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The Demon's Lexicon
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Start date
September 22, 2011
Finish date
October 27, 2011

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ambyr
Reread; see original read for full review. I still like this a lot, though I'm somewhat less forgiving of its flaws after having read the sequels--things I once excused as "a little rough, but it's a first novel; it'll get cleared up in later books" now mostly just make me sigh about what could have been.

Now to draft book club questions. Book club questions that do not include rants about the latter books.
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ambyr
I tore through Sarah Brennan's The Demon's Lexicon, a fast-paced urban fantasy YA filled with snarky teenagers, magicians, and, well, demons. I was spoiled for the ending twist, but it still hit me pretty hard. And the ride getting to it was a lot of fun. The main character was very well-drawn; the others were somewhat less so, which was kind of inevitable given the limitations of the main character's viewpoint, but the sequel will be told from a different viewpoint so I have faith we'll see mor ...more
Christopher
Mar 29, 2013 rated it it was ok
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