The Vampire's Assistant

3.5 Originally posted at Fantasy Literature.

Warning: This is the second book in the CIRQUE DU FREAK series, so this review necessarily contains spoilers for Book 1.

Darren Shan???s life is officially a mess after several monumental screw-ups which were detailed in the previous appropriately named book, A Living Nightmare. He has left home and joined the Cirque du Freak as Mr. Crepsley???s assistant. Mr. Crepsley is a vampire and Darren is now a half-vampire. Darren has super strength and speed and, he discovers, he???s dangerous to humans. He???s bummed out because not only has he left his family and friends (who think he???s dead), but he now worries that he???ll never be able to have any friends at all. He also despairs because he knows that, eventually, he???ll have to start drinking human blood.... or die.

Darren???s a sweet kid, despite his mistakes, so readers will be pleased to see Darren ... Read More: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-vampires-assistant/

We watched the 2009 movie. Shelve as movies based on the book.

this is the second book I have read from this series. I enjoyed it and i really am shocked I am enjoyng them I have a friend who is reading this with me is making it much more fun!