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Darkness Brutal by Rachel Marks

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Aidan O'Lynn's childhood ended the night he saw a demon kill his mother and mark his sister, Ava, with Darkness. Since then, every three years the demons have returned to try to claim her... In desperation, Aidan seeks out the help of Sid, the enigmatic leader of a group of teens who run LA Paranormal, an Internet reality show that fights demons and ghosts. (Summary from Amazon)

 Category
Fiction

 Why I chose this book
Kindle First

 My personal opinion (the review)
I cannot recommend it, because of the language. But if it didn't have the language, the story line is fantastic! The story line spans back to ancient days, 9 years back, and current day. Aidan can see otherworldy beings, speak and read ancient languages, and fight against demons. Cool stuff. But goodness gracious, why do you need F-words, when you have such an awesome story??

 Warnings
Language: abundant and strong! Many F-words, distributed throughout
Violence: trapping and fighting demons
"Adult" situations: some teenage encounters, but nothing graphic
Death: some, but not of major characters

 Movie rating equivalent
R, for language alone

 Protagonist description
Aidan has many mysterious talents

 Point of view of story
First

 Book length
Longer

 Story flow
Excellent

 Grammar and spelling issues
None

 Character connection (no spoilers)
I'd like to learn more about the LA Paranormal team members, and how they came together

For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
First book, unknown

Series review as a whole
Very interesting, but I probably won't continue with it. Can't take the language.

 If you only have time for one, read: (which one)
Darkness Brutal, start at the beginning

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