As demonic Fomorii ravage their land, Bec and a band of warrior companions leave their devastated rath to answer a plea for help. An orphaned priestess-in-training, Bec hopes the journey will help her solve the mysteries of her birth. But fighting demons has a steep price...



Bec by Darren Shan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars





Before I give the review let me just start by saying that Darren Shan is one of my all time favourite authors and I am not a huge fan of horror, his writing, characters and plot’s just captivate me and keep me reading. I recommend all of his books. But this has to be one of my favourites in the Demonata series.



Characters: 9/10

I loved all the characters. There were evil ones and good ones; you’d think it would be as simple as that, but no. In most books, it’s black and white. “That guys the evil one, yay, you go stab him you hero! Kill that evil it!” Not here, you know Lord Loss is an evil SOB, yet here we learn he was always an ass, but that’s not the thing, Lord Loss is the one constant in all the books so far. And what can I say; him and his army of demons are just cool. Onto the main characters such as the one telling the story, I love Bec. She is just so awesome. She has to be one of the most badass heroines ever. Even though she is small and looked down upon she does not let others fight her battle. She goes in guns high ready to shoot down every demon out there. Yep, she’s not your average heroine, plus her super cool magic powers are also pretty wicked. Also, I liked the fact that her mind was not centred on the opposite sex or a boy; instead, it was centred around saving the world!



Writing: 8/10

I am a terrible judge at peoples writing, so I’ll just say what I thought of it. It was good. Like most of his other writing, it kept me interested and reading. And I liked how he described what was happening to Bec, I felt as if I was actually there.



Plot: 9.5/10

Ah the plot, I could go on forever talking about what happened in the book. SO, I decided to just sum it up into one sentence. It is 400 years ago demons are invading the world, a group of warriors (and Bec) must go on a journey to defeat them, and rid the world of the demons. Yeah, that sounds a little ridiculous. Read the goodreads blurb, it’s a lot truer and it makes a lot more sense. The plot is really good and keeps you interested, wanting to know what happens, every step of the way. The journey they go through is amazing.



Enjoy-ability: 9/10

Very enjoyable, a fun read that will keep you enjoying it throughout the entire book.



Overall interestingness: 10/10

What can I say? Overall, the book is really interesting. The plot is interesting, the characters are interesting, and it even has a tinge of romance. Isn’t that what makes a good book. Because it sure made a good book for me.







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