The is the first book in a series by Sherrilyn Kenyon. The series is about a boy called Nick who finds out he its part of a supernatural race called “malachi” who are very powerful and angry. The first book is mainly about things falling into place. Throughout this book Nick saves his town from zombies while doing so he learns what he is and finds out about some other people’s powers that later become his friends. This book is written so we know things that Nick doesn’t know and doesn’t find out until much later. We learn about his power potential before he does. We also learn there are two Nicks a older one called Ambrose who lives in a very different future where everything has gone bad and Nick has become a beast. In this book we learn Nick is far from the path that Ambrose is on as supernatural natural beings have gone back in time and become friends with Nick like Nekoda. Ambrose is trying to help Nick to change his path so he doesn’t end up like him but eventually loses control. Throughout this book we are reminded of good and bad , some of the themes of this book are about choosing your own future and bravery and will power.