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Book Review of Lost Souls

Lost Souls
Lost Souls
Author: Poppy Z. Brite
Genre: Horror
Book Type: Paperback
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Molochai, Twig and Zillah are beautiful nomad vampires who crash land in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. They wander into a bar run by a vampire over 300 years old named Christian. Christian has gone most of his life without meeting anyone of his race. He is fascinated and bewitched by this out of control group. When they leave town Christian is left with a pregnant teenager carrying Zillah's child. She dies giving birth to a boy he names Nobody.

Ghost and Steve live in Missing Mile, North Carolina and have a band called Lost Souls.
Ghost has second sight and spends most of his time taking care of Steve who is nursing a broken heart. Ann is Steve's ex-girlfriend trying to pick up the pieces of a violent breakup.

Jason, also know as Nothing, feels a overwhelming connection to the music after hearing the underground tape.

All of these characters end up in Missing Mile and the events that unfold are mind boggling.

Even when I don't like what Poppy is writing about I'm sucked into the writing style.

Disclaimer: Extreme violence, rape and incest.