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A review by litagentsaritza
Sons of Destiny by Darren Shan
4.0
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.