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 What the hell, Darren?! September 27, 2008
Yikes. Wow, but the ending of this book was quite a disappointment for me. And I don't mean bad writing. It's just that an author should care more about his work and more about his readers and less about a not-so-clever way to pull everything together.
The first half of this book: the usual gripping style of utterly explosive fantasy that I expect when I pick up a Darren Shan novel. The plot he has so carefully built over the course of the series is at its height, ready and snapping to come to a conclusion. More information is revealed, and I marvel at the craziness that goes on inside Mr. Shan's brain.
And then... good grief. It was as if he did not know how to end it, and in his conclusion made up something that made a terrible mockery of the entire series.
I kept waiting for him to fix it, waiting for an intelligent and wildly creative conclusion. Instead, all I was left with was a disgustingly cutesy twist that Mr. Shan must have thought was clever.
Horrible way to end an excellent series.
 A difficult decision for a brilliant series.. August 15, 2008
Sons of Destiny is very suspenseful. You don't know what will happen next. The ending is somewhat of a let down, but still interesting. I liked to think about all the possibilities the author let hanging. However, I'm sure he was far more capable of coming up with a something more plausible. The ending was parallel to the classic "And then I woke up. It was all a dream." It leaves the same impression.
Overall the entire series was totally fun. The characters were clearly developed and you felt like you were Darren. You thought what he thought. Often times, authors don't use realistic emotion. In all the Cirque books that was achieved well. Unique scenery, tons of action, and the complexities of a teen vampire make this book a exciting read.
 Good book, but last 3 or 4 books make the rest irrelevant. August 2, 2008
This is a great book. A brilliant twist, I would have never guessed how this ended, (DONT READ ANY SPOILERS FOR IT). However, I was a little bummed about how the first, like 7 or 8 were erelevant once the quest for the Vampaneze Lord started. The ending was good, the book part of it was good, all of the characters were involved, and the whole thing came full circle, but it made the rest of the books not even matter. It was ONLY about the vampaneze lord, and you could ALMOST read this by itself.
Good..But Disappointing! April 8, 2008
I've read all the books in the series in less then a day. I couldn't put them down, but at the ending of this book, the last one, i didn't just put the book down, i threw it across my room. I loved the book up until the ending, and i love the series up until this book. I think it kills the whole series and leaves me wondering why i even bothered to buy and read the other 11. at the end, he goes back in time and stops everything that i read in books 1-11 non-existent, as in they didn't even happen. I felt as if the ending has said something like, "he woke up and it was all a bad dream!" what kind of ending is that to a series such as Cirque Du Freak. And because of this book i actually don't recommend the series anymore. What is the point of wasting you time reading 12 books, when everything you read ended up not happening.
Not only a waste of my time, but my hard earned money also. Don't get me wrong, i loved the series up until the end. i devoured the books and could not get enough, but this to me seems like Darren Shan was saying, "i don't want to write anymore Cirque Du Freak books, so lets just make everything i wrote in books 1-11 not happen!"
i feel like i was cheated.
So-So Book February 22, 2008
I feel that "The Sons of Destiny" was a disappointing book and a poor way to end the Cirque Du Freak" series. I gave this two stars. This is because the book hasa bizzare storyline. also, the end of the book left me dumbfounded and searching for answers. The characters in the book went against their previous established personalities. Lastly, the climax of the book that author Darren Shan was building up to the entire series, wos not very entertaining to read. In the book, Darren Shan muust defeat his one time friend, but now foe, or die. Will Darren be able to trick the evil Des Tiny and save his friends? This horror book will dissapoint other people who have read the "Cirwue Du Freak" series.
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