emily's Reviews > The Demon's Lexicon

so I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting but... wow I loved this it was amazing? I liked it way better than unspoken tbh, my faith in srb is affirmed

I've seen people complain about nick's character but it was one of the best things about the book for me -- if I didn't say that I'm even a little tired of excessively kind and noble and morally righteous heroes whose every action is fueled by the Greater Good I'd be a lying liar who lies. I thought srb did an excellent job at balancing his character out, making him genuinely ruthless and cold and murdery etc etc but simultaneously humanizing him with vulnerabilities like being dyslexic/seasick, or his single-minded devotion/attachment to his brother, or just the relentless anger and frustration he has toward his situation. (hah, I'm trying not to spoil the thing but it is so hard) even as he's thinking about how he doesn't feel fear or empathy or whatever, he's still far from emotionless, and I sympathized with those emotions as I grew to understand his character. I really did like being in his head, even if I'd run screaming from him in real life.

(my favorite is still jamie, though, I love and cherish jamie crawford and would probably take a demon mark for him and I hope he gets more pagetime in later books)

as for the relationships, I liked everything except the romance which was b o r i n g. thankfully there wasn't a lot of it and the main focus was on the family ties and nick + alan

anyway I have nothing else constructive to say but this was great and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series :')