Monday, August 24, 2009

Cirque du Freak: Lord of the Shadows, by Darren Shan

This book was somewhat of a disappointment, not as good as the last.

What I liked: I liked the inner struggle the main character has with himself. It's extremely important to the plot and will decide the series.

What I didn't like: Basically the same empty-until-the-end format as before. I also didn't like that Desmond Tiny and his daughter flip flop on their vampiristic involvement. They keep saying that now that the end is near, they can reveal more about the future without changing it, but then they say that they can't tell anything until the end. It's extremely inconsistent.

Overall: Overall the penultimate installment was a drag. 4 out of 10.

Details:

Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers (September 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316016624
ISBN-13: 978-0316016629

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