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

143271354X (ISBN13: 9781432713546)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Outskirts Press

review 1: One of the worst "fan fiction" sequels I've ever read. Once more Raoul is pitted as the abusive, unloving husband, this time he goes so far as to accuse Christine of adultery and willingly goes back into military service only to conveniently be dropped off from the plot right after. Christine seems obsessed with writing a dead man letters and eventually moves back to Paris where, you guessed it, Erik's not dead. What ensues after that is a plot I don't even think a soap opera would touch. Everything's so convenient for this sickeningly in love couple, everything just happens to work out for them and everybody can say "aww" that Erik finally gets his happy life and love. If you like Webber's version of things I'm sure you'll like this book. However if you prefer the origina... morel novel by Gaston Leroux, you'll find nothing syncs up and the story of two young lovers versus the obsessive love of a man turned monster becomes bubble bath reading time.
review 2: I loved, loved, loved this book. So far it has to be one of my favorite Phantom spin-offs that I have read so far (next to Deception: A Phantom of the Opera Novel). The book pick up almost straight after the original novel when Christine begins to write Erik letters - thinking that he is dead. Through the letters we see Christine disappointment with her married life and how thing are turning out much differently from how she thought they would. We also see how through the letters Christine works through the differences between Raoul and Erik - ultimitley discovering where her heart truly lies *sighs - we could have told her that* The span of the letters covers five years of seperation between Erik and Christine before the story picks up in third person narrative when Christine has returned to Paris with her son after the death of Raoul - who by the way is a big jerk for the purpose of this story and I cheered when he conveniantly died. Christine - thinking of course that Erik is dead - visits his 'grave' and leaves the letters she has written throughout the years there. Erik of course witnesses all of the and reads the letters. And so begins the story. I liked this book mainly because of it being believable. Erik and Christine's realtionship does not become easy there are misunderstandings between them that cause arguments - just like any normal couple. And there is also this majorly huge turn in events as well ;). Yip absilutely one of my new favourites. Oh and did I mention that I kind of love the front cover as well :) less

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