Review: Infinity: Chronicles of Nick by Serrilyn Kenyon

Synopsis from jacket:
At fourteen, Nick Gautier thinks he knows everything about the world around him. Streetwise, tough and savvy, his quick sarcasm is the stuff of legends. . .until the night when his best friends try to kill him. Saved by a mysterious warrior who has more fighting skills than Chuck Norris, Nick is sucked into the realm of the Dark-Hunters: immortal vampire slayers who risk everything to save humanity.
Nick quickly learns that the human world is only a veil for a much larger and more dangerous one: a world where the captain of the football team is a werewolf and the girl he has a crush on goes out at night to stake the undead.
But before he can even learn the rules of this new world, his fellow students are turning into flesh eating zombies. And he’s next on the menu.
As if starting high school isn't hard enough. . .now Nick has to hide his new friends from his mom, his chainsaw from the principal, and keep the zombies and the demon Simi from eating his brains, all without getting grounded or suspended. How in the world is he supposed to do that?

Was This Book Worth My Time?

Yes. 

Just the other day I was expressing my sadness that there are not many YA books out there for middle school boys.  As a teacher who strives to find books that girls and boys will enjoy, I was so excited about this book.  I hoped that it would have enough for both my girls and my boys.  My hopes were met!

This book is FULL of action, but the best part? The main character, Nick, is a boy whose family has very little money, and he is picked on for being different than the rich kids at his private school. I LOVE when the bullies come out on the bottom, and this book shows just that.

The second thing I adored about this book was the sarcasm.  If you know me, you know I'm sarcastic by nature.  It's hard for me to "turn off" my sarcasm , and Nick has that same problem.  I found myself laughing out loud at many parts. 

It was refreshing to read a book that involved zombies, werewolves, and demons without all the silly romance.  This is not a paranormal romance; it's a full-on war. 

What Bothered Me?
Nothing.