
Killers
of the Dawn
Cirque Du Freak
by Darren Shan
Darren
Shan has been through a lot in this series. He's gone from ordinary
teen to Vampire Prince. And he's a hunter of a super evil Vampaneze
Lord. It's complicated. The book is extremely fast paced and action
packed. In many ways, it reminded me of a graphic novel minus the
graphics - the tone is dark (very dark) and the story is violent.
The characters are all brooding, clever, and violent. Did I mention
it's violent? Okay, the actual torture takes place off stage, but
there's more than enough on-stage violence to make you a little jumpy
after dark. I found the general hopelessness of the plot a bit depressing,
but if you like fast paced and don't mind the imminent possibility
of the death of any character (except, I assume, the one named after
the author) - this book is tightly written and grimly fascinating.
When I was a teen with a serious Stephen King addiction, I would have
loved it. |
The
Book |
Little, Brown, and Company Books for Young Readers / TimeWarner |
May 2005 |
Hardcover |
0316156264 |
9-12 / Teen |
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