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WRITE AWAY- reviewed by
Kelley Townley |
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Synopsis:
The fifth book
in the
Demonata
series. A
welcome return
to the
continuing story
of Grubbs Grady,
Dervish and
Billy-E. Grubbs
has so far
seemed to avoid
the family’s
werewolf curse
but when he
begins to
experience
alarming
symptoms at the
onset of the
full moon things
start to look
bleak. Not only
that but the
death of someone
close and the
discovery of a
magical cave
pray heavily on
Grubb’s mind -
surely though
the arrival of
an old friend
will help -
won’t it?
Review:
Darren Shan
writes top class
horror and this
is no exception.
Amazingly,
although there
is much less
actual gore in
this volume the
tension and
suspense are
masterful and
make it equally,
if not more,
scary than any
of the other
books! Grubbs
deals with the
very ‘normal’
death of a
friend and the
mystical horrors
of changing into
something horrid
during puberty.
It’s really a
story about a
boy struggling
to cope through
his teenage
years, hiding
from his fears
yet knowing he
should face up
to his
responsibilities.
It’s a very
human story in a
very demonic
world.
An excellent
series,
especially for
reluctant boy
readers.
Recommended for
12yrs+. Nowhere
near as gory as
some of the
other books but
still part of
the same series
so readers will
have to be made
of stern stuff.
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