The Demon's Lexicon

I was totally captivated by this book from the first scene. Nick and Alan are interesting charcters for so many reasons. They seem to be opposites, they have a strange bond between them, and everything about them screams SECRETS. I can't talk about what I really loved about this book without giving away too many spoilers, but here's the truth. This book has tension, plot, magic, danger, secrets, secrets, secrets, and more secrets. And one of those secrets?? Will blow your mind.

Reader reviewed by The Library Lurker

Reader reviewed by Ashley

This book is amazing. There's no other way to describe it! Page after page is full of action, adventure, suspense! I never wanted to put this book down!!!  And it's perfect for any gender because it's got enough action to keep guys interested and some romance for the girls too! You should read this book. It's amazing!!!!!  

Reader reviewed by Kristen

Nick and Alan are brothers, but they are nothing alike. Nick is
practically void of emotion, thrives in violence, and doesn't quite
understand compassion. Alan is the more poetic of the two -
understanding their mother's condition and helping the boy and girl who
come to them for help removing a demon mark.

Alan now also has a
demon mark to be rid of and they seek to kill two magicians, whose
blood will remove the marks. But a group of magicians are after them,
their crazed mother carrying something of importance. The boys embark
on a journey to save the young man and Alan from the demon marks before
they become possessed and in turn find out a little more about what is
truly going on.

I really enjoyed this book. In fact, I was mad
that I had to put it down to work last night. I love the relationship
between the two brothers - how very different they are from each other.
Also, the moments of "almost" passion is killer - drives right to your
senses and then backs up, not taking away from the story line at all.

I
loved learning more about this world where magicians use demons to gain
power and how their blood can delete the marks of a demon on a human's
skin. Soooo good.

A must read for lovers of paranormal creatures.

Reader reviewed by Juliann

In The Demons Lexicon,
all of the characters have depth, secrets, and agendas. Nick and Alan are loyal
and affectionate brothers. Their family is constantly on the move as they hunt
and are hunted by evil magicians and demons. Alan, 19, is the slight-built
older brother with a limp who fills in for their emotionally distant mother.
Nick, 16, is the tall, muscular, and brooding protector. Alan is an expert
shot, while Nick prefers swords and knives. Teenage siblings Mae and Jamie
interrupt their secret life when Jamie is marked by a demon. Mae is a strong
sister who will do anything for her bother.

 

The first two-thirds of the book is unsettling in the sense
that something is not right with the Ryves family, beyond hunting demons.
Brennan subtly layers clues throughout the book.  The twists in the last third of book (many truly surprising)
bring clarity. It all makes sense in the end, even the books title.

 

Brennan creates a unique, and, at times, complicated
mythology. She excels at sarcastic, and funny, teen banter.

 

The Demons Lexicon,
the first in a trilogy, is on the high school end of the young adult spectrum.
The story is artfully concluded as a standalone, but leaves enough questions
for the sequel.