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Nov 20, 2011

April rated it:

Twill be awesome. I don't think twill is a word. But tis okay.

AFTER READING....

Twas extremely awesome. The story and characters will forever have a place in my heart <3

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Aug 12, 2011

Vi rated it:

I've been reading some cookies - but especially the May cookie...it kind of bothers me. I'm not sure I like how Sin, the only woman of color in this book, is aligned with this kind of Western fantasy of tribal, primal, racialized dancing often associated with African and African diasporic populations. Especially when you consider that the tourist industry pretty much preys upon this, turning black female bodies into commodities to be consumed by foreigners attracted to their hypersexualized and More...

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Jun 23, 2011

Kaitlynne rated it:

I seriously cannot wait for this book to come out!

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Jun 17, 2011

Nandini rated it:

I love Sarah Rees Brennan's writing almost to a fault. I might be an anomaly among her fans because I never read any of her Harry Potter or other fan fiction - I just know her through her blog, which is awesome. Her short stories are absolutely fantastic, and the first book of the trilogy, The Demon's Lexicon, was nothing short of genius.

But then... The second book of the trilogy, The Demon's Covenant, was so-so and I still held out hope for a great finish since many awesome trilogies More...

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Jul 27, 2011

Rushthesea rated it:

I loved the first two books and went into this wanting to love it. That didn't happen, though Sarah Brennan's prose is as well-written as ever.

There is one thing about this story I really liked and haven't seen in much YA fiction. It was the way characters understood how people's perceptions of them affected how they acted and thought of themselves. It's been in the other two books, but in Sin's POV, it was more clear because she's such an observant girl, and I really liked that.
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Aug 11, 2011

Nicole rated it:

Okay, first of all, if I had been able to give this 2.5 stars, I would have. It's a decent read, but I had some major issues with it. *SPOILERS ALERT*

- I never cared who was going to lead the Goblin Market, so that whole plotline seemed like a distraction for me throughout.

- I'm not sure I like the book being in Sin's POV. On one hand, Sarah Rees Brennan demonstrates her great ability to create characters, because I like Sin a LOT more at the end than I did going into the More...

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Feb 18, 2012

Emma rated it:

Just one year ago Cynthia Davies thought her place at the Goblin Market was assured. The darling of Market's leader, a talented dancer, Sin Davies is Market royalty in every possible way. Sin had thought that made her the obvious choice as the heir to the Goblin Market. Sin actually thought it made her the only choice.

Then Mae Crawford showed up and usurped Sin's rightful place, forcing Sin to fight desperately for her place as the Market's heir.

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Jun 13, 2011

Katya rated it:

June 9th? As in... next month?

*hyperventilates* I WAAAAANT!

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Okay... I've been reviewing now for a little less than a year, and what I discovered may not shock you, but there are quite a few prejudices against certain authors out there. I'm not necessarily talking about prejudices against the author's books because of their opinions (OSC, for example, or Brandon Sanderson), but more about the More...

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Jun 23, 2011

FreakChiq rated it:

3.5 Stars

If someone would ask me which my favorite book series is, I would have a really tough time choosing between The Mortal Instruments and The Demon’s Lexicon. But after much thoughtful consideration I would choose the later. The love between the brothers is so unique and special it immediately captivated my heart. And while I enjoyed Sin’s POV (at least most of the time), I still think it wasn’t the best idea to center the third and final book on a previously secondary characte More...

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Sep 27, 2011

Christine (AR) rated it:

Final book in the trilogy. Still love how Brennan writes, still love the wry dialogue -- but the plot was all over the place. Confining the POV to Sin meant that in order to wrap up the other storylines -- including Nick's, who is the demon in the title -- Sin had to spend a lot of time in hallways or outside of doors listening in on other people's conversations. Also, the way Brennan so very carefully tried to address all current fandom hot-buttons started to get funny by the end, even though I More...

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Feb 20, 2012

Aras marked it as to-read

I haven't read the book yet and I must've read a million spoilers which doesn't bother me especially because I know Nick and Mae, I'm sorry, MAVIS, end up together. :) What I know about the whole series though is my opinion and I have a few:

1. There should be four books.

2. Each book is told from a different point of view from what I call the "Dynamic Family" (Mae, Nick, Alan and Jamie). I love all these characters for entirely different reasons so and I strong More...

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Jan 24, 2012

Heather rated it:

I need to reread this so I can give it the proper review it deserves. I went to great pains to read this immediately before giving birth to my daughter (literally - I was so miserable at the end there that even sitting and reading a book was uncomfortable!) and didn't get a chance to review while it was fresh in my mind.

A wonderful, wonderful conclusion to a trilogy that has just kept surprising me. There is depth here, and a sense of coming full circle, and yet another narrator to g More...

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Jan 24, 2012

Lauren rated it:

The third and final story in the Demon's Lexicon trilogy is from the point of view of Cynthia "Sin" Davies, a dancer at the Goblin Market who is cautiously allied with Nick, Alan, and Mae to stop the magicians, while also competing with Mae for leadership of the Market. While she also has to take care of her younger brother and sister and deal with financial worries, the others have problems of their own—Mae with her brother (Jamie, who sadly had a much smaller role for much of this bo

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Oct 06, 2011

Natasha rated it:

I disagree that the point of view ruined this book. It didn't, not completely. I liked Sin alright, she was dynamic and interesting, but compared to Alan, Mae, Nick, and Jamie, she can't win. Taking this point of view was a challenge, mainly because in order to include all the facts that are needed, Sin does a lot of creepy stalking in the shadows. More often than not, there's an entire scene in which Sin is watching interactions from outside a door without voicing a thought in her head and you More...

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Oct 02, 2011

Josie rated it:

I thought this was a strong end to the trilogy, with better writing and a tighter plot. I really enjoyed reading from Sin's POV! I warmed to her character a lot more than I did to Mae's in Covenant. I also loved how the romances/pairings worked out. It was wonderful to see a softer, more vulnerable side to Sin.

<spoiler>But I didn't agree with Mae getting leadership of the Market at the end. I was really hoping that Sin and Mae would share the role, since they both had differ More...

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Sep 20, 2011

Jenn rated it:

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Sep 19, 2011

Kelli rated it:

I was really engrossed in this series from book one, but unfortunately while I adored the narrator of The Demon's Surrender I have to seriously not recommend this title.

The ultimate reason why I wouldn't recommend this book is because it is a colonialist novel that doesn't engage in and critique the subject. As was left off in Covenant, Sin and Mae are competing for leadership of the Goblin Market. Sin, a character of color from a low socio-economic class, has been a part of the Go More...

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Sep 08, 2011

Holly rated it:

Just as she has in the months leading up to the waging war between the Goblin Market and the magicians, Sin will not falter. Even as everyone congregates in London, the home of the Aventurine Circle, and Nick Ryves enters her school; even if she’s the only one left to raise her siblings, she will not fall. After all as the only heir by default, Sin has the Market - or so she thought. Mae, with her quick wit and passable dancing, is now a competitor, and soon-to-be-former Market leader Merris Cro More...

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Aug 15, 2011

Trisha rated it:

This was my favorite book of the series, but not for any objectively good reasons. The plot is just so-so compared to the Demon's Lexicon and it kind of meanders for most of the book. I didn't enjoy the competition between Mae and Sin to be the leader of the Goblin Market because it would bring me into spasms of anger over Mae, a rich white girl who had only known about the Market a few months, could so easily take away the most important thing from Sin's life. Sin's life WAS the Market; she gav More...

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Aug 10, 2011

Sandy rated it:

What a fantastic read! I loved how the story was fleshed out in this final volume!

I think, though, my very favorite part of this story was this (minor spoiler): Two strong female heroines pitted as rivals who were both a)smart b)talented c)willing to cooperate with each other rather than back-stab and manipulate. I was really worried when this development happened that we'd have to endure a whole book of back-and-forth bitchery. I was delighted at how SRB handled it. These two ladi More...

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Aug 07, 2011

Rose rated it:

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Jul 27, 2011

Rowan rated it:

Listen, I'm a big fan of Sarah Rees Brennan's writing. The Demon's Lexicon is one of my favourite young adult books. Choosing to write the book from the tall, dark, dangerous stranger is genius and the twist perfectly foreshadowed. However I was less keen on the The Demons Convenant <i/> and I feel like with The Demon's Surrender<i/> this trilogy ended with not with a bang but with a whimper.

I have to agree with other readers that Sin's POV did not work, especially for t More...

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Jul 25, 2011

Maureen rated it:

Opening: "Magic was like a special guest in Sin's life. It appeared all too rarely, stayed for a brief interval and she spent the rest of her time preparing for it to come again."

I'm going to preface this by saying that I totally understand if someone out there decides not to read this series. I felt like I was taking a chance when I first read them, but I'm glad I did. These books are not only good, as in well-written, they're also good, in a less tangible but very real sens More...

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Jul 18, 2011

Audrey rated it:

full review on my blog, holes In My brain

You know, sometimes there’s books that you just really, really struggle with reviewing. It has nothing to do with enjoyment, but maybe it’s just summer brain-mush that makes me unable to put my thoughts into words. Therefore, I’m going to just go with bullet-form because my brain is not working!

Initially
-I can't believe this series is ending!!!! *sniff* I loved the first two books.
-Sin as a narrator? Uhm, I hope this wo More...

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Jul 01, 2011

Carla rated it:

This book was possibly my most anticipated book of the year. Why's that you ask? Well, let me tell you a story.....one day, oh, two years ago, a book landed on my doorstep promising me sword weilding demon slayers, promising me magic and intrigue and you know what I did? I tore through it in one sitting and that book was The Demons Lexicon. I was blown away by how amazingly intricate the plot line was and how distractingly dashingly handsome the two brothers were. Equal in their hotness, but More...

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Jun 27, 2011

Angie rated it:

Does this book need any introduction? Really? You've read my blathering about how adamantly I love this series and how much I was looking forward to this--the final book in the trilogy--and how difficult it is for me to accurately convey my love for one Alan Ryves. It had to be in my top three most anticipated novels of the year, and I was pestering my local bookstores shamelessly for weeks before it was due to come out. Two books in, and I already feel as though Sarah Rees Brennan is one of tho More...

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Jun 25, 2011

Kristina rated it:

I know a lot of people have been saying this, but when I first found out that Sin was going to be the narrator I thought that the book was not going to be as good as the previous two books. I am so glad I was wrong! I did not realize how much Sin’s narration was going to bring to the story. We got to see Nick and Alan in completely different lights, we learned more about the Goblin Market and the Magicians, and we get to see a whole different side to Sin that I absolutely loved! The Demon’s Surr More...

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Jun 24, 2011

Staci rated it:

I enjoyed the it but I was hoping for more of a love story.

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Jun 17, 2011

Efseine rated it:

This series gets better with each book, and The Demon's Surrender is no exception. Very few YA novels have characters that captivate me as much as those Brennan has created, and she's really masterful at using the different point of view in each book to show the many facets of those characters. We knew very little about Sin from the previous books, but I really fell in love with her through her narration here. I really appreciate that the two strong female characters are strong in different ways More...

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Jun 14, 2011

Liz rated it:

*This is a review I wrote for Bookbabblers, which can also be seen here.

The Demon’s Surrender was an exciting conclusion to one of my favourite series, and whilst I did love it, I have to say, it was probably my least favourite book in the trilogy (to be fair, the previous two books were absolutely amazing). I was wary about the point of view switch before I started - the main character this time around was Sin, and while I enjoyed getting to know more about the Goblin Market and it More...

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