Dead Lost: Kiera Hudson Series Two (Book Nine) (Kiera Hudson Vampire Detective Series Two)

***** 5-this series is gonna be the death of me- Stars~this review contains spoilers from previous books~“You can kill me, but my death won't change what's coming.”Brilliant! Evil, twisted, bloody, heart-stopping GENIUS!! In short, that's Tim O'Rourke for me. This man can do no wrong in my eyes. He drags you into his world kicking and screaming, knowing all kinds of trouble lies ahead and immerses you so completely you feel like a different person at the end, fumbling around blindly not having a clue what to do next. He terrifies me like no other, scared to turn the page but unable to help myself, laughing one minute-crying and or cringing the next, try not to get too attached to any of the characters (good luck with that) because he will just rip your heart out when he kills them off of they betray you.....I'm sending dear Mr. O'Rourke my shrink bills, he will absolutely drive me bat-shit crazy but I will love every friggin minute of it. As per usual with his books, my review is gonna be short and sweet. There are just too many twists, turns & surprises, ANYTHING I say could very well spoil the story and these books just have to be lived as they come. I had to suffer, you should too ;)Potter wasn't meant to be interacting with this Kiera, but just like it always did, Potter's d*** had gotten in the way again. Would he ever learn? Not while there were beautiful women in this world like Kiera.Dead Lost is our next stop on this terrifying speeding train known as the Kiera Hudson Series. We pick up right where Dead Push leaves us and Potter is facing off with The Photographer who has just killed the other Kiera.Potter glanced up at me, my face still hidden by the hood.“You shot her!' he screamed. “You killed her!”Slowly, I pulled back the hood.“No!” he gasped, at seeing my face. “Why did you have to kill Kiera?”“To save your life, Potter.”The elusive, mysterious photographer reveals themselves to Potter, but will we learn who it is? You will have to read this to find out, 'cause I'm not tellin! While Potter ventures off with The Photographer to deliver some photos and get some answers, our beloved Isidor and the man who screws with my head, AKA Jack Seth, are at the Great Western Railway Station having a moment of their own....“What's Happening?” I gasped as he started to change shape and size before me. But Jack wasn't changing into a wolf like I had seen him do so many times before, he was becoming me.“I'm saving your f****** life, that's what's happening,” he panted. He shook violently as his emaciated face started to contort until it looked like mine. “Jeezus, Isidor, your head really is full of dumb f****** ideas.”“Why are you doing this?”“Because I want you to go and find your friend, Melody Rose. She'll be waiting for you, trust me.”Isidor goes off in search of Melody and stumbles across a town where babies are being snatched in the middle of the night by what the town believes to be 'winged creatures' marking him as a potential suspect if he were to be discovered. As Potter and Isidor are off on their own missions to push the world back they start to notice some disturbing changes taking place, cracks are starting to form in the sky as well as the ground. What does it mean? Why is it happening?? Is it a good thing, or are things about to get a whole lot worse???I stood in the opening and stared up at the night sky. Looking upwards, mouth open, I wondered whether Jack had done some damage to this pushed world.“What have you done, Jack Seth?” I breathed, staring up at what looked like faint cracks appearing in the night sky.Once again Tim O'Rourke takes us on a ride you won't soon forget, all leading up to what I'm sure will be an explosive and epic finale. I'm equal parts terrified and excited. We've been through so much with these characters, I feel just as invested in the outcome as they are. I want to take up camp in O'Rourke's head and never, ever leave.And now, I'm going to leave you with what I like to call 'Fun with Potter'....I do love that manHe would soon get over it – he always did. Sure, he would b**** and complain, that was another of his talents as well as having his brains in his bollocks, but Potter would heal.Another jealous Kiera, I thought. These pushed worlds really were mirror images of each other. How does one guy manage to p*** off the same woman in two different wheres and whens? Only Potter could do that.“F*** me, it looks like an 80's boy-band reunion. No, on second thought, let's make that the 70's.”“Always the wise guy”

I've waited so very long to know who the photographer is, and I finally have my answer. And of course, I never ever would have guessed it is who it is. Once again, O'Rourke has floored me and left me speechless with his amazing plot twists and I am in awe of his sheer writing genius.With the revelation in book seven,  Dead Push (Kiera Hudson Series Two (Book 7)) , that time travel is possible, readers will be delighted to see just how this time change has been working out for our heroes Potter and Isidor, especially as the truth behind Kayla and Sam's disappearance in book five,  Dead Wolf (Kiera Hudson Series Two (Book 5)) , finally comes to light. Heroes on their way to change the world, or pawns unknowingly doing the bidding of their mortal enemy? The truth awaits those who dare to be consumed by the awesomeness that is Dead Lost. And I can't say much more than that without giving away any of the secrets within this novel.Dead Lost is the eighth in this second Kiera Hudson series, and at this point, it really cannot be read without having read all the others. O'Rourke creates such an intricate web, and the idea of the pushed world, especially with the revelation of the photographer, has become so much more complicated that readers jumping in at this point without an anchor in the texts would be dually lost. And that's one of the many reasons why I love this set of series so much. O'Rourke has made me fall in love with every single character, both the good and the bad, through extensive characterization and world building--they have become a wonderful part of my life. The ideas are so creative and well written that I have been engrossed in every single novel in the series and I am always on pins and needles waiting for the next as these characters continually evolve and change. The amazing Kiera Hudson series, both one and two, are definitely not to be missed, and I highly suggest you start from the beginning if you've not already done so-- Vampire Shift (The Kiera Hudson Series One (Book One)) , the book that started it all, is FREE. Scoop it up, because by the time you're done you'll be hooked, and it won't take you long to read through them all and make your way to this phenomenal novel, Dead Lost.

After waiting for what seems like forever for this instalment to come out, and to find out the true identity of the photographer and with many guesses to who I thought it was going to be, I can honestly say wow I didn't have a clue I was so far off.But that's the thing with Tim's books you think you've got the story all figured out but you'll always be wrong as I was.I loved all the interaction with Potter and Kayla, and since her return a little bit of Potter as rubbed off on her as she too has some wise ass comments of her own.Finally the return of Isodor, I've missed him and finding out if he'll get his chance to be with Melody Rose again.A truly amazing series you won't want it to end but you just can't help yourself to finish every morsel as fast as you can.I can't wait for Dead End,

I have really enjoyed this series of books, I'm about half way through the last book now. Since picking up the first book I've been totally hooked, the book has lots of twists and turns that you don't expect, I have found the way the story goes is both very gripping and surprising. The characters are amazing, I've found myself totally feeling sad for some of the characters and there past lives and also feel there pain of where it's lead them in this new world. I'm sad that it's coming to an end. I would totally recommend these books a fantastic fantasy, I've enjoyed this series and will follow Tim O' Rourkes books as I love this style of adventure. Thank you for your great imagination

Love how it goes from past to present, you can start piecing the other books together.Tim O'rourke sure is a writing genius,he has a crazy mind lol. This whole series is put together better than even a spiders web , so much weaving and turning you never know which way its going to go. I am even going to start all over from the very first book, as i know there is so much which i probably missed. This author never keeps his fans waiting for long before he has another book to grip us. How he manages i can't imagine, truly amazing mind.

fantastic book but as usual what a cliffhanger ending. cannot wait for the final book to find out what happens to Keira, potter and the rest of her friends. I have never read books like these before but after the first one I was totally hooked and have read everyone one of them in a month now have to wait for the last one. Please hurry up tim and get the book out cannot wait you are a great writer with a wonderful imagination well done.

Omg I've been waiting for the book for months and I am not disappointed. Having read the book over 2 days as I couldn't put it down All I can say is brilliant and I can't wait for 'Dead End'.If you want a series of books to read then both Kiera Hudson series are the ones you want - more twists and turns and biting than any murder mystery. Brilliant!!!!!I'm now reading Hollow Pit - dontyou just love Jack Seth????