What is the narrative Hook in Cirque du Freak?

Well it depends if you are talking about the one for the entire serires there really isn't one until the very end..... That is if Darren will defeat his destiny.... For the rest there is like one for each book....... example: like in Trails of Death you want to know if Darren completes his Trials or not...........................

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