The story was extremely fast-paced, brimming with action and intensity. So let me tell you something: it works better than I could ever imagine. Would they create a ‘‘believable’’ and ‘‘convincing’’ enough story, albeit full of demons, exorcists and religious fanatics? Would it make sense? Those two questions made me extremely curious. I first had my reservations regarding the suitability of mixing dystopia and urban fantasy as genres. She needs Finn and his group of rogue friends just as much as they need her. Wanted by the Church and hunted by dark forces, Nina knows she can’t survive on her own. But what kind of exorcist wears a hoodie? To keep them both alive, Nina will need to trust Finn, a fugitive with deep green eyes who has already saved her life once and who might just be an exorcist. And Mellie’s sin has put her in serious trouble. Because in New Temperance, sins are prosecuted as crimes by the brutal Church and its army of black-robed exorcists. When Nina discovers that Mellie is keeping a secret that threatens their very existence, she’ll do anything to protect her. They gave up on their deadbeat mom a long time ago.

Watching over her younger sister, Mellie, and scraping together food and money are all that matters. Her town’s population has been decimated by soul-consuming demons, and souls are in short supply. Sixteen-year-old Nina Kane should be worrying about her immortal soul, but she’s too busy trying to actually survive. She needs Finn and his group of rogue friends just as much as they need her.Genres & Themes: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Dystopia, Demons To keep them both alive, Nina will need to put her trust in Finn, a fugitive with deep green eyes who has already saved her life once and who might just be an exorcist.

From RACHEL VINCENT, New York Times bestselling author, comes the first book in a new series about a girl who must join forces with rogue exorcists to save her sister and, ultimately, humanity.

The stars never rise series