The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan

This is the first book in the Demon’s Lexicon trilogy. Any of the three major choices would be an improvement, and it should be much more fun to see where they go from here. (Already, there are a couple of minor points that annoyed me the first time through that turn out to make more sense in hindsight.)The good news is that book two is supposed to be from a different character's point of view. I suspect it'll be better the second time around.

It turns out that there are important reasons for this, but that doesn't make it any more fun to be inside his head.Having read the final chapter, I want to go back and read the book again. He's sociopathic, misanthropic, misogynistic. She definitely knows how to write engagingly, but I'm used to her writing about likeable characters.This book is told entirely from the point of view of a very unlikeable character. I've been following Sarah Rees Brennan's work for awhile she's done some excellent fanfic, and her Livejournal is an enduring delight. Read more 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.It's possible I built this book up too much before I finally got the chance to read it. So the hunted becomes the hunter… but in saving his brother, Nick discovers something that will unravel his. But to do so he must face those he has fled from all his life - the magicians - and kill them. Now Alan has been marked with the sign of death by the magician's demon, and only Nick can save him. When she left him, she stole an important charm - and he will stop at nothing to reclaim it. Nick and his brother Alan are on the run with their mother, who was once the lover of a powerful magician.

A new gothic YA fantasy trilogy, set in England, about magicians and demons. Description for The Demon's Lexicon Paperback.

The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan