In the book some areas were interesting and somewhere just boring throughout the book.
In the beginning of the book it was pretty boring because there was alot of dialogue and empty space, but towards the end/middle it started to get more interesting and action filled. I thought this book was ok, it wasn't the best book i've ever read. Onward to see if Darren can pass his trials (which, I'm sure without even a spoiler ruining it for me, he probably does).more I started thinking so again in the last volume. well I'm back to thinking he's adorable again. And I remember in my original review for volume 1 I mentioned Darren being adorable and then changing my mind. Crepsley is definitely my favorite character. And I was totally jealous when Darren got to snuggle up and sleep with the wolves. It was nice to get to meet some other vampires and their vampire mountain is pretty cool.
This volume was a wee bit boring in comparison to the rest as it was setting us up for Darren's big vampire initiation. It started out that way, but it's moving away from the cirque.
And I was totally jealous when Darren got to snuggl It's very curious to me why Darren Shan the author decided to call this series Cirque du Freak when really Darren Shan the character is hardly ever even at the Cirque du Freak. It's very curious to me why Darren Shan the author decided to call this series Cirque du Freak when really Darren Shan the character is hardly ever even at the Cirque du Freak. There is no sex although it is either in this book or the next that vampire mates are explained.more There might have been a couple of curses, but I don't really think so. There was some violence: some one dies and a giant bear is killed, but it isn't as graphic as the last one. That and the wolf pup was absolutely adorable. The fact that wolves are so connected with vampires is such a nice change from the usual trope of them being mortal enemies. This is one reason I'm glad for the art: I can actually see the different characters rather than just trying to picture them separately in my brain. Also, at this point, there are several characters introduced all at once and if one of them hadn't been a girl I would have had real difficulty keeping them straight. I think it suffers a bit by trying to shove a whole novel (even a short juvenile level one) into a single graphic novel. This is the first book of the Vampire Mountain arc. I guess it helps the contrast between him and Evra, but I just feel like the reader misses out on something by having him so young. Also, at this point, there are several characters introduced all at o I realize that Darren ages at 1/5 of the rate of a normal person, but I still would have liked to see him look a bit older. I realize that Darren ages at 1/5 of the rate of a normal person, but I still would have liked to see him look a bit older.