I wouldn't recommend the book for squeamish readers but definitely recommend it for lovers of demonic gore and mayhem. Relatively short at 224 pages, Lord Loss should appeal to reluctant readers and lovers of young adult, supernatural fiction or horror. Finally, I loved the idea of a demonic chess death match. I thought that the depiction of Grubbs's horror and recovery was particularly well written and a realistic portrayal of the post-trauma process. I really enjoyed the description of the demons, their absolutely terrible and unique deformities and the conceptualisation of the demon master Lord Loss. The first book in the series is Lord Loss and it features Grubitsch Grady (although he'd really rather you call him Grubbs) who witnesses a brutal demonic massacre that makes him doubt whether he'll ever make the journey back from the edge of sanity.Įmerging from his waking nightmares, Grubbs realises that the massacre was just the beginning and that demons, magic and the supernatural are to play a far greater role in his life than he could ever have imagined. I knew that Darren Shan was a highly respected author, mastermind behind the celebrated Cirque du Freak series, but it was my thirst for gory, young adult horror that made me pick up The Demonata series.Īnd I'm glad I did.

The more gory it gets, the better as far as I'm concerned. Decapitations, deformed monsters, waterfalls and fountains of blood? Perfect. It seems that I can't stop reading demonic or ghostly horror stories. I'm not really sure what's wrong with me lately.

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