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Ocean of Blood by Darren Shan

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bookishvice's review against another edition

4.0

An excellent continuation to the Saga of Larten Crepsley, Ocean of Blood managed to surprise me in more ways than one. In following the story of Larten’s “teenage” years I found myself relating to his indecisions in choosing a path in life. He feels as if “There was a gaping hole in his life that needed to be filled” (p141), and so he tries filling it in every imaginable way; from drinking, to sleeping around, to gambling, and surrounding himself with superficial people. Now, I don’t do any of those things, but I do feel as if I need a purpose in life, and I haven’t found it or I’m still not sure which path to take. I was surprised to be reminded of this while reading a vampire horror story. After all I read to get away from life… but that actually made this book all the more significant to me.

As always Darren Shan manages to be bloody, gory and disgusting without actually making me want to throw up. The final scenes though had me cringing a bit, not for the graphic description but from the brutality of it all. Still, an quick and enjoyable read for those horror fans out there.

amy_reading_23's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny fast-paced

3.75

This book actually had one of my favourite endings for a vampire story. I enjoyed it a lot!

donnakaye64's review

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2.0

I didn't like this book. It's my fault for not realizing it was written for teens. It was boring and extremely predictable.

kevinweitzel44's review against another edition

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4.0

Oh my god.
Darren Shan, you've done it again!!!
What I love about The Saga of Larten Crepsley is that it relates to so many further events and shows how clever Darren Shan (author) is!!! It also shows how his concept on destiny really ties togethor with the Cirque Du Freak and Saga of Larten Crepsley series. I loved all the Cirque Du Freak references and it really helps understand things. Ocean of Blood was a KEY book in the series, it was extremely important to the plot of the series and was an amazing story.
I absolutely loved it and am getting my hands on Palace of the Damned as SOON as I can :D

tyrelljh's review against another edition

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4.0

“Wars raged everywhere as men found new, inventive ways to kill even more of their race. It was like a contest, the many tribes of mankind competing to see who could commit the worst atrocities.”

An excellent read that finally shined the light on how Larten got the scar on his face. I love how the author is relaying all details of Larten's past while still being able to skip decades.

I found the ending very interesting and brutal - I'm honestly surprised that this particular ending got approved to be in a young adult's book.