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Commedia Della Morte (2012)

by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0765331047 (ISBN13: 9780765331045)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Tor

series

Saint-Germain

review 1: I received this book free as a First reads giveaway. I was not familiar with this series and when I saw this was the 25th installment, I was a little worried I would be lost trying to figure out the main characters. I am pleased to say this was not an issue at all. The other thing I was pleasantly surprised about, was how the issue of being a vampire was handled. Maybe it was different in the previous books, but I found it unusual, in a good way, that being a vampire was not the be all and end all of the novel. The story was set in the time of the French Revolution, admittedly not a time/place in history I'm familiar with. It's been a long time since I studied anything from that time. I feel like I learned a great deal from the story and I think it was done very well... more.I enjoyed the book well enough that I am seriously considering reading the first book. Overall, it was a good book and written well.
review 2: Now, it is no secret that I am a huge fan of Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint Germain series of books. It will therefore come as no surprise to you that I awarded this book five stars.But, I must say that I found this book one of the best out of the last few releases by Yarbro. While I like all the books in the series, this one particularly appealed to me; perhaps since it was set during one of my favourite historical periods - the French Revolution.The cast of characters features a number of old favourites such as Roger and Madelaine as well as interesting new characters and the odd historical figure. As always, the historical detail is accurate and beautifully woven into the story. The plot moves at a good pace - faster than some of the other books in this series - and held my interest throughout.One of the great things about this series is the fact you do not have to read them in the order they were written and I think this one would be a good 'first read' for someone new to Yarbro's writing.Roll on book twenty-six is all I can say! less

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