The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan

Even the way in which Jamie and Mae play into the story and the characters is wonderful to witness. I loved how Nick is mean and surly to everyone except Alan and you could really tell how much Alan does and sacrifices in order to protect Nick. Especially between the two brothers, Nick and Alan. I could definitely see myself being seduced by the charm and difference of it all with that tinge of darkness surrounding it all.īut for me, aside from the demon details and the action sequences as the boys go into battle against the hordes of demons coming their way, my favourite aspect of the book are all of the wonderful and complex relationships between characters.

There was also the Goblin Market with the dancing and the charm stalls and the circles that completely had me hooked.

They were pretty cool and I love the image of a sword-wielding Nick protecting Alan. I haven't read many books involving demons, but it made everything really tense and actiony. I absolutely love the mythology that Sarah Rees Brennan creates in this story. So Jamie and Mae get wrapped up in the brothers' lives as well as this weird and dangerous world involving magicians and demons. Nick, who is rather cold and unfeeling and just plain mean, would rather just pack up and leaveand look after themselves but Alan, his older and sweeter and gentler brother, wants to help them out. Nick and Alan are pretty handy with weaponry, Nick favouring his sword and Alan his gun.īut this attack is different, as it has been witnessed by Jamie and Mae, two other teenagers who have come to the brothers for magical help. Since then the family have been on the run and never stay in the same place for long. Seems a fairly common occurrence since years ago, their mother stole magical charms from a very powerful magician. The Demon's Lexicon starts off with two brother, Nick and Alan as they are attacked by demons in their kitchen. It has some great characters, an interesting premise, it's well-written and it is exciting! I will definitely not be waiting as long to read the second and third books in the trilogy, I can tell you that. And that is an absolute shame because this book is wonderful.

Why has it taken me so long to start reading this series? I bought The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan last summer after hearing some wonderful things about the series but then the book just sat on my shelves unread for nearly a year.