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rjdenney's review against another edition
5.0
La lalalalala loved this book!
it's a quick, fun & spooky read & I loved it.
If you love vampires then check this out.
video on this book will be on my youtube later today :)
- Richard
it's a quick, fun & spooky read & I loved it.
If you love vampires then check this out.
video on this book will be on my youtube later today :)
- Richard
abaugher's review against another edition
4.0
just starting: i heard this and the next 2 books are in the theaters the end of this month. by reading the books first, am i properly preapring to fill in the gaps book-to-movies always have, or am i just setting myself up to be disappointed and mildly pissed off at the storyline deviations that I know are gonna be there?
Good one! not too scary for me, middle school level, looking forward to reading more of the series.
Good one! not too scary for me, middle school level, looking forward to reading more of the series.
srarah's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
marieintheraw's review against another edition
4.0
March 2018: Still a refreshingly quick walk down memory lane, but I'm actually going to finish the series this time :P
April 2015: a refreshingly quick read and a nice walk down memory lane
April 2015: a refreshingly quick read and a nice walk down memory lane
ellejaoy's review against another edition
This is definitely just an 'okay' book that I would only recommend for YA who it is meant for. I feel like I'm missing something because I read so much about this series and I really liked the movie.
The book itself bored me to the point where even though I could of easily read it in one sitting, it took me three days of stopping and starting to finish it. I found it really slow and I wasn't really interested in it until the end.
Apart from that, practically nothing happened.
I read this fully knowing that it is classed as a YA book and I knew that it wouldn't be as sophisticated as some of my recent reads - and I normally enjoy YA books - but I couldn't enjoy the way this was written. It was boring at some points and felt like I was reading something wrote by a 12 year old at others.
First person narrative is something that irks me anyway but in this case I felt like it would of highly improved the book if it wasn't in it. As much as I like a book from one perspective (it can sometimes be done in an extremely personal manner that can enhance a book!), this book was juvenile at times since the character is so young and not in a good way - more like 'you are so annoying and I want to slap you' way.
All in all, I own the second book in the series and may read it out of curiosity at a later date but I am not expecting much.
The book itself bored me to the point where even though I could of easily read it in one sitting, it took me three days of stopping and starting to finish it. I found it really slow and I wasn't really interested in it until the end.
Apart from that, practically nothing happened.
I read this fully knowing that it is classed as a YA book and I knew that it wouldn't be as sophisticated as some of my recent reads - and I normally enjoy YA books - but I couldn't enjoy the way this was written. It was boring at some points and felt like I was reading something wrote by a 12 year old at others.
First person narrative is something that irks me anyway but in this case I felt like it would of highly improved the book if it wasn't in it. As much as I like a book from one perspective (it can sometimes be done in an extremely personal manner that can enhance a book!), this book was juvenile at times since the character is so young and not in a good way - more like 'you are so annoying and I want to slap you' way.
All in all, I own the second book in the series and may read it out of curiosity at a later date but I am not expecting much.
tiggy1991's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
badseedgirl's review against another edition
3.0
I got used to Darren Shan's choppy writing style from his last series [b:Zom-B|13380915|Zom-B (Zom-B, #1)|Darren Shan|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1334738994s/13380915.jpg|18140762] but I can see how it could grate on some people's nerves.
lightningrain's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0