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231 reviews for:
Cirque Du Freak #12: Sons of Destiny: Book 12 in the Saga of Darren Shan
Darren Shan
4.01 AVERAGE
231 reviews for:
Cirque Du Freak #12: Sons of Destiny: Book 12 in the Saga of Darren Shan
Darren Shan
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
and finally after a decade i have finally read the whole series
i bid my farewells to the 10 year old me who went to the nearby bookstore to pick the next book in the series after finishing one
it's over
the ending felt okay but nothing more cause surely it concluded yet don't know if it'll stay with me as much as the first book did but it was a fun series to read
i bid my farewells to the 10 year old me who went to the nearby bookstore to pick the next book in the series after finishing one
it's over
the ending felt okay but nothing more cause surely it concluded yet don't know if it'll stay with me as much as the first book did but it was a fun series to read
This is the only book that I have ever finished that I would rather have never finished!! Like the whole 'Fuck you dad, I choose my destiny!', that would have been a perfectly good end. But not the ending we got it was absolutely shit!
I read this series as a child of 12 and I remember the excitement every time the library had the next book to rent. The story line was just amazing! I think I got my love of fantasy books from this series. I'll keep this one in memory and I am happy I found the name of these series again.
It more or less avoids all possible "easy" endings. I'm glad upending Tiny is done through more coy means than a fight, since Darren and Steve already tick that box. The ending cuts, and you almost feel cheated because of everything Darren's been through, but his meditations by the end seem right. Never did the series ever speak down to me as a kid, nor does it now. Although, I've never been a big fan of "everyman turns out to be a puppet or chosen one all along" reveals.
I cannot even begin to express what the plot twists and sheer fuckery in this book have done to me. I am a shell of a person.
Wow! What a spectacular ending to a very draining series! While every story should have a happy ending, the path to that ending is often through heart-ache and much loss.
What I liked about this book: The story truly came full-circle and I enjoyed the path even while cursing [a:Darren Shan|5816|Darren Shan|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1192947698p2/5816.jpg] for keeping me up at night as I just HAD to finish this book. My favorite part of the book, to be honest, was the description of Darren's death. While [a:J.K. Rowling|1077326|J.K. Rowling|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1261674207p2/1077326.jpg] took her hero through the paces just to have him sacrifice himself for humanity, [a:Darren Shan|5816|Darren Shan|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1192947698p2/5816.jpg] takes his hero through the depths of hell... on Earth to save humanity from Desmond Tiny's meddling ways. I like that Shan doesn't sugarcoat things in this series. Life, death, gore, blood, guts and glory are all there for you to experience and while much of it should be horrific, it's not. You take it in stride with his hero. It's a war and in wars there are casualties and consequences and sometimes... there's even a winner. What I loved most is the lesson learned at the end... the power of the written word.
I truly enjoyed reading this series and I think I'm going to miss Darren the half-vampire very much.
Summary: Time seemed to collapse... There was a sharp stabbing sensation in my stomach... Steve crowed, "Now I have you! Now you're gonna die!"
Dead if he loses - damned if he wins. The time has finally come for Darren to face his archenemy, Steve Leopard. One of them will die. The other will become the Lord of the Shadows - and destroy the world. Is the future written, or can Darren trick destiny?
What I liked about this book: The story truly came full-circle and I enjoyed the path even while cursing [a:Darren Shan|5816|Darren Shan|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1192947698p2/5816.jpg] for keeping me up at night as I just HAD to finish this book. My favorite part of the book, to be honest, was the description of Darren's death. While [a:J.K. Rowling|1077326|J.K. Rowling|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1261674207p2/1077326.jpg] took her hero through the paces just to have him sacrifice himself for humanity, [a:Darren Shan|5816|Darren Shan|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1192947698p2/5816.jpg] takes his hero through the depths of hell... on Earth to save humanity from Desmond Tiny's meddling ways. I like that Shan doesn't sugarcoat things in this series. Life, death, gore, blood, guts and glory are all there for you to experience and while much of it should be horrific, it's not. You take it in stride with his hero. It's a war and in wars there are casualties and consequences and sometimes... there's even a winner. What I loved most is the lesson learned at the end... the power of the written word.
I truly enjoyed reading this series and I think I'm going to miss Darren the half-vampire very much.
well....... this book was amazing, the battles, the sacrifices made. Then the ending in my opinion messed it all up.Remember the dissapointment when a book would end with "they woke up and discovered it was all a dream"? well this was the same level of dissapointment, though dont despair, this entire 12 book series you just read was not a dream, the ending simply gave me the same collapsing feeling. I will give it three stars as up to the ultimate fight scene it was perfect. it looses two stars for what happens after that.
The ending is weird, I admit. However, compared to some of the really bad books in this series, I would say that the finale is okay.
Not the ending I was expecting, but okay.
Not the ending I was expecting, but okay.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced