Cirque du Freak was sooo good. I really loved it. Cirque du Freak is about Darren and Steve who are two best friends that get tickets to see an illegal freak show, Cirque du Freak. In the midst of the show, Steve catches something strange, something very peculiar and odd. Steve recognizes one of the performers and his deadly secret... I really liked how the characters had unique characteristics, like how Darren is so nice to his sister but at the same time, he is a curious, young man. Though I disliked how the author didn't tell us how the Tall Man knew all about Darren and Steve, like how he knew their names, how they got their tickets, and where they live.

It's a dark, quick entertaining read. That's it. There are several key things in this book that bug me. One - nothing was ever explained as to how the Tall Man knew so much things about Darren and Steve when they first entered the show. Second, the Tall Man said that Steve is evil, but NOTHING in the book mentioned us that Steve was anything more than a normal boy. Quite weird.

I read this series ya maybe 11 and year slater I still read it and am surprised by every turn and twist. It’s impressive to get a reader suprised by the first read but extraordinary to surprise them every time they read.