Lost

by Charles E. Yallowitz

As the Vampire Civil War of Windemere rages on in the shadows, a mysterious girl appears to deliver mayhem to both sides.

Rumors of old-world vampires disappearing and mortals being attacked by an army of humanoid monsters have reached Clyde’s ears. Still learning how to rule the city of Nytefall as a strong, but fair leader instead of a vicious warlord, the former thief assumes he has rogue agents on his hands. Instead, his people stumble upon Lost, a teenage Dawn Fang looking for her father and aided by a decrepit bunny that might be an animated corpse. Bounding from one side of the Vampire Civil War to another, this carefree girl will turn out to be more trouble than she looks as all of the demons of her past emerge to get what they have been promised. Yet, her chaotic actions are nothing compared to the secret of her creation, which will change the very fabric of the Dawn Fangs’ world.

It is time for the womb-born to be revealed.

296 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 6, 2018

About the author

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.

Reviews

[N.N. Heaven · Rating 4 out of 5]

As the vampire civil war intensifies, a new player emerges and like most in power, judging this teenage girl by her appearance is a deadly mistake. Her name is Lost and she’s a Dawn Fang. She looks innocent and keeps talking about her mission to find her father. Chaos follows in her wake, causing mass confusion between Clyde and the Dawn Fangs as well as Xavier, his wife and their subjects. There’s an army of followers looking for Lost, too. When she reveals she’s womb-born and not fang-born, the vampiric world erupts. Once reunited with her parents, will Lost obey vampiric law or will she destroy them all?



Lost continues where Loyalty left off and for the most part, the plot moves at a good pace. Lost is a deceptive character, appearing innocent yet she’s one powerful vampire. Lost reminds me of Darla from Buffy and Lamia Zacharius from Death Coach. Betrayal, especially in a vampire’s world, is a criminal offense and there’s plenty of it to go around. Yallowitz pens an all-encompassing world with quite a few twists and turns. The ending, though, was a little let-down. It can be read as a standalone, but you’ll understand characters’ motivation if you read book one first. Perfect for this time of year!



Favorite Character/Quote: “Fine, but after we take naps. A grumpy Princess General is a sloppy Princess General.”



My Rating: 4 stars



Reviewed by: Mrs. N



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[Victoria Zigler · Rating 5 out of 5]

The introduction of Lost, and the chaos she causes, made this an even better read for me than the first book was. She's a great character, and not knowing what she might do next brings an extra level of unpredictability - and often humour - to the plot. That's not to say that Lost is the only good thing about the book, because she isn't. As with the previous book in the series, there's a great cast of well-rounded characters, the plot is action-packed and moves at a nice pace, and the descriptions and worldbuilding are fantastic. It's just that the scenes with Lost in them were generally my favourites in this book.

[Chris The Story Reading Ape · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW...

Full of surprises for every character from book one AND book two.
Meet 16 year old Lost, who learns she is the first, but not the only, womb born Dawn Fang.
Meet Lost’s Bunny.
Learn why Lost hates socks.
And much, MUCH more.