Reviews

Freakshow Trilogie by Darren Shan, Lucien Duzee

sckuckles's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

tmholsman_1994's review against another edition

5.0

On rereading: I read this in middle school the first time and re-reading it years later I can’t fully understand why I haven’t finished the series yet. The character development is done beautifully. The story lines are very well written and executed very well. For being a three in one the stories still felt like their own books.
Individual ratings:
-A Living Nightmare 4/5
-The Vampire’s Assistant 5/5
-Tunnels of Blood 5/5

dinnureads's review against another edition

5.0

I have read the first 2 books in Estonian but I remembered little, so it was nice to re-read it and also to read further. The story has its charm but you can never be certain that the story is happy...It isn't exactly sad or scary either and it's easy to read. I like it.

vivcrepsley's review against another edition

4.0

Ganze 10 Jahre ist es her, dass ich diese Reihe las und jetzt mit 25 bin ich immer noch unendlich begeistert von den kleinen Details und ganz besonders den wunderbaren Charakteren. Evra, Sam, Mr. Crepsley und auch Darren selbst sind so wunderbare Charaktere, die mit kleinen Fehlern die Geschichte erst zum Leben bringen.
Die deutsche Version vereint drei Bücher in einem und das Erste ist dabei noch recht kindlich geschrieben, während das zweite und dritte Buch keinerlei kindliche Naivität mehr aufweist, ganz im Gegenteil.

Ich kann Mitternachtszirkus 2 kaum abwarten.

sherylv's review against another edition

5.0

Absolute favorite read of my childhood till now.
Was recommended this by Trishaana in highschool, many times I borrowed this book from her and I think I still have it on my table to this day (sorry, Trish)

I loved the childishness of this book, it was easy to read yet exciting all the same. The story came alive around me. And I've re-read this too many times to keep count.
I kept this story so close to me up till graduation

rosebudthom's review against another edition

3.0

Excellent story, love the character progression, the writing isn't great but Shan is going at it from the point of a 12-year-old boy, so I think we can all excuse (and relate to) the "Evra and me", "X, X and me" thing. I didn't think I would want to, but I do find myself keen to read the next!

deviki's review against another edition

4.0

Books I've read and provided detailed reviews over the years but all data is lost after accidental deletion and GD refuse to restore it back.

Adding books back to my library for my own reference and tracking purposes

laurenw22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

faithful_jewel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

alyram4's review against another edition

4.0

Ahhh nostalgia. I don't care how many issues these books have, I will still adore them.