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thestoryowl's review against another edition
3.0
Another solid installment, but a little light on plot for me. I missed Darren's interaction with his friends, the trials were exciting but seemed to take up way too much of the time. The twist at the end is exciting though, and I'm looking forward to picking up where it left off.
alexauthorshay's review against another edition
3.0
Not as painful as the previous volume, but I think that was only because I read through so much of it at a time. It is, as a children's book, thankfully fast to read—just a few hours. Definitely more 'action' packed than the previous volume as well, however it's told mostly through passive description. All of Darren's trials feel like summary, and so much of the book feels like it's just him describing things that happened, with very little interaction with other characters. The ending, at least, felt less arbitrarily cut off, but I still think this book and the previous one would have been better as one volume.
lightsoverash's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
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? No
4.5
zivi's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- 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!
wflegias's review against another edition
4.0
Es el libro número 5 de la saga de Darren Shan, en el libro se trata de las pruebas que debe terminar Darren para ser reconocido en el clan de vampiros.
La historia está bien (nada extraordinario pero entretenida) y es corta, así que puedes leerlo rápidamente y seguir con la saga. Algo que me parece importante recalcar es que si es necesario leer los libros anteriores para entender lo que sucede en este libro.
La historia está bien (nada extraordinario pero entretenida) y es corta, así que puedes leerlo rápidamente y seguir con la saga. Algo que me parece importante recalcar es que si es necesario leer los libros anteriores para entender lo que sucede en este libro.
lorithereadingfairy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
pachypedia's review against another edition
4.0
Un libro mucho más dinámico que los anteriores. Me ha recordado un poco a Asterix y las 12 pruebas, pero con vampiros, y ese final... me voy directa a por el siguiente libro!
vikingwolf's review against another edition
5.0
Darren is shocked to learn that he has to face 5 terrifying trials to prove his worth as a vampire and if he fails he will be murdered in the Hall of Stakes.He has help to train but when all seems to be lost,is running away the best answer?
This was a great read. I was gripped by the trials and the tension over Darren's fate,and the impending war with the vampaneze.A really good horror read.
This was a great read. I was gripped by the trials and the tension over Darren's fate,and the impending war with the vampaneze.A really good horror read.
amaldae's review against another edition
1.0
This book gave me the what was then the worst book-induced headache I had ever had. ;) I think I had a bit of a pause with this series and had probably forgotten some things about the characters and world, but even knowing that, I just couldn't forgive this one its flaws - character stupidity, weird plotting, gratuitous violence, least of all the huge cliffhanger ending - so it's really not that surprising it became one of the first series I expressly decided not to finish.