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This is book 10 of the Cirque Du Freak series. In this book Harkat, a Little Person created by a dead soul by Mr. Tiny, is trying to figuire out who he really is. He protected Darren in all his adventures no its Harkat's turn to have one. Mr. Tiny visits the Cirque Du Freak taking Harkat with him to find his real soul. Darren jumps in with Harkat when he was not supposed to but Mr. Tiny allows it anyways. Mr. Tiny sent Harkat and Darren to a harsh desert. After enduring a very long journey thru the desert they have to slay a panther in a jungle, will they make it and find Harkat's soul? Or will they die trying? I can make a text to text connection. I can connect this to Copper Sun. Harkat is trying really hard to achieve something he wants, and in this case it's his soul. In Copper Sun, Polly tried really hard to make friends with Amari even if it was hard, and from there they both tried really hard to escape to freedom. I rate this book 5 stars because Darren Shan books never seem to bore me, and I think he is really creative on how he created his own world. Also, since it is near the end of the series I think he did a pretty good job wrapping up and closeing loose ends.

In Rachel Caine's town of Morganville, "there's always a surprise just around every dark corner" - and it usually involves the undead. Now these secrets come to light in the first two books of the Morganville Vampires series, together in one volume.GLASS HOUSESMorganville is a small college town in the heart of Texas that has its share of quirky characters - and some evil ones too. When student Claire Danvers moves off campus into one of Morganville's oldest houses, she finds that her roommates don't show many signs of life. But they'll have Claire's back when the town's deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh blood.THE DEAD GIRLS' DANCEClaire Danvers has her share of challenges - like living among creatures of the night. On the upside, she has a great roommate (who tends to disappear at sunup) and a new boyfriend. Now a fraternity is throwing its annual Dead Girls' Dance and - surprise! - Claire and her equally outcast friend have been invited. When they find out why, all hell breaks loose, because this time both the living and the dead are ready to tear up the night.

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  At last a book in this series with a conclusion!!!\
  I have to say this installment was 200+ pages of really great reading. I blew through it in no time at all. I really like Darren, his character is well written and I find myself very much relating to him. To be honest, I find myself reading the series primarily to see where things are going to go with this main character. This time the author did not disappoint. \
  I think I would have rather read one book with 600 pages than this and the last two 200 page books in this series with cliffhangers but I don't control that. I think the 600 page book would have been a easy 5 star read. But oh well.\
  So far, I think it's a great series for tweens and young teens. It's a quick easy read. They are entertaining. But the plot isn't complex enough to hold the interest of someone looking for something with some meat to it.\
  To read my review of the other books in this series, use the links below:\
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This review contains SPOILERS.Worst ending to a series, EVER.I was so enthusiastic for these novels. Darren Shan presented a whole new world in his first books. He caught the attention of the reader immediately.I've read a few reviews that said that from the 2nd trilogy the series started to decay. I absolutely disagree with this statement. I NEVER considered it boring, at all.Truly, for the "Great finale" I was expecting something big, surprising, an epic fight, a shocking ending. Instead of that, Darren Shan gave us a dull, unrealistic and forced "novel".First of all, the title "Sons of Destiny". Was I the only one who KNEW (and without reading any spoilers) that Darren was the son of Mr. Tiny? Or was the title REALLY obvious? A huge mistake, especially because at the beginning it is openly written that the mysterious character was name Des Tiny (yes, for those who hadn’t guessed yet).I think that Mr. Shan gave us some shocking scenes while the story was moving forward, but there is a tiny line between some INTERESTING plot twist and a DULL, STUPID and FORCED twist when the author ran out of ideas.Along the whole series I bore the "childish" dialogue, and sometimes understood the context of it. But in this installment (if the author didn't know) there is A WAR happening. His resources were null. There are more important things to describe in an "epic fight" than how the “girlfriend” of the main character looked like.Oh, yes, "the fight". In the past volumes we had some pretty amazing fighting. So, I (as a constant reader) was expecting something even bigger. I mean, there were vampires and vampanezes all around the world. Their future was about to be sorted out in just a fight. If you habitually read those sentences throughout eleven novels, OBVIOUSLY you are expecting something ENORMOUS for the twelfth. And what did Mr. Shan give us? A pathetic, wretched and almost funny "fight" (more like a diminutive version of a concentration camp) in a stadium. The Vampire Mountain would have been a much better scenario for those scenes.When you keep using some elements in your novels, the reader habituates to them. They’re part of the world. But in this novel, several external elements were introduced, so it turned into a "non-credible" world anymore. Yes, it's a fantasy (pseudo "horror") series, but the author has to stick to what he has written throughout eleven installments. I liked the novel until the middle of it (except for the "epic fight"), and Darren dying in the river would have been a very good ending. But the author found it too short and got us into the literary nightmare of the more than 100 additional pages that he had to write to have the approval of the publishing company.Yes, I know that he had to complete the circle to fit it to the beginning, the idea that it's the "real" Darren Shan starring the story (evidently, nobody who is sane would ever believe that), but it could have been done in a better way. Actually, that premise could have been dropped before he published the very first novel of the series, changing the name of the main character, telling the story in 3rd person. So, we MIGHT have a better ending here.Finally, I have read a few 5-stars reviews from this very same page. And I just have to say... PLEASE, don't trust them. The plot twists are not as good as some people describe them. As I said before, they were forced at the point we got out of the magnificent world the author created. It almost seems that the author spitted grotesquely several ideas that he had for other stories, mixed them up, put them the name of "Sons of Destiny" and published it. Not a good thing. Is this a good series? It's AMAZING. It's addictive. Sometimes well written, but above all, very entertaining.Is this a good book? No. The dullest ending to a franchise ever.It truly deserved one star.

THIS IS NOT  a unicorns-and-rainbows middle school book and I loved it for that. Finally, something where morals do not outweigh the plot. Finally, there's  evil characters who are truly evil  (and not merely misunderstood). Finally, a book where death actually exists and  poses a real threat. \
  Hallelujah. \
Darren is still reeling from the events of the last book. He must cope with becoming a bloodthirsty creature of the night. He doesn't want to kill, but is finding the impulse increasingly more difficult to resist. Meanwhile, he's becoming fast friends with a snake-boy (Evra Von), a human-boy (Sam Grest) and eco-activist (Reggie Veggie). I love Evra's personality  - his dry humour combined with his outlandish snakeboyness. I wish he played a larger role in the series. As with the first book, what first is a fun adventure, quickly turns onto a nightmare of both  physical and mental anguish.. P.s. If you read the books, I'd recommend waiting at least 2-3 years prior to watching the movie. The movie was based on the first and second book. That way you'd forget enough so you won't say, "but that wasn't in the books," on repeat.Audiobook CommentsWell read, if a bit monotone.YouTube | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Snapchat @miranda.reads Happy Reading!

The trials: seventeen ways to die unless the luck of the vampire is with you. Darren Shan must pass five fearsome Trials to prove himself to the vampires clan - or face the stakes of the Hall of Death. But Vampire Mountain holds hidden threats. Sinister, potent forces are gathering in the darkness. In this nightmarish world of bloodshed and betrayal, death may be a blessing...

In the fourth book of the bestselling Cirque Du Freak series, Darren Shan and Mr. Crepsley embark on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. But they face more than the cold on Vampire Mountain-the vampaneze have been there before them. Will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren's human side, or turn him further toward the darkness? Only one thing is certain-Darren's initiation into the vampire clan is more deadly than he can ever have imagined.

Darren, the vampire's assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque Du Freak with Evra the snake-boy and Mr. Crepsley. When corpses are discovered--corpses drained of blood-- Darren and Evra are compelled to hunt down whatever foul creature is committing such horrendous acts. Meanwhile, beneath the streets, evil stalks Darren and Evra, and all clues point to Mr. Crepsley. Can they escape, or are they doomed to perish in the tunnels of blood?

Cirque du Freak (also known as Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare) is the first novel in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan (real name Darren O'Shaugnessy), published in January 2000. The story begins with Darren Shan and his best friend Steve "Leopard" Leonard visiting an illegal freak show where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly, unique spider forces them to make life-changing choices that neither of them could have ever thought possible.A feature film adaptation of the novel, directed by Paul Weitz and starring Chris Massoglia, John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson and Willem Dafoe was released on October 23, 2009.Darren Shan starts narrating the story by saying he was always fascinated by spiders. When he was young, he used to bring spiders from the garden and let them loose in his house despite what his mum said about never bringing them in, and at the age of 9, he received the greatest gift of his life: a small tarantula. However, the joy of that gift was crushed when he, after watching a cartoon, killed the spider with a vacuum cleaner. He explains, "life, unlike a cartoon, is naturally evil, doesn't care about happy endings, and is always out to kill you. You just have to be careful." He also explains that everything written is true, except for the names.

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