Ratings39
Average rating3.6
The chilling Saga of Darren Shan, the ordinary schoolboy plunged into the vampire world.
Series
11 primary booksCirque du Freak is a 12-book series with 12 primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by Darren Shan.
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Reading this book is like reading a diary of a typical teenager. It was really good and really got me hooked. Really creative.
Why do so many kids love scary books? This is beyond my comprehension. Let's just set aside rationale and accept that this is true.
Cirque du Freak (at least book one) is a book that will (1) meet the need for a scary book and (2) not horrify grownups who worry about children reading things that cause permanent damage.
Got that? On the Scare-o-meter, Cirque falls into Scary but not quite Horrifying.