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But imagine my surprise when I couldn’t put the book down once I started.įrom start till end, we are immersed in the world of Venice and Constaninople (present day Istanbul), as the book chronicles the life journey of Tonio, a perfect societal product poised and groomed to take over the world that lies before his feet. After all, it was written by Anne Rice, (in)famous for what we all know her to be famous for. I must admit I picked up this book with apprehension and more than a raised eyebrow worth of suspicion after a friend recommended it. Instead, Rice deals with a whole new world of supernatural beings here – castrati. Grief drawn out and out and until one could not endure it…”įor those of you expecting vampires and supernatural beings to make their mark on the Inkpot through this review, you will be disappointed. Yet so velvet smooth and soft it seemed the loveliest sigh of

Throat, this very limit of what the human voice could attain, “Slowly, slowly he swelled it, slowly he let it pulse from his