This is book 2 in the The Sage of Darren Shan series of Cirque Du Freak. One of my friends said that lots of her students really liked this series. I have kind of come to the conclusion that it is the next step after RL Stine/ Fear Street. Kind of scary... but no too much... easy to read.
This particular book picks up the story after Darren was turned into a half vampire. Evidently he did it to save a friend, but you will have to read book 1 to get the full details of the story. :) With that said, this book does give enough information that you can read it without reading the first one.
Darren is struggling with the fact that he must drink human blood to live. As this book progresses he gets weaker and weaker because drinking the blood of animals is just not enough. In addition to this plot line, is the one in which Darren is searching for some aspects of a normal teenage life while facing that fact that he is half vampire. In an attempt to achieve this, Darren and his vampire mentor Mr. Crepsley join up with the Cirque du Freak again so that Darren can have friends his age while still respecting, and accepting, that he is half vampire. Being a part of this group and learning to have "human" friends brings its own challenges for Darren. This leads to the climax of the story that involves Darren trying to save his new human friend of a horrifying death.
If you like mild vampire stories where they contain traditional vampire qualities, but are not evil, this might be something you would want to read. You may want to think about reading the entire series. Also, if you like horror without tons of blood and guts, but enough to make it interesting, this might be for you, too.
Again, if you loved Goosebumps, RL Stine, and Fear Street, this might be the next horror series for you.
Have you read this book or any other Cirque du Freak books? If so please leave a comment.
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