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The Witching Hour

Lives of Mayfair Witches, Book 1

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The Witching Hour

By: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Kate Reading
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"[A] huge and sprawling tale of horror." —The New York Times Book Review

Demonstrating once again her gift for spellbinding storytelling, Anne Rice makes real for us a great dynasty of four centuries of witches—a family given to poetry and incest, murder and philosophy, a family that over the ages is itself haunted by a powerful, dangerous, and seductive being called Lasher who haunts the Mayfair women.

Moving in time from today's New Orleans and San Francisco to long-ago Amsterdam and the France of Louis XIV, from the coffee plantations of Port-au-Prince to Civil War New Orleans and back to today, Anne Rice has spun a mesmerizing tale that challenges everything we believe in. Fantasy Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Horror Psychological Scary
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I read a lot of reviews on this book but I'm glad I got it. I couldn't put my phone down fir 3 days. I do have to say though this was my first Anne Rice book and wasn't what I was expecting

Loved this book

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In “The Witching Hour”, book one of The Mayfair Chronicles, Anne Rice gives a very detailed history of a number of characters.

It is amazing the detail she goes into. However, the downside of this is you get a very very long audiobook.

Whilst you do get a great deal of information on the characters, there is little “witchcraft” in the story. So the story seems to lack excitement.

What does save the day is the excellent narration by Kate Reading.

A Very Long History, But Little “Witchcraft”

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This novel had me spellbound. The story of the Mayfair witches was so well written, the characters so well developed that it had me wishing I could return to New Orleans. The narration was impeccable!!!

Moving on to Lasher now and hoping it’s just as good!

Spellbinding story and incredible narration

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Liked the story but way too long on the history of the family won’t listen to others in the series

Toooooo long

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I have been unable to finish this because it isn't split into chapters and I use my audible to drift to sleep to. The progress bar also doesn't work so I can only use skip back button to try to find my place.

50 hours in a single chapter

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