Author: Sarah Rees Brennan
Series: The Demon’s Lexicon #1
Published: 2 June 2009
Length:324 pages
Source: Bought
Other info: Sarah
has also written Unspoken, Team Human, two other books in this series (The
Demon’s Covenant and The Demon’s Surrender) and in anthologies.
Summary : Nick
and his brother Alan are on the run with their mother, who was once the lover
of a powerful magician. When she left him, she stole an important charm - and
he will stop at nothing to reclaim it. Now Alan has been marked with the sign
of death by the magician's demon, and only Nick can save him. But to do so he
must face those he has fled from all his life - the magicians - and kill them.
So the hunted becomes the hunter...but in saving his brother, Nick discovers
something that will unravel his whole past.
Review: in this
world, magicians are the ones who use their talents to call demons to use their
powers. Nick and his brother Alan have beein on the run for years from a
magician. When Alan gets marked by a demon, after other sibling set Mae and
Jamie come to them asking Nick is determined to save him-and the only way for
that to happen is for someone to end up dead.
I have to thank Cait and Liz for this. I picked this up ages
ago when I was first getting into paranormal things but never got through it.
This time, I was actually paying attention to it and really quite enjoyed it.
Nick, to start with, is not wholly likeable. He doesn’t care
for anyone except his brother and he’s very sarky in a horrible way and quite a
bit of an ass. As the book progresses, I likked him a bit more.
Alan is a lot more emotional, a nicer person and generally
more likable. There’s also Mae and
Jamie, who I think develop more than the two brothers as they learn more about
this world of magic.
The relationships are really interesting. The one between
Alan and Nick is really deep, and I loved seeing them look out for eachother.
Then comes Chapter 11. And aww.... Love triangles, I don’t tend to care about.
But then the stakes are automatically higher when two parties involved are
brothers, and if one gets her, they’ll break the other’s heart.
. the third person writing was close, so we got into his
thoughts quite well. Although Nick was a bit annoying, his personality makes
for some really witty conversations. I generally really liked Sarah’s writing
style.
I really liked the setting. It’s multiple places in England,
but the Goblin Market would officially be part of my favourite places to be if
it were real. The magic system is different and original, and enjoyable.
The plot-everything happens for a good reason. The second
half was very actionfilled, as was the ending. The ending and the big reveal!
Yes, there were hints throughout, but when it was actually revealed it was all
“seriously? That is cool.”
Overall: Strength 4 tea for some really good urban
fantasy. I’ll definitely hunt out more of this series.
Oh I just love SRB. I've been lucky enough to meet her at some reader events but I've never actually read one of her books * hangs head in shame*. I actually have this one sat on my TBR bookcase. I hope it migrates to my bedside table soon. Great review.
ReplyDeleteI love this series! The second book is just as good, though I had just a few issues with the third. You're right about Nick's personality-- Alan's makes up for it, though. Great review.
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