Title: Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare
Author: Darren Shan
Series: Saga of Darren Shan #1
Genre: Horror Urban Fantasy (Middle Grade)
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In the tradition of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot, Cirque Du Freak is the frightening saga of a young boy whose visit to a mysterious freak show leads him on a journey into a dark world of vampires. Filled with grotesque creatures, murderous vampires, and a petrifying ending, Cirque Du Freak will chill, thrill, and leave readers begging for more.
There are a few minor spoilers throughout this review, but I don’t think it will ruin the book if you haven’t read it.
Corey and I saw Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant a few weeks ago. I really enjoyed the movie so I thought I’d give the books a try. The movie’s actually based on the first two books in the series so having just finished the first book, I’m about halfway through the movie.
I have to admit that the book seemed a little slow at first, but I think that’s because I was waiting for certain things to happen having just watched the movie a few weeks ago. There were a few parts that were hard for me to read but that’s only because of the author’s vivid detail about the spiders Darren is so mesmerized with; it just gave me the creepy crawlies. I did enjoy the story and I look forward to the second book because I think it’ll be faster paced now that most of the background to the story’s out of the way.
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Hi Jenni. Just checking in here. Interesting to see what you thought about this book. I don’t think I’ll ever read it. I can’t wait to see you on Saturday!!