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322 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416963790
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication date: 02 June 2009
Description
Sixteen-year-old Nick and his brother, Alan, are always ready to run. Their father is dead, and their mother is crazy--she screams if Nick gets near her. She's no help in protecting any of them from the deadly magicians who use demons to work thei...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,339 reviews
Moods
mysterious 69%
emotional 61%
dark 53%
tense 38%
funny 30%
Pace
fast 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Character: 27% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 46% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | No: 18%Average rating
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322 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416963790
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication date: 02 June 2009
Description
Sixteen-year-old Nick and his brother, Alan, are always ready to run. Their father is dead, and their mother is crazy--she screams if Nick gets near her. She's no help in protecting any of them from the deadly magicians who use demons to work thei...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,339 reviews
Moods
mysterious 69%
emotional 61%
dark 53%
tense 38%
funny 30%
Pace
fast 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Character: 27% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 46% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | No: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.