Comments on: Demon’s Lexicon

By: Georgiana

Georgiana — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:23:31 +0000

I just finished Demon’s Lexicon and immediately handed it to my youngest son with the command that he read it right away so we could discuss. I also, like other readers above, let out a scream when I got a certain page. I don’t remember ever being quite so astonished by a book before. Well done Ms. Brennan!

I finished Tyrell and Kendra a couple of weeks ago. Loved both of them.

By: caitlin

caitlin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:45:48 +0000

I agree Coe Booth’s Kendra and also her earlier book Tyrell are stunning. I have yet to read DL — I’ll get on that one soon.

By: Justine

Justine — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:47:16 +0000

Lovely to see so much DL love. Tell all your friends!

London: Thanks so much!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:08:07 +0000

I got Demon’s Lexicon yesterday (along with HTDYF, which has been surprisingly hard to find — I hope because it sells too fast).

Very impressed. Nick is definitely someone you want to keep in fiction.

It would probably be a spoiler to say that Nick and Alan reminded me of [redacted] by [redacted]. So I won’t.

By: London

London — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:59:05 +0000

I was turned off by the cover, too, but after reading your post I went to SRB’s website and read the first chapter…and, darnit, now I have to go get the book! It shows no respect at all for my TBR pile.

Also, the excerpt from Liar is so fantastic! I cannot wait for it to come out!!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:36:15 +0000

I’m late for this party but so affirm everything being said! It took a few chapters for me to really get into Demon’s Lexicon, but once it pulled me in I was (happily) stuck. One of my favorite things is the relationship between Nick and Alan. I grew up in a culture where masculity can be so weirdly, traditionally interpreted – to show any emotion as a guy is almost “weak”. I like that Alan is very masculine, and tough, but he’s also SO very affectionate toward his brother. Just nice to see affection, and nice to see a kind of love so well written that isn’t just romantic. The fantastic [dedacted] is so worth getting to And I thought the prose was quite elegant. I wasn’t a fan of the cover either. In fact, I’m not wild about the latest face phase in so much YA. I would rather imagine the characters myself but I get that it’s marketing, and that some people connect with a face (FYI: Liar is a rare exception. I like Partial Face just not Full Face… . The US cover is most definitely not a good indicator of what happens in the pages. What happens there is broken, and lovely, and darkly endearing. I can’t wait for book two.

By: Sherwood

Sherwood — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:23:45 +0000

I’ve told a few people who kvetched about Demon’s Lexicon to think of it as a new take on Beauty and the Beast . . . from the POV of Beast. It seems to snap something in alignment, at least for a couple of same people.

(Not saying who I think Beauty is . . .)

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:57:16 +0000

The Demons Lexicon is my favorite read of the year so far. I adored it enough that I bought 3 extra copies and am now forcing it on helpless friends and relations.

By: Little Willow

Little Willow — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:12:03 +0000

On the radar and to-read list.

By the way, I had this for the first time today -
http://www.honestea.com/ade/orange_mango/
- and it was delicious!

By: Keren David

Keren David — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:28:31 +0000

I love the UK cover though. Really beautiful.
I thought there was great writing in The Devils Lexicon and the relationship between the brothers was moving. Great twist at the end too. I did wonder about the title though – where/what was the lexicon? Did I just read too quickly and miss it (because I was enjoying it and wanted to know what was going to happen)?
It brought to mind Jonathn Stroud’s trilogy The Amulet of Samarkand which also features demons and is fantastic.

By: Lizabelle

Lizabelle — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:23:38 +0000

Yep, really enjoyed this one! I’m glad it’s the first of a trilogy, because I want more of these characters.

By: Kiera

Kiera — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:36:21 +0000

I just read about Demon’s Lexicon on Whatever yesterday. I’m definitly going to check it out now. On the cover: the first thing I thought of when I saw it was Clark Kent on Smallville.

By: R.J. Anderson

R.J. Anderson — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:35:26 +0000

Seriously, I too thought I had [redacted] all sussed out and was feeling smug about it, but in reality I was not even half right, and when I got to [redacted], I SCREAMED RIGHT OUT LOUD.

There is nothing redacted about how much I loved this book.

By: Justine

Justine — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:31:15 +0000

Amber: Me too! I thought [redacted] was totally [redacted]!

By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:27:33 +0000

I am not the biggest fan of the US cover either. I might have a problem with Nick’s mouth. And the orangeyness makes me feel as if I am inside a bottle of Lucozade. (Um, Lucozade with LIGHTNING in it. Yes. What?) It’s not to do with the artwork itself. As they used to say on that awful quiz show on tv when I was a kid, when someone gave a wrong answer, “It’s good, but it’s not right”. I like the UK cover better.

But the book omgsogood. And I need to say it, but am not a spoiler (pointed COUGH), so: I thought I (redacted) the brilliant (redacted) but I totally got the wrong end of the (redacted) so when I finally (redacted) it was even more (redacted)! Like, dude, (REDACTED)!!!