Sarah Rees Brennan

Sixteen-year-old Nick and his family have battled magicians and demons for most of his life, but when his brother, Alan, is marked for death while helping new friends Jamie and Mae, Nick's determination to save Alan leads him to uncover a devastating secret.

The Demon's Lexicon

this is a reread for me! this was my favorite series as a teen, and with sarah rees brennan's new book out now, i wanted to revisit her old writing and remember what i loved so much about this one. i have mostly reread the 2nd and 3rd books when rereading in the past — and out of those, most often the 3rd bc i love alan — and by revisiting this one i remember why i don't reread this one as often LOL. it's not bad, but i was just wincing throughout the whole thing knowing how much changes and knowing how much of how nick currently understands things is just. so incorrect lol. it's definitely set up for the following books, but i will say it's really important set up! so funny to me in retrospect how small of a role jamie plays in this book lol. i found myself actually so sick at the reveals at the climax / final confrontation — way more sick than i had been as a kid lol i find it so funny that now that i'm older + have more of a moral compass (plus more of an understanding of why such things as moral compasses exist), i'm way more horrified by what [redacted] did. that being said, some things never change; i adored stories about sibling relationships back then, and i still do now, so alan + nick and jamie + mae's relationships were so powerful to me :') already put the second book on hold lol so i guess i'm going through the whole series again (anything to get to the third book again haha)! also ngl i was so thrown off by the audiobook narrator's voice for nick LOL so rough and deep... i thought it was so funny and silly for a 16yo 😆

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laura

The demon Lexicon: Review I liked this book. I think when I read this it was not the best time because I really did not want to get into a new world and that may have effected my enjoyment of the book. 
I loved the concept of the book but the first book was really a laying the foundation of the series and I am much more interested in the upcoming books in the series whenever I get around to them.  I felt like this book needed to happen to get the story where it needed to go. 
I really loved the character of Alan alot. I think his character was so interesting and loved seeing the progress of his character throughout this series. I did not see the end of the boom coming so it really surprised me what his role was in the nick drama. 
 
I liked the brothers relationship in this book and loved the interaction between the two pairs of siblings and their interactions because the was the cool part of the book.
 
I loved how the world was built and created and it was made so clear and I want to know more in future books. 
 
Non-Spolier Review 
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Vicky  Nuñez 

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... "The Demon's Lexicon is full of shimmery marvels and bountiful thunder." - Scott Westerfeld "Sarah Rees Brennan crafts a twisty tale full of surprises." - Holly Black "Witty, dark, and moving, this novel will keep your eyes glued to the pages." - Cassandra Clare Nonstop action, nail-biting supsense, clever rapartee, and a knockout secret involving the two brothers will keep readers on the edges of their seats. Fans of the paranormal and the Supernatural television series are going to enjoy the adventures of these demon-fighting brothers, but so will aficionados of sharp writing, complex characters, fast-paced plots, teen angst, and the struggle between good and evil. For fans of Supernatural comes a read-until-3am-book, the first in the series by acclaimed author Sarah Rees Brennan

The Demon's Lexicon

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