Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Series: Lux Series, book 1
Page Count: 335
Rating: 95/100, 5/5 Stars
Notes: Review may contain mild spoilers.
Obsidian is the first book in a paranormal YA (Young Adult) series. After reading it, I decided that I had to officially shelve the entire series to my favourite shelf--and that's based on the first book. It was so amazing. There are so many things I love about this book, but before I get to that, I'm going to give a quick synopsis of the book.
The book starts out with our main character, Katy, in her new bedroom. She moved with her mother from Florida to the small town Ketterman in West Virginia. She is totally not excited. That is, until she meets her hot neighbour.
Right next door to her is Daemon. Though he is stunningly attractive, he is the ultimate jerk. Him and Katy do not get along. In the same house as Daemon, is his twin sister, Dee. Katy and Dee instantly become good friends, but Daemon is against their friendship. But Katy doesn't let his coldness and rudeness get to her, and stays friends with Dee.
And as much as Katy and Daemon want nothing to do with each other, she is thrust in to his world.
When Katy is attacked by a stranger, Daemon is there to save her. Somehow, his alien powers leave a mark on her. Turns out there's also an entire evil alien race out to get the powers from Daemon and others like him. With the trace on Katy, she is lit up. All the enemies can see is her.
Now, Katy and Daemon must stick together, much to their dismay. Daemon must protect her until her trace fades. He has to keep her alive, and she has to try not to kill him.
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Now. Obsidian. Holy crap.
This book was fantastic. It was action-packed, fast-paced, funny, and all around lovable. Throughout the entire book, something was happening; there was never a dull moment.
I loved the take on aliens so much. It was believable and so well developed. The idea of having sexy alien boys instead of creepy bug-like creatures. It was refreshing and I loved it.
And the characters were fantastic. Every. Single. One. Of. Them. They were witty, feisty, emotion-filled, and real. So many lines of dialogue and inner monologue made me grin like a fool. I laughed out loud at several times too. The relationships between the characters were believable and real as well. The friendship between Dee and Katy was cute and simple, but it was evident they were close. And then Lesa and Carissa, with Katy was fantastic. And even Lesa and Carissa on their own. They were easily my favourite friendship. They made me laugh and smile. They were so much like real friends and the relationships I have with my friends.
Next, Katy and Daemon's relationship. It frustrated me to no end, but I still loved it. The romance is real. The whole story, you want them to fall in love. You want them to have their first-conversation sudden undying love for each other, but at the same time you want it to be believable. And it was. Katy is trying to keep a strong head on her shoulders and not rush in to things. She is trying to protect herself and Daemon and I loved that. It was so refreshing.
And Katy's love for books and her book blog. Don't even get me started. It made me so happy! She always talked about getting new books or making a video/blog post to review a book or reveal her new books that she'd gotten. And her books were so important to her. One of my favourite lines of inner monologue was "...--the craziest thing I'd ever done. Worse than giving a one star review, scarier than asking for an interview with an author I'd give my firstborn to have lunch with..." It made me grin ear-to-ear. She was always thinking about books, no matter what.
Also, let's just have a moment for Katy's badassery.
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No matter what, Katy would never be a weak damsel in distress. Even though Daemon had to save her a couple times, Katy was totally capable of saving herself, Daemon, and just everyone. I loved how she was able to hold her ground and believe what she wanted to believe and take care of the people she loved.
Witty characters, amazing plot, fast-paced, and beautifully written, Obsidian is the best read-in-one-sitting-and-quit-your-job-to-do-so book. You will want to have the next books right next to you to continue to read.
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Has anyone else read Obsidian? If so, what did you think? Let me know in the comments. Thanks for reading, everyone!
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