The Phantom Returns by Stefanie Cole Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Phantom Returns
Book Review: Cuddle up and read!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was engaging and entertaining from the first to last page. I love the twists and turns Ms. Cole takes us through. This author is very gifted and I am already looking forward to devouring her next literary adventure as soon as it's available!Book Review: A satisfying sequel
Summary: 5 Stars
I found Stefanie Cole's book to be just what I was looking for after seeing The Phantom of the Opera in the theatre and on video. Many people would love to envision what would happen to Christine, Raoul, and Erik after the closing curtain. Well Cole has given us something to hold onto in a very romantic yet realistic portrayal of what could have happened. I loved the attention to detail regarding language, clothing, and activities that would have occured during those historical times. It was a fun read and very easy to imagine as a movie or theatre sequel...one can only hope! I highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoyed the original opera/movie.Book Review: A Phantom sequel true to character
Summary: 4 Stars
I started "The Phantom Returns" right after seeing the 2004 film again on the big screen in all its glory in November - the perfect time to begin a book that continues the story after the movie ended. I've read a few such tales in the past but I felt that this one was the best I've encountered at staying true to the characters as they were developed in the film. We learn of Christine's life as the Vicomtesse de Chagny and the struggles of going from opera performer to member of the aristocracy in Paris, an uneasy transition at best. We learn of Erik's life-changing experiences after he went through the mirror (his story was particularly touching and satisfying to me). Madame Giry is there as surrogate mother to Christine and life-long friend to Erik. She suffers no fools and her honest and unflinching approach to Christine's plight and its impact on Erik is pivotal to the story. Meg stands by Christine as the sister she so desperately needs. The plot is tightly woven, and Stefanie's writing evoked the emotions in me that I believe she was striving for. I was sometimes angry, sometimes frustrated, and sometimes confused by certain actions of each central character, but then ultimately pleased with how it all played out. Christine is still young and immature in some ways, but struggling to be a woman, while dealing with feelings for two men and the realization that she may have chosen wrongly. Does a childhood sweetheart make a good lifetime partner? Can an Angel of Music be a man and not a Phantom or a ghost? Some very important lessons are learned by Raoul and Christine about the lengths to which one may be driven in the name of "true love," and what makes a "monster" of a man. How it all unfolds should keep any reader and lover of our Phantom quite enthralled right to the very end (which came too soon and left me wanting even more - the only reason I rated it 4 stars rather than 5)! Thank you for a very enjoyable read, Stefanie! I highly recommend it for all others who love The Phantom of the Opera as I do!
Book Review: I enjoyed it
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a sweet book. You can finish it in one day. If you want Christine to be with Erik you'll enjoy it. I did.Book Review: Not very good
Summary: 1 Stars
The story is amateurish even for fan fiction. The plot is insipid and all of the bad reviews kept being removed!