Kenyons Minions discussion

Go to school. Get good grades. Stay out of trouble. That’s the mandate for most kids. But Nick Gautier isn’t the average teenager. He’s a boy with a destiny not even he fully understands. And his first mandate is to stay alive while everyone, even his own father, tries to kill him.

He’s learned to annihilate zombies and raise the dead, divination and clairvoyance, so why is learning to drive and keep a girlfriend so dang hard? But that isn’t the primary skill he has to master. Survival is.

And in order to survive, his next lesson makes all the others pale in comparison. He is on the brink of becoming either the greatest hero mankind has ever known.

Or he’ll be the one who ends the world. With enemies new and old gathering forces, he will have to call on every part of himself to fight or he’ll lose everyone he cares about.

Even himself.

Some general questions to help incite discussion. Feel free to answer as many as you'd like.

•Did you enjoy the book? Why? Why not?

•Did you feel that the book fulfilled your expectations? Were you disappointed?

•What did you think of the characters? Could you relate to them or no?
- Who were your favorite characters?
- Who were your least favorite characters?

Ohhhh I'll read Infinity and Invincible as soon as I get back from my hollidays and then Infamous so I can coment here e.e

I will start a re-read of this later tonight. If I do recall this is when Nick and Caleb start to bond.

Mmm maybe you're right. I shall re-read it again to be sure

And this is the brother "reveal" book right?

That is what everyone say...I remember some serious stuff but this time, I'll read the entire series and write down everything I think it's important

good call Nicole. I keep swearing I will but I'm too lazy haha.

Ahah I'll do it for you too

Aww thanks. But I swear we need a white board or a bulletin board to catch all the facts like they have at the cop station. That'd be great.

Ohhhh yeah...and then we just connect the dots

Yea, that's easier than finding Waldo most times lol.

Haha I've never tried to do that xD

Definitely something to try for sure one of these days. If I recall right they have these books of different scenes to find him in. It's a hoot.

Yeah! I've seen them in my favorite bookstore (it's the only one that I know that has books in English)

Pick one up sometime. :)

Ahahah okay. It might be fun for a school day xD

I have not read any of Nick's books yet. I guess I'll do a re-read of the entire series to refresh.

Hope you like them when you get there Nette. Definitely another way to enrich the series to say the least.

Dhfan4life wrote: "Hope you like them when you get there Nette. Definitely another way to enrich the series to say the least."

I hope I'll like CON because I don't like Nick. Ever since he turned on Ash, I lost interest with anything to do with Nick.

You definitely learn to love Nick all over again with CON. I didn't realize how much I missed his humor in the DH series until I picked up CON.

I'm sure many have. But have to remember at the heart of Nick he is someone that is a loyalist first. And he felt betrayed. And since what happened to him, I believe this is just his journey of becoming something he never wished to be in the first place. And in the adult series world, that is someone like his father, and even more someone that attributed to his mother's death in some fashion, and even worse than that being betrayed by those he held most dear. So quite the journey Monsieur Nick is on to say the least. And no doubt making it even uglier before he gets pretty.

Shari-amor is right, Nette. I have learned to hold on to the brief goodness- moments that Nick had now and again. Like the one in Acheron, when he saves Tory...but with CON, if I wasn't in love with him before, I am now, definitely

Thats understandable but it's hard to watch a character you love so much go through that sort of metamorphosis and realize it's only gonna get worse before it gets better. It drags hearing him complain and be negative through several books. When any other character we'd probably hear it in a couple or in small doses. It's like being around a friend going through it. Now having me as a friend I'd only wanna hear it so much before I start dishing out tough love.

But here's a purely objective question. Do you guys not think that Kyrian, Talon, etc. went through something similar when they first became dark-hunters too? I mean we just hear about them getting squires, and how their past was before and after being dark-hunters. But not quite seeing them go through their first few years as dark-hunters, I think that would be really telling.

I see what you mean with that...I guess I'm just an optimist but yeah...I didn't like seen him in his evil-self

I'm sure they did but as a reader I don't want to read about it for several books. It's been years since Nick's mother has been killed. As a reader, it's starting to be boring to me and it's time to move on to make room for other ideas and storylines. I'm a bit worried that we'll never get it. We're what!? 30+ plus books into the series and still have years to go before we get a finish. I love SK but it's time to wrap it up and let it go.

True, but she has so many other avenues to explore anyway. And besides when you dealing with one of the upper echelon of demons anyway. Gotta write his parts just so. I would hate for it to be wrapped up and Nick is skipping through a field of daisies too prematurely or anything.

I wish there were 30 left! But I get it that Cherise's death is maybe something that must to come up every time that Nick hesitates in his Malachai status

And not only that we have to see how she plays out him and Artie too.

That's the issue. She's opening too many doors right now. She's got CON, the dragons, the demons, Nick/Ambrose, Artie, Jaden/Jared, Savitar, and Thorn. Half of these characters won't even get there story until Nick gets his which wont be for another 6 years if shes still planning on doing 12 in the CON series. I understand not wanting to shift things too quickly or wrap up with a perfect bow but it should never take this long. They may have had interesting points or tidbits but the books themselves yeah.

Another true statement, but this could be her top money maker too. And maybe finishing it too soon could underscore her own steady income too maybe.

Maybe in a year or two she'll release more than one CON book

Ok just started. It must be hard to learn you'll become the most evil and feared being in the universe and will end it. Thats gotta be worse to learn as a kid especially with the life he's lived so far.

Shari-amor wrote: "Ok just started. It must be hard to learn you'll become the most evil and feared being in the universe and will end it. Thats gotta be worse to learn as a kid especially with the life he's lived so..."

Now you've got me wanting to Crack open one of my CON books...lol. But nope, not gonna do it! I can't remember where I've left off? I believe it was somewhere around No Mercy?

Hehehe oh yes you do, Nette. He's learning all about the other attempts Ambrose made in trying to change his destiny

Shari-amor wrote: "Hehehe oh yes you do, Nette. He's learning all about the other attempts Ambrose made in trying to change his destiny"

Damn, I'm doomed...lol

You can do it Nette.

Hehehe

Dhfan4life wrote: "You can do it Nette."

I'm trying to read from my Kindle app on my phone and can't access my DH books! I broke another Kindle and the replacement will get to me who knows when? Damn!

You're so bad Shari-amor...lol. I'm pulling my hair out over here...lol

:-( The sick joke on Brynna

Ooooh! I just read how Grim found out about Nick. I didn't think it was ever mentioned but I might have missed it the first time around

Ohhh here is a phrase that I found on a picture xD:

You know, there are some thing you never expect to face even on this job. And a flying primate that shoots fire out of its nose is one of them.
-Ethon. No Mercy

Shari-amor wrote: "Ooooh! I just read how Grim found out about Nick. I didn't think it was ever mentioned but I might have missed it the first time around"

So it wasn't through is dad or no?

Hehehe I'll never tell *runs away*

Shari-amor wrote: "Hehehe I'll never tell *runs away*"

Come here! I'll catch you!

Shari-amor wrote: "Hehehe I'll never tell *runs away*"

Haha wasn't that from a movie?

Si senorita. ^_^ Don't Say A Word with Britney Murphy.

Oh ok Yeah it was his dad. He wants Grim to train Nick to make him stronger so Adarian can still all of Nick's powers. That way he'll have his own amd Nicks. Grim gets to be a leader in the apocalypse that next to Adarian instead of in a subservient role

ADARIAN! The fucki' love of my dark-life haha.
I must confess that in a moment, I liked Grim too. DON'T KILL ME

And it went to Grim's head and brought out his own motives.