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Since I have been reading so much lately, I will put up a few reviews.
Vittorio The Vampire by Anne Rice, has a mixture of a couple different genres. It focuses on three main themes; Adventure, Romance, and Horror. It's approximately 350 pages in length, and I will be grading it on 4 different criteria, each worth 10 points; Introduction, Body, Conclusion, and Overall Story.
Before I get into the grading, I'll give a little bit of information on the setting of the book. It takes place in Renaissance Italy. Vittorio de Raniari is a 13-16 year old boy that lives with his wealthy family in a castle. He has a brother, a sister, two parents, and a **** load of servants. The story is told by Vittorio de Raniari himself, just as if he were actually speaking to you.

Introduction
The introduction starts off giving a little bit of background information on Vittorio's family. It is fairly long, but necessary and gives a very good visual of the overall picture.Vittorio talks about the recent wars, his love for paintings, his school, his family, and his religion.
Although the introduction was long and painstakingly boring, it was necessary and it's obvious that it's needed when the reader reaches the climax of the story. 6/10

Body
Here, in the body, is where the story really heats up and glues you to the book.
In the night, during dinnertime at the Raniari's castle, the castle is breached by mysterious people. Vittorio's father hides Vittorio, and his brother and sister in an underground passageway beneath the church floor. As they are in hiding they hear everyone in their home being slaughtered, and fires being set to their castle. Suddenly the passage door gets ripped off of the hinges, and Vittorio sees a figure float down the stairs. This figure is that of a pale woman carrying a broad sword. She slices off the heads of Vittorio's brother and sister, kisses Vittorio, and leaves with the rest of her group, leaving Vittorio holding the heads of his siblings, and a vendetta.
Vittorio goes on a quest to fulfill his Vendetta against these vampires to avenge his family. On his quest he gets some very unexpected help....
The body of the book is very entertaining and well written. It kept me glued to the book. 8/10

Conclusion
The conclusion is well balanced, and answers the questions that the reader asks frequently throughout the book. It has some unexpected decisions and events, keeping the reader engulfed. 7/10

Overall
The overall story of Vittorio The Vampire is well balanced, entertaining, and keeps the reader reading. 8/10

If you do read Vittorio The Vampire and end up liking it, Anne Rice has dozens more books of the same magnitude.
Side Notes: There is lots and lots of blood, and quite a bit of sex.
He should have killed the *****.