Sons of Destiny

This was a good conclusion, and I liked the way the books were wrapped up into how they became books (which is important because since the beginning Darren has been very conscious of the story being a book). However, even though it was good, I was disappointed. I loved this series, and I thought this book was the weakest. The last half of the book was one major twist, and even though the first half was the fast-paced, action-packed story telling I've grown to love in this series, the second half seemed to drag on.... and on... and on.

Summary: Darren ends up not killing Steve's son/Darren's nephew (go figure), but instead tells Annie the truth and turns his nephew into a half vampire instead of a half-vampaneze. Then he returns to the stadium to fight Steve for real. And it is a huge battle: Steve, along with the vampaneze, vampets, and local law enforcement, versus Darren, the hunters, the Cirque and the vampirites. Then dramatic reveal! The truth!!! Will Darren be able to find a way to cheat destiny and Des Tiny and prevent the rise of the Lord of the Shadows?..... Short answer, yes, and then we go into part two, which involves time travel and books and all other kinds of nonsense.

Other: The end of the book should have been much shorter and an epilogue instead of part two of the book. It kind of ruined the book for me, because the first half was utterly amazing.

Favorite Parts:
1. Darren and Annie reunite.
2. The cirque pretends to be timid and let the vamaneze round them up, but really they are just waiting for Darren, and are willing to fight to the death to help him. That battle scene is spectacular.
3. The reveal... why the fate of the world revolves around Darren and Steve. Fantastic stuff, really.

and favorite parts in part two...
1. Darren scares himself as a kid. Yup, that's it.