Review of Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) by Sarah E — 03 Feb 2011

A bit disappointing in comparison with the books :(.

This review of Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) was written by Sarah E on 03 Feb 2011.

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Diogomendes (161) on 05 Jul 2014

I don't know how to review this thing so I'll just say this is f*cccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg…

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