“Erik is not truly dead. He lives on within the souls of those who choose to listen to the music of the night.” 



Honestly kinda a letdown. The plot was dramatic when it didn't need to be, and all the characters felt like figments. None of the characters read like they were flesh and blood, just shadows of a story instead. The phantom wasn't a romantic character; he's just a sad one. I couldn't understand who the author wanted us to root for: Erik, Christine, Carlotta, or the narrator? Then the problem with having such lifeless characters is that all the female characters were indistinguishable from one another. Rarely could I tell the difference between Christine and Carlotta. I wish their personalities, wants and desires had been better explained. The lack of female character development made this story difficult to enjoy.