Ann Walker
4/21/2015
James and Lydia seem to be very sympathetic to vampires who are of their own social class: Don Isidro, Anthea, and Ernchester. Lots of vampire politics and power struggles, as well as real-world political ones. The descriptive writing, as always, is a delight, vividly conveying the sights and sounds and smells of 1908 Paris, Vienna, and Constantinople. Spoilery comment: I really expected Don Isidro to have killed Margaret. His treatment of her throughout seemed so callous (granted, she was a very annoying character) that I was surprised that the author took the easy way out, leaving her to be killed by another vampire who just happened to be in the neighborhood in search of a snack.