It's the 2nd book of the trilogy - The first book is The Demon's Lexicon.
Okay, I admit it. I have not read the first book yet, since I unknowingly borrowed the book from the library without checking it out first. But the second book is awesomely interesting for me to read past the first few pages even without any prior background to the book.
The point of view by Mae is refreshing, as her emotions cloud the reader, and we, the readers, actually feel her emotions instead of being some faceless readers lurking in the background. Of course, even without reading the 1st book, we know that she loves Nick, even though he is a demon, without any feelings, and the best part which stunned her was Nick telling her that she is an idiot if she chooses anyone over his brother, Alan.
Of course, things that never that simple, especially in a YA Fiction book. Mae's brother is a gay, and she is occupied with another guy (no, not Alan, not Nick) but someone who is a magician, only that Mae didn't know it at that point in time.
The book talks about betrayal, siblings love, parental love and humanity.
Nick is not a human, and even though he wishes to learn more about humans and their feelings, (to please his brother), he tends to make mistakes and destroys his brother's heart in the process. But, as the book progresses, we see that Nick indeed do have a human heart, because of his father's love towards him, no matter how reluctant it was given in the first place. Maybe Nick is just incapable of expressing his emotions, but that does not mean that he doesn't have one. We saw that as clear as day when he begged his brother not to leave him, even if it means that his powers have to be stripped off.
Of course, Alan is another weird human. He is able to show love for a baby who has scary eyes, and barred his door against his dad to protect someone whom he thought is his brother. His tender loving care for his brother is not coincidental, as we saw that he volunteered to transfer the mark from the little toddler to himself despite knowing that he will be in greater danger. However, his love for Mae does not stop him from lying to her, and when Mae knows the truth in the end, she recognised his stand and did not fault him for it even though he has broken her heart in the process.
Jamie, in this book, he was shoved roughly into the background. Even though he was part of the gang, he is always hiding behind something, with no character of his own. I'm hoping that in the last book, he would be made of sterner stuff since it actually portrayed an uncharacteristic side of him when he volunteered to go over to the Magician's circle as a spy. he still has hope, yet.
Ranks as one of my favs of the year =)
Okay, I admit it. I have not read the first book yet, since I unknowingly borrowed the book from the library without checking it out first. But the second book is awesomely interesting for me to read past the first few pages even without any prior background to the book.
The point of view by Mae is refreshing, as her emotions cloud the reader, and we, the readers, actually feel her emotions instead of being some faceless readers lurking in the background. Of course, even without reading the 1st book, we know that she loves Nick, even though he is a demon, without any feelings, and the best part which stunned her was Nick telling her that she is an idiot if she chooses anyone over his brother, Alan.
Of course, things that never that simple, especially in a YA Fiction book. Mae's brother is a gay, and she is occupied with another guy (no, not Alan, not Nick) but someone who is a magician, only that Mae didn't know it at that point in time.
The book talks about betrayal, siblings love, parental love and humanity.
Nick is not a human, and even though he wishes to learn more about humans and their feelings, (to please his brother), he tends to make mistakes and destroys his brother's heart in the process. But, as the book progresses, we see that Nick indeed do have a human heart, because of his father's love towards him, no matter how reluctant it was given in the first place. Maybe Nick is just incapable of expressing his emotions, but that does not mean that he doesn't have one. We saw that as clear as day when he begged his brother not to leave him, even if it means that his powers have to be stripped off.
Of course, Alan is another weird human. He is able to show love for a baby who has scary eyes, and barred his door against his dad to protect someone whom he thought is his brother. His tender loving care for his brother is not coincidental, as we saw that he volunteered to transfer the mark from the little toddler to himself despite knowing that he will be in greater danger. However, his love for Mae does not stop him from lying to her, and when Mae knows the truth in the end, she recognised his stand and did not fault him for it even though he has broken her heart in the process.
Jamie, in this book, he was shoved roughly into the background. Even though he was part of the gang, he is always hiding behind something, with no character of his own. I'm hoping that in the last book, he would be made of sterner stuff since it actually portrayed an uncharacteristic side of him when he volunteered to go over to the Magician's circle as a spy. he still has hope, yet.
Ranks as one of my favs of the year =)
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