Blood Beast
By Darren Shan
Book Five in The Demonata Series. Previous titles, in order:
Lord Loss
Demon Thief
Slawter
Bec
Brilliant series - lots of horror, demons, fights, death, and interesting characters.
Grubbs is back, haunted by his nightmares, and battling demons again. But this time, his greatest challenge is his internal struggle against the family curse. The full moon brings agonizing symptoms, and Grubbs must fight against his emerging werewolf.
Shan keeps the pace frantic, the horror scary, and the characters true to their uniqueness. Grubbs’s inner dialogues are touching and revealing, filled with his self-doubt and his fierce protectiveness for his friends and what’s left of his family. Shan’s writing is crisp and abrupt – characterized by his short sentences and brisk dialogue. It works perfectly for this story, and for the voice of his narrator, Grubbs.
It finishes on a doozy of a cliffhanger – can’t wait for the next one!
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