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Mystical relics.

Powerful vampires.

Strange allies.

It's hell being a teenager, especially if vampires are hunting you.

Larna Collins had never understood why her dad skipped out on her and her mother when she was twelve years old. Until then, he was a devoted and loving father. But six years later, during a renovation of her childhood home, she unearths her father's journal from under a floorboard. According to his final entry, he had recently visited a small parish in England before he left.

The entries drew her to this quaint village, which Larna discovers isn't as charming as its blood-craving inhabitants want her to believe, and she learns that she isn't the only one trying to track her father down.

Could this explain her father's disappearance? Or was placing her in the center of danger her dad's master plan all along?

The Outcasts is a bestselling, multi-award-winning YA Fantasy. "The Best Vampire Book Ever™. The Best Female Main Character in a Vampire Book Ever™. A vampire book with a bigger girl as a protagonist is also seen as a desirable love interest? This is it. Right here." - Amazon Review

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12 - 18 years
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356 pages
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English
Grade level

5 - 12
Publication date

14 December 2017
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Misty has always called Texas home, but has a passion for world travel. Before taking up writing, she has had a long career in law enforcement. Besides self-torturing herself with writing books, she also tortures herself by running marathons. Misty enjoys spending time with her rescue parakeet, Peeta (like from the Hunger Games). --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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	The Outcasts	The Watchers	Tree of Souls	The Blood Dagger Trilogy Boxset	Shield & Shade
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077XL9WHH
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hayes WordCraft LLC; 1st edition (14 December 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2495 KB
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 356 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 235,900 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 195 in Paranormal Fantasy for Children
- 1,116 in Paranormal & Urban Fantasy for Young Adults
- 3,044 in Dark Fantasy Horror

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Misty Hayes has always had a thing for escaping headfirst into fantastical books. This is what led her to start writing her own adventures down. As someone who has spent a long career in law enforcement, Misty loves strong female protagonists. She also directs short films and claims to have been bitten by the traveling bug (not mistaken for a radioactive spider).

When Misty isn't filming or roaming the planet or diving into another novel, she's spending time at home in Texas with her myriad of nieces and nephews in tow.

The Blood Dagger Series is a multiple award-winning high-octane Young Adult Paranormal trilogy.

The Outcasts has received recognition for a Literary Titan award, IndieBRAG Medallion, 2018 solo medalist winner of the New Apple Literary Awards for YA Fantasy, and 2019 2nd place winner of the North Texas Book Festival in YA Fantasy. The Watchers was the 2020 2nd place winner of the North Texas Book Festival in Teen Fiction.

Ascended Guardians series is a spin-off of The Blood Dagger Trilogy, and the first book, Shield & Shade, is out now.

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msb2199

This is a fun and exciting book with great characters.

Reviewed in the United States on 18 April 2018

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I should start with a disclaimer: Misty Hayes is a friend of mine and I hold her in high regard. Having said that, I initially bought this book out of friendship and I began reading it out of that same sense of duty. I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that my expectations weren't high. To my pleasant surprise the book hooked me from the start. The reader is introduced to Larna, the protagonist, in the first page and she is a wonderful character. Spunky, nerdy and funny, Larna isn't the typical heroine that resides in this genre. In fact, she very overweight and has extremely low self esteem (not the typical shy but secretly hot girl that usually populates this genre). Losing her father at a young age caused her to turn to food as a balm with predictable results. This causes her to suffer greatly from the bullies at her school. Those of us who remember the social hierarchy in high school can imagine how she is treated by her peers. She really has only one friend (besides her mom) and that's Corinth. He's the kind of friend everyone wishes they had. I was pulling for Larna from the get go.
This book is well written and well paced. The chapters just fly by. I came to really care about the other characters in the book and I'm really looking forward to Volume 2.
If you like vampires and young adult books you will like this one. Or if you are like me and you left the "young adult" phase of your life in the rear view years ago it still has a lot to offer. The book is full of interesting, likeable characters and the story is fast-paced and keeps you turning the pages. I highly recommend this book.

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Reviewed in the United States on 14 October 2021

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Seriously surprised at all of the top reviews. I seriously cannot get into it. She is a pathetic loser. I have known plenty of people that were over weight that had great personalities and were even cheer leaders. This just puts a negative view on her situation. However when you are significantly overweight and flying on a plane or riding a bus it is uncomfortable for those that have to share a seat with you so not a lot of sympathy there for the character. I would say not my cup of tea but I know that ticks a lot of people off so I;m just going to say I found the writing to be stilted and boring.

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MimiReadsSometimes

A refreshing change from every other vampire novel.

Reviewed in the United States on 6 August 2018

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On the surface, this book is about an outcast type of girl, who is on the search for the father who abandoned her as a child. The story would be compelling enough if that were the whole concept, but the search for her father sends her down a path to vampires. Well, of course it does. But this isn't your typical Girl meets Vampires type of novel. The heroine in our tale isn't a model or a perfect person. She's pretty average. Average size, average looks... just normal. The type of girl most teens reading a book like this could identify with and her journey includes a lot of self acceptance which is a beautiful and healthy message missing from most teen literature.

I'm looking foward to the second book in this series.

(I got this book for free in exchange for an honest spoiler free review)

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Shannon Harvey

Great read!

Reviewed in the United States on 29 December 2018

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So I have to admit, when I purchased this book I did it to support a fellow high school alumni and for a fellow former sister in blue who is pursuing her dream.

I was worried that I may not like the book due to it being more for the "younger crowd" but let me tell you, the moment I opened this book and started reading, I was pulled in. When you're introduced to the main character, Larna, you instantly find yourself relating to her. I feel like everyone in their life has at least once felt as she does. I feel like the greatest aspect of this book is Misty's ability to describe things so you feel like you're there. Her words put you in the book. It's very well written and kept me from wanting to put it down. It's one I think all ages would absolutely enjoy. The ending does leave you hanging so get Volume 2 as well so you can keep reading!!

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I liked it....did not really like it

Reviewed in the United States on 3 March 2020

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A fun vampire book where the main character starts out as prey and ends book 1 a predator. I will likely buy book 2 and hope the characters and story line get a little more depth in a fantastic adcenture. I finished it though (lately a few I haven't finished do to non-genesis of interest over a few chapters) and I had a few times where I was eager to jump back in when a chance to read arose.

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