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Obsidian (Lux, #1)
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Alien. I fell in love with a freaking alien. Not one of those greeny three-eyed creatures but still he is extraterrestrial life. As if book boyfriends from this galaxy weren't enough.
There was something off with this little Virginia town Katy was forced to move in. Strange things happened, people were supposed to light up like Christmas trees and there was gossip about Men in Black lurking in the streets. And things got even weirder when Katy spent time with her extremely beautiful neighbors, Dee and Daemon. Dee wanted desperately to become friends with Katy, while her brother seemed to consider Katy a stone in his shoe, something unpleasant and annoying. The truth behind this hatred? The Black twins were aliens, hiding from some not so friendly aliens, and Katy found herself involved in a world of secrets, super powers, obsidian knifes and a battle between light and darkness. And a seriously bipolar Daemon.
I LOVE Obsidian so, so much.
Mystery and paranormal romance combined with sassy characters and humorous dialogues, a healthy dose of tension and agony and sexual frustration and fast paced writing made this book such an enjoyable read! It's my first Jennifer L. Armentrout book and I am pleasantly surprised, I can say for sure she gained a new fan! She managed to make aliens fascinating without following the cliches, and her heroes are easily relatable! Kat was an amazing heroine, stubborn and feisty and sarcastic and caring and funny, it's impossible not to love her!
And Daemon?
Totally swoonworthy. An arrogant, hot, overconfident, sex-on-a-stick asshole who gave you heart attacks and took your breath away at once.
There were times I wanted to bang his pretty head in a wall and times I wanted him tobang kiss me hard against a wall. He was mostly a rude jerk, but his love towards his sister was touching and the moments he was vulnerable were enough to balance his assholiness.
And the scenes between Daemon and Kat?
Holy Hawt Chemisty, Batman!
If you're looking for a good Young Adult novel from a very talented author, then Obsidian is the book for you. After you finish it, you will wish you were kidnapped by aliens (the hot ones who don't look like Chewbacca anyway).
“Welcome to West Virginia, the land of lost models.�
There was something off with this little Virginia town Katy was forced to move in. Strange things happened, people were supposed to light up like Christmas trees and there was gossip about Men in Black lurking in the streets. And things got even weirder when Katy spent time with her extremely beautiful neighbors, Dee and Daemon. Dee wanted desperately to become friends with Katy, while her brother seemed to consider Katy a stone in his shoe, something unpleasant and annoying. The truth behind this hatred? The Black twins were aliens, hiding from some not so friendly aliens, and Katy found herself involved in a world of secrets, super powers, obsidian knifes and a battle between light and darkness. And a seriously bipolar Daemon.
“I was always able to lose myself in reading. Books were a necessary escape I always gladly jumped into headfirst.�
I LOVE Obsidian so, so much.
Mystery and paranormal romance combined with sassy characters and humorous dialogues, a healthy dose of tension and agony and sexual frustration and fast paced writing made this book such an enjoyable read! It's my first Jennifer L. Armentrout book and I am pleasantly surprised, I can say for sure she gained a new fan! She managed to make aliens fascinating without following the cliches, and her heroes are easily relatable! Kat was an amazing heroine, stubborn and feisty and sarcastic and caring and funny, it's impossible not to love her!
And Daemon?
“Beautiful face. Beautiful body. Horrible attitude. It was the holy trinity of hot boys.�
Totally swoonworthy. An arrogant, hot, overconfident, sex-on-a-stick asshole who gave you heart attacks and took your breath away at once.
There were times I wanted to bang his pretty head in a wall and times I wanted him to
And the scenes between Daemon and Kat?
Holy Hawt Chemisty, Batman!
If you're looking for a good Young Adult novel from a very talented author, then Obsidian is the book for you. After you finish it, you will wish you were kidnapped by aliens (the hot ones who don't look like Chewbacca anyway).
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“Beautiful face. Beautiful body. Horrible attitude. It was the holy trinity of hot boys.”
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― Obsidian
“I've always found that the most beautiful people, truly beautiful inside and out, are the ones who are quietly unaware of their effect." His eyes searched mine intently, and for a moment we stood there toe to toe. "The ones who throw their beauty around, waste what they have? Their beauty is only passing. It's just a shell hiding nothing but shadows and emptiness.”
― Obsidian
― Obsidian
“Oh, yeah.� Carissa nodded. “They were googley-eyed in class on Friday. It was pretty steamy, the whole ‘I’m
screwing you with my eyes� thing they had going on.� I choked on my drink. “That was not what we were doing. We were talking!”
― Obsidian
screwing you with my eyes� thing they had going on.� I choked on my drink. “That was not what we were doing. We were talking!”
― Obsidian
“But no matter where I went, what I was running from would still be with me—Kat. She wasn’t just back in the house, in that bed. She was with me now, inside me. And there was no outrunning that.”
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Reading Progress
November 29, 2014
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November 29, 2014
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August 30, 2015
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August 31, 2015
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August 31, 2015
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urban-fantasy
September 3, 2015
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September 5, 2015
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Yes to everything that is Daemon Black!
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Daemon Black is everything!!He became one of my favorite assholes!!<3
Katerina wrote: "Daemon Black is everything!!He became one of my favorite assholes!!<3"I don't know why, the assholes are just so much more fun to read. Makes the tension that much better:D
Sexy arrogant bastards for the win!!I do enjoy a good boy scout once in a while but bad boys have ruined me!It's just that they hide a sensitive side only the heroine gets to see that makes them so appealing!!
Woah! Another one of those irresistible bad boy. =3 I want to read this series but it's on my 'maybe' shelf.Fabulous review, Kat! XD
Thank you darling!! <3 <3 You should give it a try,it's really well written and Daemon will rock your world xD
Oh man there are so many JLA books out there to read!! :O
Right? That woman writes like a lunatic lol. I think she has released a book more than anyone I know! o.o I NEED to get acquainted with her Paranormal and Fantasy series tho, so far I've only read her Wait for You series.
What do you think of Wait for You?Is it good?Because I've fallen in love with her writing,especially the way she understands the love for books!!
I loved it! JLA has the talent to make you read her books so fast. You just can't stop until you finish. And HOT BOYS. Hot boys everywhere. :D
If only hot boys were that common in real life!xD
FAB review babes :)xx glad u ENJOYED reading !!!i LOVED this series �
SASSY characters , WONDERFUL dialouges
and it was totally HOT :D !!!
§ Bookworm Nidhz § wrote: "FAB review babes :)xx glad u ENJOYED reading !!!i LOVED this series �
SASSY characters , WONDERFUL dialouges
and it was totally HOT :D !!!"
Thank you sweetie!!:D <3 You're so right,one of the most amazing YA series out there!And Daemon is my sin!!:D :D
Ana wrote: "Great review lovey :) I've always wanted to read this book but there are way too many sequels so... :)"
Thank you sweetheart!!<3 Well I am not the most suitable person to offer you some wisdom because I read the entire series in 6 days (even I know that was not healthy :D) but if you have free time give it a try,it's worth it!!;)
I love this book AND of coure Daemon&Katy!These two are match make in heaven!!!
ohmigod I know,they're one of my OTPs! � This series is perfect!!
omg love your review Katerina! I agree with everything you said :DD
I just hated Daemon. I'm glad this was good for you though. It's always refreshing reading from someone else's perspective. Great review Katerina! :) Mwahh.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!
5014021Katerina ohmigod I know,they're one of my OTPs! � This series is perfect!!
I know what you mean I have re-read it these books a loooot... <3
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"It's my first Jennifer L. Armentrout book and I am pleasantly surprised,I can say for sure she gained a new fan!" - So nice when your first experience with an author is such a memorable one. I became an uber-Brandon Sanderson fan after just one book! :D
I also knew I was going to be a Rachel E. Carter fan for life by the end of First Year as well! ;)
Amazing review as always, Katerina! :)
Ah.. I so want to read Don't look back by Jennifer Armentrout and when I got it I saw this book. I was intrigued by I didn't pick it up. Now you're making me want to read it!! Great review;)
Mandy wrote: "Stunning review, sweetie xoxo"Thank you lovely Mandy!!xo xo
✔Jasmine� wrote: "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!"
Come Daemon fanatics,let's prepare an invasion!! :D :D
Anne wrote: "I just hated Daemon. I'm glad this was good for you though. It's always refreshing reading from someone else's perspective. Great review Katerina! :) Mwahh."
Aww thank you Anne!! <3 I'm sorry this wasn't the book for you but like you said,it's refreshing hearing different opinions!;) Why didn't you like it? xo xo
Muse-ic wrote: "omg love your review Katerina! I agree with everything you said :DD"
Thank you Sandra!! <3 We can fangirl about this awesome series together!! :D :D
David "proud Gleeman in Branwen's adventuring party" wrote: ""It's my first Jennifer L. Armentrout book and I am pleasantly surprised,I can say for sure she gained a new fan!" - So nice when your first experience with an author is such a memorable one. I b..."
Thank you Dave,you're very kind!!^^This is the best feeling in the world,I felt the same thing about Rachel E.Carter and I have to continue Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn,you reminded me how awesome his books are!!:D
Giulia wrote: "Ah.. I so want to read Don't look back by Jennifer Armentrout and when I got it I saw this book. I was intrigued by I didn't pick it up. Now you're making me want to read it!! Great review;)"
Thank you Guilia!!^^The Lux series is my only JLA series but I will definitely read more from her!Hope you'll like her writing!!xo xo
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Katerina ohmigod I know,they're one of my OTPs! � This series is perfect!!
I know what you mean I have re-read it these books a loooot... <3"
My only complaint is Katy's stupid behavior in the second book but thank the aliens above it lasted only one book!I love them so so much together!! <3 I recently bought the book translated in greek and relived their incredible moments!*sighs*
Katerina, I do believe that I don't need to like a character in order to like a book in it's entirety. There are other things to consider of course; the writing, the plot development, world building etc. When I consider all these things without focusing too much on the characters, I feel like it gives me more perspective.
I get that some characters are not meant to be loved, sometimes we can't even sympathize or understand some characters. Sometimes we can only experience them. And that's all right, after all the fictional is modeled after our reality, and not all people are perfect and lovable in real life. What I'm trying to say is Daemon's character was unbearable for me to read(he embodies all the qualities I would dislike in a guy in real life and more so, his character is unjustifiable) and so was Katy's. Coupled with the fact that the writing and story didn't interest me much, it was very easy not to like this.
Sorry for the epistle I wrote. Haha. I just hope I conveyed what I'm trying to say properly. Because you like this, I think it's only fair to explain in more than just a few lines. Regardless of my own deductions, I got a lot of insight into your opinions, and I really like that! That's why I love reading reviews :))
"I do believe that I don't need to like a character in order to like a book in it's entirety. There are other things to consider of course; the writing, the plot development, world building etc."I completely agree,there are times that I liked a book even though the characters were nothing special and I even disliked them!
I am actually glad for the epistle haha :P because you really made me understand why you didn't like this book and I loved the way you expressed your thoughts.And I must admit that Katy was horrible in the second book so maybe you have the Sight?:D Anyway,thank you for sharing your opinion!!;)
Arianna wrote: "Awesome review, hun!xo"Thank you so much sweetie!!xo xo
Terrific review, Katerina :)!
Elise � a.k.a Ryder's Pet � wrote: "Terrific review, Katerina :)!"Thank you love!! xo xo
Pearl wrote: "DAEMON!!!!"Daemon Black is a combination of Heaven and Hell!!xD <3
This series is my favorite YA ever! I love Daemon and Katy!
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Daemon <3 Great review
This is one of my favorite YA series, especially the last three books! I am excited you are reading this series, because I love your reviews, can't wait to see what you think of the rest of the novels! Great review! Damon and Katy <3
Natasha wrote: "This is one of my favorite YA series, especially the last three books! I am excited you are reading this series, because I love your reviews, can't wait to see what you think of the rest of the nov..."Aww thank you Natasha!! <3 Actually I've read the entire series,I am only re-reading some scenes and thus editing my reviews!!:D I loooved the last 3 books!! <3
Veronica wrote: "Daemon <3 Great review"
Thank you Veronica!! <3
rheeza (callowaybooks ) wrote: "This series is my favorite YA ever! I love Daemon and Katy!"
I love this one too,I read the entire series in 6 days!! :D
This is my favorite YA series too. I cannot move on until now.
Linda wrote: "This is my favorite YA series too. I cannot move on until now."I can totally understand that, it's such a wonderful series!! :D
Great review, Kat! :) xx
Hannah wrote: "Glad you enjoyed:)"Thank you, dear!^^
Nissa | Of Pens and Pages Book Blog wrote: "Great review, Kat! :) xx"
Thank you, honey! <3
One of my favorite series!
Victoria wrote: "One of my favorite series!"Mine as well, it's an addiction! :)
Deanna wrote: "Great review, Katerina!"Thank you, Deanna! <3
I second what Deanna said please! This was my first JLA book too and I absolutely loved it and the quotes and gif you chose, nice! ;-)
Brittany wrote: "I second what Deanna said please! This was my first JLA book too and I absolutely loved it and the quotes and gif you chose, nice! ;-)"Thank you, sweetie!! I love the Lux series, I'm considering reading Covenant because I've heard it's awesome!! xo xo
And I really wanna meet this ALIEN!
