L.O.S.T.
Debbie Federici & Susan VaughtYoung adult
Available from Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0-7387-0561-6
2005
| Brenden was on his way for a sweet summer vacation in San Diego when he needed desperately to stop and use the bathroom. But what the seventeen-year-old encountered when the truck detoured into a small town, he never dreamed would happen. Now he finds himself in L.O.S.T. (Live Oaks Spring Township), a small village with strange witch happenings. If he had known he would be part of a huge fiasco of events, he would not have answered Mother Nature’s call. Out of nowhere Brenden finds himself in a spooky shop where even the spiders are all arrayed neatly in a row. A person reaches out to him, who knows his name. The teenage girl, Jasmine, or Jazz, Queen of the Witches explains he is the one, the chosen then she vanishes.
Jazz returns and explains his power can save her people. The path must be taken or they will be in L.O.S.T. forever and Jazz needs him to help defeat Nire, an ancient evil that will bring destruction to both their worlds. Bren is among witches, black evil creatures that spring from the walls, Shadows following and a Keeper’s music that seems to enhance others to follow as he and Jazz fight a raging war. They also feel a growing attraction for the other but first they must overcome the evil that can threaten them before they can submit to their feelings. And with Bren’s parents in the middle, chaos breaks out all around. L.O.S.T. is a captivating read that spins with magical delight. The characters are young and refreshing and spring life into the story. Ms. Federici and Ms. Vaught create a story that any age will love. It is vivid and so splendidly detailed that it soars with great imagination that leaps through the pages. This story will leave the reader on the edge of their seat wondering what if, in this most fascinating tale.
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Reviewer: Linda L. |
