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Long Gone (Darkness Falls Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Stevie Hostetter (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars (18)
When Caleb is trapped inside a living maze of vines, survival isn’t just a test — it’s a sacrifice.
Feeding on fear, the maze forces its frightened captives into deadly games with fatal choices. One by one, the children of the town vanished into its belly but Caleb is different. He fights. He dares to hope. And hope is the most dangerous thing the maze has ever faced.
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    Darkness Falls
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    May 26, 2025
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0F8H125X5
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 26, 2025
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.7 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 153 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 2 ‏ : ‎ Darkness Falls
  • Best Sellers Rank: #290,783 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars (18)

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Stevie Hostetter was born and raised in Alamosa, Colorado, where a love for storytelling began at an early age. Inspired to become an author since the age of six, Stevie has always turned to writing as a way to express emotion, find meaning, and connect with others.

A devoted parent to a 12-year-old son, Ely, Stevie finds joy in family life alongside a beloved dog and a small flock of ducks. These everyday moments of love and resilience often influence the heart behind the words on the page.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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My heart truly felt for these kids! I usually don't read books like this- this dark but I enjoyed it!
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  • Kenya Moss-Dyme
    4.0 out of 5 stars They should have stayed in the house, bad tailed kids!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2026
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Sometimes it can be difficult to read about children going through horrific situations but Long Gone was fairly delicate in its descriptions of 'The Lurker' and the torment they brought to town. The author's storytelling approach was to move the POV back and forth from the narrator/Lurker and Caleb but I found that rather appealing as it gave us, the reader, kind of an aerial view. My 2nd read by the author and I'll be checking out more!
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  • CBM - an avid reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Long Gone Will Stay With You!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Long Gone by Stevie Lynn Hostetter is a rare kind of horror, driven by the slow, haunting ache of hopelessness. Hostetter dares to explore what happens when despair isn't defeated but only endured. No false comforts or quick fixes here.
    From the opening pages, we're plunged into Caleb's fractured psyche, a boy forced to carry too much, too young, as he cares for his sister in the silence of an empty house. "The maze is not a prison. It's a crucible."
    This is more soul-weariness than survival.
    Hostetter's writing is hauntingly poetic but never indulgent. Every phrase is deliberate. The Lurker isn't just a monster in the dark. It is depression itself, "the crack between walls. The shadow that leans too long." It waits, it wears down, it isolates... and then takes them.
    "Every memory is an anchor. I am not a creature of impulse. I do not devour. I fracture. Until what remains is mine." This is horror that reflects what it feels like to be lost in darkness, not screaming but fading.
    Yet even in shadow, Caleb dares to hope, and this is where Hostetter's brilliance lies. She shows that hope is not a shining light but a flickering candle that "terrifies the maze." Caleb's refusal to fully surrender - his ache "to be a boy," to reclaim stolen youth – doesn’t mean he emerges unscarred.
    He carries the weight - "a drawing from his sister... as weight he will carry till the end." Here, Hostetter crystallizes a core truth: survival means bearing the unbearable, not banishing it.
    The maze may be metaphorical, but for many, it's real. The longing to escape not just a situation but life itself is handled with a grace and brutality few authors dare approach.
    Caleb doesn't conquer the darkness; he survives it. Barely. He carries the weight of love, shame, and longing. And yet, amid all this bleakness, he hopes.
    Hope, Hostetter reminds us, "is the most dangerous thing the maze has ever faced."
    This isn't a tale of triumph, but a testament to fragility. Long Gone will stay with you, not because it comforts, but because it tells the truth with poetic, brutal honesty. A mesmerising tour de force!
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  • Miss Ma'am
    4.0 out of 5 stars Darkly interesting...
    Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2025
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    It felt written in dark poetry that just happened to tell a story. Felt sad for the kids who had to suffer at the "hands" of the Lurker because of their trash parents.
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  • UrbanchickKY
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Stevie has a beautiful way with words - she tells a story about a vibrant and disturbing world where the most vulnerable are trapped against their wills. I really enjoyed the creepy setting she created with the Lurker and I’m looking forward to more!
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  • Rebecca
    4.0 out of 5 stars Always Lurking
    Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    My heart truly felt for these kids! I usually don't read books like this- this dark but I enjoyed it!
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    Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2025
    My heart truly felt for these kids! I usually don't read books like this- this dark but I enjoyed it!
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  • Emily
    5.0 out of 5 stars Maze
    Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2025
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    Caleb's hometown has a history of disappearances. Now Caleb is one of them. He ends up in a place that is ever changing and seems inescapable. Will Caleb make it out? Heart touching tale of hope
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  • Alan
    4.0 out of 5 stars An enticing horror-mystery...
    Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    I got through this book inside of a week, it's really easy and short read that you could actually probably get through in a day. The print is big and the details are easy to follow! If you like Stephen King's IT, or the Boogyman from Sinister or the characters from Andrew Beauragard's Playground, you'll enjoy this book! It's not nearly as gory as that last reference, some of the characters and their backgrounds are just similar. I would recommend this books as an introductory novel to anyone who's interested and dipping their toes in the genre of horror, or maybe if you've already consumed some horror content. It's not extreme, but it does touch on themes and scenarios that would definitely leave a kid scarred.

    My only critique is that it was almost a little too vague at some points, I feel like I didn't know enough about the background of some of the protagonists to fit certain gaps in the narrative, it's very on point and feels like a fever dream. But that was also an element that really served the plot of the book, more than it didn't. It just made me lose track of the events, at some points. But otherwise, it was a fun read!
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  • Amethyst
    2.0 out of 5 stars Slow
    Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    Thank you for the ARC. I was disappointed by this book. I really thought there would be more to the maze and the tests. It was pretty slow and boring. Not much happened. Not much thrill. I did feel for the kids in the maze but I didn’t quite even understand the story or the point of it. Definitely not what I thought it would be like.
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  • josephine huet
    5.0 out of 5 stars Such imagination
    Reviewed in France on January 13, 2026
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    The cover caught my eye, then the blurb intrigued me, then before I knew it, I was halfway through the book. That said, it is a short read.

    The author’s imagination keeps the reader turning the pages—a vine maze, frightened kids, and a lurker provides the main story of this book. Not to mention, the rules and the difficult choices to make.

    We follow Caleb and the other children trapped in the maze. As the story progresses, we become accustomed to the ‘life’ these poor kids lead there.

    An interesting ending where Caleb is given a choice—will he make the right one?
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