Edwin Campos’s Reviews > The Monk > Status Update

He turned away from the woman that had once given him birth
And cryin' out to the sky, 'cause he was lonely and scared
But only the Devil responded, 'cause God wasn't there
And right then he knew what it was to be empty and cold
And so he was dropped off the sky and died with no soul
They say death takes you to a better place, but I doubt it
The crows ate him and Madrid never spoke about it.

Ambrosio ends Antonia.

We are told of Agnes fate as a crowd riots end in the convent being turned on its head. Lorenzo finds a dying starving woman, but finds a new noise to investigate.

I think this area now is the deep disturbing part of the story we've been so warned about. Matilda covering for Ambrosio's abuse on Antonia and attack on Elvira is crazy. Ambrosio plots to be alone with Antonia after he poisons her. Elvira's ghost has been appearing at night, and he is trying to run from his demons literally.

After Elvira's death, Antonia has an episode where she tries to connect with her late mother through sitting with stories at her old desk. A storm hits and she has horror visions of a white dressed figure resembling her mother telling her she will see Antonia in 3 days time. The workers there freak out and without knowing what to do they get the last authority they should have thought of. Ambrosio.

Wow~! To be honest, I nearly stopped reading this book altogether because I thought it was just a chapter or two of just yapping. A lot of yapping. After the tense scene with Ambrosio in Antonia's apartment with Elvira, now I must finish this book, I'm afraid. The self rightous duality of his public image compared to his private is now inescapable. The story is incredibly tense and a must finish now.

Alphonso has been on a tremendous dark, patient, and unpredictable journey. From facing Agnes' horny aunt to escaping but crashing and burning on a carriage with horses to torment by the Bloody Nun every night. A healer comes and alleviates him from the ghost in the castle and finally returns to Agnes at her convent. She turns him away but is later set on a path now that she is pregnant and her father has passed.

Agnus the bleeding nun! The visual of her showing up to Raymond’s room with a bleeding bloody dress and cold lifeless lips only for her to disappear again from the castle room as he lays tormented and sick. Even though it’s text, the visuals are captivating.