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I really can't write a better hook then this, You ready? Ok here we go:Magic, Demons, Werewolves, Death, Explosions. Need i say more? I do?UUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHH ok fine, I'll elaborate. *SPOILERS FOR DAYS UP IN HERE* Ok so now that i have your attention, let's begin. In the very last book of this series of supposed horror it pulled through quite nicely. Books 1-8 were amazing in every way, but 9 kinda felt like it fell flat on me. However, this one was amazing it was alot more in depth then the 9th one and it had more self conflict as Grubbs fougtht with his own conscience to see what is wrong and right. In this book Bec betrays Grubbs and Kernal and sides with the demons to erradicate all living forms of life and allows Death to host inside of her. Torn and angry Grubbs and Kernal flee from Lord Loss's realm within an inch of their lives. (a demon master cannot be defeated in his own realm.)Even with the power of the Kah-Gash in their hands Grubbs and Kernal couldn't break the defenses of Lord Loss. When they finally returned to Earth they found that demons were everywhere quickly destroying the tunnel they regrouped for later battles. Now the thing I didn't like here was the fact that during the entire series they basically give you the impression that when a tunnel opens up, you are screwed and have no hope, but he just destroyed one in like 3 minutes. Now, i know that later in the book they explain that depending on the power of the lodestone, it can set boundaries but that wasn't the thought entertained throughout the series and I dont like how the rules just altered. It turns out that Bec was just tricking the demonata and Death into believing she switched aligences which brought upon one of the most dirrivitive of all movie/book cliche's ever which is the friend is an enemy but is actually a friend the whole time. Now there was things I liked and its the fact that they destroyed everything when they became the Kah-Gash and that it went back to how it was originally. I also thought it was cool how Grubbs couldn't kill his greatest enemy because of a pact and how they killed all of the other demon masters, save for Lord Loss. I really enjoyed the ending like where all this stuff is going down and all this just inspirational and philisophical text is put in and im just sitting there like "Damn, that's deep..." The funniest thing ever though is the fact of how cocky and full of himself Grubbs is like this is literally the last line of the series/book "Clearing my throat, to a chorus of groans from Kernal and Bec, I chant solemnly. 'In the beginning Grubbs created the heavens and the Earth and everything was dark.Then Grubbs said,Let there be light!' And there was ligth.Coolio!" Like look at him pretending to be god and everything, it just cracks me up. Now obviously this book isn't perfect, but its the best in the series right next to the first one and it just seemed like it was for a more mature audience compared to the others. I give it a 9 out of 10 and reccomend it to anyone who wants to get startled but in the long run, unaffected by anything. Now just remember,you may have a cool life but your life will never be Grubbs Grady cool.Coolio!
I was tempted to give this 5-stars but I can't due to my ambivalent feelings toward the ending.Demons have invaded earth as the final battle between good and evil begins. Grubbs leads his werewolves against the demonata while the disciples prepare for their last stand and as Kernel tries to convince Grubbs to allow him to assume his role as "Noah" by carrying out the Old Creature's task of preserving all life on his Ark. Meanwhile, Bec has formed an unholy alliance with Lord Loss that results in, quite literally, universe shattering consequences.I liked how Grubbs has gone from somewhat of a Darren Shan knock-off into one mean-son-of-a-bitch. Dervish was also given a tear-shedding death scene (though not as tear shedding as Mr. Crepsely's death) and of course, Lord Loss was finally given a prominent role again. I did find the ending to be pretty odd. I won't spoil anything but let me just say that Mr. Shan has pulled the rug from under our feet once more in a fashion that is very similar to the conclusion of the Saga of Darren Shan. If I hadn't first read the Saga of Darren Shan I wouldn't have minded it but I did so I do. I have warmed up to it a little more over time. I do wonder though if this is supposed to be a Christian allegory. I mean, think about it, the Ka-Gash can be seen as the holy trinity, Lord Loss can be seen as Satan, demonata are demons obviously, and the old creatures are angels. A sacrifice is also required to defeat death. I felt the same way with the Saga with Mr. Tiny filling the role of Satan and the Lord of the Shadows filling the role of Anti-Christ. But I digress...Overall, I enjoyed the book and the series though not quite as much as the Saga of Darren Shan which I felt had much more heart and humanity. This series was still a whole lot of fun though and I delighted myself in reading it.
Demonata series were amazing but this ending was kinda strange =|
I am sure it is going to be amazing.
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