Book 28 of 52

I am really enjoying this series.  I was afraid it would be a bit Immature but it isn't. I have said before that Shan's writing is very reminiscent of RL Stine's writing but I am wondering now if that is because I have been gravitating towards books written by women and haven't read anything by a man in quite some time. I find it fascinating how easily you can tell if an author is male or female (especially when reading vampire novels). Take for instance, in the Cirque Du Freak books, it is not until book three that any kind of love interest is introduced. But if you have read any of the many female written vampire books that I have recently encountered, you will see that the love story is the main plot and is thrown at you instantly. I'm glad I am taking the time to read this series because it has brought me back to the reasons I first fell in love with vampires, werewolves, zombies and all other horror type books and movies. Don't get me wrong, I have come to really adore the modern vampire tales and theories but sometimes I get so caught up in them that I forget what good old fashioned horror is like. Even True Blood and the Sookie Stackhouse books, though they show the gritty, blood hungry, goriness of "life" as a vampire, they spend an awful lot of time on the romantic relationships of the characters. And I am definitely not saying that I dislike the relationship focus, on the contrary I love that part but it makes it very easy to forget the thrill of a good, nothing but horror, book.