by Darren Shan, Takahiro Arai
I remember now why this series stuck with me for the last 11 years. The great thing about Darren Shan is that everything leads up to something. Nothing is left to chance and nothing is ever meaningless. Throughout the book there were so many clues about what was going to happen and even outright fo...
Even better than Cirque Du Freak. I LOVE this series. The second one in is darker and more violent than the first, but it's so intelligently and compellingly written that I'd still be absolutely chuffed to bits to find my son reading this when he's a few years older, violence and all. Darren's co...
EDIT So I just finished watching The Vampire's Assistant the film... I'm kind of disappointed. The film was completely different — the film was a mixture of both A Living Nightmare and this; the first 30 minutes of it stuck with book one. Unfortunately, it did not continue with the plot and started ...
I do not know if the original books have the campiness that the movie and the manga have. This makes it more enjoyable and the images fun. Characters are likable and relate-able. The fact that Darren Shan named the character that is a vampire after himself is just awesome. I knew what was going to h...
Much better than the first one. Very fast paced. I couldn't put it down!
I read these books so I'd be ready for the movie that's coming out, but it was totally a struggle.I wasn't interested in the tale and I wasn't excited by Shan's writing style. I doubt I'll even bother watching the movie now.
I think this is my last Cirque du Freak book. The two I read were kind of entertaining, but super slow, and I ended both of them feeling like nothing really happened. I think maybe if I was a 12 year old boy I would feel differently about this series, but I am not.Also, in this one they meet someo...
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