I don't really like her style, it's too overblown for my tastes. I like my stories at least a little more to the point ;) But even I can tell that her earlier books used to be good (even if not really something for me).
Now, she's suffering from delusions of grandeur. And possibly schizophrenia (I hear Lestat is talking to her XDDD)

Let me know about Fackeln im Sturm when you get to it :)