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sunflowerhexe's review against another edition
DNF @ 10%
I remembered liking the series so picked it up for a read. Definitely was something young teen me would have enjoyed, but I’m just not interested in reading a first person POV from a young teen boy. It feels very accurate to the POV, but not for me.
I remembered liking the series so picked it up for a read. Definitely was something young teen me would have enjoyed, but I’m just not interested in reading a first person POV from a young teen boy. It feels very accurate to the POV, but not for me.
gingerliss's review against another edition
2.0
I found this book pretty difficult to get into, even though it's a very thin book I thought it started off really slow and it took ages for things to actually start happening. It didn't get exciting until page 118 to be exact and the book only has 183 pages. The last bit I read really fast as it did get pretty enjoyable at that point and whereas a the beginning of the book I had decided I wouldn't be reading the other books in the series I changed my mind by the end.
I guess it was just an introduction really to the rest of the series.
It was also definitely written very much for children around the age of 10/11, I think 10 years ago I would have enjoyed it more.
Altogether after a very slow start it didn't get pretty interesting near the end and because of that I will at least try the second book in he series. But first... The Girl Who Played with Fire! :D
I guess it was just an introduction really to the rest of the series.
It was also definitely written very much for children around the age of 10/11, I think 10 years ago I would have enjoyed it more.
Altogether after a very slow start it didn't get pretty interesting near the end and because of that I will at least try the second book in he series. But first... The Girl Who Played with Fire! :D
desert_rose's review against another edition
5.0
This is the first book in the Cirque Du Freak series. It is a young adult fiction.
I have heard quite a bit about this series but was kind of skeptic to start it, I was imagining something like a horror movie!
But was I wrong!!
It's a very fast read and so enjoyable, I couldn't imagine how it flew.. It's about this boy called Darren Shan (the author) who is telling his story.. his TRUE story that is..
Darren is a kid in school with a lot of friends but the closest are 3 and from those three is his best friend Steve.
One day they find a flyer about a circus for freaks and are very interested in going, they pool their money and get ticket..
The show was great but their problems start after the show.. very exciting and fun to read..
Very recommended series for vampire lovers like me :)
I have heard quite a bit about this series but was kind of skeptic to start it, I was imagining something like a horror movie!
But was I wrong!!
It's a very fast read and so enjoyable, I couldn't imagine how it flew.. It's about this boy called Darren Shan (the author) who is telling his story.. his TRUE story that is..
Darren is a kid in school with a lot of friends but the closest are 3 and from those three is his best friend Steve.
One day they find a flyer about a circus for freaks and are very interested in going, they pool their money and get ticket..
The show was great but their problems start after the show.. very exciting and fun to read..
Very recommended series for vampire lovers like me :)
lightsoverash's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
zivi's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
gardengorgon37'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
sparrowlight's review against another edition
3.0
For a book that was blurbed by JKR herself, this wasn't that great.
hallbrooke's review against another edition
3.0
I adored these books when I was younger, so I decided to give them another go! Unfortunately, I did find that these weren't as accessible as a more mature reader, but the story is still as brilliant as it always was.
I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series again, and I think I'll have to try and read some of his adult books.
I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series again, and I think I'll have to try and read some of his adult books.
kjbmod's review against another edition
5.0
I’ve started on the re-read journey of my favorite series from middle school, and I finished the first book in a single day! Practically unprecedented for me lol. I was afraid that starting to read something that I was so fully obsessed with as a pre-pubescent would ruin my memory/experience with it, but I gotta say reading it felt EXACTLY the same as the first time. The only thing I had an issue with was how many time Madam Octa is referred to as being “poisonous”, when spiders are venomous lol, but for a book for kids I can forgive it (this once).