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TEENS READ
TOO
- reviewed by
Grandma Bev |
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Darren Shan is
at the top of
his form in his
latest
masterpiece of
gruesome demons
and terror. This
third book in
the DEMONATA
series picks up
where
Demonata #2,
The: Demon
Thief: Book 2 in
The Demonata
series
(Demonata)
left us. Dervish
is almost back
to normal.
Grubitsch Grady,
better known as
Grubbs, and his
half-brother,
Bill-E, are
trying to live a
normal life
without demons.
A group called
The Lambs want
to take Bill-E
to their lab and
observe and test
him to see if he
is really cured
of lycanthropy.
Uncle Dervish
and Grubbs are
certainly not
going to allow
that. Then
Dervish is
approached by
acclaimed horror
movie producer,
David A. Haym,
or "Davida," who
wants Dervish to
be a consultant
on her new film.
She has
resurrected a
ghost town and
renamed it
Slawter. Her
masterpiece will
have a demon
theme, and
Dervish, of
course, is a
demon expert.
The demons that
romp through
SLAWTER seem all
too real to
Grubbs and he
begins to wonder
whether more
than filming is
afoot when
strange
happenings
disrupt the set
and the filming.
He can't seem to
convince Uncle
Dervish that
real demons are
on the loose,
and are not just
ingenious
costumes. People
begin to
disappear. Is
Lord Loss back
in business?
Darren Shan
broke new ground
with his
bestselling
CIRQUE DU FREAK
series, and now
his DEMONATA
series promises
to be as great a
hit with the
kids. Shan is a
master at
characterization
and plotting,
and the fear
factor raises
your goose-bumps
to a new height.
I would not
recommend this
series for
children ages
ten and under,
but for older
kids that love
scary stories
with lots of
gruesome gore,
this book fits
that category.
The reluctant
readers will
love this
exciting,
horrific story. |
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