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Elise B. (Macedonia, OH)

House of Bathory
The House of Bathory story line revolves around the historical figure, Countess Elizabeth Bathory, who lived and brutally murdered over 600 women in the early 1600s in Slovakia. Ms Lafferty tells the horrifying and fascinating story of Countess Bathory as well as giving a very interesting history of the lives of royalty and peasantry during this era. Woven into the historical tale is a modern day version of the story that uses Jung's theory of "synchronicity" to make it plausible. The modern portion of the story was very forced and unrealistic. I found myself skimming through the modern day story to return to the historical sections.

Sherri A. (Westbrook, CT)

Stick to historical fiction Linda, please
This novel had such promise in the beginning-I was intrigued by the 17th century setting, a mention of a baby as a taltos...promises to come. And then the present day intruded. I found the 21st century characters flat and unbelievable, and wondered why the author felt the need to describe Daisy's "long canine" at least ten times, without ever developing that line...oh well. Perhaps that storyline went into the recycle bin along with the taltos. Yes, she did allude to it, but never developed it in any way.

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