INFERNO, the fourth book in the Chronicles of Nick series, makes a tremendous leap towards Sherrilyn Kenyon's endgame.

Nick Gautier learns Nikoda's "Kody's" true identity and now is at his most vulnerable state. This is where Casey enters, a cheerleader who intrigues Nick enough to want to keep her around. As Nick's romantic life has its ups and down, on the larger scale of things, Kenyon still focuses on the fact that someone is targeting both Nick and his father for the Malachai mojo. Kenyon makes some groundbreaking progress in terms of development, which helps maintain the momentum of the series.

In this instalment, readers are once again faced with Cherise Gautier, Nick's mother who continues to wreak havoc in his life. Cherise is possibly the most annoying character in the series, but she also holds a candle to her son and because of that, I was respect Nick's loyalty. I predict I'm not alone in my love/hate view on her character.

INFERNO ends in a big way but there is still much to come. I suspect there will be a divide between the views on the epilogue as some readers will love it while others will be confused on the road Kenyon seems to be taking. However, I will give Kenyon the benefit of the doubt and read Illusion.

Packed with action and twists, INFERNO is the best in the series so far!