A review by achillreads
Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan

5.0

I'm biased in this rating cause this was one of my favourites as a child. I loved this book. It was a great middle school read but also had a bittersweet tragedy instead of the story of a hero. It depicted a great fear of mine in a way that made me understand it better. A filter of fantasy on some reality. It had a sadness in it despite the somewhat cheerful children's book writing style. I still really like that misery in Darren's voice as he talks about what's happening to him. He wants to be hopeful but he knows he can't change anything.

I remember reading the books and forgetting the world's existence. But as fate is, I never found the time to go past book 4. So, one of my goals as a 20 year old is to finish what I've once started.