I was thrilled to see famed vampire reviewer Maven Of The Eventide post a lengthy video review of Cirque Du Freak (along with The Vampire's Assistant and Tunnels Of Blood) last week. It's a really fun and well-researched piece, and she's very entertaining to watch -- I love her accent! (She mentions me having an Irish accent at one point -- I didn't have the heart to write and tell her that despite having lived in Ireland for more than 40 years, I still speak with the strong Cockney twang that I had when I left London as a 6 year old!) She does mispronounce Murlough's name (it should be Mur-lock, not Merlot) but many many have done (and continue to do) that over the years -- my fault for assuming that everyone knew that a lake is known as a lough in Ireland...

Anyway, that's enough of my prattling. Time to click on the following link and let the Maven start rattling!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ojKovFCP-o&t=968s

If you haven't yet read the February issue of the Shanville Monthly, with all the latest Shan (and Dash) news and updates, you can access it here: https://www.darrenshan.com/news/shanville-monthly