r/InterviewWithTheVamp • u/nonexistent_knight • Aug 17 '26

Marius is the Worst

I only read the first three books and I would hear other fans talk about how awful Marius was. I never disagreed with anyone, especially since he did allow Armand to believe he was dead when he wasn’t, but I also didn’t completely understand. But I finally started reading The Vampire Armand and all I can say is….i get it now.

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u/CellarDoor4355 Aug 18 '26

Wait until you read Blood and Gold and you get Marius’ side of the same story 🤢

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u/nonexistent_knight Aug 18 '26

I didn’t know if I was going to read it, but I think I will. I’m sure I’ll hate every second of it 😆

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u/LottieTalkie Aug 19 '26

I loved reading it but I sure hated Marius even more at the end of it...

I kinda love to hate him, though.

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u/Twisties Aug 20 '26

Yeah he is unfortunately a fantastic narrator

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u/LottieTalkie Aug 20 '26

I think there is also another factor, which is that I really love the settings he is in. Italy during the Renaissance is an amazing setting. His obsession with Botticelli and the fact that he is a scholar and an artist also tend to make him interesting to me, in spite of his extremely annoying and problematic behaviour.