Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Cirque Du Freak:

The Vampire's Assistant

By: Darren Shan

        Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is the second book of twelve in the Cirque Du Freak series. This book is about Darren copping with being a half-vampire.

        Darren needs to feed on human blood but refuses to because he thinks it's immoral to do so. He doesn’t want to give up the human part of himself. Darren meets a little boy from the village, Sam Grest, and becomes close friends with him. He also meets R.V., Reggie Veggie, at the Ecowarrior's campsite and became good friends with him too.

        Darren and Evra, snake boy, invite their friends to a show. When R.V. gets there and sees the show he's appalled by what he sees. Madam Octa, a rare spider, killing a goat, and Wolfman, half man half wolf, being locked in a cage. What a surprise it is for Darren when he finds R.V. trying to open Wolfman's cage!

        Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant may seem like a sort of filler book, but it picks up and becomes full of emotion and tragedy. It is a great book and one I highly recommend to read.