Having loved Anne Rice's vampire books as a teenager, I decided to try one of her other series. This just didn't work for me. I had no problem with the writing, but I am not really into reading about witches. And the older I get, the less stories about the supernatural appeal to me in general. I doubt I would be able to stand a re-reading of her vampire novels anymore either - I think Stephenie Meyer (and all her copycats) may have ruined vampires for me forever. Boo.