The many individual cracks in his skin, which seep blood every time he even slightly moves, give his demonic appearance a nice touch as well. He is often described as having a very sad voice and look. Instead of having legs, strips of bloody flesh hang from the edge of stumps where his feet would normally be shown, and so he moves about by levitating.
He bares a pair of very dark-red eyes with even darker red pupils. He has no heart, and instead simply has an open hole in his chest filled with deadly, venomous snakes. Read more.Lord Loss is described as having pale red, lumpy skin, and eight arms (which are frequently described as being mangled). I had expected a far better crafted book from this author, as his Vampire series is more engaging, with better developed characters. Despite the book aimed at youngsters, I do feel that shouldn’t mean that all issues within the plot are brush over, as this left the character’s seeming shallow and their plight unimportant. Any chess players may appreciate that aspect of the story, as the Grady family are accomplished chess players, which has a prominent role in the story.I did find some of the plot quite interesting and engaging, those mostly dealing with Lord Loss. I felt if it the plot had been aimed at older teens this would have fitted in well with the horror theme.Overall the story progresses quickly, too quickly at times some situations are merely brushed upon.
I felt the horror elements weren’t appropriate for very young readers, and with the story been simplistic in it's tone this left me feeling frustrated. However, the overall story is easy reading, which makes these graphic scenes seem out of place. And there are other graphic scenes regarding the Grady family curse. The scenes that involve Lord Loss and his demons are quite graphic. This story is written for YA’s upto 12 years, which I felt causes some conflict of interest for the plot. He makes a new friend, a young boy that believes he is Dervish’s son, and learns that various members of the family could practice magic, but worse still, some suffer from a terrible curse. After moving in with his Uncle Dervish, he begins to recover from the trauma. And soon learns that life is soon to become more interesting, with his nightmares resurfacing.Personal thoughts – this is a YA read and quite short for a novel, so readers shouldn’t expect anything too involved.It follows Grubb Grady’s life after his encounter with the demon, Lord Loss. Recovering from the demon attack, he finds himself living with an eccentric Uncle. That night he learns that demon’s are real and so is magic. Grubbs Grady’s world changes forever when he discovers demon’s in his home.
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