The Vampire’s Assistant (The Saga of Darren Shan, Book 2)
Darren Shan
Darren Shan has been made a half-vampire by Mr Crepsley, but the Cirque Du Freak holds more unpleasant surprises for the vampire’s assistant. Darren joins the vampire, Mr Crepsley, as his assistant and they return to the Cirque Du Freak. There, Darren makes friends with the snake-boy, Evra Von (who knows what Darren is) and a local boy, Sam, and RV, an eco-warrior and animal lover (who do not). Darren begins to enjoy his life among the Cirque performers as the youngest half-vampire in existence, but he defiantly refuses to drink human blood – the whole idea sickens him – and he tries desperately to cling on to the part of him which is human. Darren comes face to face with pure evil in the form of Mr Tiny, the leader of the Little People who join the Cirque Du Freak, and who eat anything – including human flesh. When he discovers animal bones, RV frees the wolf-man from his cage – and no-one could possibly guess how truly terrible the whole effect would be.
Reviews
I think the book had a really emotional and original story and at times I felt really immersed in the world of Darren Shan. Again, my issue of relating to characters is still going, though I have to say, the author is improving in that area as the characters Sam and Evra are very well-developed and seem like they could be real people. Being able to actually relate to one of the characters in a book/video game or any kind of creative content in general is a tough challenge as creators want to make their characters fit in with the world they're in while adding a dose of realism to their backstory, personality ect. In my opinion, the story is definitely heading in the right direction and I can't wait to continue reading this promising book series.
Anonymous 08.08.2016
