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CA
REVIEWS --
reviewed
by
Deborah
Hern |
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WARNING:
This
review
gives
away
plot
points
from
previous
books in
the
series.
You
should
probably
read
those
books
before
reading
this
review.
This
installment
picks up
mere
moments
after
the
cliffhanger
ending
of Book
11. The
confrontation
inside
the old
movie
house is
over,
and the
evil
Steve
Leonard,
Lord of
the
Vampaneze
(cousins
to the
more
well-known
vampires)
fled
with his
remaining
minions.
Vampire
Prince
Darren
Shan is
left to
contemplate,
however
briefly,
the
aftermath
of their
meeting.
Part of
the
group
breaks
off to
return
to the
Cirque
Du
Freak.
Darren,
his
fellow
Prince,
Vancha,
and the
strange
with,
Evenna,
have
other
work to
do.
The odd
trio
makes
its way
to
Darren’s
childhood
home,
which is
now
occupied
by his
adult
sister
Annie
and her
son.
Somehow,
they
have to
convince
Annie
that
vampires
really
exist
and that
her son
is in
terrible
danger.
During
this
tense
conversation,
news
reaches
the
group
that
police
have
surrounded
the
campsite
of the
Cirque
Du
Freak.
The
police
believe
that
dangerous
individuals
are
inside
the site
(if they
only
knew!)
and are
ready to
storm
the
place,
using
lethal
force.
Darren
and his
friends
have no
choice.
It’s
clear
that the
endgame
will
begin in
the
middle
of the
Cirque
Du Freak
campsite.
This is
the
final
installment
of this
series.
You
might
think
that, at
this
point,
there’s
nothing
new to
find out
about
the
various
characters.
You
would be
very
wrong!
The
finale
is just
as
exciting
and
unexpected
as
everything
that
went
before
it. For
new
readers,
or
readers
who just
need a
bit of a
refresher
after
eleven
books,
the
Prologue
perfectly
sums up
what has
gone on
in
previous
novels.
I won’t
give
anything
away
about
the
ending,
but I
will say
that it
was not
at all
what I
expected;
but it
was very
interesting
and,
thinking
back, it
seems
like the
right
way to
end
things.
Not for
very
young
readers
or
readers
who
scare
easily,
this
novel
contains
violence
and
gore.
For
young
adult
readers
(and
plain
old
adult
readers)
who
enjoy
horror,
this is
an
exceptional
series
and a
great
addition
to
vampire
literature.
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