Book Review: Got Lost by Michael Darling

11/8/2019

Finding lost children can be hard. Tracking them down in the Behindbeyond can be deadly.

As the halfling son of the Alder King, ruler of the Fae, Goethe "Got" Luck has a knack for attracting trouble. In all his dealings with evil, both immortal and not-so-much, he's come across several beings who'd love to see him step off a cliff.

Along comes a girl who almost makes their dreams come true and puts Got on a path in search of the world's missing children in a realm where the very laws of nature bend to the will of a capricious goddess (aren't they all?).

While in pursuit of the truth by the mysterious Alyce, and being pursued by Agent Petit-Palais of the FBI, Got traverses swamps, monster-guarded portals, and the land of Tir na Nog in search for answers to who's stealing children from around two worlds.

What I liked:

Everything. Great plot. Wonderful visuals. Witty humor, though usually contained in Got's internal dialog. I plan on going back to the beginning and re-reading the entire series again.

What I didn't like:

I wished Got's wife, Erin aka Faidh, were more involved in the story (both in the Behindbeyond and in the mortal world). In Got Lost, she was more of a minor character than in the previous books.

Overall:

Michael Darling earns a hat-trick of top ratings for his Behindbeyond series from me. I give Got Lost a resounding five stars and look forward to more from this brilliant and imaginative author extraordinaire.