Cirque Du Freak- Hunters of the Dusk

The book that I read was Cirque Du Freak Hunters of the Dusk. This is the seventh book in the Cirque Du Freak series and  it was written by Darren Shan. The main characters name also happens to be the Authors name which is Darren Shan. In this book the vampire prince Darren Shan is once again visited by Desmond Tiny who is thought to have created vampires and little people. Desmond Tiny explains that the vampaneze prince has come and that the three hunters who are Mr.Crepsly, Darren Shan and the third they will find on the way must defeat him. They are told they will cross paths with the vampaneze lord four times and they will have chances to kill him at those times. They leave on their journey and consult Lady Evanna who has the ability to see into the future, but not as clearly as Mr.Tiny. On their journey they meet Vancha March a fiery vampire prince who fights with his bare hands and thinks the sun can be defeated. As they reach Lady Evanna's house they stay for a few days discussing plans. After they leave with Lady Evanna and they follow Darren's gut feeling and return to the Cirque Du Freak. Darren notices something was weird and finds out Evanna has been meeting with a group of vampaneze and he consults the others and they attack. One vampaneze escapes and a servant to the vampaneze. The vampaneze who escaped was Vancha's brother Gannen Harst. I would recommend this series to anybody who enjoys reading action packed novels and enjoys longer series. This is book recommended for teens as the fighting can be gruesome and comes in great detail.

I think Darren Shan could fit into real life because the book is set in real life. Also he is good at acting normal and vampires have been in hiding from humans for millenniums. Also Darren is a half-vampire so he can still go in daylight and blend in with normal day society. The only problem Darren could have is that since he is still underage and not attending school the school board could bring attention to him. The other characters in my book I feel could not fit in as well because they have certain traits about them that make them out of the ordinary. Such as the fact that Mr. Crepsley likes to sleep in coffins and does not go out in the day. Also that Vancha only wears animal skins and is constantly full bodied sun burned. Darren Shan changes from the beginning of the novel by becoming more vampiric adopting their traditions and learning their culture. Darren shows this change by becoming more feral and following his instincts.

The thing I learned from this novel is to expect the unexpected and you cant judge someone just off of their appearance. 

By: Hunter Walters