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CIAO - reviewed by
Vampiresthirst |
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Blood beast, the
fifth instalment
in the series of
ten books that
are the demonata
series. This
book was only
recently
released and I
finished reading
it last night
and you know
what, for the
first time ever
reading a Shan
book I have to
say I'm a little
disappointed.
Although it was
an ok read I've
never found
myself bored
reading Shan's
work before the
only real part I
like about it is
the cliff-hanger
ending but I
don’t know, not
to criticise,
I'm sure I
couldn’t write
anything close
but it seems
like he was just
trying to fill
the pages in
this book so he
could live up to
the whole ten
book series
thing, if you
get me. Anyway
having said that
it wasn’t all
bad...In fact I
enjoyed it more
then I am
letting on it's
just I expect so
much from Shan's
work that I
guess I'm a bit
critical even
with smaller
letdowns.
Anyway this new
chronicle in the
demonata series
takes us back to
the eventful
life of Grubbs
Grady, his uncle
Dervish and his
brother Bill-E
Spleen, who has
no idea Grubbs,
is his brother.
Months have
passed since
Slawter and in
that time Grubbs
life has become
somewhat normal,
though he has
shunned his
brother in the
process for the
interest of
being popular.
Home life is
much the same as
it was when
Grubbs first
came to live
with dervish,
although there
is one
monumental
difference...
...Nightmares!
Terrible
nightmares haunt
Grubbs mind, he
is never at
peace when
asleep, always
dreaming
terrible things,
horrible
things...Out in
the forest,
claws fangs and
all...could
Grubbs have
fallen prey to
the family curse
that claimed his
brother and
sister, and
consequently
both of his
parents...One
night Grubbs
feels the change
within him, and
a whole new
nightmare is
about to
begin...Will
Grubbs tell his
uncle and risk
being silenced
by the lambs?
Will Grubbs
incredible
magical powers
that he so well
hid from his
uncle save him
from the beast
in him taking
over?? Or will
Grubbs succumb
and become a
mindless wolf
stalking the
night??? One
things for sure
although I am
slightly
critical of it I
think you're all
in for one hell
of a read.
Hope you enjoy
this review, try
not to take the
criticism too
seriously. I'm
just a big lover
of Shan books
and of both
series. I feel
this is the
weakest so far,
although its
definitely far
from a bad read,
that’s why I've
given it a 4
star rating.
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Blood_Beast_Darren_Shan__Review_5656169 |
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