Reviews

Zlodej z temnoty by Darren Shan

holliejs95's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

notamaced's review against another edition

5.0

Even if the Twist at the end was more obvious now that I remembered a lot from this book from before, it's still one of my favorite books in the series

essie101's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit and Child death

chutneysss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

forgottentaxes's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

johnathanwet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

This is a huge improvement over Lord Loss, pure action from start to finish.

Shan revels in his gory little details, and the crude world he has created is really starting to shine through here. 

This was my first introduction to the Demonata series back when I was like 8-10, and I was a scaredy cat back then, yet I enjoyed every moment of the book, I enjoyed the horror, just needing to find out more about this world. Shan managed to straddle the line in horror that allows these stories to be horrifying and gruesome and sad and gory and gross, but still readable for kids. It’s really impressive. 

alice_pyper's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense 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

imaydahjr00's review against another edition

3.0

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danni_taylor's review against another edition

4.0

⭐ 4 Stars ⭐

~~RTC~~

justlily's review against another edition

4.0

I am so sad that I let so much time go between reading the first book and reading this one. These are just... Agh, these books are ridiculously fun. The stories are unique, the characters are vivid, and it's just enjoyable the entire way through.

I would say I liked this one slightly less than the first for two reasons. The first is, I don't know if it was just the version I read, but there were a lot of mistakes and typos, especially later in the book. These don't drive me crazy or anything but they're a little distracting.

Also this mystery isn't nearly as mind blowing as the first one. I had the big twist figured out pretty early on whereas in the first book I was guessing with each page and totally satisfied at the end.

But still, super fun, very fast. Will not put off the third one as long.