I was a bit wary as I started this book that is filled with hate and archaic beliefs of white supremacy, but I soon saw where the author was going and that changed everything. I did not read the first book, "To Claire" but this book was able to stand alone. The author has created a heart pounding and at times shocking work of art. Chilling and at times dark, the book centers around James, a 17 year old from Georgia. The book begins with James and his mother attending his father and brother's funeral. After the funeral, his father's best friends, members of The Brotherhood, tell James, then not yet a teenager, that he is destined to avenge their deaths. James files this information in the back of his head in til he is summoned by The Brotherhood to fulfill his mission. The ending is defiantly a page turner. I had to force myself to slow down because I wanted to reach the end, not because I wanted to finish the book but because I wanted to see the final outcome. I didn't see the ending coming, it was a total shock. ( )