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The ghosts and demons and flying objects were enough to give me nightmares.

And I definitely had to do all that and more while reading this.

If I'm reading a scary book and I have to stop several times to make sure I'm not hearing things, or make sure the door is locked, and things like that, then I know I have thoroughly been creeped out. But overall, the debut of Kami Garcia's solo writing career is off to a good start. On one hand, I was in love with some things, but on the other hand, I hated some things.

I have so many thoughts on this book I'm not sure where to even start. I had to force my self to finish the ending, which is never a good sign. Kennedy was weak and annoying and just not likable. She was just like "oh poor Jared and his tortured soul he must feel terrible about what he did, poor thing " I would have expected a screaming match, a little tears, maybe even a nicely aimed kick and a punch to the goods but no. What kind of message is that supposed to show? That if I don't have a boyfriend I will become a zombie, depressed, b with an itch? She also kept complaining about how she never wasn't apart of the legion, and when her marks never showed up, she just upped and ran like a scared little girl! Also when she found out that Jared was the reason why Her mother and Everyone else's mom/grandma/grandpa was DEAD because of Jared she didn't even get angry, not a little bit, not even a smidge. She kept crying about how everyone kept leaving her and how she basically needed love to survive. I have to admit, I enjoyed this book for the better part of the novel, until I realized just how annoying and pathetic Kennedy is. Suspense, romance, and the paranormal meet in this chilling urban fantasy, the first book in a new series from Kami Garcia, bestselling coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures novels. Along with new Legion members Priest and Alara, the teens race to find the only weapon that might be able to destroy the demon - battling the deadly spirits he controls every step of the way. Now Kennedy has to take her mother’s place in the Legion if she wants to uncover the truth and stay alive. The brothers reveal that her mother was part of an ancient secret society responsible for protecting the world from a vengeful demon - a society whose five members were all murdered on the same night. Not until identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into Kennedy’s room and destroy a dangerous spirit sent to kill her. She doesn’t know that paranormal forces in a much darker world are the ones pulling the strings. When Kennedy Waters finds her mother dead, her world begins to unravel. Supernatural meets The Da Vinci Code in this action-packed paranormal thriller, the first book in a new series from New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia.