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I remember enjoying this series more when I read it a few years ago, despite still being a good 10+ years older than the age the series is written for. It's shelved as teen in my library because we don't have a 9-12 section, so I keep thinking the series is more complex/darker than it really is. This volume in particular seemed very childish, more so than the previous 3 titles. I think that is in part due to this being the "first in the Vampire Mountain trilogy". The little bit of plot there is is stretched thinly across the book, with nothing much of consequence happening. A lot felt like filler; stuff that could have been cut if this book and the next had been combined. And the ending isn't even really an ending; the plot itself did not feel like it went anywhere so there was no rising action, and then it just gets chopped at the end at a relatively arbitrary breaking point chosen for its melodrama.

wflegias's review against another edition

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3.0

Es el libro número 4 de la saga de Darren Shan, en el libro se tratan las costumbres de los vampiros y su forma de vida. El libro se desarrolla en la Montaña de los Vampiros, que es su base principal. Al releer la historia me doy cuenta de que hay un desfase, en teoría han pasado años desde que Darren Shan fue un adolescente y en estricto sentido debería de tener un nivel de madurez personal y emocional acorde a los años pasados, en la trama su madurez es igual a la de un adolescente.

La historia está bien (nada extraordinario pero entretenida) y es corta, así que puedes leerlo rápidamente y seguir con la saga. Algo que me parece importante recalcar es que si es necesario leer los libros anteriores para entender lo que sucede en este libro.

jojoreads89's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No

3.0

bauke's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

3.0

kjbmod's review against another edition

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4.0

The story definitely picked up by the point that they actually reached the mountain; I remember some of my favorite characters from reading the series the first time around are starting to come into play and that has me excited to continue

bookburningsheep's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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