Despite the fact that they're aimed at children and teens, I think even a young-minded adult might enjoy them. I'm still working on getting my year-old sister to read them, but she has never been one to read much. My brother, who's 15 this summer, absolutely loves them and I often find him on the floor in my room re-reading them. Don't get me wrong, I like my privacy, but I love to see him read, especially something I loved to read myself.
We often talk about what happened as if we read them yesterday. It makes me want to finish my own book series even sooner so we can talk about them, too. So, these books also helped my develop a really strong relationship with my little brother. The last thing I have to say about these books is give them a chance! They might not be your kind of book, but everyone has different likes and dislikes.
I honestly am not one for horror movies or books and when my teacher first said we would be reading a bit of a horror book in class I was not looking forward to it. And yet, after being thoroughly surprised, I cannot stop talking about them and recommending them to my friends even today. Also: they aren't that gory! Shan does a great job at keeping the suspense without making the books overly-violent. However, some characters do die, and I did cry after becoming so attached to them!
But if you look at it this way, doesn't the ability of an author to provoke emotion in his readers make him a good author? Just some food for thought. This title contains: Educational Value. Positive Messages. Positive role models. Adult Written by concerned mom January 30, If you wouldn't let your child watch a horror movie then don't let them read these books.
This book is full of horrific images which are very disturbing and physically sickening. I am an avid reader and I fully encourage my children to read but I would never let them read one of these. Adult Written by shanerocks May 1, Very suspenseful series This series has a great plot to it. I've read all of them I love them! It doesn't get gory until the end of each installment. Adult Written by Slytherin Student March 13, Excellent read for those who are old enough These books are excellent!
It does have some language, blood, and gore but the books clearly state they are placed in the horror genre. Horror has this sort of thing. I think Darren Shan is a great author and I highly recommend it to any Vampire fan. Adult Written by Theodore Acheron July 13, Sure it has some violence, but I started reading this series or rather having it read to me when I was five years old. I enjoyed every word of it and every time I got a new book I would stay up late reading it cover-to-cover.
Not to mention, I was a sensitive kid back then, a very nice, sensitive and rather intelligent little one. For little kids like me who are above their age in reading it is terrific.
I am a picky reader but this series had me hooked from the beginning. You have to overlook the violence and occasional mention of alchohol oh come on, those kids are seeing worse on TV. This book isn't all about gore. The main character, Darren, is a good character who truly loved his family and friends and he was a very good boy, and a loving big brother. But as he is separated from them, he even begins to form strong bonds with his companions despite their differences.
He tries to do the right thing and he is a good character and he is so brave and strong despite his youth and all the things that happen around him.
He has on several occasions proved that he is willing to sacrifice his own life to save his friends. This book also deals with his coping of death where in some situations he could be at death's door at any given moment and in another situation far into the series he copes with the very sad death of one of his good friends. If you think your child isn't ready for it, then don't let them read it! Save until they are old enough to understand the book. It is a Young Adult Fiction book for a reason.
I was able to understand it at five and I was an avid fan of vampires back then I wanted to be one. Categories Main Page. Universal Conquest Wiki. Darren Shan is an Irish author. The first series written by the author whose full name is Darren O'Shaughnessy. After finishing his first successful series he followed this up by writing two more succesful series The Demonata and the Zom-B Series.
During his time as writer he also published three stand alone children's novels Koyasan , The Thin Executioner and Hagurosan. He also wrote an adult series called the City Trilogy and an adult stand alone novel called Lady of the Shades. He now writes adult novels under the name Darren Dash. So far there are no plans to include the books of Darren Dash within this wikia. Cirque du Freak. The Vampire's Assistant. Tunnels of Blood. Vampire Mountain. Trials of Death.
The Vampire Prince. Hunters of the Dusk. Allies of the Night. Killers of the Dawn. The Lake of Souls. Lord of the Shadows. Sons of Destiny. Lord Loss. Demon Thief. Blood Beast. Demon Apocalypse. Death's Shadow.
Wolf Island. Dark Calling. Girls won't be able to relate the Darren as much as a boy. I rated this book 5 out of 5 stars. It is a great book that I highly recommend. There is plenty of action. There is never a dull moment and it always has you wondering what will happen next. Mar 12, Jordan Draser rated it it was amazing. I first picked up this series when I was in middle school. I just recently finished it again for the second time. Not only did I catch things I missed before, but the story line made much more sense, now that I am older and can "connect the dots" better.
What I liked best about the Cirque Du Freak series was that the story never got boring. The end of the chapters would leave you begging for The Cirque Du Freak series by Darren Shan has been one of the best series by far that I have ever read. The end of the chapters would leave you begging for more. At night I would have to force myself to put the book down and go to sleep.
Throughout this series I always had a clear picture on what was going on as I read. Now the only downfall to this series would be that it is a total of 12 books, quite a lot of reading has to be done. Each book has at least pages, not too long but not too short in my opinion. In the end the plot has some menacing twist and turns but always leaves the reader wondering what happens next. To sum it up I would definitely recommend this series to anyone who loves cliffhangers.
Because this series kept me wondering what happened next. I think Darren Shan did a great job writing this series. Even though I was highly disappointed with the movie came out and kind of shamed the series. But it is true, the books are way better than the movies. View 1 comment. May 30, Courtney Juneau rated it it was amazing. Cirque Du Freak is one of my favorites series.
It's different, but I truly believe if you just give it a try, anyone can like it. I actually just watched the movie a few days ago, and got me back into my post-cirquedufreak depression. All books add something new, so you aren't just reading the same old plots like in other series. The last book adds something that is so unexpected, just thinking about it is making me want to open it up and read it now.
Unfortunately, the cover throws all my frien Cirque Du Freak is one of my favorites series. Unfortunately, the cover throws all my friends off, and none of them have read it, so I have no one to talk to about the final book, The Sons of Destiny.
I read this series about two years ago, and am excited to read them again and see if they have the same affect! Jun 11, Corndog rated it it was amazing. I loved this book series with a burning passion, and it is probably one of my all time favorite series.
It is just very nicely put together and I really enjoyed how the author managed to tie himself into the story. The gore and overall writing was magnificent, I would recommend this series for anyone to read.
The thing that really got me though was the movie. It was rubbish. Why would Darren Shan allow his work to be turned into a complete disaster? It truly makes me want to cry. Jan 07, Stephen Dillenback added it. Cirque du freak was an amazing book.
This book plays the character of a vampire named Darren Shan in other words. The writers name. After Darren steals a spider from the cirque du freak he gets forced into turning into a half vampire for punishment. While Darren and his master mr. Creapsley travel around Darren wants to move with the circus to make friends. All that's good until Darren meets mr tiny. A powerful scary person with his army of little people. I would suggest this book to anyone of an Cirque du freak was an amazing book.
I would suggest this book to anyone of any age. Feb 18, EveLyn rated it it was amazing. Apr 04, Colin. The book was very slow then it just goes on and on and on. It was not as good and other books that I have read. If I could recommend this I would suggest read the whole series which is 8 or 9 books. Jan 31, Callista Chan is currently reading it Recommends it for: Anyone who likes adventure books. His life is about to change, and if makes a wrong decision everything will go wrong. On pages , Darran talks with Mr.
Crepsley the vampire , and makes a deal with him. Darran is willing to become Mr. This book demonstrates the theme, strength and love. What I think the message Darran Shan is sending out to readers, is that even though you go through hard times, you still have to hold on to the people you love, to the people that supports you and helps you.
Underneath are my explanations on why these songs represents and shows the theme. I chose this song because it demonstrates the theme love. In the beginning of the book, Darran and Steve are best friends. What the vampire wanted in return was his service, his life. So he had to transform into a vampire.
When Steve found out that Darran was a vampire, he thought he betrayed him. So then their friendship burned in flames. These lyrics connects very well to the theme love, it shows a powerful tone of sadness and how love can crash and burn. Which is exactly what happened to Darran and Steve. I chose this song because it shows how desperate the author wants to heal a love. Which is what Darran wants, more than anything else, to heal the bond between him and Steve.
How badly he wants to become friends again with Steve. Darran was shocked and he saw that Steve was frightened. He was scared. But I vow on my own blood, that when I grow up. I will do nothing but train, and become stronger. I will come hunt you down, and I will kill you. He was his best friend. Which is what Darran wants, how he wants to mend the bond between him and Steve.
I chose this song because it shows how much one wants to help and support another. In this story, before Darran chooses to go and join the vampire, and forever leave his normal life.
He starts to realize things, things around him he never saw before. How his family supported him, and how much he loves his sister. Crepsley, he starts to appreciate things more in his life and takes things slowly. He realizes how much he loves them, and how he will miss everything dearly.
He realizes how much his family loves him, and how amazing his life is. That moment when Darran realizes everything. This song demonstrates what Darran realized, that his family was keeping his head up this whole time.
It connects to strength, because of the strength he got from his family. The tone and harmony Birdy adds to the song makes the song even more powerful, like how the amazing sadness and thankful feeling Darran gets when he realizes it. This is a simple song of a guitar background. It just shows how simple it is, just stand by him. This shows a strong connection to the theme strength. This song just represents the every scene of the theme strength in the book. Every moment in the book can be represented by this song.
These lyrics shows that the strength and support that one person gets. How Darran gets that from his family and friends. Crepsley gives Darran. Crepsley for making that deal, and hates him for making Steve mad, that he has bad blood.
In this song, it shows complete trust and love towards that person, but Darran does not show complete love towards Mr. But in this book, Darran looks for Mr. Darran tries to find the cure, he kept thinking about the serum that Mr. Crepsley talked about. So he ran all the way to the theater and asked for his help. He asked Mr. Crepsley finally agreed, but in order to get the serum. Darran has to become a vampire and serve him. This song relates to the theme strength, because Darran needs support from Mr.
I think this song fits perfectly with the scene where Steve shows up and finds Darran. Then the part where Darran is left to figure out the rest on his own, the desperate feeling on how he wants to start again with Steve. These few lines, lyrics from the song fits perfectly to what Darran wants to say.
It connects to the theme love. To mend the bond between Darran and Steve. I think this fits the book Cirque Du Freak, because after Darran decides to become a vampire, he has to relive his life. When Steve left, he had these own thoughts going through his mind, like I have to start a new life. A new life where I will follow Mr. Just sounds like he is starting a new life, he is reborn.
When Darran spends his last day in his normal life. I put my shoes in his, and I imagine what he wants to say to his family and friends. Sorry that he has to leave them and make this decision.
At the same time, he says thank you, thankful for their love. Crepsley, yet this song is connected to what I think Darran will think after a while with Mr. Crepsley, he wants to go home. This connects to the theme, love, because he misses everything, his home, his friends and family. It clearly shows the understanding of wanting to go home.
I think this is what Darran will want after a few series, he wants to go home. This song is about a person standing by and supporting another.
Just like what I stated before, how his family and friends stood by him and supported him. This connects to the theme strength, how they give him strength when they stand by him. That part tells me clearly that his parents stands by him, and supports him whenever he needs them. These show a strong tone of support and love.
Mar 04, Paige Paprocki added it. I initially chose this book because it was in the horror and mystery genre. I also chose this book because the summary on the back looked interesting and I wanted to read more into it. In this book, it is about a group of boys that has this flyer for the circus. All the boys combine their money to be able to buy tickets.
One of the boys named Steve agreed to go buy them from a buyer. Unfornutaly, Steve was only allowed to buy two tickets, so the boys had to decide who goes.
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