Infinity: Chronicles of Nick

I really like this series and others written by Ms. Kenyon. The book grabs your attention and keeps it throughout the entire book. I also love that this book on the Kindle. Only way to read books in my opinion.

This book is written by the ever talented author Sherriyln Kenyon. This book is fantastic and I highly suggest people read it. Her other books as well. If you like steamy romance, action, and sacastic comebacks!

I didn't realize this was a young adult novel, but it doesn't matter, it is another great book from Sherrilyn Kenyon. I automatically bought it, but I would have done the same if I'd known, as it's the back story of Nick, a very important figure in this world. We got to see the back story of Acheron, why not Nick?

I am in love with the DH series Acheron was my fav.So I could not wait to hear about Nick.I did not know this was a young adult book so I was very disappointed.I was expecting it to be alot like Acheron to start at 14 and go into the man I was hoping to read about.But Sherrilyn Kenyon is a very talented author and I can't wait to one day read about nick as a man and a DH.

I have been reading Kenyon's work since the first DH book was released and something has happened-she just doesn't write fulfilling stories any more. Something is missing and it is almost like the books are written just to make money and readers are not a priority. Kenyon has a loyal fan base who will buy anything and everything she writes and rave about how great the book was. Truth be told Kenyon hasn't written a book worth reading since "Dark Side of the Moon" and that one wasn't an awesome read either. "Infinity" is just another book in a growing list of bad books written by Kenyon.

I pre-ordered this book as soon as it was available knowing it was written for a younger reader. I wasn't expecting "Infinity" to read like the DH series however I did expect it to be somewhat intelligent and well written- after all, Kenyon has always said that Nick had a special place in her heart and she wanted his story to be her best, blah blah blah. Nick must have pissed her off or something. I started reading "Infinity" last night and I have to say it was (for now at least) the worst book I have ever read and a total waste of time. I have no plans to finish reading it nor will I purchase any more books in the series-that's how bad I think it is.

For me the adult Nick is a more satisfying character and if the first book is an indication of future books in this series don't waste your money. Nick doesn't need an entire series. His younger life could easily have been written into his DH book (Sherrilyn says Nick's DH book will be released some time AFTER book 10 in the series so we will be waiting a long time)or it could have been written similar to Ash's book with the first section focusing on Ash's childhood and second section Ash as he is now.

Save your hard-earned money and skip this book. You'll be glad you did.

While I feel INFINITY loses no value as a YA novel if you haven't read the Dark-Hunter novels, I am already entangled in the adult life of Nick as I'm an avid reader of said DH series. This is why perhaps my review probably will make more sense to those who are also familiar to this series.

When I heard Nick's back-story would be told in a Young Adult series I promised myself I would buy INFINITY and my reading experience would decide whether or not I would continue buying and reading this series. I'm not an avid reader of the YA genre and the only reason I bought INFINITY was because it was connected to the Dark-Hunter series and the fact that Nick is still one of my favorite characters. This was my mind-set before I understood that the Chronicles of Nick would also reveal secrets regarding characters such as Cherise and especially Jaden and Jared. It makes reading this chronicle more of a necessity if I want to understand the whole Dark-Hunter arc of Jaden.

When I received my copy of INFINITY my everlasting curiosity spurred me on to crack the spine and I began to read immediately. I met Nick as we got to know him in the early days of the Dark-Hunter series, only a bit younger. His mother, Cherise, is a stripper trying to make a living for herself and her son in New Orleans. She teaches him to be honorable, but when your peers know what your mother does for a living, and you have a shirt on your back with fishes in neon colors, it is hard to get by in high school. It is why Nick cloaks himself in a devil may care attitude and give lip the moment someone makes a snarky comment. However, the fairer sex also has his undivided attention and his desire to charm them is present at the core. Then one night he is invited to join a few friends for some delinquent activities and he almost crosses a barrier. It is also the night he got beat up by his so called friends and the night he is saved by Kyrian Hunter. From this moment on there is no normal anymore in Nick's life and it all begins with the choice he made that night. The first day he goes back to school zombies create havoc on the grounds...

Nick's vivid personality, his cunning ways and his acerbic sarcasm pulled me in and I was surprised at how the story development kept my unwavering attention. Nick is a teenager who knows the rough side of life, he has a chip on his shoulder, an attitude to match, he loves his mother above all and has a penchant for trouble. If that isn't all, he enters the world of Dark-Hunters, Were-Hunters and all things that go bump in the night. Even though Nick is a teenager in this series all the things I like and love about his persona are already present in this Chronicle starter.

The story begins from an uncomplicated angle where the focus lies on Nick's school life and his relationship with his mother. It is largely due to Sherrilyn Kenyon's way of writing and letting me be a part of Nick's inner thoughts that instantly grabbed my attention. Nevertheless, as the story progressed, as more characters got introduced and the plot thickens it loses some of that easy going charm and bantering dialogues. There were a few characters who I already met in the Dark-Hunter series like; Kyrian Hunter and Acheron but also the younger cast of characters is not without its familiar faces like Tad and Tabitha Deveraux. It really feels like traveling back in time and meeting all these characters only that much younger but with the same attitudes. Still, there is one new character who really got to me and that is Nekoda Kennedy, a.k.a Kody. She has an interest in Nick that is not all teenage lovey-dovey and it involves so much more than meets the eye. Kenyon also ups the ante with a few plot twists that really infuses this series with major possibilities for Nick's character development. It gives a new perspective for the future of Nick and one that really excites me. It was an element in this book that caught me by surprise, next to the well-paced flow of the story it was something that held my undivided attention. The dialogues between Acheron and Nick are some of the best in this book but I must admit, I got lots of snappy bantering and humorous dialogues between a multitude of characters like only Sherrilyn Kenyon can deliver.

Next to meeting all the characters, getting all sorts of titillating information about Nick, the great interaction and humor, it is the zombie plotline that was probably the least thing that interested me. It is the origin of how teenager's got turned in to zombies that was just lost to me and I just couldn't surrender myself to that fact, which was probably a glitch of the adult me. What it did do is provide a turn of events which introduced Nick to a whole new world, he finds out all sorts of background info on some of the golden boys at his school and even some of his friends. Bubba and Mark are probably some of the most prominent supportive characters whose view on life and fighting zombies will make you grin.

If young adult readers find themselves introduced to Kenyon's characters and world in INFINITY then I think they will have a blast. Nothing is present to really make the reader think they're missing something, everything is present; from a main character who alternates his humor, sarcasm and charm with also his teenage fears, confusions and hopes for the future. A plot arc that fascinates and many characters who add their own personality flavor. A huge entertainment factor for me was to meet characters like Nick, Acheron, Tabitha and Kyrian again but I was caught off guard by how the story kept me in its grip. I couldn't stop reading and while I started at night, you can bet by the next evening I was finished, already contemplating how things would advance in future installments.

INFINITY was the kind of story where I expected nothing but turned out to be a surprising and highly entertaining read. Some YA elements might not catch on with me but I feel that Sherrilyn Kenyon set-up a dynamic and intriguing angle to one of the most beloved characters in the Dark-Hunter series. I'm confident Nick will find its way to many readers, both in the YA genre as for the fans of the DH series.

Chronicles of Nick, or rather Infinity, is the second book I have ever re-read (besides Half Bad!). For some reason I just never read the second book, so when I bought the next four books in the series I knew I had to re-read the first book. I mean come on they were all $5 each, why wouldn’t I buy them?!?!? Books a Million made me spend all my money :( next time I go there I’ll try to contain myself a bit more.

There was only one downside to this… the dreadful monster we commonly refer to as spoilers…Yes you heard me spoilers! As I was peeling off the price stickers (they put one right on his face! Seriously people?) I read a spoiler on the back of one of the books. I mean I figured that’s what happened or that’s what he/she was but still, I was kind of disappointed I found it out on accident :'(
So, what did I think of The Chronicles of Nick: Infinity? Stay tuned to find out!

What I Liked:
I like how respectable Nick was to his parents and himself. He stood up for what he believed to be right, even if people didn’t always believe him.
From what some of the characters where (not going to spoil it, they weren’t human though) I can tell that the series is going to have some seriously epic fantsy-ish things going on. As well as some creative ideas I can’t wait to read more of.
I loved the references to television shows and to our world, Nick’s thoughts made me relate to him just a little bit more. His jokes were likable too (yay for sarcasm and such!)
Nick didn’t come from a perfect family, or had the best life, he’s bullied and is pretty poor. This made him not your typical character, in my opinion, and I liked that.

What I Didn't Like:
I didn’t connect with Nick at all but I did find him very likable as well (see the good above to know what I liked).
I felt like the story was pretty slow and uneventful, but like I said I think it’s going to really pick up the pace (at least I’m hoping it will!)

Overall:
Infinity didn’t quite blow me out of the water yet. I’m expecting the series to really pick up with the next one (since there are five books something has to happen!) I think that middle school guys would really enjoy a book like that (not saying girls wouldn’t) I just think my brother would love this so much. Now if only I could convince him to read some of these…

Infinity is a the first book in a new YA spin-off to the Dark-Hunter series. Told from the perspective of a 14 year old Nick Gautier it is the story of what his teen years could be. When he is attacked for going against his “friends” he is saved by a man who it turns out is embroiled in a paranormal world Nick knew nothing about. Many people Nick knows are more than they seem. When kids from his school start turning into living zombies Nick must find a way to save them, and stop the ones who wish to use them to control humans. I wasn’t sure about this being a YA series, but I loved it as much as I do the Dark-Hunter books. You don’t need to read that series to enjoy this one, but I think this series enhances the experience for those who love the Dark-Hunter world.

Though I am far from being a young adult, I really like YA fiction. That being said, this goofy, juvenile novel isn't the least bit entertaining to me. Granted the the MC is about 15-years-old but he comes across as an unlikable misogynist, homophobe marinating in testosterone. He sees girls as walking boobs, there for his entertainment. This from a character who is irritated and embarrassed by guys ogling his mom who is a stripper. Endless descriptions of girls and how they look and smell and what it would be like to date them and bed them etc. etc. Granted, teenagers are in a state of raging hormones but this guy is just off the chart. I got 5 chapters in and I've already losing track of all the characters and who they are to each other. The plot doesn't make much sense and seems very contrived and silly. For example: the MC believes there are zombies and vampires but is incredulous to find out that werewolves exist in his world? Huh? I usually give books a longer read before I put them down. After 5 chapters, I'm done wasting my time with this one. I had heard some great things about this author, but now I'm not so sure I want to read anything else by her.

I wasn't sure how appealing this book would be for an adult, but when this first book of the series went on sale I snatched it up because I'm such a fan of Kenyon's adult series, Dark-Hunters. I was not disappointed.

Because it's for younger readers, it does not contain the sexual scenes that are a hallmark of her other series. It does, however, show the reader what the early years of Nick's life was like when he first became aware of the supernatural world around him. Nick was always one of my favorite characters, and this series will hopefully explain some of his actions that take place later in the Dark-Hunters series.

The beauty of this YA series is that a younger reader wouldn't have to have read Dark-Hunters (which would not be appropriate at all), but an adult reader who HAS read the other series will have a lot of interesting "Ah Ha!" moments as Nick's story unravels.

I would have appreciated a longer length book ("Acheron" and "Styxx" spoiled me), but I still enjoyed this book. Kenyon has brought her capable writing style and World Building to this series, as well as her wonderful characters. Even without adult themes, it was a good read for me. I will continue the series.

Well hmmm, what to say about Infinity. If you haven’t read it yet, then why the heck not? Oh that’s right I have to ask myself why I avoided this series myself. Reality is that even though Sherrilyn Kenyon is one of my top favorite authors I avoided this series solely because it was YA. What a stupid reason. Just because it doesn’t have all the adult themes her other books have doesn’t mean it doesn’t still entertain and draw you in like all the rest. Boy I could sure kick my own butt for having avoided Nick’s Chronicles. Not wanting to spend the money if I didn’t like the series I checked them out from the library, something I haven’t done for a number of years. Well that was a new experience as well because you see I got some in ebook, some in audio book and a few in hard back. None of them were in order because let’s face it when you have to wait for them to come off hold you don’t get them in order. Infinity is the first in the series and I believe it was the fourth in the series I read. No matter though because I was easily able to pick up any of the books and read them out of order and follow along.

Infinity is the story of how a young fourteen year old poverty stricken youth gets involved in the paranormal world of New Orleans. Nick Gautier (that’s Go-shay for those that don’t know how to pronounce the name correctly, like me) is streetwise with a sarcastic streak that will have you chuckling. He attends a private school on scholarship because when it comes down to it he’s no dummy. In fact he’s rather smart. He’s hassled regularly for the poor taste in clothing his mom saddles him with and harassed because of his mother’s stripper career. While hassling him for his clothing choices irritate him he can let it slide right off him. Not so if you have something bad to say about his mom. If there is one thing Nick will not let slide it’s dissing his mom. One nasty comment too many and a fight later finds Nick suspended from school. Things go quickly downhill from there. Nick ends up shot and saved by a rich warrior dude who offers to pay his hospital bills. Not wanting to take charity Nick agrees to work for Kyrian. Just like that his world expands and in waltzes all the things that go bump in the night including werewolf football players, katana carrying girlfriends, a demon protector and zombies. Oh did I mention zombies? Lots of zombies and Nick is up to his neck in trying to figure out how to get rid of them.

The action is tight and the pace is quick. I couldn’t put Infinity down and finished it in one sitting. I absolutely loved Nick and his quirky secondary characters. His relationship with his mom both reminded me of my own as well as my relationship with my own kids. If you haven’t picked up this series I would highly recommend it. It doesn’t matter your age you’ll still find enough to connect with. As I said I read some of these and listened to a few others in audio format. Either will satisfy you. The voice actor that performs the reading is incredible. It’s kind of funny but as I read this book I kept hearing that actor’s voice in my head reading it to me. That’s unusual because honestly I’m not used to hearing anyone else’s voice in my head but my own. I guess I really like his though because it so works. So now I’m off to read Invincible… cheers :)

I want to start of saying that it is possible to read these books separate from the Dark Hunter Series, but it will help a lot if you have read them. That series gives insight in who Nick is as an adult, some things that have happened there and it will also help you comprehend certain things that are happening to teenage Nick (if that still makes any sense). Obviously I'm a huge fan of all the series that involve hunters, so I definitely recommend reading them first.

Now I can't say too much about future Nick without giving away major spoilers, so I'm just going to concentrate on fourteen-year-old Nick. That guy is too smart and savvy for his own good. If his sarcastic attitude doesn't get him into any trouble than his quick temper will. ADD barely describes the way his thoughts jump from one random thing to another and the words that come out of his mouth will make you laugh out loud. Sarcasm is my kind of humour and Nick is killing it.

Like every regular fourteen-year-old Nick goes to school, tries to stay out of trouble (not-succeeding), embarrasses himself in front of girls (very succeeding), works after school and hangs out with his zombie killing friends. All goes pretty well until one night the trouble gets him and if it wasn't for Kyrian, Nick would probably have ended up dead. Instead he gets offered a job and so he slowly enters the world of Dark Hunters, demons and apparently zombies.

After Nick barely recovers from the first attack, jocks at school are going crazy and are trying to eat people. Not just that, but it seems most of them are after him. Nick never really got along with them, but for those jocks trying to eat him, that might just be a little overboard. With the help from his friends Bubba and Mark (professional zombie killers), Caleb (Nick's protector) and Nekoda (Nick's huge chrush), Nick tries to uncover what is going on and tries to turn the jocks back to their regular mean old self.

Still that is not all. He has to do this without his Mom finding out and she's scarier than all those demons and zombies combined when she gets mad. Also Nick slowly starts to realise he might not be as ordinary as he thought. There must be a reason why all these dark forces are after them.

What can I say, except I absolutely loved it! Sherrilyn Kenyon has done such a wonderful job. She really kept me guessing at what was to come next and often it was not what I was expecting. The character development was really great, there was not one person/creature I didn't like. Also the subtle or sometimes not so subtle references to the Dark Hunter series makes it enjoyable for those fans as well.

The fun sarcasm and the more darker parts in the book were perfectly balanced, which makes it such a great read not just for young adults but for adults as well. I definitely recommend this book, but you have to like teenagers with severe cases of ADD and sarcastic attitudes, zombies, other dark creatures and maybe a little bit of romance. Awesome read and I already know it will be hell waiting for the fifth instalment to come out (April 2014)!

This is totally a young adult book. If your looking for something like the dark hunters series, its not here, so you don’t get the romance and hardcore action. I would recommend this book to people who read YA books, but if YA is not your cup of tea like me, well you may want to read more than a couple of reviews before buying. There is action, and humor and teens that turns into zombies, yep, picture it, some of the football team as zombies coming after to kill Nick.

Nick starts out as a loser. With his mom being a striper he ends up getting bullied all the time. One time some teen starts teasing Nick, he gets kicked out of school because of fighting that teen. That night he ends up in with some kids that tries to rob an old couple, he starts thinking this is not a good idea and ends up with the Teens beating the crap out of him, until Kyrian steps in. From there you’ll find there is someone after him and sending Zombies to kill him.

You’ll see a few D-H in here, even Artemis makes an appearance. There is a few new characters you’ll meet one is Bubba. I really liked Bubba, he has two rules 1. "Shoot first then ask questions". 2. "Double tap just for good Measure". "Better safe than sorry". Bubba adds a lot of humor. He is the reason I had added a star to this rating.

You’ll find a few things about Nick from the D-H’s told in more detail and some loose ends taken care of. But as a D-H reader I found Nick’s life not the same as portrayed as in the D-H books. Other than that I found the book dragged and was too boring. I want to stress if I was a YA reader that had never read the D-H series, my rating would be a lot higher.

PROS: If you like books about magic, demons, vampires, shapeshifters, Gods and such, then you may like this book. At times, the story was engaging, so if you aren't too picky, you may enjoy it.

CONS: The main character is a tad bit too unrealistic for me. He's inconsistent and it feels like he's an adult pretending to be a child. During the book, he literally changes into this OVERLY sarcastic and mouthy guy that you really didn't see at the beginning of the book. He's surrounded by supernatural, yet he doesn't believe it. One second, he's willing to accept magic, another second, it's so unbelievable to him. Let me explain what I mean. Imagine Nick, the main character finding out his friend is a vampire. He accepts it. One chapter later, maybe he finds out his other friend is a werewolf...suddenly he's like "you expect me to believe that". Why wouldn't you??! It just doesn't make much sense. The writing and reactions are childish at times. My favorite parts of the book are when the main character isn't involved. I prefer his adult self and parts when the book is directed to other characters points of view. I can't stand Nick because he's simply unbelievable and unrealistic...at least to me.

The book has its moments, however, I'm not sure if I really want to continue this particular series.

I am going to have to return this book. I couldn't get past the first chapter- my rage at the writing and content just kept building too high on top of an already bad day. I won't make any comments about the rest of the book, but here's what already bugged me:

1. Nick clearly does not live in a world that is anything like modern America. Where Nick lives, a woman who becomes pregnant out of wedlock is trash and has no choice but to live in poverty as a stripper…There is no government welfare, child support, or food stamp programs. No, NIck and his mom eat expired meat and wear hand me down clothes. Nick blames himself for this, not his mother (who I assume just isn't motivated to get her act together) or his dead beat dad (whoever he is) and promises he will make it up to his mother one day...

2. Nick is also really angsty and talks to himself in third person.

3. "Can't I catch swine flu or something…After all, the swine flu had killed millions of people in 1918." False. We don't know the source of the 1918 influenza outbreaks, but scientists suspect it was originally an avian virus that mutated in pigs. Why doesn't the author just call it by it's common name, the Spanish Flu?

4. "Maybe a good bout of parvo…" At least the author then acknowledges that humans can't get parvo, but why bring it up in the first place? Thank you for googling "deadly viruses" and using the first wikipedia article you found, author.

5. The bullying. Nick is a victim of bullying at his white rich snobby high school. He states multiple times that nothing he can say or do will stop him from being getting picked on, which is infuriating. Then he meets a pretty girl and decides he likes her because she "stands up to the bullies" by bullying them! Gah! There's so many people trying to promote an end to bullying in schools, particularly on gay boys, but I think the real villains, who often get overlooked, are the pretty fourteen year old girls. Stupid stuff they say will stay with you for life, believe me. Bully on bully crime is still not ok.

6. His mom makes a joke about sexually harassing him and pinches his butt. Gross and weird.

7. The adults at Nick's school are just completely incompetent and are as big of bullies as the kids. Maybe this is just inspiration for the rest of the book to get better from here but I'm not interested. Not what I thought it was going to be.

Kenyon's Dark Hunter series is not my favorite PNR series. This spin-off made me nervous. Many readers told me that the Dark Hunter books get better a ways down the line, and I believe that with Infinity Kenyon has come a long ways.

I've only read about two books of her adult series, but I knew enough of the characters to enjoy the over lapping stories. Plus, this is years before the Dark Hunter series and it's beyond fun getting to see Tabitha the High School zombie/vampire killer! Nick fascinated me from Night Pleasures, and I was super stoked to be reading about him. If a reader has never read the Dark Hunter series you might feel like your out of the loop, but the story is still easy to follow with out reading those before hand.

The plot was tons of fun with the "living zombies" and the evil lure of the video game world! It introduced Nick to his Malachai status nicely, though the status of Malachai is never truly explained. Not sure if fans are supposed to already know from the other series, or if the reader is supposed to go off of hints only. So far I know it's a powerful demonic type that easily gives into evil and that somehow Nick is important to the end of the world.

All the characters are fun and I love Nick's relationship with his mother. It shows how much love a poor dirty-dancing mom can provide for her son. It also puts into play how one can over come bullying and become stronger because of it. Also shows that the bully may not be happy with their life.

Infinity is a great way for readers to enjoy the Dark Hunter world, but avoid some of the hang-ups that may have put readers off of the adult series. The time travel twist, cameos, and Nick's "born standing up and talking back" attitude is priceless. This book is great and brains will be spilled.

Sexual Content: Sexual humor. There are strippers and demeaning talk of mothers by bullies.

3/5- Adored it, just a few minor details held it back.

Originally posted at Book Whispers.

I just don't know. It was entertaining, but I didn't love Nick like most Dark-Hunter readers did. The only reason I am reading the series is to say I did. I wasn't interested in it before I read it and reading it didn't change my mind. It was only an okay read for me. Admittedly, there are only a few young adult books I've enjoyed so maybe it's just me.

First off, I love Teenage genera. I was not expecting this to be the adult book Kenyon usually writes. I knew what I was getting into.
And blah. I know Nick is supposed to be this super powerful whatever but.... this book made me not care. Not even a little. Some of the characters and lines were funny, and it is somewhat fun to see the characters as they were before they found their loves and stuff. But it was still a bad enough book that I didn't pick up the rest of the Chronicles, and even put down DHs for a while.

I'm not usually a YA reader. But I am a big fan of Sherrilyn Kenyon and her Dark Hunter world. So there was no way I was going to skip this one. The concept of the Chronicles of Nick is far from simple. Dark Hunters are humans who were greatly wronged. Upon their deaths, they call out to the goddess Artemis for justice. She grants each a chance to go back to their lives for vengeance. They become immortal and in return, they serve Artemis, fighting Daemons (vampires who feed on human souls.) In the adult version of the books, Nick was a squire, a human who served the Dark Hunters. But his mother was killed and he committed suicide to become a Dark Hunter himself, thus triggering the latent demon side that he never knew he had. In the Chronicles of Nick, the man Nick becomes is going back to guide a younger version of himself to change the course of his life.

In this book, Nick is 14 years-old. And he has just made the fateful decision that brought him into the Dark Hunter world. A group of hoodlum friends try to rob an elderly couple and Nick intercedes, nearly dying in the process and catching the eye of Dark Hunter, Kyrian. Nick is terribly poor, but he is smart and fiercely loyal to his mom. He wants to help make a better life for them both, so he accepts a job with Kyrian, to help pay his hospital bills and save money.

As that's all going on, something is turning the kids at Nick's school into zombies. Nick ends up teaming up with some local conspiracy theorists and members of the supernatural community to solve the mystery and save the day. Older-Nick is there, trying to guide younger-Nick and there is the mysterious Kody, who appears as a pretty teenage girl, who is also watching him, to stop him should he turn evil. This may all sound complicated and maybe it would be for someone unfamiliar with the series. But to me, it was actually all too simple. The Dark Hunter series rocks because it's complicated and very sexy. This is, well, neither. And no review of this book would be complete without acknowledging the vast potential of a drinking game surrounding use of the word "gah." If you were to take a drink every time someone says it or thinks it, you'd be 'faced by page 200.

It's great seeing DH favorites like Acheron, Kyrian and the Peltiers... especially before the events of the DH books. And as always, Simi is a treat. Kenyon has set this series up to somehow intersect with the DH world in the future... so whatever happens, I'm sure to keep reading. I'm just hoping these books get a little more sophisticated as Nick gets older. 3 1/2 stars.

Invincible is the second installment in Kenyon's first foray into the young adult market. It follows the first book in the series, Infinity. This series follows Nick Gautier, a fourteen year-old boy. Kenyon has written this saga with a focus on one of her adult characters as he was as a youngster. It shows how he became the entity that he is in her adult books.

In the first book, Nick found himself the target of a number of supernatural creatures, zombies being foremost among them. This time, the story isn't zombie intensive, but unnatural creatures like shapeshifters and demons still have Nick in their sights. He harbors a dark all-encompassing power, a power that will define him as an adult, but while he is still young and immature, powerful forces are anxious to capture him and suck up that dark energy for themselves.
Invincible takes up directly where Infinity left off, on the same day as a matter of fact. As Nick tries to understand and grasp the intentions of the supernatural guardians now placed in his life, he still has to negotiate school and a single, often overprotective mom. Let's not leave out the new principal who thinks he's a low-down hoodlum and the coach who threatens to have him put behind bars if he doesn't go along with his unsavory plans.

Once again, Kenyon has done a great job of capturing the voice of a teen boy. Nick's inner monologue and dialogue exemplify a well fleshed out character with a distinctive point of view. There were a number of laugh-out-loud moments as this teenager confronts all manner of supernatural episodes as only a teen boy could-- a truckload of attitude and a take-no-prisoners bravado.

She weaved in enough pertinent information and backstory from book one to give the reader a good sense of the trajectory of the story, but without impeding the tale's forward momentum with needless detail.

Kenyon utilizes a forthright style that is brash and to the point. You won't find any flowery writing here. Her characters don't hold back or indulge in self-analysis. They're not angst-ridden, but are often blunt, handling their problems by taking immediate action--very likely of the physical kind, as in a good and vigorous fight.

As in the first installment, Invincible ends on an eye-opening note that leaves the reader with a big clue and scrambling to understand what it means. That can only be solved by continuing on with book number three, which if the first two books are an indication, will be sure to please.

Nick Gautier is only 14 and he has already had a difficult life. In addition to living in poverty and being born to a murderous father, he is continually bullied at school because of the cheap clothes he wears and his mother's profession as a dancer at in strip club. But don't pity him because he cannot stand it. Nick does not want any one's sympathy or charity. That his what he tells Kyrian, the man who saved him after attempting to stop those he thought were his friends from mugging tourists, after he brings him to the hospital and offers to pay the bill. Not willing to settle for a hand out, Nick agrees to work for Kyrian to pay off his debt. Before he can even start his first day of work, Nick learns that one of his classmates tried to eat another. Now along with trying to make it to work on time Nick must avoid being eaten by his flesh craving classmates, demons who suddenly appear and are after him, a mysterious man who claims to want to teach him to use a power he doesn't even believe he has all while trying not to get grounded. Easy right?

Nick is a good kid that was born into a bad situation. It is just him and his mother Cherise and he is determined to help get them both out of the poor house. When he tries to go about this illegally it almost gets him killed and Nick is not going to make that mistake twice. When given the opportunity to work for Kyrian he takes it and sees his chance at making his and his mother's lives better. The relationship between Cherise and Nick was both heartbreaking and sweet to read. Cherise got pregnant at a young age and chose her baby over the money she came from and sees Nick as a blessing. Nick in turn loves his mother very much and wants to do everything he can to make her life better. Cherise at times comes off as being too strict with Nick and sometimes treated him as a child instead of a teenager which I didn't care for but I wouldn't doubt her love for him one minute.

Students in Nick's school are turning into flesh eating zombies and no one is quite sure why. While this story line was entertaining and full of action I felt it was just too much of a stretch at times and felt a bit silly. What really interested me was a mysterious man who wanted to teach Nick how to use powers he never knew he had and demonic creatures that are determined to bring him to their side or kill him. He has no idea what any of these people or creatures are are talking about at first but as the plot unfolds you learn more about Nick that he didn't even know about himself. Along the way Nick is given a grimoire that is just as sarcastic as he is. A sassy talking book, how can that not be hilarious?

Fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter series will be happy to see a lot of familiar characters such as Kyrian, Acheron, Simi and the Peltiers. There are a few new characters that stood out for me. Caleb is a classmate of Nick's that has a sudden interest in him and staying close to him. We find out some information about Caleb but there are still some unanswered questions. Nekoda is a new girl that Nick as fallen instantly for and even though she shows some affection towards him, you know she has a separate agenda. Bubba is a MIT graduate and gun store owner who will make you laugh with his conspiracy theories and strange love of Oprah. Along with his friend and sidekick Mark, these two are perfect to have around if you need a good laugh or a rocket launcher to fend of zombies.

Before Infinity, I never had the interest in reading a young adult book. I need the adult content in my books and the thought of teenage drama does not appeal to me one bit but for Nick I made an exception. I have read the entire Dark-Hunter series and Nick caught my attention from the beginning. Not a lot of light is shed on his past so I knew I would not miss the opportunity to get to know more about one of my favorite characters. He is everything I pictured as a teenager and more. There are unexpected twists and surprises that kept me guessing until the end. In what I have come to expect, Sherrilyn Kenyon did not disappoint. Infinity is a roller coaster ride of action, emotions and suspense that will leave you wanting more.

**Attention Dark-Hunter Fans** Infinity is NOT a Dark-Hunter book. It is the start of a 10 book series chronicling the life of Nick Gautier starting at age 14. The series starts out as a young adult book but as he gets older that will change and at the end of this series, Nick will have his Dark-Hunter book. I read a lot of reviews from people who expected a Dark Hunter book and were disappointed to find out that it was not. If you read what Sherrilyn Kenyon said about the Chronicles of Nick before it was released, you would know what her plans are for this series. For more information on what to expect from this series visit Infinity's page on the Dark-Hunter website.

Infinity: Chronicles of Nick is the beginning of a YA series that serves as a prequel to Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter adult series. This is a great "guy" YA book, even for boys that aren't big Readers ~ not that girls won't like it too, but there's a lot of YA out there that boys won't like. I haven't read the Dark Hunter series, but this book this certainly piqued my interest.

The book was action packed from top to bottom. Kenyon is a master storyteller and keeps her reader's pulled in. There are a smattering of really interesting characters and lots of humor. Kenyon even tackles one of my least favorite plot lines, the time loop, and appears to do it well, I say appears to, because the series, thus far, is unfinished (perhaps someone who has read the Dark Hunter series could better say).
Because of all the action, I think it suffered somewhat in plot and character development. Where I think Kathy Reichs's transition to YA succeeds brilliantly, spinning off minor characters that she could develop, this book seems to falter. Kenyon seems to rely on the fact that these characters have already been developed in her adult series... There is a point in the middle of the book where the plot becomes somewhat muddled breaking away from the action with the rapid introduction of lots of new characters. While reading, I was almost resentful of the stoppage in action and the complication of the additional characters to the storyline. I almost feel as though Kenyon tipped more of her hand than needed at this point in the series, and that perhaps some of it could have been saved for later on when it was a bit less confusing. Once the action is resumed, however, we reach satisfying closure with enough loose ends to continue the series.

Fascinating though her characters are, I feel like I didn't really get to know any of them. I'm still not even sure who the good guys are, which is a lot like life ...and it just makes me want to read more! I look forward to the release of Book 2, Invincible, in February of 2011.

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When I got this book I was really excited about it. I have just recently gotten into reading more male protagonist and Nick Gautier sounded really interesting. I mean, with kick butt warriors, vampires, undead slayers, demons that talk and are kind of nice, and zombies...what's not to like right? Well it is much more than all the various creatures...it has some depth to it that is so cleverly written that it doesn't overpower the fun adventure of the book.

Remember, I admit that I'm new to reading books with a male lead, but I really liked it. I loved the setting of New Orleans, because if you've ever been there it is easy to imagine that all these crazy people/creatures are walking around the streets of NOLA. I also really liked Nick's relationship with his mother. See, unlike some books might have done, they made their hero poor and from a single-parent household. His mother loves her son very much, but got pregnant with Nick as a young girl and with Nick's dad out of the picture at the moment, she turned to working at a ummm...gentleman's club to make ends meet. It is really touching the respect that Nick has for his mother and its displayed in the text at various times by his concern on what his mom would think or how she'll react when she finds out about the trouble he's gotten into. It was pretty easy to crush on Nick when you see that despite his less than stellar upbringing his mama raised him right and he respects women. It was sweet:).

The string of different characters that played a part in the story kind of confused me just a little. I felt like I was missing part of the story or wasn't in on the secret. So, I went on an Internet search and discovered that I wasn't imagining things...there is a BIG HUGE world that Nick is a part of and his future has already been written. Imagine my disappointment when my mom said I couldn't read the adult Dark Hunter series.:( Anyway, knowing that there are many more future chronicles of Nick to read about makes me feel better. Who knows...maybe by the time all the Chronicles of Nick books are finished I can start on the Dark Hunter series???

All in all, Infinity is a good start to a series, that I look forward to learning much more about. I have both the hardcover and the audio book to this and enjoyed both, though I will say that I liked the audio a bit better. It was really fun hearing all the different accents and pronunciations of words and phrases especially when the male reader reads the parts where Nick's mom scolds him for things in a part NOLA part Cajun accent! Too FUN!!!

Wow. This book was like a wild ride. Someone hijacked my mind and kept my thoughts weaving . . . I didn't know where the plot was taking me or how it was going to get there.

I was very confused during the majority of this book. That definitely detracted from my enjoyment. There were SO many characters to keep track of, and more than once one was introduced in the beginning and never again mentioned until near the end, so I actually had to flip back to remember who it was. They all had their own purposes, for the most part, so thankfully they weren't just thrown in for no reason. But I can't feel for a character when I have no idea who they are. In several dangerous situations-this book was packed full of them-I wasn't exactly fearing for their lives. More like an impartial observer.

Except for Nick. I love Nick and his little snarky witticisms. His backtalking definitely won me over. The little pieces of humour definitely brought the book to life.

I liked this book, and think I'll keep reading this series. I give Infinity 4/5 stars.

So how exactly does Sherrilyn Kenyon take a character from her adult paranormal romance Dark-Hunter series and spinoff backwards to his teenage years in a new paranormal YA series? Well, there's a bit of a twist in answering that question, one that I think will be satisfying and provocative for both old and new readers. She doesn't ignore or change what happened to Nick as an adult, but she does give him opportunities to surprise old readers and challenge what they thought they knew, while engaging new readers at the same time.

And can I talk about the character of teenage Nick? I loved him. He has so much that he has to deal with: extreme poverty, a smothering yet fragile stripper for a mom, the responsibilities of protecting and providing for her (especially when his New Orleans home town turns into a vacation spot for the cast of Zombieland), an entire school of over privileged bullies and faculty who despise him. And yet he's funny and confident, cocky when he can get away with it, respectful when he can't, and smart enough to know the difference.

If you've read all the Dark-Hunter novels (there are around 20 books so far) you will be delighted by all familiar faces that pop in INFINITY, and pleasantly surprised at the ingenious twist that Sherrilyn employs to change everything you thought you knew about Nicholas Ambrosius Gautier. On the other hand, if you've never even heard of the Dark-Hunter series, fear not. There is no required reading before you can enjoy this book. But I can basically guarantee that you will hunting down the entire Dark-Hunter backlist once you've entered this world. The next book in The Chronicles of Nick series is called Invincible and will be released on February 1, 2011. Can't wait!

Sexual Content: Kissing.

Overall, I think the writing was a little young. I know the author writes amazing adult romances but I think she went a little too young for this book. I mean, when this book came out I was a senior in high school and the language she used was not even relevant in normal teenager-speak!
The zombies, I didn't quite get. Since DHs revolve mostly around Daimons, I thought the zombies was more like a WTF thing going on.

This book was a very quick read for me. I started it at 7 am and I just finished it at 610pm. The font was a little big and that got annoying just because I knew it was paired with the writing and I wasn't a fan..

I enjoyed the book and the characters and I definitely think this is a great addition to anyone who loves the DH series. It was a very interesting book.

Infinity: Chronicles of Nick is one of those books you can't help to love.

Meet Nick Gautier--street smart Cajun kid with a mouth and an attitude you just have to admire, beaten down by life, but always getting himself back up again. Yeah, his dad might be a jerk (mega-jerk actually, as the consecutive life-sentences attest), but his mom's golden to the core, despite the fact she works nights as an exotic dancer to make ends meet. If Nick can get through school and survive his rough-and-tumble neighborhood, maybe things will work out. And then the zombies attack. Nick's day is about to get a whole lot worse.

Filled with wit and good old-fashioned gamer-humor, Infinity is one of those books that worms its way into your heart. Nick's character--rough around the edges, fighting for his place in a world that shuns him, and trying to come out on top with wit and a killer fashion sense--is well-rounded and resonates with any reader who's ever felt just a little bit beaten down. Throw in a few killer zombies, mind-altering video games, school-yard bullies, and a mugging gone wrong, and you're in for one killer ride.

This was the first time I had ever heard of any sort of Dark Hunters books. I looked back to see how many there were and I have already decided that the story is WAY too deep for me to try and catch up. I then saw this book and was sorta excited. Okay, there were too many books for me to try and catch up, but at least I could get into it via this book. Ugh.

It wasn't a horrible book by all means, but it was a little difficult to get into. Everything that happened was taken with such a grain of salt by the main character that it made it totally unbelievable. I mean, zombies and his classmates are hunters and some are werewolves and some are demons, and while he does sorta freak out and wonder what the heck is going on, he usually just shrugs it off and keeps on truckin'. I also felt that the author tried to fit WAY too many characters into this book. So much so that some of them got lost in the fray. Like Ash for instance. He showed up for the big brawl with the undead, but then never popped up again. The relationship between Nick and Nekoda was so rushed that I had no connection to it. This is coming from a 38 year old married guy who cried while reading Breaking Dawn so trust me, I do get into my reading pretty deeply.

This one had me several times putting it down and just shaking my head. I did finish it, but I won't be in ANY hurry to get the next one.

I would like to start off this by saying that I found this book to be very enjoyable. I found Nick Gautier to be an interesting character who grows into a very inspiring human being throughout the story due to his hard upbringing and the trials he takes on.
I enjoy how much Nick cares for his mother and still has respect for her even though she work in not the most respected of occupations. Like when Nick was at school and the bully Stone had mentioned something about his mom being a stripper and Nick bashed him with his backpack.
I was truly drawn to this book because of all the paranormal and supernatural things that happened in this book for example there was a zombie outbreak within Nick’s school which I found to be very awesome I mean how many people get to say I got out of school because of a zombie breakout. Anyways in Infinity Nick is portrayed as an outsider in his school among the other privileged kids in the school. Due to the fact, he only got into the private school due to his good grades. He is also treated unfairly when conflict came up between him and another student A.K.A Stone who is the bane of Nick’s existence and is always favored over when confrontation happens between one another. Why is it that almost everywhere Nick goes in the story there is some kind of conflict? I mean come on can’t the guy catch a break every once and awhile.
I kind of feel Nick Gautier relates to Jacob Portman from Miss peregrine's home for peculiar children because they both find out how there is more to the world than what met the eye. They experience supernatural events and they have similar personalities in my eyes.
If you enjoy the type of book that has supernatural occurrences and tons of craziness then this is the book for you.

I be honest with you, I had never heard of the Dark Hunter series or Nick until I saw this book in the $0.99 box. I found that I just couldn't put it down! Nick is such a smart mouthed kid with a questionable background and some very interesting friends that I found that I kept wanting to read more. The characters are vibrant and colorful, the story is a little jumpy moving from character to character, but it is still interesting and not hard to follow. And while it is not actually part of the Dark Hunter series, it is heavily linked to them so there is a lush background already created and refined. I actually started reading the Dark Hunter series as a result of this book and I am liking them as well. This book is mostly kid friendly, only one bad word, and Nick is admonished for saying it. And there is no sex, just a teenage boys mind drifting off in directions that any teen boys would. I feel that a teen would most likely enjoy this book (and most of us adults too).

I do feel that I should point out that while this book is kid friendly, the Dark Hunter series is most defiantly not. Parents should keep that in mind if their kids want to go beyond the "Chronicles of Nick" series.

I found myself really enjoying the book, even though it is YA. There are many negative reviews on the book, and honestly I couldn't tell you why! I think that the wit, humor, and every other trait that made us love Kenyon in the first place are still there. I like that she took a chance to reach out to a different audience than she's used to. Fact is, she wasn't expecting everyone who has read the rest of the series to appreciate this one because it is, after all, YA. She was taking a chance, trying something new, and in my opinion she nailed it.
Kenyon is by far still one of my favorite authors and I appreciate every piece of work that she has put out. She has written a lot of books for this series, and to those of you feeling that it has become stale, maybe it's because the story has become stale to you, not her actual writing. I think that she's still pushing out good work and I wouldn't hesitate for a second to buy any book by her.

Zombies, Vampires and Kick-Ass Friends. What more could a 14 year-old boy want?

Nick Gautier is about to find out the world he lives in is a complete and utter lie. When his so-called friends try to kill him, the star player on the football team turns into a demon and saves him from becoming zombie lunch, and he catches a glimpse of his new employer's fangs; he thinks he's stepped into an episode of the Twilight Zone. Unfortunately, this is just the beginning of the rest of his life.

Infinity was a ton of fun to read. Sherrilyn Kenyon does an incredible job of tapping into the brooding mind of a teenage boy. This series is not only targeted to young adult readers, but most people who have read and loved Kenyon's Dark Hunter series will enjoy this peek into the early years of Nick and some of the other DH characters.

Of course, the series isn't for everyone. But if you enjoy reading about young love, parent/child dynamics, the idea of a video game coming to life, zombie possession or demon body guards; then the Chronicles of Nick might be a book you want to check out. I know I liked it and so did my son.

I am the power, they can't tear me down"

Author Sherrilyn Kenyon has drawn inspiration from her adult books "Dark Hunter" and written for teens and the younger adult audiences a new book "Infinity". The main character in this book is a teen boy that has many characteristics that we can all identify with making him believable from bullying, scholarship kid to streetwise , gangs and an outcast. After an accident that almost leaves him for dead, Nick is befriended by a strange man Kyrian and his partner Acheron. As the story develops it seems that these two friends and others in the story, do not have Nick's best interests at heart and he has been sucked into the realms of the Dark-Hunters -immortal vampire slayers. How is Nick involved and what has it got to do with his deadbeat dad ? Now in order to stay alive and help protect his mum, Nick has to compartmentalize and do everything in his power to stop him from getting A) Grounded , B)Suspended or C) Killed. Can Nick tune in his powers and his knowledge of street-savviness and save the ones he loves without being betrayed first?

Kenyon has done it again I'm falling in love with this series and I'm not even big on zombie books. Nick may be a smart mouthed kid but he has a heart and believes in protecting everyone even the jerks at school he didn't like. This book tore at my heart at times and reminded me life's not always happy but we can make the best of it and sometimes people can surprise us. I couldn't help but tear through this book in no time now I'm off to read the next. I can't wait till they make the movie is anyone else with me.

*****spoiler alert****

It's hard to write a review about this book without spoilers since its written in the past. You already know what happened if you have read the series. Ambrose (future Nick) has gone back in time and is trying to change 14 year old Nick. We can assume things go horribly wrong for Nick in the future, now that he has a new name and the full power as the Malachi. The book focuses on a ridiculous story about computer-generated zombies. I'm okay with this book being for teens...but I don't think even they're buying it. It was very cheesy at times.

I did like the story when Acheron and Kyrian were introduced. If the future Nick Chronicles focus on his relationship with the Dark Hunters, I would be happy. But we are in unknown territory since the future is being altered. I am not sure how this effects the rest of the series, that I loved pretty much the way it was. I am willing to give the series a chance after a bumpy start.

The only thing of Kenyon's that I had rad before was a BAD (Bureau of American Defense) novel. And being a not-so-happy fan of romance I wasn't too impressed. I just don't like the romance algorithm. So, Infinity I will say is my first "real" experience of Kenyon's writing, and I think I might just have to go out and buy the entire Dark Hunter series. Egad - where do I start??? Witty, raucous, and pungent, this is a BIG GIRL/BOY novel wrapped in a YA package. Built to entertain the masses the maturity of the content will entertain both teens and adults both. Kenyon throws you head first into the underbelly of the real New Orleans, the back streets and hovels where the werewolves and vampires hide. After you read Infinity you'll feel as if you not only got to tour NOLA from a locals perspective, but also got a zombie slaying 101 guide for real world implementation.

REVIEW: Nick Gauthier is a fourteen year old boy, struggling between his poor-upbringing and the call of the streets, and his mother's tenacity to get him off the streets and into college. He has been blessed with a brain, so his mother has him in St. Richard's, a very exclusive richy rich school, where he doesn't fit. Scholarship kid, wearing thrift store fashion just doesn't mesh well with BMW driving, trust fund babies. What Nick doesn't know though is that St. Richard's is housing more than trust-funders - it also has a few werewolves, demons and now zombies.

After a football player decides to take a bite (literally) out of his team mate, Nick's world is thrown into utter chaos. On the run and on the hunt, Nick is now about to get a crash course on the paranormal that he refused to believe in. To up the stakes even more, it would seem the zombies might be gunning for him and probably because Nick might not be as human as he thought.

Fans of Kenyon, or just of the paranormally inclined young adult genres, you are going to want to read this one. The world is a lot bigger than most YA novels delve into, but it is not confusing and the plot stays on track. You will not have to have read any Dark Hunter books to understand this one (I know, I haven't read any of them).

RECOMMENDATIONS: A bit of cursing, but nothing to get your panties in a bunch, this novel is safe for teens and mature enough for adults. UF fans will enjoy. This is not a romance. This is a karate chopping, kick butting, slap-yo-mamma action adventure with a male lead. Great for boys and girls.

Wow. This book was like a wild ride. Someone hijacked my mind and kept my thoughts weaving . . . I didn't know where the plot was taking me or how it was going to get there.

I was very confused during the majority of this book. That definitely detracted from my enjoyment. There were SO many characters to keep track of, and more than once one was introduced in the beginning and never again mentioned until near the end, so I actually had to flip back to remember who it was. They all had their own purposes, for the most part, so thankfully they weren't just thrown in for no reason. But I can't feel for a character when I have no idea who they are. In several dangerous situations-this book was packed full of them-I wasn't exactly fearing for their lives. More like an impartial observer.

Except for Nick. I love Nick and his little snarky witticisms. His backtalking definitely won me over. The little pieces of humour definitely brought the book to life.

I liked this book, and think I'll keep reading this series. I give Infinity 4/5 stars.

So how exactly does Sherrilyn Kenyon take a character from her adult paranormal romance Dark-Hunter series and spinoff backwards to his teenage years in a new paranormal YA series? Well, there's a bit of a twist in answering that question, one that I think will be satisfying and provocative for both old and new readers. She doesn't ignore or change what happened to Nick as an adult, but she does give him opportunities to surprise old readers and challenge what they thought they knew, while engaging new readers at the same time.

And can I talk about the character of teenage Nick? I loved him. He has so much that he has to deal with: extreme poverty, a smothering yet fragile stripper for a mom, the responsibilities of protecting and providing for her (especially when his New Orleans home town turns into a vacation spot for the cast of Zombieland), an entire school of over privileged bullies and faculty who despise him. And yet he's funny and confident, cocky when he can get away with it, respectful when he can't, and smart enough to know the difference.

If you've read all the Dark-Hunter novels (there are around 20 books so far) you will be delighted by all familiar faces that pop in INFINITY, and pleasantly surprised at the ingenious twist that Sherrilyn employs to change everything you thought you knew about Nicholas Ambrosius Gautier. On the other hand, if you've never even heard of the Dark-Hunter series, fear not. There is no required reading before you can enjoy this book. But I can basically guarantee that you will hunting down the entire Dark-Hunter backlist once you've entered this world. The next book in The Chronicles of Nick series is called Invincible and will be released on February 1, 2011. Can't wait!

Sexual Content: Kissing.

Overall, I think the writing was a little young. I know the author writes amazing adult romances but I think she went a little too young for this book. I mean, when this book came out I was a senior in high school and the language she used was not even relevant in normal teenager-speak!
The zombies, I didn't quite get. Since DHs revolve mostly around Daimons, I thought the zombies was more like a WTF thing going on.

This book was a very quick read for me. I started it at 7 am and I just finished it at 610pm. The font was a little big and that got annoying just because I knew it was paired with the writing and I wasn't a fan..

I enjoyed the book and the characters and I definitely think this is a great addition to anyone who loves the DH series. It was a very interesting book.

Infinity: Chronicles of Nick is one of those books you can't help to love.

Meet Nick Gautier--street smart Cajun kid with a mouth and an attitude you just have to admire, beaten down by life, but always getting himself back up again. Yeah, his dad might be a jerk (mega-jerk actually, as the consecutive life-sentences attest), but his mom's golden to the core, despite the fact she works nights as an exotic dancer to make ends meet. If Nick can get through school and survive his rough-and-tumble neighborhood, maybe things will work out. And then the zombies attack. Nick's day is about to get a whole lot worse.

Filled with wit and good old-fashioned gamer-humor, Infinity is one of those books that worms its way into your heart. Nick's character--rough around the edges, fighting for his place in a world that shuns him, and trying to come out on top with wit and a killer fashion sense--is well-rounded and resonates with any reader who's ever felt just a little bit beaten down. Throw in a few killer zombies, mind-altering video games, school-yard bullies, and a mugging gone wrong, and you're in for one killer ride.

This was the first time I had ever heard of any sort of Dark Hunters books. I looked back to see how many there were and I have already decided that the story is WAY too deep for me to try and catch up. I then saw this book and was sorta excited. Okay, there were too many books for me to try and catch up, but at least I could get into it via this book. Ugh.

It wasn't a horrible book by all means, but it was a little difficult to get into. Everything that happened was taken with such a grain of salt by the main character that it made it totally unbelievable. I mean, zombies and his classmates are hunters and some are werewolves and some are demons, and while he does sorta freak out and wonder what the heck is going on, he usually just shrugs it off and keeps on truckin'. I also felt that the author tried to fit WAY too many characters into this book. So much so that some of them got lost in the fray. Like Ash for instance. He showed up for the big brawl with the undead, but then never popped up again. The relationship between Nick and Nekoda was so rushed that I had no connection to it. This is coming from a 38 year old married guy who cried while reading Breaking Dawn so trust me, I do get into my reading pretty deeply.

This one had me several times putting it down and just shaking my head. I did finish it, but I won't be in ANY hurry to get the next one.

I would like to start off this by saying that I found this book to be very enjoyable. I found Nick Gautier to be an interesting character who grows into a very inspiring human being throughout the story due to his hard upbringing and the trials he takes on.
I enjoy how much Nick cares for his mother and still has respect for her even though she work in not the most respected of occupations. Like when Nick was at school and the bully Stone had mentioned something about his mom being a stripper and Nick bashed him with his backpack.
I was truly drawn to this book because of all the paranormal and supernatural things that happened in this book for example there was a zombie outbreak within Nick’s school which I found to be very awesome I mean how many people get to say I got out of school because of a zombie breakout. Anyways in Infinity Nick is portrayed as an outsider in his school among the other privileged kids in the school. Due to the fact, he only got into the private school due to his good grades. He is also treated unfairly when conflict came up between him and another student A.K.A Stone who is the bane of Nick’s existence and is always favored over when confrontation happens between one another. Why is it that almost everywhere Nick goes in the story there is some kind of conflict? I mean come on can’t the guy catch a break every once and awhile.
I kind of feel Nick Gautier relates to Jacob Portman from Miss peregrine's home for peculiar children because they both find out how there is more to the world than what met the eye. They experience supernatural events and they have similar personalities in my eyes.
If you enjoy the type of book that has supernatural occurrences and tons of craziness then this is the book for you.

First off, I want to start out by saying that part of the draw why I chose to begin this series is that I am a huge fan of SK. I love her Dark Hunter's series and all of its characters, so I jumped at the chance to read more about them. However, I admit I was hesitant since this was SK's first foray into teen fic.

Synopsis: Nick Gautier is just a 14 year old boy living on the wrong side of the tracks of New Orleans when his life is suddenly turned inside out after being saved by the mysterious Kyrian Hunter. Things get even worse though when his classmates start turning into living zombies and some weird guy named Ambrose who claims to be his uncle starts popping up out of nowhere. Somehow Nick must manage to stop the zombies and balance the new destiny that is thrust upon him.

The pros:

This story is short and sweet. It's packed with action and humor, and there isn't a slow or boring minute. It is very easy to fly through this in one sitting. The angst is also kept to a minimum and allows the book to take a lighter tone, which is kind of refreshing after the Dark Hunter series.

The new characters! There are a few fun new characters introduced like Bubba and Mark who are hilarious in their mixture of redneck and geek. I definitely look forward to reading more about them.

The old characters! Yes, we obviously meet Kyrian and Nick again, but we also see a lot more of Nick's mom than ever before and a couple of surprise cameos that I won't spoil.

The plot. Honestly, I was caught by surprise by the twist she introduced to this series. I was expecting pretty much a straightforward flashback/prequel series, but it looks like it is going to be so much more.

The Cons:

Readers of SK's Dark Hunter series need to keep in mind that this is a series meant for adolescent so a lot of what you may like about that series (the smut, the angst) is going to be absent from this one. Most of the fighting is played for humor, and don't expect heavy romance anytime soon.

Like I said earlier, SK has never written young adult fiction before this novel, and at times, it shows. Some of the dialogue from Nick and the other students say seems too far fetched and cheesy.

The whole time period that this is supposed to take place in is annoying as well. According to the Dark Hunter website, Nick was born in 1982, and if he is 14 in this book then the setting should 1996. However some of the references to computers and cellphones make it seem to be set later (closer to 2002). I know that that is me just nitpicking but it still irks me.

Overall:

This is a great start to a fun series if you can get past the fact that it's young adult fiction and some of the dialogue can be kind of clunky.

I be honest with you, I had never heard of the Dark Hunter series or Nick until I saw this book in the $0.99 box. I found that I just couldn't put it down! Nick is such a smart mouthed kid with a questionable background and some very interesting friends that I found that I kept wanting to read more. The characters are vibrant and colorful, the story is a little jumpy moving from character to character, but it is still interesting and not hard to follow. And while it is not actually part of the Dark Hunter series, it is heavily linked to them so there is a lush background already created and refined. I actually started reading the Dark Hunter series as a result of this book and I am liking them as well. This book is mostly kid friendly, only one bad word, and Nick is admonished for saying it. And there is no sex, just a teenage boys mind drifting off in directions that any teen boys would. I feel that a teen would most likely enjoy this book (and most of us adults too).

I do feel that I should point out that while this book is kid friendly, the Dark Hunter series is most defiantly not. Parents should keep that in mind if their kids want to go beyond the "Chronicles of Nick" series.

I found myself really enjoying the book, even though it is YA. There are many negative reviews on the book, and honestly I couldn't tell you why! I think that the wit, humor, and every other trait that made us love Kenyon in the first place are still there. I like that she took a chance to reach out to a different audience than she's used to. Fact is, she wasn't expecting everyone who has read the rest of the series to appreciate this one because it is, after all, YA. She was taking a chance, trying something new, and in my opinion she nailed it.
Kenyon is by far still one of my favorite authors and I appreciate every piece of work that she has put out. She has written a lot of books for this series, and to those of you feeling that it has become stale, maybe it's because the story has become stale to you, not her actual writing. I think that she's still pushing out good work and I wouldn't hesitate for a second to buy any book by her.

Zombies, Vampires and Kick-Ass Friends. What more could a 14 year-old boy want?

Nick Gautier is about to find out the world he lives in is a complete and utter lie. When his so-called friends try to kill him, the star player on the football team turns into a demon and saves him from becoming zombie lunch, and he catches a glimpse of his new employer's fangs; he thinks he's stepped into an episode of the Twilight Zone. Unfortunately, this is just the beginning of the rest of his life.

Infinity was a ton of fun to read. Sherrilyn Kenyon does an incredible job of tapping into the brooding mind of a teenage boy. This series is not only targeted to young adult readers, but most people who have read and loved Kenyon's Dark Hunter series will enjoy this peek into the early years of Nick and some of the other DH characters.

Of course, the series isn't for everyone. But if you enjoy reading about young love, parent/child dynamics, the idea of a video game coming to life, zombie possession or demon body guards; then the Chronicles of Nick might be a book you want to check out. I know I liked it and so did my son.

I am the power, they can't tear me down"

Author Sherrilyn Kenyon has drawn inspiration from her adult books "Dark Hunter" and written for teens and the younger adult audiences a new book "Infinity". The main character in this book is a teen boy that has many characteristics that we can all identify with making him believable from bullying, scholarship kid to streetwise , gangs and an outcast. After an accident that almost leaves him for dead, Nick is befriended by a strange man Kyrian and his partner Acheron. As the story develops it seems that these two friends and others in the story, do not have Nick's best interests at heart and he has been sucked into the realms of the Dark-Hunters -immortal vampire slayers. How is Nick involved and what has it got to do with his deadbeat dad ? Now in order to stay alive and help protect his mum, Nick has to compartmentalize and do everything in his power to stop him from getting A) Grounded , B)Suspended or C) Killed. Can Nick tune in his powers and his knowledge of street-savviness and save the ones he loves without being betrayed first?

Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Chronicles of Nick)

A young man's coming of age is complicated by werewolves, vampires, gods, demons and eccentric rednecks. When your Mom is a stripper and your Dad is on death row, life can be complicated. This story is a glorious escape down a New Orleans rabbit hole of fantastical characters.

Nick is a somewhat nerdy hard case. His doting Mom makes him crazy and his impoverished inclusion in a prestigious private school does not provide him with a sedate lifestyle. Sherrilyn Kenyon has a vivid, perhaps demented, but absolutely vivid imagination. The characters in the book are extraordinarily colorful and equally unbelievable. I guess I am going to have to track down more of her work. My only criticism is there could have been a little more back story on Ash and Kyrian and others who it seemed like should be familiar. Bubba was a hoot.

I truly enjoyed Nick's smart mouth. I no doubt identified with the personality type that leads to the mouth running amuck, sadly I have no off setting powers.

I recommend the book.

Kenyon has done it again I'm falling in love with this series and I'm not even big on zombie books. Nick may be a smart mouthed kid but he has a heart and believes in protecting everyone even the jerks at school he didn't like. This book tore at my heart at times and reminded me life's not always happy but we can make the best of it and sometimes people can surprise us. I couldn't help but tear through this book in no time now I'm off to read the next. I can't wait till they make the movie is anyone else with me.

*****spoiler alert****

It's hard to write a review about this book without spoilers since its written in the past. You already know what happened if you have read the series. Ambrose (future Nick) has gone back in time and is trying to change 14 year old Nick. We can assume things go horribly wrong for Nick in the future, now that he has a new name and the full power as the Malachi. The book focuses on a ridiculous story about computer-generated zombies. I'm okay with this book being for teens...but I don't think even they're buying it. It was very cheesy at times.

I did like the story when Acheron and Kyrian were introduced. If the future Nick Chronicles focus on his relationship with the Dark Hunters, I would be happy. But we are in unknown territory since the future is being altered. I am not sure how this effects the rest of the series, that I loved pretty much the way it was. I am willing to give the series a chance after a bumpy start.

The only thing of Kenyon's that I had rad before was a BAD (Bureau of American Defense) novel. And being a not-so-happy fan of romance I wasn't too impressed. I just don't like the romance algorithm. So, Infinity I will say is my first "real" experience of Kenyon's writing, and I think I might just have to go out and buy the entire Dark Hunter series. Egad - where do I start??? Witty, raucous, and pungent, this is a BIG GIRL/BOY novel wrapped in a YA package. Built to entertain the masses the maturity of the content will entertain both teens and adults both. Kenyon throws you head first into the underbelly of the real New Orleans, the back streets and hovels where the werewolves and vampires hide. After you read Infinity you'll feel as if you not only got to tour NOLA from a locals perspective, but also got a zombie slaying 101 guide for real world implementation.

REVIEW: Nick Gauthier is a fourteen year old boy, struggling between his poor-upbringing and the call of the streets, and his mother's tenacity to get him off the streets and into college. He has been blessed with a brain, so his mother has him in St. Richard's, a very exclusive richy rich school, where he doesn't fit. Scholarship kid, wearing thrift store fashion just doesn't mesh well with BMW driving, trust fund babies. What Nick doesn't know though is that St. Richard's is housing more than trust-funders - it also has a few werewolves, demons and now zombies.

After a football player decides to take a bite (literally) out of his team mate, Nick's world is thrown into utter chaos. On the run and on the hunt, Nick is now about to get a crash course on the paranormal that he refused to believe in. To up the stakes even more, it would seem the zombies might be gunning for him and probably because Nick might not be as human as he thought.

Fans of Kenyon, or just of the paranormally inclined young adult genres, you are going to want to read this one. The world is a lot bigger than most YA novels delve into, but it is not confusing and the plot stays on track. You will not have to have read any Dark Hunter books to understand this one (I know, I haven't read any of them).

RECOMMENDATIONS: A bit of cursing, but nothing to get your panties in a bunch, this novel is safe for teens and mature enough for adults. UF fans will enjoy. This is not a romance. This is a karate chopping, kick butting, slap-yo-mamma action adventure with a male lead. Great for boys and girls.

I thought this book was fabulous. I picked it up last summer while in California during vacation. I thought it might be nice to have something to read while I had down time and figured it would last me the last week I was there. I finished the entire book in two days time. (Not counting a short two day break I had in between.) I can see how many adult readers wouldn't like it because of its simplistic writing style but I actually enjoyed that. I like these kind of books, sometimes, that aren't super complicated and are easy to get through. I've read a lot of books in my short life time and this is one of the better. I've never read the Dark Hunter series so maybe my opinion is slightly biased but that's okay. It's a great read for kids between 10 and 15. I've also read the second book and greatly enjoyed it as well. I'm excited for the third book in this series to come out.

The Good: Zombies - wait, did you say Zombies? Yes, Yes I did. Did I get your attention? Good.

Now, I've read many of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunter series. I read them a long time ago. I think I stopped at like Book 7. It is a great series. If you don't stray like I did. I think I prefer short series. Not 12 long book series.

Anyway, back to Infinity - Great story - I not only didn't need to remember anything in the Dark hunter series but it was a fun and quick read also. There wasn't any hot and steamy romance in it like the dark hunter series. I liked that the author could step away from that and write something for teens. The action was awesome and had me on the edge of my seat and the funny sarcasm was great - I really enjoyed Nick's character. I liked how the author had a lesson in the story also - at least I got a lesson. ha ha!!!

Yes, yes Virginia there were Zombies in the story. So, if you like zombies and action and some entertaining dialogue - read it. At least I would suggest it.

The Bad: Too many characters. I got confused as to who was who. But I can understand if the author was trying to introduce them to set up a thicker plot in the next book. That is the only small issue I had with the book.

I have read all of Kenyon's Dark-Hunter/Dream-Hunter series of books. They are very wonderful to me. I love getting lost in her world. This new series, "Chronicles of Nick", is something totally different and exciting. Although, it does play into what we already know (those who have read the adult series), it does quite well on it's own for young adults and teens. A young man being thrust suddenly into a world full of paranormal beings that he thought were all just make believe. Then not only do the paranormal beings become real...they become deadly. It's truly amazing how the author, Sherrilyn Kenyon, gets into the mind of a young man in high school just trying to fit in and not disappoint his loving mother. Lots of fun surprises even for us adult readers too! NOT A VAMPIRE BOOK!! Better!!! Once you read a Sherrilyn Kenyon book you will be addicted, I promise!

I know there are many mixed reviews out there and I noticed a lot of the low ratings are from people who have read the author's previous books. I did not realize this was a spin off and i had misgivings picking it up at first because it didn't look like the usual books i like but i have to admit Infinity totally sucked me into the story.It was well written in my opinion. The cast of characters were great and I really liked Nick. I don't really know about the DH series but I'm sure if Infinity was the first book you read AND you actually like YA books then this is a great story. oh and the zombies thing that some people complained about kinda entertained me. Actually, its why i picked it up because i have a weird thing for zombie flicks and the back cover mentioned zombies.

Ok when I found out Sherrilyn was coming out with a YA DH book I was shocked.I didn't think it would work very well.This book was awesome I read it in 2 dys I couldn't put it down.It's about 14 year old Nick who by the way is one of my favorite characters in the DH books.This book tells about Nick and how he is eventually going to find out who he really is.It also tells more about Nick and his close relationship with his mom.We also find out more about his dad and why he went to prison and why he treats Nick the way he does.Certain characters from the Dh books make an apperance also.I feel like if you haven't read any of the dark hunter novels you would be a little lost.A grown-up Nick makes apperances in this book and makes references about himself,Ash and Kyrian from past books.I'm looking forward to the next book in the series and will run out and buy it.

I borrowed the audiobook of this and the next five in the series from the library. Absolutely awesome! Highly recommended for action, humor and highly entertaining characters.

The narrator of the audiobook nails the performance.

I absolutely loved it! I have been a fan of the Dark Hunters series for years and this book was just as great as Kenyon's past books.
I have been seeing a lot of people complaining about how this one isn't a "paranormal romance" which is ridiculous because, well, it's not supposed to be. This is a young adult spin-off of the Dark Hunters, Kenyon has mentioned this many many times. It's a new story with new people and while it is set in the Dark Hunter world, it's a new series. People need to keep that in mind, instead of expecting a Dark Hunter tale.
If you remember that it is a separate series then most Dark Hunter fans will adore this book. While it is a new story, old fans learn a lot about beloved characters and about how certain things came to be (don't want to give too much away).
Sherrilyn's humor is right on the mark with this one as well, the book was hilarious and had me laughing out load on more than one account. It was fantastic, I highly recommend fans check this one out (as well as first time readers - teens and adults.

Not my favorite of Kenyon's writings, but still an excellent example of a great writer, with edited and grammatically correct sentences. She does another good job at developing a new plot. It's a little confusing to put it into a timeline congruent with the Dark Hunter series. Nick's character changes so much that this look at his early life certainly shows how he got to be a good guy/bad guy in the future.

These books are awesome great story and the protagonist is smart and funny. Can't wait till my nephew is old enough to get them for Christmas 10 more years or so. The best part every book in series is really good no lag. Enjoy.

**Serious spoiler alert** Don't go any further if you don't want me harshin' yer mellow.

You know, there's a lot on here complaining about what this book "should" be. Well, it is what it is. It says it is young adult, but to me that means something a little more intriguing than Captain Underpants, not literally 18 and 19 year old appropriate reading. In fact, based on some of the reviews I was hesitant to buy the book and then actually READ the book (having read the Dark Hunter Series from Fantasy Lover to No Mercy multiple times -- well, except for No Mercy, but I've only had it since Christmas ;-). However, it's Nick. I had to.

For the record, most books are written with the protaganist's age in mind. Which tells me, this book is appropriate for the 10-14/15 year old crowd. I'm WAY past the target demographic and on the other side of the gender barrier to boot. But I went into it with my 14 year old male brain intact (not an easy feat).

To sum it up, the last line of the Prologue gives it all away before the book even gets started, "And this is my life and how things should have been..." Tipped me off from the beginning that someone was trying to change something, not the past that any DH die-hard is familiar with, but something new and different. So if you're a rabid fan of the original series, keep an open mind because things are not as we know them. And I hope for Nick's sake that he ends up with the life he should have had without the Fates opening a can of whup-*** on him. And if I have to read 7 1/2 more books (am halfway through Invincible) to get to the DH novel with Nick's name on it, then so be it. I'm kind of hoping he fixes things for Jayden and Jared too. And that somehow Kody becomes his future honey ;-)

For those who pick this up as their introduction to the Dark-Hunter world, read it for what it is: a tortured centuries old being (yeah, this is from centuries in the future, not present day) trying to fix everything in his life starting with his 14 year old self. This isn't Homer's Oddyssey or The Great Gatsby for crying out loud. This is a spin-off of adult paranormal romance novels that ditches the romance and gets in touch with it's inner teenager trying to do all the right things even with the deck stacked against him. My 13 year old son is planning to read it this summer (he was questioning me laughing over Bubba and the zombies, but it's beneath his reading level with the Rennaisance Learning quizzes so he has to read it just for fun), and frankly, anything that will get that boy to read gets my stamp of approval. I'll let you know what he thinks of it when he's done.

All in all, I loved the light, funny, bit of fluff reading. Living zombies. Who would've thunk it? It's a book that can stand on it's own as something written from the point of view of a real life teenage boy - barring all the paranormal stuff - (don't you remember the whole world being against you at that age?), and change/fill in some gaps to us old-timers who love the original series.

The book that I have recently read is called Infamous: Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon. This book is the first of its series and a spinoff of the Dark Hunter series. Infamous: Chronicles of Nick is about a young teenage boy living in the slums of New Orleans. The young boy named Nick has lived in poverty with his mother since birth and never truly discovers his self worth. He is constantly being made fun of by his peers. At the early age of fourteen his whole world changes. He discovers that he is not only the son of an immortal demon, but that demon is the most powerful and feared demon ever known: a Malakia. He is slowly introduced to all the other species that he never knew existed; like his new employer Kyrian. Kyrian is an ancient warrior, called a Dark Hunter, bound to Artemis. Kyrian walks the earth at night killing other demons and vampires. Nick is sucked into a life he knew nothing of and surely would have preferred it to stay that way. Nick meets new friends along his journey that prove to be his only allies against the world. This is due to the fact that everyone, gods and demons alike, are out to kill him because soon he will be coming into full powers that could end the world. This can only happen if the evil forces devour him. It seems as if Nick cannot catch a break, whether its his: overly worried mother, constant bullies at school, or just his big mouth, he is always staring conflict in the face. The author makes a point to show that Nick is no coward. Whatever danger the author has Nick facing, he confronts it head on. Another major conflict he faces is learning to control the powers growing inside him. Nick's friend Caleb is all the while helping him to discover how to use those powers. As if the conflicts aren't enough, the two have to attempt to survive typical high school life as a teenager as well. Even Nick's father is trying to kill him and Nick is faced with the difficult task of learning quickly to avoid certain death.
The author of this book did an excellent job in creating a suspenseful, action packed story with many intricate parts and pieces. These delicate parts and pieces fit together like a jigsaw puzzle and left me determined to read the next book of the series. The plot is very well explained in detail and it made for a very easy transition into the demon filled world Nick is experiencing. The author did an excellent job making all of the major conflicts throughout the story very apparent. These conflicts helped to determine the plot because of the nature of the story. The most overwhelming conflict to plot involved in this story is the character, Nick, trying to accept his new powers and the dangers associated with them. Within this come many other smaller conflicts that helped to keep me entranced in the book. Overall, Sherrilyn Kenyon kept the point of view very basic and made an excellent story that involved many conflicts and exciting plot twists.

I have to say Infinity is a good read but there were something's here that might have put me off reading it all together had I known them in the beginning.

1. The book is the start of a new series by this author but when I was reading the book I got the feeling that there was a lot in the book that required prior knowledge. something's just didn't make sense like how some characters were introduced with the feeling that we should already know them and any information given seemed to reference previous books possibly from one of her earlier book series.

2. There's an inconsistency in the information given to the reader the main character and how the kid reacts. For example it's obvious that strange things are happening and yet nick doesn't seem to care or want to get any straight answers out of anyone.

3. There's too many sub-plots going on and not enough information given about any of them. There's a plot having to do with nick's dad and some kid from his school who is apparently a demon whose soul is owned by Nick's dad but all of that is just thrown at the reader for no rhyme or reason. There's a girl who is watching Nick to see if he'll be the destroyer of the world or not but that too comes out of nowhere and is only touched on then left alone for a while. There's the guy who saved Nick's life and all his stuff going on. There's the owner of the gun store and on top of it all an unknown uncle suddenly appears claiming to be someone very important and that's only about 3/4ths into the book.

overall this is an entertain read but you seem to need knowledge of prior series to completely understand what's going on plots are introduced but then don't go anywhere for a while and 3/4ths into the book the kid doesn't seem to understand anymore of what's going on than he did at the beginning of the book. No one is explaining anything to Nick and he doesn't seem to what anyone to tell him the truth or to explain any of the strange things happening like "Ash" being blue and having horns or all the references to other people being demons or werewolves.

Okay. So I'm seriously having a hard time rating this book. The author is a talented writer with a witty sense of humor and fun characters, but there is so much going on, and the book is so all over the place I just feel completely lost after reading it. After researching information about the author I think this is supposed to be based on another series? That's grand and all, but what about those of us who haven't read the other series? I just feel . . . lost. At the beginning I loved it, mid way I was scratching my head, the end there were so many characters I couldn't remember who was who.

Sigh . . . I was so into this at first and I feel disappointed. I might try to read the other books by Kenyon so I might be able to understand this series better because I liked the writing so much.

I felt the book was an intereting new twist; it made sense with Nick in his adult guise, being unhappy, wanting to change his past and having the powers to do so, making the necessary attempt. Truly the book was written well with several humorous moments (to those of us enjoying tons of sarcasm) and is upto par with all of the other DH novels, though it doesn't include any "steamy" scenes. All in all it just adds one more twist and demention to the character of Nick who we have seen in many of the DH books but have never truly delved into his true character.

I wasn't expecting nick's story to be almost totally about his youth but,....i must say i thoroughly enjoyed the read!!
Btw nick and his mother.... i tell ya...i was laughin my socks off!...nick was constantly in the dog house...and his smart mouth!.....i simply loved it!
simi was a sight for sore eyes...im always glad to see her.
although the book wasnt what i expected(meaning i thought it would touch more on his adult life).....if your a dark-hunter fan like myself... you will enjoy the chronicles anyway!...its a hoot!..luv ya Mrs Kenyon!!!

I really was afraid when I bought this book that I wouldn't like it being at a more "mature" age. I'm so glad I read it. I thought this book had such wonderful wit and the background on other characters that are Nick's friends is wonderful. Kyrian is such a touching character as you read the entire story of his and Nick's fateful meeting. I found myself completely sucked into this book laughing hysterically at Nick's sarcasm and complete immaturity, anyone that has children can completely relate to Cherise and Nick's relationship. His friends Bubba and Mark will keep your side's hurting. This is a must read for all ages if you are a Kenyon fan!!

Nick is both your every day teenager and an unusual young man. He's extremely gifted academically, but is not from the social level of the rest of his high school, which puts him in confrontation with anyone who makes disparaging remark about his mother who he loves. Many others have given plenty of story details so I'll just say that this book is a an exciting, humorous and deeply emotional start to an outstanding new young adult series from the #1 NYT best selling paranormal author Sherrilyn Kenyon. Her wit and talent come through on every page.

Book Review: The book Infinity, by Sherrilyn Kenyon, was written in an interesting point of view. The book is told is first person by the main character in the book, NIck, and we get to follow him on the adventure of a life time. This book challenged the way I thought, and had me think in new ways that I had never thought of before.

One theme in the book that was presented in the book was courage. Multiple times throughout the book, Nick was challenged in ways that would have scared the life out of me, and he demonstrated a lot of courage throughout the book, that only grew as the book continued.

One thing that I thought that was unique that Sherrilyn Kenyon did in the story was change the point of view from character to character. I thought that it was confusing, and it made more of a challenge to read. Other than that, I thought that this book was well written, and always kept me wondering what was going to happen next, or how Nick and his friends were going to win the fight against the demons that seemed unwinnable. Personally,I would recommend this book to friends, in hope that they would get as much enjoyment out of it as I did.

Okay- it is a YA. Anyone that has read the basic info on the book should know that. And for those that say the novel contradicts or destroys the Dark Hunter world obviously skipped the prologue. Come on people!

This was a great book! Nick was exactly as I pictured him at fourteen. I loved the fact that this series will not be confined by what has already happened, or will happen, in the Dark Hunter universe. That will simply make this series more enjoyable to those that do not read the other series. Kenyon did a great job crossing the adult to teen divide.

The story, in my opinion, was pretty good in my opinion and a pretty cool world. My one problem? Nick. I absouluty disliked this character and it kind of ruined this book for me. I just hate all of the comments he used. I might try out the second book just to see how that goes but I might not be able to survive another book with Nick in it.

I hope you liked this review and found it helpful.

- Aidan

I knew this book was a YA book, so I was hesitant to read it as I was worried it would be too "kiddie". I bought it originally for my 14 year old daughter as she has seen me reading the Dark-Hunter books and was unable to read them as she is not old enough yet. She was about halfway through the book when she set it down, and I picked it up to read it to get a general idea of the content. I loved the book! I was hooked, and read straight through the afternoon until it was done!

My daughter also loved this book, and it opened up a whole new world of "adventure and zombie-slashing gore" (her words). Although the book was violent, it was still toned down enough for young teenagers. I loved Nick, and loved his mom and their relationship. I love the insight into Nick and what led to his current situation and now have hope that maybe he can turn his situation around. I have always been a fan of Nick from the first book he was in, and I can't wait for the next book and neither can my daughter!

First, let me say that I am not in the target audience for this book. As close as I can tell, it seems to be aimed at middle schoolers (grade 6-9). Also, I have never read a book by this author, and so went into this totally unfamiliar with this character and the mythos the author has created in her Dark Hunter series. It is mainly these two facts that caused me to rate this as a three star instead of a two.

During the first one hundred pages or so, we meet Nick, a fourteen year old boy who loves his mother, is a scholarship student at a pricey private school and is consistently picked on and bullied by his classmates. I did not find this character to be at all believable. I think the author failed to capture an authentic teen age voice for Nick and I think it was this initial failure that plagued the story throughout the rest of the book. Nick's life is presented much like a lifetime network movie, ridden with cliche after cliche. Also, I have to question the wisdom of making Nick's mom a Bourbon Street stripper? In a book aimed at 12 year olds? Nothing really inappropriate, just a lot of inferences that were not really necessary.

One dark night, our good boy Nick is tricked into helping some friends commit a crime. He makes a good decision instead of a bad one, and here is where all the vampires, zombies and other assorted beasties come in. Essentially everyone else in Nick's circle knows about the existence of all these creatures; Nick was the only one in the dark. So all this is sprung on him, and then the reader gets to find out that Nick is essentially the focal point of a huge upcoming battle between good and evil. Ooooh, foreshadowing....

So, Nick is finding out that all these critters are real and in plops a whole other story about an evil video game that turns teens into zombies. So then we have to battle pretty much the entire zombiefied football team from Nick's school. All in all, pretty ridiculous. I love some good supernatural action, but there is really no drama here. In my eyes, the book at times becomes a parody! I swear this book is so predictable and cliche ridden, doing a parody of it would be a complete waste of time.

After Nick learns of all the supernatural activity, he changes from being a sweet boy trying to do his best at school and stay out of trouble to the biggest smart aleck ever seen. It gives the author ample opportunity to trot out plenty of humour that will appeal to your average young adolescent boy. Okay, I must admit I found a lot of it funny too. The problem is that it came in chunks. It seemed that the author wrote seperate interludes (some quite witty) and then pieced them all together. This prose has no flow. I understand that with a book aimed at younger folks, sometimes the story is necessarily simpler. There are plenty of good authors out there that are able to create a simpler story with prose that is still well written.

The simplistic character development, the smart humour and the zombies will give this book some appeal to young reluctant readers. I'm sure it will be a success because of this author's huge fan base, but it just didn't work for me.
Not a recommend.

Yes, it is hard to say anything but WOW! I have loved all of the Dark-Hunter, Were-Animal and Dream Hunter novels from Sherrilyn Kenyon, however "Acheron" is my favorite (actually read it cover to cover 4 times). "Infinity" now sits proudly beside "Acheron" on the shelf of all time favorite books, it would be really hard to pick a favorite between the two. I am currently on the second reading cover to cover of "Infinity", it is amazing how much you can miss when you read it only once. (I am also reading "No Mercy" which is proving to be another Sherrilyn Kenyon master-piece.) It took me two and 1/2 days to read "Infinity"(it took that long only because I had to go to work) and honestly I was late to work 2 days of the 2 1/2 because I had stayed up so late reading. I can not wait for the sequel!!! This is a MUST read for anyone who loves the paranormal stories. But be warned!!!! You will be addicted to this series.

Write, Sherri, Write!!!

Lisa

This is a YA spin-off from an adult series. It was a quick read though it is slow to really go anywhere. Not bad for a YA read. There was a lot of different species being thrown out there. It almost felt cluttered. By the end I did kind of like it. Maybe enough to read more in the series. Definitely interesting enough for me to check out the adult series (Dark Hunters) that it came from.

I am a big fan of the Dark Hunter Series, since the very beginning. When I saw that Kenyon wrote a YA book, I purchased it for my son. He read it in one day and I heard him laughing several times. He would share with me some of the most humorus momments. I told him that Kenyon writes with great humor. After all who else would come up with nickname for Hades called "Butterbean!" Which only his wife can call him, but it can't help put a smile on your face.

**Serious spoiler alert** Don't go any further if you don't want me harshin' yer mellow.

You know, there's a lot on here complaining about what this book "should" be. Well, it is what it is. It says it is young adult, but to me that means something a little more intriguing than Captain Underpants, not literally 18 and 19 year old appropriate reading. In fact, based on some of the reviews I was hesitant to buy the book and then actually READ the book (having read the Dark Hunter Series from Fantasy Lover to No Mercy multiple times -- well, except for No Mercy, but I've only had it since Christmas ;-). However, it's Nick. I had to.

For the record, most books are written with the protaganist's age in mind. Which tells me, this book is appropriate for the 10-14/15 year old crowd. I'm WAY past the target demographic and on the other side of the gender barrier to boot. But I went into it with my 14 year old male brain intact (not an easy feat).

To sum it up, the last line of the Prologue gives it all away before the book even gets started, "And this is my life and how things should have been..." Tipped me off from the beginning that someone was trying to change something, not the past that any DH die-hard is familiar with, but something new and different. So if you're a rabid fan of the original series, keep an open mind because things are not as we know them. And I hope for Nick's sake that he ends up with the life he should have had without the Fates opening a can of whup-*** on him. And if I have to read 7 1/2 more books (am halfway through Invincible) to get to the DH novel with Nick's name on it, then so be it. I'm kind of hoping he fixes things for Jayden and Jared too. And that somehow Kody becomes his future honey ;-)

For those who pick this up as their introduction to the Dark-Hunter world, read it for what it is: a tortured centuries old being (yeah, this is from centuries in the future, not present day) trying to fix everything in his life starting with his 14 year old self. This isn't Homer's Oddyssey or The Great Gatsby for crying out loud. This is a spin-off of adult paranormal romance novels that ditches the romance and gets in touch with it's inner teenager trying to do all the right things even with the deck stacked against him. My 13 year old son is planning to read it this summer (he was questioning me laughing over Bubba and the zombies, but it's beneath his reading level with the Rennaisance Learning quizzes so he has to read it just for fun), and frankly, anything that will get that boy to read gets my stamp of approval. I'll let you know what he thinks of it when he's done.

All in all, I loved the light, funny, bit of fluff reading. Living zombies. Who would've thunk it? It's a book that can stand on it's own as something written from the point of view of a real life teenage boy - barring all the paranormal stuff - (don't you remember the whole world being against you at that age?), and change/fill in some gaps to us old-timers who love the original series.

The book that I have recently read is called Infamous: Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon. This book is the first of its series and a spinoff of the Dark Hunter series. Infamous: Chronicles of Nick is about a young teenage boy living in the slums of New Orleans. The young boy named Nick has lived in poverty with his mother since birth and never truly discovers his self worth. He is constantly being made fun of by his peers. At the early age of fourteen his whole world changes. He discovers that he is not only the son of an immortal demon, but that demon is the most powerful and feared demon ever known: a Malakia. He is slowly introduced to all the other species that he never knew existed; like his new employer Kyrian. Kyrian is an ancient warrior, called a Dark Hunter, bound to Artemis. Kyrian walks the earth at night killing other demons and vampires. Nick is sucked into a life he knew nothing of and surely would have preferred it to stay that way. Nick meets new friends along his journey that prove to be his only allies against the world. This is due to the fact that everyone, gods and demons alike, are out to kill him because soon he will be coming into full powers that could end the world. This can only happen if the evil forces devour him. It seems as if Nick cannot catch a break, whether its his: overly worried mother, constant bullies at school, or just his big mouth, he is always staring conflict in the face. The author makes a point to show that Nick is no coward. Whatever danger the author has Nick facing, he confronts it head on. Another major conflict he faces is learning to control the powers growing inside him. Nick's friend Caleb is all the while helping him to discover how to use those powers. As if the conflicts aren't enough, the two have to attempt to survive typical high school life as a teenager as well. Even Nick's father is trying to kill him and Nick is faced with the difficult task of learning quickly to avoid certain death.
The author of this book did an excellent job in creating a suspenseful, action packed story with many intricate parts and pieces. These delicate parts and pieces fit together like a jigsaw puzzle and left me determined to read the next book of the series. The plot is very well explained in detail and it made for a very easy transition into the demon filled world Nick is experiencing. The author did an excellent job making all of the major conflicts throughout the story very apparent. These conflicts helped to determine the plot because of the nature of the story. The most overwhelming conflict to plot involved in this story is the character, Nick, trying to accept his new powers and the dangers associated with them. Within this come many other smaller conflicts that helped to keep me entranced in the book. Overall, Sherrilyn Kenyon kept the point of view very basic and made an excellent story that involved many conflicts and exciting plot twists.

I have to say Infinity is a good read but there were something's here that might have put me off reading it all together had I known them in the beginning.

1. The book is the start of a new series by this author but when I was reading the book I got the feeling that there was a lot in the book that required prior knowledge. something's just didn't make sense like how some characters were introduced with the feeling that we should already know them and any information given seemed to reference previous books possibly from one of her earlier book series.

2. There's an inconsistency in the information given to the reader the main character and how the kid reacts. For example it's obvious that strange things are happening and yet nick doesn't seem to care or want to get any straight answers out of anyone.

3. There's too many sub-plots going on and not enough information given about any of them. There's a plot having to do with nick's dad and some kid from his school who is apparently a demon whose soul is owned by Nick's dad but all of that is just thrown at the reader for no rhyme or reason. There's a girl who is watching Nick to see if he'll be the destroyer of the world or not but that too comes out of nowhere and is only touched on then left alone for a while. There's the guy who saved Nick's life and all his stuff going on. There's the owner of the gun store and on top of it all an unknown uncle suddenly appears claiming to be someone very important and that's only about 3/4ths into the book.

overall this is an entertain read but you seem to need knowledge of prior series to completely understand what's going on plots are introduced but then don't go anywhere for a while and 3/4ths into the book the kid doesn't seem to understand anymore of what's going on than he did at the beginning of the book. No one is explaining anything to Nick and he doesn't seem to what anyone to tell him the truth or to explain any of the strange things happening like "Ash" being blue and having horns or all the references to other people being demons or werewolves.

Okay. So I'm seriously having a hard time rating this book. The author is a talented writer with a witty sense of humor and fun characters, but there is so much going on, and the book is so all over the place I just feel completely lost after reading it. After researching information about the author I think this is supposed to be based on another series? That's grand and all, but what about those of us who haven't read the other series? I just feel . . . lost. At the beginning I loved it, mid way I was scratching my head, the end there were so many characters I couldn't remember who was who.

Sigh . . . I was so into this at first and I feel disappointed. I might try to read the other books by Kenyon so I might be able to understand this series better because I liked the writing so much.

You may want to read these! I have read the first 3 CON at this point, and contrary to other reviewers I find them to be well tied to the DH books, in a very, very interesting way to me. One reviewer complained that the timeline doesn't match up, that the years the other books were written means this story should have happened in the 90s so the use of email and cell phones is wrong, etc. Whatever, I am not that much of a purist, and frankly Nick's whole storyline deals with changing history, which is what I find very fascinating about it. (Older Nick makes frequent appearances as he tries to change his past, uh, future? :) If you are highly attached to the original stories in DH books (and match publication dates with when the story occurred, even if the author doesn't, there's no "class of __" in these that I remember) you will not like these much. But if you like change and possibility and enjoy thinking about the effect every decision we make has on us and the world around us these books are a lot of fun. Now that said they are a bit preachy, and Ms. Kenyon enjoys her pithy sayings to the point of overkill at times, but the characters are interesting and never, ever one dimensional. I will also be giving them to my kids, as the overall message of doing the right thing and thinking about our impact on the world is good, and presented in fun ways, like zombies! Nerds rule too, which is always cool!

I felt the book was an intereting new twist; it made sense with Nick in his adult guise, being unhappy, wanting to change his past and having the powers to do so, making the necessary attempt. Truly the book was written well with several humorous moments (to those of us enjoying tons of sarcasm) and is upto par with all of the other DH novels, though it doesn't include any "steamy" scenes. All in all it just adds one more twist and demention to the character of Nick who we have seen in many of the DH books but have never truly delved into his true character.

I wasn't expecting nick's story to be almost totally about his youth but,....i must say i thoroughly enjoyed the read!!
Btw nick and his mother.... i tell ya...i was laughin my socks off!...nick was constantly in the dog house...and his smart mouth!.....i simply loved it!
simi was a sight for sore eyes...im always glad to see her.
although the book wasnt what i expected(meaning i thought it would touch more on his adult life).....if your a dark-hunter fan like myself... you will enjoy the chronicles anyway!...its a hoot!..luv ya Mrs Kenyon!!!

I really was afraid when I bought this book that I wouldn't like it being at a more "mature" age. I'm so glad I read it. I thought this book had such wonderful wit and the background on other characters that are Nick's friends is wonderful. Kyrian is such a touching character as you read the entire story of his and Nick's fateful meeting. I found myself completely sucked into this book laughing hysterically at Nick's sarcasm and complete immaturity, anyone that has children can completely relate to Cherise and Nick's relationship. His friends Bubba and Mark will keep your side's hurting. This is a must read for all ages if you are a Kenyon fan!!

Nick is both your every day teenager and an unusual young man. He's extremely gifted academically, but is not from the social level of the rest of his high school, which puts him in confrontation with anyone who makes disparaging remark about his mother who he loves. Many others have given plenty of story details so I'll just say that this book is a an exciting, humorous and deeply emotional start to an outstanding new young adult series from the #1 NYT best selling paranormal author Sherrilyn Kenyon. Her wit and talent come through on every page.

Book Review: The book Infinity, by Sherrilyn Kenyon, was written in an interesting point of view. The book is told is first person by the main character in the book, NIck, and we get to follow him on the adventure of a life time. This book challenged the way I thought, and had me think in new ways that I had never thought of before.

One theme in the book that was presented in the book was courage. Multiple times throughout the book, Nick was challenged in ways that would have scared the life out of me, and he demonstrated a lot of courage throughout the book, that only grew as the book continued.

One thing that I thought that was unique that Sherrilyn Kenyon did in the story was change the point of view from character to character. I thought that it was confusing, and it made more of a challenge to read. Other than that, I thought that this book was well written, and always kept me wondering what was going to happen next, or how Nick and his friends were going to win the fight against the demons that seemed unwinnable. Personally,I would recommend this book to friends, in hope that they would get as much enjoyment out of it as I did.

Okay- it is a YA. Anyone that has read the basic info on the book should know that. And for those that say the novel contradicts or destroys the Dark Hunter world obviously skipped the prologue. Come on people!

This was a great book! Nick was exactly as I pictured him at fourteen. I loved the fact that this series will not be confined by what has already happened, or will happen, in the Dark Hunter universe. That will simply make this series more enjoyable to those that do not read the other series. Kenyon did a great job crossing the adult to teen divide.

The story, in my opinion, was pretty good in my opinion and a pretty cool world. My one problem? Nick. I absouluty disliked this character and it kind of ruined this book for me. I just hate all of the comments he used. I might try out the second book just to see how that goes but I might not be able to survive another book with Nick in it.

I hope you liked this review and found it helpful.

- Aidan

I knew this book was a YA book, so I was hesitant to read it as I was worried it would be too "kiddie". I bought it originally for my 14 year old daughter as she has seen me reading the Dark-Hunter books and was unable to read them as she is not old enough yet. She was about halfway through the book when she set it down, and I picked it up to read it to get a general idea of the content. I loved the book! I was hooked, and read straight through the afternoon until it was done!

My daughter also loved this book, and it opened up a whole new world of "adventure and zombie-slashing gore" (her words). Although the book was violent, it was still toned down enough for young teenagers. I loved Nick, and loved his mom and their relationship. I love the insight into Nick and what led to his current situation and now have hope that maybe he can turn his situation around. I have always been a fan of Nick from the first book he was in, and I can't wait for the next book and neither can my daughter!

First, let me say that I am not in the target audience for this book. As close as I can tell, it seems to be aimed at middle schoolers (grade 6-9). Also, I have never read a book by this author, and so went into this totally unfamiliar with this character and the mythos the author has created in her Dark Hunter series. It is mainly these two facts that caused me to rate this as a three star instead of a two.

During the first one hundred pages or so, we meet Nick, a fourteen year old boy who loves his mother, is a scholarship student at a pricey private school and is consistently picked on and bullied by his classmates. I did not find this character to be at all believable. I think the author failed to capture an authentic teen age voice for Nick and I think it was this initial failure that plagued the story throughout the rest of the book. Nick's life is presented much like a lifetime network movie, ridden with cliche after cliche. Also, I have to question the wisdom of making Nick's mom a Bourbon Street stripper? In a book aimed at 12 year olds? Nothing really inappropriate, just a lot of inferences that were not really necessary.

One dark night, our good boy Nick is tricked into helping some friends commit a crime. He makes a good decision instead of a bad one, and here is where all the vampires, zombies and other assorted beasties come in. Essentially everyone else in Nick's circle knows about the existence of all these creatures; Nick was the only one in the dark. So all this is sprung on him, and then the reader gets to find out that Nick is essentially the focal point of a huge upcoming battle between good and evil. Ooooh, foreshadowing....

So, Nick is finding out that all these critters are real and in plops a whole other story about an evil video game that turns teens into zombies. So then we have to battle pretty much the entire zombiefied football team from Nick's school. All in all, pretty ridiculous. I love some good supernatural action, but there is really no drama here. In my eyes, the book at times becomes a parody! I swear this book is so predictable and cliche ridden, doing a parody of it would be a complete waste of time.

After Nick learns of all the supernatural activity, he changes from being a sweet boy trying to do his best at school and stay out of trouble to the biggest smart aleck ever seen. It gives the author ample opportunity to trot out plenty of humour that will appeal to your average young adolescent boy. Okay, I must admit I found a lot of it funny too. The problem is that it came in chunks. It seemed that the author wrote seperate interludes (some quite witty) and then pieced them all together. This prose has no flow. I understand that with a book aimed at younger folks, sometimes the story is necessarily simpler. There are plenty of good authors out there that are able to create a simpler story with prose that is still well written.

The simplistic character development, the smart humour and the zombies will give this book some appeal to young reluctant readers. I'm sure it will be a success because of this author's huge fan base, but it just didn't work for me.
Not a recommend.

Yes, it is hard to say anything but WOW! I have loved all of the Dark-Hunter, Were-Animal and Dream Hunter novels from Sherrilyn Kenyon, however "Acheron" is my favorite (actually read it cover to cover 4 times). "Infinity" now sits proudly beside "Acheron" on the shelf of all time favorite books, it would be really hard to pick a favorite between the two. I am currently on the second reading cover to cover of "Infinity", it is amazing how much you can miss when you read it only once. (I am also reading "No Mercy" which is proving to be another Sherrilyn Kenyon master-piece.) It took me two and 1/2 days to read "Infinity"(it took that long only because I had to go to work) and honestly I was late to work 2 days of the 2 1/2 because I had stayed up so late reading. I can not wait for the sequel!!! This is a MUST read for anyone who loves the paranormal stories. But be warned!!!! You will be addicted to this series.

Write, Sherri, Write!!!

Lisa

This is a YA spin-off from an adult series. It was a quick read though it is slow to really go anywhere. Not bad for a YA read. There was a lot of different species being thrown out there. It almost felt cluttered. By the end I did kind of like it. Maybe enough to read more in the series. Definitely interesting enough for me to check out the adult series (Dark Hunters) that it came from.

I was actually shocked that I enjoyed this book. I listed to the audio version of this book and could not get enough of it. I borrowed it from the library and would listen to it in the car daily. I really thought it was a fun, energetic, loveable book. I usually stay away from Teen books because they don't have enough meat for me, but because Kenyon wrote it, I couldn't pass it up. I'm glad I followed my instincts. If you're a Dark Hunter fan, then don't pass on this baby jewel.

I am a big fan of the Dark Hunter Series, since the very beginning. When I saw that Kenyon wrote a YA book, I purchased it for my son. He read it in one day and I heard him laughing several times. He would share with me some of the most humorus momments. I told him that Kenyon writes with great humor. After all who else would come up with nickname for Hades called "Butterbean!" Which only his wife can call him, but it can't help put a smile on your face.

For YA books, this is probably one of my favorites. I love Nick's sarcasm and his sense of humor. I also love learning about the characters from the beginning, before the Dark Hunter series. I enjoyed getting to know them when they're younger. This is a great opener for what I know will be an amazing and adventurous series!!! Can't wait to read the rest of the books!

A really different concept to the Dark Hunter series. I enjoyed reading Nick's story. About things he has to deal with before becoming Kyrian's squire.

Zombie's, werewolves, diamonds & demons, to Nick these were all fairy tales, but what he is about to learn will change his mind forever.

I have never read another novel by Sherrilyn Kenyon, and I will not continue to read her novels after this.

To start out with, the writing and dialogue is an insult to a person's intelligence. Kenyon's story contains adult content, such as Nick's mother being a stripper, but she then makes the characters who are teens talk like 4-year-olds. The acclaimed "sarcasm" of Nick and his friends are that of "snotwads," to steal one of the poorly chosen profanities in this novel. Even as a young adult, I was regularly annoyed with the name calling; it is a great example of lazy writing. I do not know what teenagers run around on the bad side of town and consistently call each other buttmunch, snotwad, loser dork, etc. At the age of 3, I could have came up with better insults, and I was raised in a Christian home.

Second, the story line did not make any sense. The idea of a kid in high school making a video game that could turn other people into zombies based on what he learned from his parents' dinner conversations is ridiculous. Then, there is the fact that Nick meets immortals and learns that there are powers outside of normal understanding, but later claims to a guy from school that he does not believe in anything other than zombies. Okay...was he not in Kyrian's house when Ash was flaunting his abilities a few hours before? Another part that does not make sense is how Nick remains calm every time something unusual happens. He gets attacked by demonic spirits, yet he is composed enough a split second later to use his sarcastic antics on a stranger who surprisingly knows a lot about him. Basically, the whole Dark Hunters, demons, vampires, zombies, werewolves, and gods/goddesses combined together in one story is confusing. It is unclear how they all tie together, and the mythology behind some of the characters is undeveloped. The plot makes 464 pages of mind-numbing chaos.

As a side note, Kenyon even makes a reference to "Carrie," but she does so incorrectly. Kenyon claims the guy from school asks Carrie to prom with him so his friends can dump pig's blood on her, but that is not right. The guy who asks her to prom is being nice to her because he and his girlfriend feel bad for how they and the others have treated her. He is unaware that she is going to get blood poured on her. Just a little FYI for Kenyon.

In conclusion, this story is a waste of time. It presents cliffhangers throughout the chapters that have unsatisfying answers. I will not be continuing this series or any other novels by Sherrilyn Kenyon.

I have bought and read EVERY single SK book. A few I thought were poorly written and rushed...this one? I'm not going to finish it. It is written for a ten year old...or younger! It reads like The Series of Unfortunate Events, meaning the sentences have no depth.... what happened!? I expected this to be like Ash's book where we started reading about him at a young age so that readers gained an understanding of how he became the man he is. Don't buy this book. If you feel you MUST read it, go check it out from a library....dont waste your money.

I feel bad about Nick, he deserved a good book....he was always an interesting character. Maybe SK should concentrate on writing better books, and stop worrying about expanding her genres... Who cares if kids read your books, you're loosing your ADULT readers...who pay for everything.

I want the writer who wrote Night Play, Bad Moon Rising, Archeron, and Night Pleasures back. Where has she gone?! This is just crap.

I've been bored lately and couldn't make it through anything I started. And yes, I am a 30 something year old female, but this book was good. It was fun and entertaining. Loved all the snarky and witty dialog. I have read most of the Dark Hunter series and so understood much of what was going on and what the different creatures were, so I'm not sure how much this would have changed had I not known. I think most people looking for a fun supernatural action book, would enjoy this.

Being very familiar with the Dark/Dream Hunter Universe, I didn't bother reading the synopsis and was unprepared for this book. I thought we were getting a Nick vs Acheron with mega-fallout for the human race. Instead we get a DH meets Left 4 Dead in Harry Potter format. Entertaining, but disappointing since now devotees are left in the dark as to when we'll get the story of Nick we've been waiting for. This book was quite a bit shorter than her usual works...especially for the price. (I paid $10 for the digital version.)

I am just wondering how large can the font of Kenyon's books go until they are not counted as full novels anymore. If you shrunk this book down to a normal font size it would probably be around 60 pages. That is a novella not a novel and I see this as a continuing trend in her books. Write less/increase the font to around 14 and then charge full hardback price. I am not buying another hardback book of hers until I read it in the library first and see if it is worth it. Her dark-hunter series is going down the tubes. Too many character/too many plots=way too convoluted.

I went into reading this book with certain expectations. 1) That I kind of knew Nick's history 2) This would just fill in the blanks that Kenyon had hinted at in her DH novels up to this point 3) The story was just for teens. I was pleasently surprised and excited that not only did she fill in the backstory but rewrote it to a point. I can not wait to see how much this turns the whole Dark Hunter world on its ear. I was also happy that the writing style was not dumbed down or worded in such a way that an adult could not enjoy the read. I have loved Kenyons books for years now and have been telling anyone who will listen what a great storyteller she is. I can't wait to pass on the praise for this book and any book by this writer.

What to say, what to say - its somewhat difficult to write a review for this book as it was neither good nor bad. I briefly considered buying this book in the store but vetoed it in favor of another and instead rented it from the library - I'm really glad I did. Reading some of the other reviews I discovered Nick is apparently from another series where he's older and maybe this is why some people really liked this book. Not just because it's a prequel of a favored character but that reading about him in other books has given him more depth than was shown in Infinity. I find it amusing that so many people were wary of reading a YA Fiction book and then came to the conclusion that this book was "above average" for the genre, because as a regular YA Fiction reader I can say that this was in fact below average. (What YA books have you been reading, if any?) The quick three or four page intro left me ready for a great ride, then the first forty pages of the book was decent, then during the middle I seriously considered leaving the book in favor of another and then it managed to get its act together for a good final sixty pages. The overall story is .... well its mostly about stopping zombies who have been turned by a video game. Yes. That is the story. DO NOT BE DECIEVED BY THE BOOK SUMMARY. And I have to say that as far as zombie plot lines go this was weaker than most. Nick's sarcasm with the exception of a few smile and chuckle worthy moments came out flat and trying to hard, and while the other characters have an interesting premise they were in no way developed. Whatsoever. I am 99.9% sure I already know who it is that is trying to alter Nick's future - this one of the great mysteries to be solved later on in the series. So in conclusion my thoughts on Infinity: "meh." Will I read the next one? Not sure. In any case it'll definitly be rented from the library.

I've read all the Dark-Hunter Books,and there was lots of things I didn't understand about Nick? where he got his powers? why he had powers I thought he was human? who his father was? his father is Adarian (Malachai) what is Exactly is a Malachai? I LIKED Infinity it FILLS in alot of Blanks from the Dark-Hunter books!! I find that the Chronicles of Nick to Be a MAJOR part of the Dark-Hunter Novels. I LOVE SHERRILYN KENYON'S DARK-HUNTER/DREAM-HUNTER/WERE-HUNTER/CHRONICLES OF NICK SERIES!!!!! AND IMHO MS.KENYON IS AN "AWESOME" WRITTER!!!!!!

If you have read the Dark Hunter series, the retake is initially a little confusing but it quickly becomes clear not only why it's being redone but that it stands on its own two feet as a great story.

Wow! I loved this book so much! It kept me on my toes, wanting to read more and more! I can't wait to get started on Invincible! This is a wonderful read if you like zombies, vampires, and more! A must read this year! Fantastic!

A fast paced, YA, that has more zombies in it than the "end of days". What I missed a little in the beginnings of Nick's story is the romance we know coming with Kenyon's books, but this one is a pleasure to read nontheless.

Written from a view-point which many young adults can relate to ( myself included, for the most part), this book literally had me hooked on the first page of the story. Filled to the brim with humor, irony and action, I couldn't put it down until the end, and even then I went back to re-read my favorite parts. This book is most assuredly one of my all-time favorites. The characters are....... interesting, for sure, and the fact is, there are people in and around New Orleans who are as crazy as them. Trust me, I was reminded of a few people while reading, and this only made the experience that much more enjoyable. For anyone who...... Aw, forget it, this book is something that everyone should read. And remember! You acn pre-order second book right now for kindle!

I was skeptical about this series because I am such a big fan of the Dark-hunter books but I was pleasantly surprise: it was fun, witty and lovely new characters. Just hated the mother and she was annoying as hell

I'm joining the " What in the world is Kenyon Doing" Band wagon. I like many others, fell in love with the DH series that Kenyon wrote, and once i heard nick was going to get a serious I was kind of hesitant.

First of all, I knew that it was take place when Nick would first be introduced into the Dark Hunter World and that it would run side by side with the DH books.. but I NEVER expected this book to be a YA book. That hit me from out of no where!

Second, the whole relationship with Nick and his mom was making me mad.. He would get in trouble, he would say I'm sorry, she would yell, then it would be ok. Then He would get in trouble, he would say im sorry, she would yell, then it would be ok. and REPEAT. that happened throughout the WHOLE BOOK. It got old really fast

and then lastly. Kenyon must be running dry, because she had Zombies in this book. Not just normal walking dead zombies.. but zombies some nerdy kid made by creating a video game. I almost died when i read that. I wanted to stop reading it right then and there. and boy i should have. I honestly thought that the whole " video game zombies" was just a bad guess and what was really happening and that we would find the real cause later in the book.. but nope. they really were "video game created zombies".

I will not be reading the rest of the "Chronicles of Nick", and it saddens me.. but I can't force myself to read another awful book.

I did not think that I would like this book at all because I usually do not like this author but I actually ended up liking it because of Nick. Some of the other characters are obviously borrowed from her other series and there were so many types of supernatural beings that it got overwhelming but as long as you focused on Nick and what he was going through it was okay.

Having never read any of the Dark-Hunter books, I came into Kenyon's Infinity: Chronicles of Nick without expectations. Unfortunately, Kenyon's foray into the young adult genre left me extremely disappointed. As the book opens, we meet Nick, a scrappy but sullen fourteen-year-old boy who lives with his mother in the slums of New Orleans. After being shot during an attempted mugging one night, Nick is saved by a mysterious man who takes him under his wing. As Nick's time with his new mentor continues, he slowly learns about an otherworld he didn't know existed and his potential role in it. Soon, zombies start terrorizing the city, and Nick finds himself at the center of a ragtag group who must try to stop them.

First and foremost, this book should be marketed for middle-grade readers, not young adults. The writing was elementary and simplistic, which is not how a young adult novel should read, even if the characters are young. The writing felt lazy with weak descriptions and an overreliance on supposed "teen speak" like Nick saying "Gah!" all the time. Little to no character development occurred among the main characters, and all of the secondary characters were flat. The plot itself felt silly and contrived, since it was clear there was never any real threat. As a non-Dark-Hunter reader, the mythology was confusing and remained unclear at the end of the book. This muddled mythology contributed to the poor world building, which was so minimal that I was never able to suspend belief and immerse myself in the created world. Completely illogical things happened, even for an urban fantasy, like immortals disclosing secret information to Nick within minutes of meeting him or kissing scenes while zombies were literally trying to eat the characters.

Among the few positives, INFINITY may appeal to young male audiences with its focus on action, instead of romance. Younger readers may enjoy the dialogue and find it humorous, and the story did end with a finished conclusion (no cliffhanger), which I always appreciate. For existing fans of Kenyon's adult Dark-Hunter series, this novel may also provide backstory for characters they've followed in her other books.

Overall, Kenyon's attempt to jump into the young adult market with INFINITY disappointed me with its inability to create a world I would want to visit again. As an adult reader, it also failed to entice me to pick up her adult series. If you're a fan of adult urban fantasy and would like to see a good addition to the young adult world by one of your favorite authors, I highly recommend Kelley Armstrong's The Summoning (Darkest Powers, Book 1) series instead.

Sherrilyn Kenyon - need I say more? Her dark hunter series is awesome but this series adds a little more fun to it. I love the characters and Simi is a blast!! Since I know the adult story for Nick, getting his take on everything as a kid is wonderful. It doesn't hurt that I get to laugh every few pages. Great new series!

This was an incredibly poorly written book. I am a fan of urban fantasy, and always on the look out for books with a male protagonist. I knew going in that it would be a YA book, but even with that in mind, I was blown away by how bad it was. The characters were all flat, the setting was poorly developed and the plot was really just a collection of disconnected "urban fantasy" themes mashed together to form a loose narrative. I will not be finishing this book, nor will I read any other books in this series.

Alright, I'm going to lay my cards on the table right here. I didn't finish the book. I couldn't. I believe I got about two hundred pages in before deciding I just couldn't go on. And, being both female, nerdy, and a teenager (In other words, the book's target demographic) that's really just... that's really just sad. But every time I cracked the spine, I had to suppress a groan and hope that this time something worth reading would pop out at me.

Okay, first, let's start out with the good. That's the only reason I didn't give this book a one. There were some funny lines, I must admit. I liked Bubba (Though found it odd that someone who was stated to have a redneck way of speaking occasionally dipped into British slang. Living in the south I can tell you that I have yet to meet a soul that uses the phrase sod off. I tend to use such language from time to time, and most people think I'm crazy for it) None of jokes really made me laugh, but a few got a weak smile here and there. Still though, a few witty lines is not enough to carry a novel on.

And now the bad. Oh good God, where to begin? First of all, I knew going into this that Kenyon was a big influence on Cassandra Clare. That alone should've set off a few warning lights, considering I have much the same view of Clare's writing: Occasionally funny, but not fulfilling. But I had heard countless bookworms rave about Kenyon and her phenomenal writing, so I decided to give it a shot. What was bad about it? Well, the beginning, for one. I look for reading solely within the YA section, and time and time again I've read this book's beginning. I swear, there must be a madlib out there with this plot, and authors keep finding it and plugging in their own character names and calling it a perfect beginning. The lonely loser kid hates life, his mother makes him do or wear something embarrasing on the first day of school, because apparently fashion is such a pivortal part of high school life, especially the fashion on others. (Which is not, in fact, true. Most people at my highschool don't give a damn what you happen to be wearing) The resident cool kids mock lonely loser for this (And it is, of course, the jocks and football players doing it. Because being good at football means you've probably sold your soul and sacrificed any vestiage of humanity to the football gods)Lonely loser kid falls for girl wildly out of his league, who still likes him because if you're pretty and popular, then you're a demon, unless you can speak two words to a memeber of the outcrowd without either of them being insults. In which case you're a wonderful, wonderful goddess worthy of worship. Teachers turn a blind eye to the jocks' torturing, because ninety percent of rich people appear to think that poor people are actually animals. And then lonely loser kid shows us that he's got a good heart by standing up for his mother... and then turning right around and "sticking it to her" because she doesn't want him to hang out a strip club. (Oh yeah, that's just terrible parenting there) BUT he shows us he has a good heart AGAIN by refusing to mug some tourists... and then promptly begins to hate himself for getting involved in the first place, probably failing to realize that if it weren't for him, there wouldn't have been anybody to take the bullet, and that couple would either be broke or dead. And he proceeds to whine about this, not often, but the fact that he was whining at all peeved me. I'd like to point out that this bullied-but-good-hearted formula has been used in Vladimir Tod, Warrior Heir, Gamer Girl... Hell, it was even in Harry Potter, to an extent. But Harry Potter made it interesting. This book fails to do so.

But I still held out hope. This was a fantasy novel, I just needed to wait for the fantasy to kick in and then, surely, I'd witness the full might of this famed authoress. So I waited, and when it finally came, it was lackluster. Yes, it was witty, and that's great. But it didn't seem... I can't even think of the word. Fleshed out, I suppose. The story seems an awful lot like a genderflipped Buffy. And Buffy is great and all, but more importantly it was Buffy. It was something all it's own. Kenyon didn't create her own world, she didn't carve out her own style. She expanded upon the one Buffy introduced. Hot people in leather staking demons and spouting witticisms. I wanted to see worldbuilding, I wanted to see Nick be pulled into this fantasy world seething beneath our own, not have it pop up on his doorstep telling him that after he finished his homework, he better go stake some vampires. Because that's what Buffy did, and if I wanted that, I'd go watch Buffy. So the world fell flat for me, and that seriously hurt what little respect I was determined to give over to the author.

On top of this, the constant shout outs. I could not stand them. Apparently they were funny or something, but I didn't find them so. The references to Resident Evil, Dune- Chuck Norris is even mentioned by name on the back summary- got very annoying very fast. I suppose they were an attempt to connect to the younger audience, or make Nick seem more real, but they just annoyed me. I want to read your story, Kenyon, not hear you rave about your favorite past times (Which included manga. I don't understand the obsession with manga. I personally am pretty ambivalent, but... well that's hardly the point of this review) Another thing that I can only assume was an attempt to make Nick seem more real was his use of slang and grating word choice. Another point that annoyed me, despite being such a minor thing. The constant "ain't"s and "'cause"s and phrases like "You don't owe me nothing." I guess I can't speak for New Orleans, but no one I've ever met talks like that, and it just irritated me to no end. Plus that scene where he was talking to Alan and all them was absolutely painful. I was frankly a bit happy when Nick got shot because it meant that they would finally shut up. The worst part was that even the narration was written in such a format. I'm not saying I only go for that flowery langauge you find in novels by Dickens and Twain. One of my favorite series happens to be Percy Jackson, which is written in such a style. But in Percy Jackson it's easy to overlook. It actually adds to the charm, both because it's written in first-person, and because it occasionally veers into that more formal, near-poetic style. Percy's thoughts were natural and sounded like the thoughts of a teenage boy, but the descriptions didn't, and that blend was pleasing for me. CoN goes strongly for the latter, however, and then it's just annoying. Kenyon's writing style seriously needs some improvement, because the style used here wasn't chamring, it was just annoying and plain. And this series doesn't even have the excuse of being in first person.

And the characters. I'm sorry, I'm not going to give a damn about a main character who constantly seems to have sex on his mind, even if it is an accurate depiction of a teenage boy. I'm not going to give a damn about a character who doesn't even know what a gorgon is. I'm not going to give a damn about a character that angsts far too much about far too unimportant things (Seriously, have these protagonists ever tried just not caring what their peers think? I can tell you firsthand it's far easier, and apparently spares you a lot more pain than getting in trouble over a stupid comment) Perhaps if he wasn't always so cocnerned with Stone and Casey and getting laid, and actually studied, or tried to learn something useful, then I wouldn't be so annoyed by a character who goes on about how bad he has it, and then doesn't show any effort to improve his lot in life. Besides working a part time job and putting some money towards college. Has he not gotten to memo that scholarships can pay you're way- you're entire way- through college? Why doesn't he try working for some of them, if he's so determined to have it better? If he's so driven to protect his mother? I found Nick unspeakably annoying. Nekoda was as boring as hell, as were... just about everyone else. Acheron popped in, and I rolled my eyes, put off by the narration's constant assertions that he was bad-ass, when it more supported the assertion that he was a total creeper. Kyrian was... I don't even know. I didn't care for him, certainly. He seemed plain, and the Acheron's hints of his dark tragic past got on my nerves instantly.

All in all, it just didn't seem very creative. None of the characters were too interesting. The jokes and some of the dialog was painful. And the world had almost no developement. Not obviously, anyway. It seemed to me your standard typical high school fantasy. Strange happenings go on, a few references to mythology and such, but no real fantastic themes. Not detailed worlds, no explanition. Just "Here, these people hunt demons, and there are other people who hunt other things, but that's it. I'm not going to give any history to them." Perhaps I didn't read far enough to find it, but that's one of the first things that should pop out at a reader. Not something I have to drudge through two-hundred pages for.

This is apparently a spin-off of her Dark-Hunters series, which I have to say I was a bit interested in reading. But if this is what I can expect, then just forget it. And besides, from what I gathered, DH is just the same thing with older protagonists and smut. Definetly not my cup of tea.

Two out of five. I loathe this book.

Lately I have found myself not as excited about the DH books as I was in the beginning but the Nick Chronicles remind me of the DH series of old. It pulled me in, I loved the character development, the humor and the story. It was like a breath of fresh air. Thanks

First off, I want to start out by saying that part of the draw why I chose to begin this series is that I am a huge fan of SK. I love her Dark Hunter's series and all of its characters, so I jumped at the chance to read more about them. However, I admit I was hesitant since this was SK's first foray into teen fic.

Synopsis: Nick Gautier is just a 14 year old boy living on the wrong side of the tracks of New Orleans when his life is suddenly turned inside out after being saved by the mysterious Kyrian Hunter. Things get even worse though when his classmates start turning into living zombies and some weird guy named Ambrose who claims to be his uncle starts popping up out of nowhere. Somehow Nick must manage to stop the zombies and balance the new destiny that is thrust upon him.

The pros:

This story is short and sweet. It's packed with action and humor, and there isn't a slow or boring minute. It is very easy to fly through this in one sitting. The angst is also kept to a minimum and allows the book to take a lighter tone, which is kind of refreshing after the Dark Hunter series.

The new characters! There are a few fun new characters introduced like Bubba and Mark who are hilarious in their mixture of redneck and geek. I definitely look forward to reading more about them.

The old characters! Yes, we obviously meet Kyrian and Nick again, but we also see a lot more of Nick's mom than ever before and a couple of surprise cameos that I won't spoil.

The plot. Honestly, I was caught by surprise by the twist she introduced to this series. I was expecting pretty much a straightforward flashback/prequel series, but it looks like it is going to be so much more.

The Cons:

Readers of SK's Dark Hunter series need to keep in mind that this is a series meant for adolescent so a lot of what you may like about that series (the smut, the angst) is going to be absent from this one. Most of the fighting is played for humor, and don't expect heavy romance anytime soon.

Like I said earlier, SK has never written young adult fiction before this novel, and at times, it shows. Some of the dialogue from Nick and the other students say seems too far fetched and cheesy.

The whole time period that this is supposed to take place in is annoying as well. According to the Dark Hunter website, Nick was born in 1982, and if he is 14 in this book then the setting should 1996. However some of the references to computers and cellphones make it seem to be set later (closer to 2002). I know that that is me just nitpicking but it still irks me.

Overall:

This is a great start to a fun series if you can get past the fact that it's young adult fiction and some of the dialogue can be kind of clunky.

I bought this for my 14 year old son and he said it was okay (I think he was being nice becasue he knows hardcovers are expensive). He loved the Eragon books and the Percy Jackson series so I thought this would be right up his alley. It was not. So I read it thinking maybe it was too adult-y. It was not. Lots happens in the book and there's some nice back-story if you've read the adult books but I couldn't even finish it it was so boring. I don't know how it ends and don't care.

i absolutely adore this eries. i love nick and really learn to love his character. things happen that i dont expect. one minute im freaking out that a zombie i gonna eat nicks friend the next im on the floor laughing about some sarcastic joke acharacter said. the best book

After having gotten enthralled with the Dark Hunter series, I was VERY pleased to learn Nick's story was being told. But as the story progressed and I realized the writing was geared towards preteens/teens, I must say I was pretty disappointed. While the writing was good, it is not something that I would have chosen to pay to read. While it is my fault for purchasing it without having read the description other than the plot overview on the book, all of Ms. Kenyon's books up until this point have been adult fiction. I assumed this was as well. I did finish the book, but it looks at Dark Hunter characters with a child's eye, and a child's lack of description or understanding.Interesting plot development with Nick's father, however.

I really want to read these books. I honestly do. But I am voting with my wallet and will NEVER buy these books unless the price drops significantly. These e-books are WAY TOO EXPENSIVE! And the paperbacks are also. Why would a digital book cost as much as a paperback? And then, why would a paperback cost $10??? This greed makes me sad. :(

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UPDATE (2/10/2013): Thank you to the publisher for lowering the price! I can handle $2.99 so I will buy the book now. :)

It Was very easy to read one night i read 200 pages it was so good. An awesome book i would suggest to anyone.

Publisher-St. Martin's Griffin

My Score: 5 STARS!
Reviewed by: Brett (Student at Franklin High School)

What happened to the author that wrote Acheron? This book was a disappointment. I kept waiting for the real Sherrilyn Kenyon to show up and I say this as someone who has bought every one of her books so far! The Chronicles of Nick, I was disappointed to find out would appeal to a prepubescent reader, but not to the adults who have loved her Dark Hunter series. Not worth the money.

Very disappointing! The story was ok if your a 12 year old. Me and my daughter have read every SK book and always looked forward to the next. We couldn't wait for Nick's story and she turned it into a tween book. She over uses the word (GAH!). Very irritating. Not sure if I'm going to continue wasting my money on SK books when it seems they are becoming rushed and not well thought out.

Alright, I'm going to lay my cards on the table right here. I didn't finish the book. I couldn't. I believe I got about two hundred pages in before deciding I just couldn't go on. And, being both female, nerdy, and a teenager (In other words, the book's target demographic) that's really just... that's really just sad. But every time I cracked the spine, I had to suppress a groan and hope that this time something worth reading would pop out at me.

Okay, first, let's start out with the good. That's the only reason I didn't give this book a one. There were some funny lines, I must admit. I liked Bubba (Though found it odd that someone who was stated to have a redneck way of speaking occasionally dipped into British slang. Living in the south I can tell you that I have yet to meet a soul that uses the phrase sod off. I tend to use such language from time to time, and most people think I'm crazy for it) None of jokes really made me laugh, but a few got a weak smile here and there. Still though, a few witty lines is not enough to carry a novel on.

And now the bad. Oh good God, where to begin? First of all, I knew going into this that Kenyon was a big influence on Cassandra Clare. That alone should've set off a few warning lights, considering I have much the same view of Clare's writing: Occasionally funny, but not fulfilling. But I had heard countless bookworms rave about Kenyon and her phenomenal writing, so I decided to give it a shot. What was bad about it? Well, the beginning, for one. I look for reading solely within the YA section, and time and time again I've read this book's beginning. I swear, there must be a madlib out there with this plot, and authors keep finding it and plugging in their own character names and calling it a perfect beginning. The lonely loser kid hates life, his mother makes him do or wear something embarrasing on the first day of school, because apparently fashion is such a pivortal part of high school life, especially the fashion on others. (Which is not, in fact, true. Most people at my highschool don't give a damn what you happen to be wearing) The resident cool kids mock lonely loser for this (And it is, of course, the jocks and football players doing it. Because being good at football means you've probably sold your soul and sacrificed any vestiage of humanity to the football gods)Lonely loser kid falls for girl wildly out of his league, who still likes him because if you're pretty and popular, then you're a demon, unless you can speak two words to a memeber of the outcrowd without either of them being insults. In which case you're a wonderful, wonderful goddess worthy of worship. Teachers turn a blind eye to the jocks' torturing, because ninety percent of rich people appear to think that poor people are actually animals. And then lonely loser kid shows us that he's got a good heart by standing up for his mother... and then turning right around and "sticking it to her" because she doesn't want him to hang out a strip club. (Oh yeah, that's just terrible parenting there) BUT he shows us he has a good heart AGAIN by refusing to mug some tourists... and then promptly begins to hate himself for getting involved in the first place, probably failing to realize that if it weren't for him, there wouldn't have been anybody to take the bullet, and that couple would either be broke or dead. And he proceeds to whine about this, not often, but the fact that he was whining at all peeved me. I'd like to point out that this bullied-but-good-hearted formula has been used in Vladimir Tod, Warrior Heir, Gamer Girl... Hell, it was even in Harry Potter, to an extent. But Harry Potter made it interesting. This book fails to do so.

But I still held out hope. This was a fantasy novel, I just needed to wait for the fantasy to kick in and then, surely, I'd witness the full might of this famed authoress. So I waited, and when it finally came, it was lackluster. Yes, it was witty, and that's great. But it didn't seem... I can't even think of the word. Fleshed out, I suppose. The story seems an awful lot like a genderflipped Buffy. And Buffy is great and all, but more importantly it was Buffy. It was something all it's own. Kenyon didn't create her own world, she didn't carve out her own style. She expanded upon the one Buffy introduced. Hot people in leather staking demons and spouting witticisms. I wanted to see worldbuilding, I wanted to see Nick be pulled into this fantasy world seething beneath our own, not have it pop up on his doorstep telling him that after he finished his homework, he better go stake some vampires. Because that's what Buffy did, and if I wanted that, I'd go watch Buffy. So the world fell flat for me, and that seriously hurt what little respect I was determined to give over to the author.

On top of this, the constant shout outs. I could not stand them. Apparently they were funny or something, but I didn't find them so. The references to Resident Evil, Dune- Chuck Norris is even mentioned by name on the back summary- got very annoying very fast. I suppose they were an attempt to connect to the younger audience, or make Nick seem more real, but they just annoyed me. I want to read your story, Kenyon, not hear you rave about your favorite past times (Which included manga. I don't understand the obsession with manga. I personally am pretty ambivalent, but... well that's hardly the point of this review) Another thing that I can only assume was an attempt to make Nick seem more real was his use of slang and grating word choice. Another point that annoyed me, despite being such a minor thing. The constant "ain't"s and "'cause"s and phrases like "You don't owe me nothing." I guess I can't speak for New Orleans, but no one I've ever met talks like that, and it just irritated me to no end. Plus that scene where he was talking to Alan and all them was absolutely painful. I was frankly a bit happy when Nick got shot because it meant that they would finally shut up. The worst part was that even the narration was written in such a format. I'm not saying I only go for that flowery langauge you find in novels by Dickens and Twain. One of my favorite series happens to be Percy Jackson, which is written in such a style. But in Percy Jackson it's easy to overlook. It actually adds to the charm, both because it's written in first-person, and because it occasionally veers into that more formal, near-poetic style. Percy's thoughts were natural and sounded like the thoughts of a teenage boy, but the descriptions didn't, and that blend was pleasing for me. CoN goes strongly for the latter, however, and then it's just annoying. Kenyon's writing style seriously needs some improvement, because the style used here wasn't chamring, it was just annoying and plain. And this series doesn't even have the excuse of being in first person.

And the characters. I'm sorry, I'm not going to give a damn about a main character who constantly seems to have sex on his mind, even if it is an accurate depiction of a teenage boy. I'm not going to give a damn about a character who doesn't even know what a gorgon is. I'm not going to give a damn about a character that angsts far too much about far too unimportant things (Seriously, have these protagonists ever tried just not caring what their peers think? I can tell you firsthand it's far easier, and apparently spares you a lot more pain than getting in trouble over a stupid comment) Perhaps if he wasn't always so cocnerned with Stone and Casey and getting laid, and actually studied, or tried to learn something useful, then I wouldn't be so annoyed by a character who goes on about how bad he has it, and then doesn't show any effort to improve his lot in life. Besides working a part time job and putting some money towards college. Has he not gotten to memo that scholarships can pay you're way- you're entire way- through college? Why doesn't he try working for some of them, if he's so determined to have it better? If he's so driven to protect his mother? I found Nick unspeakably annoying. Nekoda was as boring as hell, as were... just about everyone else. Acheron popped in, and I rolled my eyes, put off by the narration's constant assertions that he was bad-ass, when it more supported the assertion that he was a total creeper. Kyrian was... I don't even know. I didn't care for him, certainly. He seemed plain, and the Acheron's hints of his dark tragic past got on my nerves instantly.

All in all, it just didn't seem very creative. None of the characters were too interesting. The jokes and some of the dialog was painful. And the world had almost no developement. Not obviously, anyway. It seemed to me your standard typical high school fantasy. Strange happenings go on, a few references to mythology and such, but no real fantastic themes. Not detailed worlds, no explanition. Just "Here, these people hunt demons, and there are other people who hunt other things, but that's it. I'm not going to give any history to them." Perhaps I didn't read far enough to find it, but that's one of the first things that should pop out at a reader. Not something I have to drudge through two-hundred pages for.

This is apparently a spin-off of her Dark-Hunters series, which I have to say I was a bit interested in reading. But if this is what I can expect, then just forget it. And besides, from what I gathered, DH is just the same thing with older protagonists and smut. Definetly not my cup of tea.

Two out of five. I loathe this book.

Lately I have found myself not as excited about the DH books as I was in the beginning but the Nick Chronicles remind me of the DH series of old. It pulled me in, I loved the character development, the humor and the story. It was like a breath of fresh air. Thanks

I bought this for my 14 year old son and he said it was okay (I think he was being nice becasue he knows hardcovers are expensive). He loved the Eragon books and the Percy Jackson series so I thought this would be right up his alley. It was not. So I read it thinking maybe it was too adult-y. It was not. Lots happens in the book and there's some nice back-story if you've read the adult books but I couldn't even finish it it was so boring. I don't know how it ends and don't care.

i absolutely adore this eries. i love nick and really learn to love his character. things happen that i dont expect. one minute im freaking out that a zombie i gonna eat nicks friend the next im on the floor laughing about some sarcastic joke acharacter said. the best book

After having gotten enthralled with the Dark Hunter series, I was VERY pleased to learn Nick's story was being told. But as the story progressed and I realized the writing was geared towards preteens/teens, I must say I was pretty disappointed. While the writing was good, it is not something that I would have chosen to pay to read. While it is my fault for purchasing it without having read the description other than the plot overview on the book, all of Ms. Kenyon's books up until this point have been adult fiction. I assumed this was as well. I did finish the book, but it looks at Dark Hunter characters with a child's eye, and a child's lack of description or understanding.Interesting plot development with Nick's father, however.

I really want to read these books. I honestly do. But I am voting with my wallet and will NEVER buy these books unless the price drops significantly. These e-books are WAY TOO EXPENSIVE! And the paperbacks are also. Why would a digital book cost as much as a paperback? And then, why would a paperback cost $10??? This greed makes me sad. :(

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UPDATE (2/10/2013): Thank you to the publisher for lowering the price! I can handle $2.99 so I will buy the book now. :)

It Was very easy to read one night i read 200 pages it was so good. An awesome book i would suggest to anyone.

Publisher-St. Martin's Griffin

My Score: 5 STARS!
Reviewed by: Brett (Student at Franklin High School)

What happened to the author that wrote Acheron? This book was a disappointment. I kept waiting for the real Sherrilyn Kenyon to show up and I say this as someone who has bought every one of her books so far! The Chronicles of Nick, I was disappointed to find out would appeal to a prepubescent reader, but not to the adults who have loved her Dark Hunter series. Not worth the money.

Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Chronicles of Nick)

A young man's coming of age is complicated by werewolves, vampires, gods, demons and eccentric rednecks. When your Mom is a stripper and your Dad is on death row, life can be complicated. This story is a glorious escape down a New Orleans rabbit hole of fantastical characters.

Nick is a somewhat nerdy hard case. His doting Mom makes him crazy and his impoverished inclusion in a prestigious private school does not provide him with a sedate lifestyle. Sherrilyn Kenyon has a vivid, perhaps demented, but absolutely vivid imagination. The characters in the book are extraordinarily colorful and equally unbelievable. I guess I am going to have to track down more of her work. My only criticism is there could have been a little more back story on Ash and Kyrian and others who it seemed like should be familiar. Bubba was a hoot.

I truly enjoyed Nick's smart mouth. I no doubt identified with the personality type that leads to the mouth running amuck, sadly I have no off setting powers.

I recommend the book.

I have loved reading all of the Dark-Hunter novels over the years and this series about Nick growing up is the best. Finding out the past of the wonderful smart-ass is too good. It's like meeting all my favorite characters over again. I love how they even added zombies into the story too.

I was actually shocked that I enjoyed this book. I listed to the audio version of this book and could not get enough of it. I borrowed it from the library and would listen to it in the car daily. I really thought it was a fun, energetic, loveable book. I usually stay away from Teen books because they don't have enough meat for me, but because Kenyon wrote it, I couldn't pass it up. I'm glad I followed my instincts. If you're a Dark Hunter fan, then don't pass on this baby jewel.

Infinity is a the first book in a new YA spin-off to the Dark-Hunter series. Told from the perspective of a 14 year old Nick Gautier it is the story of what his teen years could be. When he is attacked for going against his “friends” he is saved by a man who it turns out is embroiled in a paranormal world Nick knew nothing about. Many people Nick knows are more than they seem. When kids from his school start turning into living zombies Nick must find a way to save them, and stop the ones who wish to use them to control humans. I wasn’t sure about this being a YA series, but I loved it as much as I do the Dark-Hunter books. You don’t need to read that series to enjoy this one, but I think this series enhances the experience for those who love the Dark-Hunter world.