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Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
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it was amazing
Read 2 times. Last read January 18, 2025 to January 19, 2025.

Sorry peeps, all my gifs had to go otherwise my actual review would've added to it's super longevity, lol.
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I didn't think Jennifer Armentrout's wittiness, cleverness and ingenuity could step beyond the already above-average line, but with Onyx, she somehow managed to! Now I always say this about Miss Armentrout's books, I don't know how she does it, but she manages to write a bestselling novel in a span of a few weeks/months that enchants her readers no matter what genre she's tackling. Onyx does exactly that ladies and gentlemen. It captures the reader and doesn't let go until the last word on the final page. As the plot thickens, you can't help but fall in love with the characters and their exciting loved. Obsidian showed us how sexy aliens can be, Onyx comes back with still-as-sexy-if-not-more aliens but this time with more intriguing mysteries, tons of plot twists, mind-blowing suspense, and hotter chemistry. Jenn has be salivating for book three.

Katy, honestly, is one heroine that I don't think I can ever hate. Her attitude, wit, and strength have captivated me. If only every other young adult heroine was like this. I'm not embarrassed to say this might be the beginning of my first ever girl-crush, lol. Yes, as perfect as someone might seem, they have their flaws too. I didn't understand why Katy didn't seem to realize that when a guy flings a knife at you (even with good intentions), that's where you have to draw the line. Bu nope, she went on like he threw a pillow-pet in her face. She should've listened to Daemon *le sigh*. Another thing, it shouldn't have taken her a millennium to finally accept Daemon's feels, sheesh, it's not like she's dense. I love her because she's not perfect though. Other than that, Katy's character lived up to her nickname (kitten). Feisty but sweet, fierce and protective. And it helps that she's now just as kick-ass as the surrounding aliens. If I had to hand Daemon over to anyone, Katy would win, hands down. Speaking of Dae--*swoon*. Whoops, sorry, okay, I'm back in the world of the living now. That's right, where were we, Daemon Black was it? Heaven and Hell personified? He is aggravating but at the right moment, he can make a girl feel like she's floating above a garden of chocolate strawberries. This boy sure did bring sexy back with Onyx. If you thought what you saw of him in Obsidian was too-good-to-be-true, you're in for one hell of a ride once you get your hands on Onyx. This time Daemon's back still sexy and knee-weakening, but with a hint of sugar, no make that 1/2 cup. We've all seen Daemon's protective and charming side, but no one's seen his sweet one. That's right, Daemon and sweet, in the same sentence, astonishing isn't it? When he really puts his mind to it, he truly can be thoughtful, and in Onyx he does just that. He's determined to show Katy exactly what she's missing out on. Daemon was sexy, charming, fiercely protective, determined, and romantic in this book, it just made me fall in love with him even more.

Love triangle you say? PUH-LEASE! As if you can have a love triangle with our boy Daemon in the mix. I absolutely despised Blake, every single body part of his belongs in jail, or in the woods, with wolves...big...furry...hungry ones. But you can't blame Katy for liking his stinky-lying-abusive ass. LOL, sorry, but yah, Blake just didn't do it for me, or Daemon for that matter. In fact, Blake just made Daemon and Katy's relationship in this book even more complicated, the butt-face. Speaking of KAMON (I like that shipping :D). Their relationship is rocky but it's like that rocky-road ice-cream...I think. Although it's bumpy and filled with tears and heart-breaks, they still have sizzling moments, and romantic ones. Libraries, Christmas trees, table-tops, bedrooms, you name it, Onyx has it. As for the other characters like Dee, and some of the other aliens. Welll, Dee's just as cute, Ash still has problems, and the rest of the aliens are still huge snobs, woohoo!

Overall, Jennifer Armentrout never fails to amaze me with her writing and her characters. She made me want to move to West Virginia, I'm really starting to believe that it truly might be the land of lost models. If Opal is half of what Onyx was, then it's already got me twined around it's pages. I'm glad Miss Armentrout decided to take up writing, I'm not sure where I would be without Katy and Daemon in my thoughts.

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Reading Progress

January 6, 2012 – Shelved
June 27, 2012 – Started Reading
June 27, 2012 –
0.0% "THAT'S RIGHT. I AM READING ONYX. O_O. I'D LIKE TO THANK AMINA FOR BEING THE MOST WONDERFUL, SPECTACULAR, PERSON IN THE WORLD, AND MEANING IT WHEN SHE SAID SHE'D TRY AS MUCH AS SHE CAN. NOW THAT THAT'S OVER. description"
June 28, 2012 –
40.0% "WTF KATIE!? O_O"
June 28, 2012 –
40.0%
June 29, 2012 –
46.0% "Dee.................I just want to give you a big hug and pat you on the back and say it's ok, you're new to this ;D"
June 29, 2012 –
53.0% "ALTERNATING B/W CRYING WHILE READING THIS, GR'ING, AND FB'ING.........O_O..........*sigh*"
June 29, 2012 –
60.0% "THIS JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER O_O (not sarcastically, i mean it)"
June 29, 2012 –
90.0% "..................i don't think i've ever cried this much while reading a book in a while....o_o"
June 29, 2012 –
95.0% "All right......Maybe i overreacted a little with my last update...but im better now :) WAY BETTER.....HALLELUJAH BETTER!!! :D"
June 29, 2012 –
98.0% "HOOOOLLYYY CRAAPPPP WHAT THE FUGGG....THIS BOOK IS SUCH A BUMPY RIDE IN TERMS OF FEELS. IM GOIN UP AND THEN IM GOING DOWN...TAKE A LEFT...AND THEN REPEAT =____="
June 29, 2012 –
99.0% "wait a min....( and im speaking stone wise not book wise)...if obsidian is good.....onyx is bad........and then comes opal.....PLEASE LET IT BE GOOD..It's my birthstone ;P"
June 29, 2012 –
page 415
98.57%
June 29, 2012 –
100.0% "NOOOo................NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NOOOOOOO!!!!!!IM HAPPY!!!!YAY!!!!BUT NOO!!!!!! THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANTED THE ENDING TO BE LIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IM GONNA DIE!!!!!!! CLIFFHANGERS CAN GO JUMP OFF A CLIFF@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GFBHUVFBWHFBWIHFBWHRBWRHBWIHB@II@GI#URJH#$(*Y#(TUG(*#TYG(*#TGHB*(#GB(*#$OYG(#*$UGB(#U$GVB(#UVG#*(UGV(#*"
June 29, 2012 – Finished Reading
January 18, 2025 – Started Reading
January 19, 2025 – Finished Reading

Comments Showing 1-50 of 62 (62 new)


Brooke I feel your pain!


shre ♡ Half the world feels out pain Brooke, but i don't think EP does ;P lol


Brooke Shreya wrote: "Half the world feels out pain Brooke, but i don't think EP does ;P lol"

LOL! Yes, I am thinking this may be true!


Stormy Onyx

by Jennifer L Armentrout

Towards the end, he was ripping a napkin into tiny pieces while he grinned at me. "So, you have a blog?"

Surprised, I nodded and figured I'd get my geekdom out of the way. "Yeah, I love books. I review them on the blog." I paused. "How did you know?" Page 60 of ARC


message 5: by shre � (last edited Jun 13, 2012 11:22AM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

shre ♡ Yesh, i saw that one, made me want to rip HIM into tiny pieces =___=


Stormy LOL Who is this guy?!?


Brooke Stormy wrote: "LOL Who is this guy?!?"

Isn't it the new guy, Blake?


Stormy Yeah, I guess. I was wondering more of WHAT he is and what his part in the story will be.


Amina Wow, Shre I feel exactly the same! 218!? Well not really that surprised...

Yano I think that Blake is human. Maybe works for DOD tho. I think him being human would be more funny. Yano, Daemon getting jealous of a human an all
But but..
I DONT WANT A LOVE TRIANGLE!


shre ♡ oh please, *scoffs*, blake isn't going to be a cause of a love triangle when DAEMON is involved. >.>


Brooke Shreya wrote: "oh please, *scoffs*, blake isn't going to be a cause of a love triangle when DAEMON is involved. >.>"

Oh, I have to agree with Shreya.


Stormy There isn't going to be a love triangle with Daemon and Katy. Someone clarified that after reading Onyx but they said that Blake was hot.


Amina Aah, truedat but still, he's taking up Katys time which could be better spent, oh I dunno, making out with Daemon? :P

God, it just hit me how much I want this book. I want to cry....:'(


Brooke Stormy wrote: "There isn't going to be a love triangle with Daemon and Katy. Someone clarified that after reading Onyx but they said that Blake was hot."

Oh PHEW!!! I cannot deal with another love triangle. They kill me!


Amina Phe-hew!! God same, I really hate love triangles, especially since i have a tendency to root for the 'wrong' guy -_-


shre ♡ What? I have a tendency to smack the 'wrong' guy in the face and then kick him in the groin :D


Amina LOL but the 'right' guy is unbelievably dull and boring. The 'wrong' guy is more fun and lively!!


shre ♡ R u talkin about Dreamless perchance? ;)


Stormy LOL No, we are talking about Adrian, Seth, Tristan, Tucker, Damon....and many more. I always pick the 'wrong' guy, too. Probably because the girl pines so much for the 'right' guy.


shre ♡ OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

THAT'S WHAT YOU MEANT!!!! WHEN YOU SAID 'THE WRONG GUY' I thought you literally meant the wrong guy, as in, the one the girl is hooked up with but doesn't like....O_o


message 21: by Brooke (last edited Jun 13, 2012 05:29PM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Brooke Um, Daemon is by now means BORING!!!! And he's totally "the wrong guy"! LOL!


shre ♡ HEY THERE'S NO OTHER BOY (Blake can go do drown for all i care >.>) for him to the wrong one! :P


Amina LOL YES that's what I meant, and agreed, bout Blake going and drowning and all ;) dreamless?? What's that??


shre ♡ Second book in the Starcrossed series? Duh?! O_o YOU HAVEN'T READ IT!?


Amina Oh! No I haven't, someone said to me that it was crap, that the two fall in love straight away and the guy kisses her in public. She's a ghost, so its like hes kissing air. You can tell me otherwise but from that it sounds stupid.....


Stormy lol it does. I hate insta-love.


message 27: by Amina (last edited Jun 14, 2012 10:15AM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Amina God, same! It's soppy and far too unrealistic.


Ashley I'm so on the same page as you!!!!!!!


Amina LMAO! Omg, do you seriously have a restraining order??!


Brooke Everly wrote: "im not crazy by the way"

LOLOLOL!!!!!


Brooke Everly wrote: "YAY first time someone laughed at something I said!

No I don't actually have a restraining order. I was politely removed from Derek Jeters company by a nice man in a black suit that said security...."


Morning here....
Glad you don't have a restraining order!
Publication date SUCKS! Same with TMI.


Amina LMAO oh god Everly...XD
It's afternoon here...

OMIGOD O_O chicken nuggets!!
CHICKEN NUGGETS! CHOCOLATE MILK!! CHICKEN NOODLES!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAH!! Sorry Sorry, no ones gonna get it...its too long of a lame story....hahaa...

Anywho, oh god Brooke that TMI date...2014!?!?! They want us to die....


Brooke Amina wrote: "LMAO oh god Everly...XD
It's afternoon here...

OMIGOD O_O chicken nuggets!!
CHICKEN NUGGETS! CHOCOLATE MILK!! CHICKEN NOODLES!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAH!! Sorry Sorry, no ones gonna get it...its too long ..."


Yes, I might die!!!!


Amina LOL LOL LOL

ANEW!! Read ANEWWW!! BY CHELSEA FINE :DD

Ooh, I really want to read first grave on the right!!

But I know what you mean, ill always be a JLA girl too! I just wish she would hurry up and release more books!!!


shre ♡ whoa O_O 60 likes? a lot of people must be going through the same feels *sniffle*


Amina OF COURSE THEY ARE! THIS WAIT IS TORTURE!! TORTUREEEE!!! TOR-TUUUURRREEE WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

HEY look on the bright side...51 MORE DAYS TO GO!! oh god...

Sorry sorry, I just made it worse...:$


message 37: by [deleted user] (new)

lol,okay I guess I should read the first book after all.....


Amina .......

Excuse me....WHAT!?!

Sooo, what your tryinta say...is YOU HAVEN'T READ OBSIDIAN!?!

I'm right, right?? Right.

GO READ IT. Yah..uhh NOW!!


message 39: by [deleted user] (new)

Haha,yeah,I haven't read it yet.Luckily I have the book so I guess I will be devouring it now :).
Let me ask a stupid question.Is it good?


Stormy its amazing...like Seth in bed. :) but forrealz you gotta read it. now!


Amina Or Tristan. Tristan in bed ;D Gah!


Stormy gah


message 43: by [deleted user] (new)

Okay....another stupid question who is Tristan or Seth?And don't worry,I am reading it now.I just started it :)


shre ♡ don't be commenting on my review until you've read Obsidian Eman. I WILL shun you forever if you don't open the page and read it NOW. Forget about Seth, he doesn't matter (;P), I have no idea about Tristan. BUT YOU HAVE TO ENLIGHTENED ABOUT DAEMON, SO GO PICK UP THE DAMN BOOK. NOW!. =___= and don't think i'm not watching you......CAUSE I AM.....eveeeryyywhhheerrreee you gooooooo =_____________=


message 45: by [deleted user] (new)

LOL.....I didn't think you were the stalking type...and yeah yeah I am reading it.Though I am still on the first page.


message 46: by [deleted user] (new)

Okay I read 1/5 of the book and found Daemon ANNOYING.Please tell me he gets better.


shre ♡ HE GET'S OH LA LA BETTER :D it's just his way, KEEP READING!!!! :D


Annie Brewer Holy shit you lucky duck! Enjoy. Just Don't forget about mine, although my books will never compare to the awesomeness that is Jen. Sigh. Enjoy. Tell Daemon I said hi and I love himmmmmmm!


shre ♡ I PLAN TO FINISH it by tomm, and then the next book on the list? YOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D D And definitely WILL DO HUN!!!!! :D Will post some teasers as well ;D


Brooke Annie wrote: "Holy shit you lucky duck! Enjoy. Just Don't forget about mine, although my books will never compare to the awesomeness that is Jen. Sigh. Enjoy. Tell Daemon I said hi and I love himmmmmmm!"

Hey, don't say that!!!! Your book will be totally awesome, period, end of story, woman!


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