That being said, maybe I was a little too close to the source material? I can defiantly see how that might have impacted my reading experience. Howard to work with and I was super excited to see how the dynamics would change in a modern adaption. That includes the horribly miscast film version and my personal favorite, the 25th anniversary production filmed live at the Royal Albert Hall staring Sierra Boggess and my favorite leading man Ramin Karimloo. Let’s just say I’ve seen every version I can get my hands on. A dark look at love verses obsession, the Phantom manipulates, tortures and even kills in his quest to possess Christine’s heart.Īnd of course, we couldn’t get through this review without mentioning my utter devotion to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s productions of Phantom of the Opera and it’s sequel Love Never Dies.

Anyway, The Phantom of the Opera is an epic, haunting story about a disfigured man’s decent into murder and violence. That and the fact that the Phantom is sexy AF. I mean, there’s just so much to this story. Too weird, but mostly RoseBlood just wasn’t satisfying.Īnd now for some pre-review context: if you know anything about me, you’ll know that I am obsessed with all things Phantom. I mean, I don’t even know where to start. Never has a book disappointed or frustrated me as much as RoseBlood has.

As the two discover an otherworldly connection and a soul-deep romance blossoms, Thorn’s dark agenda comes to light and he’s forced to make a deadly choice: lead Rune to her destruction, or face the wrath of the phantom who has haunted the opera house for a century, and is the only father he’s ever known. . Hoping creative direction will help her, Rune’s mother sends her to a French arts conservatory for her senior year, located in an opera house rumored to have ties to The Phantom of the Opera.Īt RoseBlood, Rune secretly befriends the masked Thorn-an elusive violinist who not only guides her musical transformation through dreams that seem more real than reality itself, but somehow knows who she is behind her own masks. In this modern day spin on Leroux’s gothic tale of unrequited love turned to madness, seventeen-year-old Rune Germain has a mysterious affliction linked to her operatic talent, and a horrifying mistake she’s trying to hide.

Roseblood by ag howard