Review: Killers of the Dawn (Cirque du Freak #9); Darren Shan

Cirque Du Freak #9: Killers of the Dawn: Book 9
by; Darren Shan

Outnumbered, outsmarted and desperate, the hunters are on the run, pursued by the vampaneze, the police, and an angry mob. With their enemies clamoring for blood, the vampires prepare for a deadly battle. Is this the end for Darren and his allies?

Quote:

"You have wasted your life on hatred and revenge," Mr Crepsley said. "What good is life if there is no joy or creative purpose? You would have been better off living five years as a human than five hundred as a monster."

young adult | horror { genre

All Ages { rating

September 6th 2006 { date released

Little, Brown Young Readers (224 Pages) { edition

borrowed { acquisition

Amazon.com { @ purchase

Why exactly I picked out this book?

I was on the roll, reading through this series, so I have no problem in picking it up soon after I've finished the 8th installment.

My Thoughts ♠♠♠♠♠

This has been quite a read for me. It is full with twists and surprises, and if I say out any of it here, it will spoil it for you avid Cirque Du Freak readers out there! But let's see, if I can do this one right without spilling any shall I?

We of course now knows, Hooky the Vampaneze is RV "my hands! My hands!" sorry that just part is just funny. We also know the Vampaneze have Vampets to do their errands for them. And of course, now Darren, Mr Crespley, Harkat and Vancha are most wanted by the human authorities. Now since that has been added to their troubles, we also know Steve Leopard is back (and yes!) runs an evil plan! with the Vampaneze! Ok what you don't know is, this book is full of pack thrillers and adventures that would push you to the end of your seat. I can't spill! I can't spill! I can't spill! You have to read it! Oh yead they found Debbie and the police chief is now on their side.

But behold!

There's trouble in air. There's sorrow in the air! One of them... will died :(

Librarian Muse

Honestly.. I still say they should include this series in a full set in any school or library, if they are getting one or 2 of these. Seriously! This will pull readers out!

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Books Read

Books read by 2010
(Via Genre & Authors)
Unless by multiple authors series, will goes with Series Number


ADULTS
Alexa Aames;

• Blood & Honey
• Secret Slave

FANTASY
Neil Gaiman;

• Caroline
  
• Mirrormask
  

HORROR
Darren Shan;

• A Living Nightmare (Cirque Du Freak #01)
• The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque Du Freak #02)
• Tunnels of Blood (Cirque Du Freak #03)
• Vampire Mountain (Cirque Du Freak #04)
• Trials of Death (Cirque Du Freak #05)
• The Vampire Prince (Cirque Du Freak #06)
• Hunters of the Dusk (Cirque Du Freak #07)

LITERARY
Arthur Golden;

• Memoirs of a Geisha
  

Jodi Piccoult;

• My Sister's Keeper

MOVIE, TV SERIES, GAME TIED-INS

Charmed

• As Puck Would Have It; Paul Ruditis
  

MYSTERY & THRILLERS
Hugo Wilcken;

• The Execution

PARANORMAL MYSTERY & THRILLERS
Jim Butcher;

• Grave Peril (The Dresden Files #3)

ROMANCE
Brenda Novak;

• Baby Business: 9 months later
  

Laura Wright;

• Baby & the Beast
  

SCIENCE FICTION
Star Trek: The Next Generation;

• Ghost Ship (#001)
  

TEENS / CHILDREN
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg;

• Little Vampire
  

Bruce Coville;

• I was a Sixth Grade Alien (Sixth Grade Alien #1)
• The Attack of a Two-Inch Teacher (Sixth Grade Alien #2)

Dan Gutman;

• Mr. Sunny is Funny (My Weird School Daze #2)
  

Deborah Howe;

• A Rabbit-Tale Mystery (Bunnicula #1)

Enid Blyton;

• The Cat with Featherly Tail
• The Flyaway Broomstick and other tales

Gail Carson Levine;

• Ella Enchanted
  

J.K Rowling;

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potters)
  

Jacqueline Wilson;

• The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch
  

Jane B Mason;

• Who's the Fairest (The Princess School)

Jane King;

• Welcome to Chillsville Elementary (Ghoul School #1)
  

Jeff Kinney;

• Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2)
• Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4)

John Whitman;

• The Case of the Missing Marble & The Case of the Rising Moon
  

Judith Stinton;

• Appletree man

Judy Blume;

• Blubber
  

Katherine Alice Applegate;

• Don't Tap-Dance on your Teacher (Roscoe Riley Rules #5)

Lemony Snicket;

• The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Series #2)
  
• The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Series #3)
  
• The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Series #5)
• The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Series #6)
• The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Series #9)
  

Mary Downing Hahn;

• Wait Till Helen Comes

Penelope Lively;

• Princess By Mistake
  

Priscilla Pui;

• An Adventure at the Bottom of the Lake
  

R.L. Stine;

• Monster Blood (Goosebumps #4)
• The Curse of The Mummy's Tomb (Goosebumps #5)
  

Rick Riordan;

• The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & The Olympian #1)

• The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles #1)

Roald Dahl;

• Esio Trot
• The Giraffe and the Pelly And Me

Stephen Krensky;

• Arthur and the Best Coach Ever (Arthur's Good Sport #4)
  

V.C Andrews;

• Delia's Crossing (Delia #1)

TODDLERS / KIDDIES
Dr Seuss;

• Batholomew and the Obleck
  

Marcy Kelman; 

• Baby Einstein Playful Discoveries: Head To Toes
• Baby Einstein Playful Discoveries: Mimi's Day

Mary Hogan;

• Playing Games
  

Walt Disney; Pooh's Best Day: A Book about Weather


YOUNG ADULTS / ADULTS
Stephanie Meyers;

• New Moon (Twilight #2)
• Breaking Dawn (Twilight #4)
  

Susan Beth Pfeffer;

• Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors #1)
  

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A to Z Challenge: X

Welcome to A-Z Wednesday!!

To join, here's all you have to do: Go to your stack of books and find one whose title starts with the letter of the week.

Post:
1~ a photo of the book
2~ title and synopsis
3~ link(amazon, barnes and noble etc.)
4~ Come back here and leave your link in the comments.
If you've already reviewed this book you can add it also.
Be sure to visit other participants to see what book they have posted and leave them a comment.
(We all love comments, don't we?)
Who knows? You may find your next "favorite" book.




X-Rated Bloodsuckers (Felix Gomez #2)
By; Mario Acevedo
Buy it: Amazon.com
Publisher: Eos (January 29, 2008); 352 pg
ISBN: 0061438871 | 978-0061438875
Genre: Fantasy

Hard-boiled action mixes with soft-core titillation in Acevedo's second novel featuring soldier– turned–vampire PI Felix Gomez (after 2006's The Nymphos of Rocky Flats), who's approached by porn actress Katz Meow to investigate the murder of her colleague Roxy Bronze. Before you can say XXX, Felix is off to California's San Fernando Valley and up to his fangs in intrigue implicating a vampire producer of adult films, a sham evangelist, a power-hungry local politician and the Araneum, the secret vampire hierarchy tasked with stamping out unorthodox human-vampire interactions. Felix endures the usual silver bullets and garlic, as well as several very human double crosses and miscalculations, before the story speeds to an unlikely conclusion that exposes a somewhat unconvincing villain. The novel's true appeal lies in its zippy banter and witty repartee on vampire lifestyle, particularly in Felix's ongoing partnership with Coyote, a low-rent vamp from the barrio. Acevedo has a natural flare for the hard-boiled idiom, and readers who enjoyed Felix's first adventure will find this follow-up equally entertaining. (Mar.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Musing Monday: My Shelves

What does your bookshelf (or, what do your bookshelves) say about you to the people who come into your home?

Well.. I say the first thing they would thing about is... damn that's a lot of books! and they be thinking I probably run a small library or something. I will try to read them all! >.< Running through my shelves they be seeing Horrors mostly, Mystery, then Science fiction & Fantasy, Young adults for a bit. Of course they would be series! Alot of it! I also have a bunch of graphic novels. All of which are modern Shakespearean. And then there's a few non-fiction, mostly on religion stuff, which I pull and read every one other day. There's history books, I have this special spot for Egyptology, Rome, Greek and Ancient Civilization, which you can't budge me off. Then there are books on writing. I used to write and still write when I have the time, ended up having all these books on writing stock-up for reference. Yes, my TBRs can build a small house and quite overwhelming for the rest of the folks. But I can say is, I have this nagging nerve of what if I ran out of books... what would I be reading?! *panic ensues* call me crazy but any other readers would probably have that coming. Can I read it call? Perhaps, maybe... I always read wherever and whenever I could every single day, so I probably reduce that pile for a while. But it is always growing. *whispers* It's a living growing monster [[LOOK!]]

People might think I'm crazy with my books, but only other readers enthusiasts who actually understands me. But it's one of my passion. I love to read, I love them books. It's not like it's an evil thing.

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MailBox Monday / In The Mail 19/7/2010

Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came  into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling  TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

These are the ones I got for last week =D Yup THAT many! Got them from friends, publisher, bookshop etc =D I'm just worried on how fast I be able to review them.

• Amanda Hemingway - [Sangreal 01] - The Greenstone Grail
• Amanda Hemingway - [Sangreal 02] - The Sword of Straw
• Amanda Hemingway - [Sangreal 03] - The Poisoned Crown
• Arnette Lamb - [Border 01] - Border Lord
• Ben Hecht - Gargoyles
• Cameron Pierce - Shark Hunting in Paradise Garden
• Carlton Mellick III - War Slut
• Cathy McDavid - The Accidental Sheriff
• Celine Kiernan - [Moorehawke Trilogy 02] - Crowded Shadows
• Cherry Adair, Gena Showalter, Lorie O'Clare - The Bodyguard
• David Morrell - The Successful Novelist
• Gordon Patzer - Looks: Why They Matter More Than You Ever Imagined
• Helen Brooks, Catherine George, Angie Ray - Millionaire's Woman
• Jan Hudson - The Maverick
• Jan Siegel - [Fern Capel 01] - Prospero's Children
• Jan Siegel - [Fern Capel 02] - The Dragon Charmer
• Jan Siegel - [Fern Capel 03] - The Witch Queen
• Janelle Ashley - Understanding Mercy
• Janice Kay Johnson - [Russell Twins 01] - Charlotte's Homecoming
• Janice Kay Johnson - [Russell Twins 02] - Through the Sheriff's Eyes
• Jeff Burk - Super Giant Monster Time
• Jerrilyn Farmer - [Madeline Bean Culinary 02] - Immaculate Reception
• Jerrilyn Farmer - [Madeline Bean Culinary 04] - Dim Sum Dead
• Jerrilyn Farmer - [Madeline Bean Culinary 05] - Mumbo Gumbo
• Jerrilyn Farmer - [Madeline Bean Culinary 06] - Perfect Sax
• Jerrilyn Farmer - [Madeline Bean Culinary 07] - The Flaming Luau of Death
• JoAnn Ross - [Shelter Bay 01] - The Homecoming
• Jodi Compton - The 37th Hour
• Jon Lee Anderson - The Fall of Baghdad
• Jonah Lehrer - How We Decide
• Judy Duarte, Karen Rose Smith, Lynda Sandoval - Triplets Found
• K A Stewart - [Jesse James Dawson 01] - A Devil In The Details
• K G MacGregor - Sumter Point
• Kandy Shepherd - [Serena 01] - Love Is a Four-Legged Word
• Kandy Shepherd - [Serena 02] - Home Is Where the Bark Is
• Ken Auletta - Googled
• Leigh Duncan - The Officer's Girl
• Leslie Parrish - [Extra Sensory Agents 01] - Cold Sight
• Maree Anderson - Even Demons Get The Blues
• Marie Ferrarella - [Matchmaking Mamas] - Finding Happily-Ever-After
• Marin Thomas - [Cody's First Family of Rodeo] - Dexter Honorable Cowboy
• Meljean Brook - [The Guardians 09] - Demon Blood
• Michael Meehan - Deception
• Natalie Angier - The Canon; A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science
• Nicole Peeler - [Jane True 02] - Tracking the Tempest
• Nora Roberts - The Search
• Rosalind Miles - Who Cooked the Last Supper
• Sabine Ferruci - Chloe's Donor
• Spencer Quinn - [Chet and Bernie Mystery] - Thereby Hangs a Tail
• Sulaiman Addonia - The Consequences of Love
• Susan Gable - [Suddenly a Parent] - The Family Plan

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