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| Author: Darren Shan
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Category: Book
List Price: £5.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 1112
Media: Paperback
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0007231407
EAN: 9780007231409
ASIN: 0007231407
Publication Date: January 2, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
Killer ending January 19, 2008
I thought that Blood Beat was an improvement on Bec, but didn't enjoy it as much as Lord Loss, Demon Thief and Slawter.
This book returns to the character of Grubbs Grady (along with Dervish, Bill-E and Juni). Grubbs has been getting ill and feeling an odd change beginning to occur around a full moon...will he fall prey to his werewolf genes or can Dervish and Juni save him from the curse before it is too late...?
Unlike the first three books in the series, this book is quite slow paced and takes a long time for the actions to begin. However, this is because the next book in the series continues directly after the cliffhanger ending of this one, do it is only really the first half of a book. The first three quarters are quite slow but it really picks up in the last 60 or 70 pages and the last chapter is amazing, its the best chapter from any Darren Shan book ever, its BRILLIANT and totally worth reading through the less-exciting chapters during the first part of the book.
bloodbeast-o-rama November 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A great saga of gore and blood, and a unmissable cliffhanger at the end.
Its well good it is the best 1 i have read so far. I really need to get the next book!!!!!!!!!!!
 The calm before the storm October 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wasn't sure about this book when I first read it, compared to the other Demonata books it felt a little slow and had nowhere near as much gore. However, having now read book 6 - Demon Apocolypse, I fully appreciate this book. It's almost like the two books should have been one but there was just too much to fit into one book, I wouldn't recomend either book without the other. Blood Beast sets the scene perfectly for Demon Apocolypse which is a rip roaring horror fest that, without Blood Beast, I don't think I would have cared for the characters to the point where I actually shed tears.
This book isn't just setting the scene, there's a lot more happening than you realise.
Great book yet again October 15, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is great, it's gory, scary and has more twists and bends than ever. But there is a downside, after reading slawter, my fav book out of the series, you expect an even better story line but there isn't. Don't get me wrong but this is a great book. AMAZING!
The Master of Horror strikes with a vengence August 5, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am a massive fan of alll of Darren Shans Books and this fith installment of 'The Demonata' series certainly did not dissappoint. The story returns to Grubbs, the initial narrator at the start of of the series 'Lord Loss' and who returns again in'Slawter' and how he struggles with the possibility of becoming a werewolf. I have read reviews stating that they were a little dissappointed with this book but I would have to dissagree. This book, in my opinion focuses more on the inner struggle of the central character-which I find very effective. Overall, the book is well written and captivaring. Recommended to anyone who enjoys fantasy/horror books.
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