Quick Review: Merrick
It moves at a crawling pace, 80% of the book takes place in three nights, a good part of it are David’s memories concerning Merrick from when he was still human, it all seems to head for a single event… Simply lacks depth.
Then things turn around towards the end and it gets interesting. Makes you awfully interested in Talamasca’s Elders, Lestat’s back, though I can’t see what more could he ever do after Memnoch, can’t go higher than that, and there’s a new coven of extremely powerful vampires.
I still say Louis should have died though. And it would have been interesting, also very justified, for David and Merrick to let, and actually help, Lestat in destroying the Talamasca after their threats. As it is, it makes a promise for the books written after it but goes back on it even before this one’s end.
Rating: 7/10
