Because I have read these last books so quickly I have decided to put them all into 1 last post.
Check out what I thought of the previous books
Book 10 The Lake of Souls
In the tenth book Darren and Harkat get a visit from Mr. Tiny, it is time for Harkat to find out who he was in his previous life. Harkat wants to go alone so Darren can stay and fight the War of Scars, but Darren will not let Harkat travel alone, and goes with him. During this adventure they run into panthers, snakes, dragons, and many other monstrous creatures. They travel to the Lake of Souls to retrieve Harkat Moulds body. When they fish out his body they cannot believe their eyes...
Book 11 Lord of the Shadows
There were many twists and turns in this book. The War of Scars brings Darren back to his hometown. He meets up with Vancha, Debbie, and Alice in order to get ready for the battle with Steve. I don't want to go into too much detail and give anything away. This wasn't the best book for me. There was a lot of suspense, but I was always guessing what was going to happen, and 9 times out of 10 I was correct. This made it not a great book for me, but it was still ok, and worth reading.
Book 12 Sons of Destiny
*Spoiler Alert* I was a little disappointed with the ending of the saga. Throughout the books Destiny Darren or Steve were to become the Lord of the Shadows(an evil being that would destroy the world and everyone in it for power). Darren wanted to win the War of Scars, and therefore must kill Steve. But Darren does not want to become the Lord of Shadows, so he lets Steve kill him as Steve is dying. (Mr. Tiny is furious, because this is not one of the visions of future he saw) Evana the witch, Mr. Tiny's daughter brings back Darren and Mr. Tiny makes him a little person. Their idea is that Darren, as a little person, will go scare off Darren when he first comes to the cirque, so that he will not overhear Steve, and not steal Mr. Crepsley's spider, therefore making none of the other events happen. Although none of anything you read will now happen to Darren Shan, someone random person will be put into his spot and go through all the same things Darren went through. This was disappointing because it was similar to "and then I woke up from a dream"
Overall I would still recommend reading the Darren Shan Saga, it is a very interesting story. I have never ready anything like it.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Review - Killers of the Dawn
Book 9 in The Saga of Darren Shan
Once the hunters are safe from the vampaneze, above ground in daylight, everything changes. They are in all sorts of trouble. Then entire town thinks Darren and his friends are killing the towns people. They must escape the mad people during the day, and at night hunt the vampaneze once again to kill their Lord. One gives up his life to kill the Lord. After the vampaneze leave, Steve (Darrens ex-bff and half-vampaneze) lets Darren in on a little secret -they didn't really kill the Lord, he was a decoy!
The suspense in this book was great. I could kind of tell what was going to happen at the end though, but it was a great book. And leaves you wanting to find out where the real Lord has taken off to, and if Darren will find him. And if Darren will revenge the death of his closest vampire friend.
Want to know what I thought of Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4, Book 5, Book 6, Book 7, Book 8 ?
Once the hunters are safe from the vampaneze, above ground in daylight, everything changes. They are in all sorts of trouble. Then entire town thinks Darren and his friends are killing the towns people. They must escape the mad people during the day, and at night hunt the vampaneze once again to kill their Lord. One gives up his life to kill the Lord. After the vampaneze leave, Steve (Darrens ex-bff and half-vampaneze) lets Darren in on a little secret -they didn't really kill the Lord, he was a decoy!
The suspense in this book was great. I could kind of tell what was going to happen at the end though, but it was a great book. And leaves you wanting to find out where the real Lord has taken off to, and if Darren will find him. And if Darren will revenge the death of his closest vampire friend.
Want to know what I thought of Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4, Book 5, Book 6, Book 7, Book 8 ?
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Review - Allies of the Night
Book 8 in The Saga of Darren Shan
After leaving the Cirque Du Freak the hunters decide to go back to Mr. Crepsley's hometown (while Vancha goes back to Vampire Mountain to let everyone know what they have found out). Once they have settled in, and their routine was in place (hunting for vampaneze at night in the tunnels) they get a house visit from a school inspector who tells Darren he must attend school or the police will come after him.
Darren runs into 2 very important people from his past (his ex, and his best friend Steve) who help him on his quest to kill the Lord of the Vampaneze.
They find where the vampaneze are hiding, and while fighting Steve reveals who he really is. The vampaneze let them escape and give them a head start of fleeing, although they had no idea why.
This book leaves you wanting more, just like the rest! Stay tuned to find out what happens once the vampires escape.
Want to know what I thought of Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4, Book 5, Book 6, Book 7 ?
After leaving the Cirque Du Freak the hunters decide to go back to Mr. Crepsley's hometown (while Vancha goes back to Vampire Mountain to let everyone know what they have found out). Once they have settled in, and their routine was in place (hunting for vampaneze at night in the tunnels) they get a house visit from a school inspector who tells Darren he must attend school or the police will come after him.
Darren runs into 2 very important people from his past (his ex, and his best friend Steve) who help him on his quest to kill the Lord of the Vampaneze.
They find where the vampaneze are hiding, and while fighting Steve reveals who he really is. The vampaneze let them escape and give them a head start of fleeing, although they had no idea why.
This book leaves you wanting more, just like the rest! Stay tuned to find out what happens once the vampires escape.
Want to know what I thought of Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4, Book 5, Book 6, Book 7 ?
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Review - Hunters of the Dusk by Darren Shan
Book 7 in The Darren Shan Saga
This book takes place 6 years after Darren has become a Vampire Prince. The not so well liked and scary Mr. Tiny shows up at the mountain with more news. He informs the clan 3 hunters must go out and look for the vampaneze lord, but only these 3 -no more, no less. The only other advice he gives is to follow their heart and they will have 4 more chances. If they do not succeed 2 of them will die, and then the war will go on and the vampaneze will win. The 3 chosen are Darren, Mr. Crepsley, and another Prince who is just being introduced in this book. Harkart, the Little Person, also chooses to go along with them.
Because they are to follow their hearts, the first place they go is back to the cirque du freak. It is here that they find a small group of vampaneze, and kill them. While 2 of them get away, one of which they found out later was the vampaneze lord.
When will they have another chance to kill him? Will they find him? Where will they travel next? How will he be disguised next time?
This book leaves you with a lot of questions as to what will happen next in Darren's journey.
Want to know what I thought of Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4, Book 5, Book 6?
This book takes place 6 years after Darren has become a Vampire Prince. The not so well liked and scary Mr. Tiny shows up at the mountain with more news. He informs the clan 3 hunters must go out and look for the vampaneze lord, but only these 3 -no more, no less. The only other advice he gives is to follow their heart and they will have 4 more chances. If they do not succeed 2 of them will die, and then the war will go on and the vampaneze will win. The 3 chosen are Darren, Mr. Crepsley, and another Prince who is just being introduced in this book. Harkart, the Little Person, also chooses to go along with them.
Because they are to follow their hearts, the first place they go is back to the cirque du freak. It is here that they find a small group of vampaneze, and kill them. While 2 of them get away, one of which they found out later was the vampaneze lord.
When will they have another chance to kill him? Will they find him? Where will they travel next? How will he be disguised next time?
This book leaves you with a lot of questions as to what will happen next in Darren's journey.
Want to know what I thought of Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4, Book 5, Book 6?
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Review - The Vampire Prince by Darren Shan
Book 6 in The Darren Shan Saga
I was dying to now what happened when Darren was escaping so I read this book in just a couple hours (I did mention they are super easy reads, right?).
This book picks up right where Trials of Death left off. Darren is fighting for his life, falling down the mountains stream. When he finally makes it to a bank his wolf friend find him and take him to the pack to nurse him back to health. They then make their way back to Vampire Mountain to warn the vampires their is a traitor amongst them, and the vampaneze are in their mountain. A search party is made, and they find the vampaneze. There is a battle. Traitor is punished. And then Darren's fate is decided. Does he die because he failed the trails AND ran away? Or does he live because he showed how brave he was by coming back, standing up to the traitor, and fighting in the vamapaneze war.
Want to know what I thought of Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4, Book 5?
I was dying to now what happened when Darren was escaping so I read this book in just a couple hours (I did mention they are super easy reads, right?).
This book picks up right where Trials of Death left off. Darren is fighting for his life, falling down the mountains stream. When he finally makes it to a bank his wolf friend find him and take him to the pack to nurse him back to health. They then make their way back to Vampire Mountain to warn the vampires their is a traitor amongst them, and the vampaneze are in their mountain. A search party is made, and they find the vampaneze. There is a battle. Traitor is punished. And then Darren's fate is decided. Does he die because he failed the trails AND ran away? Or does he live because he showed how brave he was by coming back, standing up to the traitor, and fighting in the vamapaneze war.
Want to know what I thought of Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4, Book 5?
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