Warning: I am keeping this review on the vague side because Shan's books are more fun if you don't know what's going on before you read them. Well, this was a very interesting book. I didn't really like the idea of the freak show, but I did think that it was a novel way to introduce this story, and...
For YA they were good. Though sometimes I feel the author did a little too good of a job of capturing the voice of a 12y.o. narrator.
I found this to be childish and a foolish tale. It is the start of a series and I have absolutely no desire to read any further.
http://books.cheriepie.com/2006/06/31-cirque-du-freak-living-nightmare-by.html