Seriously, did she write this book or [...] I was just waiting for Lestat to call something "da bomb" after he used the word "cool" for the tenth million time. And what happened to Mona? She certainly turned into a whiny cardboard copy teenager. I have been a huge fan of Anne Rice and own everything she ever wrote, including books under her other names. This was just a horrible let down, like she didn't even want to write it. And by page 200, I didn't want to read it. I had to push myself through the pages. Someone needs to tell this woman when the book is this bad. It discredits her name. It discredits the editor. And the only reason it's in print is because it has her name one it. I still refuse to believe she wrote it.In this book are some of the best characters created in the 20th century and they were destroyed. What a horrible end to the Mayfairs and the Vampires.