Firstborn — Ryan Attard

This is a YA Urban Fantasy novel Meet Erik Ashendale, wizard. He solves all kinds of problems of a magical and freaky nature. Especially when it comes to hunting down the supernatural. So when he and his talking cat are asked to protect a girl who's being chased by a big-time demon, they can hardly refuse, especially when the rent's due. Once the fight takes shape, Erik and the rest of his unlikely companions have to pit themselves against the elemental forces of good and evil: angels, demons, a Japanese monster, 1/7 of the Deadly Sins, talking pets . . . and even a morally ambiguous twin sister gets thrown into the mix. In order to stay alive, Erik must deal with his terrible past and the secrets of his family. And he must never forget the most important rule of his twisted world: Nothing is ever what it seems.