Jacob Greene came from a cult. He escaped and his trying to make a new life for himself at St. Mark's University. So far Jacob is learning it is harder to make friends than it was living in a cult. Jacob hears on the news of a murder. The body was surrounded by a circle that was burned with ashes. The murder can mean only one thing...Jacob's family has found him. Jacob knows that the murder is just the beginning. It is a ritual to being doom to the Earth.

I had issues with this book. At times it read like the author did not think the readers (me) would get the concept of the story, so he would write things out sometimes repeating. Then at other times he did not explain enough and it felt like he was just rushing through the story. Another problem I had is that I wanted the characters to be more engaging. I found them to be uninteresting and not so likeable. Like I did not really felt like Jake was all that interested or cared about sharing people. He was his persona. He came off stiff and a little cold. I did understand his reservation with people and making friends due to his one and only friend being killed by his family. Yet, I wanted him to be more warm and inviting. Despite all of this I did find myself skimming parts after a while. The cult rituals and other magical elements in the book were not bad. I did see some promise of a good book.