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jnwunder's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting to learn more lore about the vampire world but the ending was SO abrupt.
redentrapy's review against another edition
5.0
The adventure of Darren Shan just keeps getting more perilous and better. I love how he is starting to get stronger and show some pride. He's also not whiny anymore. He takes responsibility for his own messes and always finds a way through them. His relationship with Larten Crepsley has gotten much better in this one. He respects him and in the end he puts himself in danger for Larten. Great story. Great writing. Very interesting and it keeps you interested through the whole thing. RECOMMEND!!!
brooklyn_bear's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
delilahlovett's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
opalchainsaw's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
lightsoverash's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
madams15's review against another edition
5.0
Great series! My husband son and I all read and enjoyed theses books!
zivi's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
alexauthorshay's review against another edition
slow-paced
3.0
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.