Mercy
Written on Feb 12, 2013
Starting over sucks. When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring...until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up. And then he opened his mouth. Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something...unexpected happens. The hot alien living next door marks me. You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. If I don't kill him first, that is.
- ISBN10 1622667174
- ISBN13 9781622667178
- Publish Date 8 May 2012 (first published 1 November 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Entangled Publishing
- Format eBook
- Pages 400
- Language English
Reviews
Romance Schmomance
Written on Jan 18, 2013
I absolutely loved this book and managed to finish it in one sitting! Katy is constantly making up excuses for the way that Daemon acts, which I don't blame her because of the way treats her, but their relationship begins to grow and develop. Trust me, you'll have to be a little bit patient with their relationship because I kept saying, why don't they do it already?! That was just one aspect that I loved, Jennifer wasn't in a hurry for all of that to happen. I'm sure I'm not the only one that agrees when I say this, but it's a constant push and pull between Daemon and Katy.
Read the rest of my review here.
Cocktails and Books
Written on Dec 27, 2012
Amber
Written on Dec 22, 2012
"I LOVE A CHALLENGE"
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Jordon
Written on Oct 20, 2012
Everyone raves about this book so much that I knew it could go either way for me. Luckily I loved it!
Obsidian had me dying to pick it back up after I had to put it down, every time. I would try and read it whenever I had time; before work, after work, a few cheeky times while during work, before bed and once as soon as I woke up. This book was addicting, steamy (As fas as a YA book can go) and exciting.
To be honest it did take me a while to get into the book. This was mainly because the first part of the book was mostly about the interactions with the main male character; Daemon and I didn’t know where the story was going. Plus there were way too obvious clues as to the fact that Daemon and Dee, his twin sister, were different yet we still hadn’t found out what was going on. Once it got to the reveal I felt like it could have come sooner. Still I enjoyed the interactions between Katy and Daemon, a few of them even had me blushing and some of them had me cringing in embarrassment.
I thought this book would be a quick, light read. I didn’t think I would get invested in the characters but I was wrong. At one point in the book I actually teared up, I think this has more to do with the way Jennifer L. Armentrout wrote the scene and how she described the event that made me tear up coupled with with the fact that it reminded me of how I never handle being humiliated very well. I loved the way Katy handled the situation though.
I love that Katy was so strong, she kept describing herself as being shy and a pushover but I never once saw her act like a pushover. I loved that she didn’t take any of Daemon’s crap and that continued throughout the whole book. That was very refreshing. Katy felt like a great main character for a YA book in my opinion. She didn’t swoon over the extremely hot bad boy, she just admitted she was attracted to him yet she still couldn’t stand him.
Daemon is definitely swoon worthy, but he is also a jackass. Usually this might piss me off. In this book it didn’t because Katy knew he was a jackass and always kept that in mind. She never forgot about it. Also because I felt like Daemon acting like a jackass had more to do with a defence mechanism that protected himself and Dee. He wasn’t just a jackass because he was arrogant or he got a thrill out of tormenting people. There were also moments where Katy (And the readers) got to see the real Daemon, the real Daemon was the Daemon I’m sure we all preferred. There were layers to him as a character.
I admit I felt like there were a few cliché moments and reactions, I do remember rolling my eyes a couple of times and I admit that at times I had no idea what was going on around Katy because there was no description in surroundings except for what Katy was thinking. This wasn’t the most well written book, there felt like there was a lot of things missing and that at times it was perhaps focussed a little too much on the attraction between Katy and Daemon. But I still really enjoyed this book; it was entertaining, it moved me emotionally, and I connected with and really liked Katy.
Overall Obsidian was one very exciting and steamy book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was glad that in my opinion it lived up to the hype.
inlibrisveritas
Written on Oct 19, 2012
I don’t normally read books about aliens, and those I have read are video game based or middle grade…so nothing really compared to this. It’s certainly a bit different than most YA I’ve read and that’s because I’m more skeptical when it comes to aliens and space travel, it takes a lot more for me to ‘believe’ it…I need facts or at least really good explanation for things. Obsidian doesn’t really give a lot of ‘facts’ but it does paint a really interesting picture and the lack of knowledge makes sense given the character’s stories. The Luxen and the Arum are the two alien races portrayed in this and they have some rather interesting history as well as abilities. The one good thing about this book is that it doesn’t pile all the science and history on top of you and expect you dig your way to the end, it gives you bits and pieces as you move a long. Easy to digest for the reader and the main character, Katy.
I have to say I’m kind of fond of Katy after this. She’s a kind of laid back and quiet girl who spends her free time gardening and working on her book blog, Armentrout gets some bonus points for that because it’s just kind of cool to see it mentioned in a novel. Katy is also kind of witty and she doesn’t back down even when it’s probably safer for her to, she has a backbone and she doesn’t melt into goo whenever sexy smirks get thrown her way. Speaking of which that brings about Daemon, who is incredibly attractive and a jerk…I can’t tell you what surprised me more when reading this, the fact that Daemon was such jerk throughout most of the book or the fact that I actually ended up liking him in the end. I will admit that I was fond of his character but it grudgingly, he was just so rude and he kept saying things that just dug that hole deeper. The relationship that sprouts between them is complicated and delicious, there is so much tension between the two of them due to anger and attraction. The best part about the romance is that it doesn’t take the forefront of the book’s plot even though it’s obviously there. Then there is Daemon’s sister Dee, who is like a ray of sunshine through most of the book. She’s bubbly, hyper and so adorable I just want to squeeze her.
Overall I’m super happy that I broke down and bought the book. The ending is climatic and has the perfect set up for the second book, Onyx, so I can’t wait till I can read that one as well. I now fully understand why everyone is so enamored with these books.
Kelly
Written on Sep 27, 2012
Daemon... Sigh.
Ashley
Written on Aug 19, 2012
3.5 stars
Ugh. I feel like the only person in the world who doesn't love Obsidian. I didn't hate it, but I wasn't wowed by it either, and I certainly didn't like the romance.
Okay, so Daemon is hot. But honestly, that's about it. He is a complete and utter douchebag. Right away we see that he's a douche, but I dealt with it, and I even laughed a bit, because I honestly thought he'd come out of his shell and turn into this nice amazing guy... so wrong. He continued to be a douchebag, with fleeting moments of sweetness in between. Even Katy realized this and bitched at him for playing hot and cold with her. It was so infuriating. One minute he's being an arrogant self-absorbed dickhead, and the next he's saying something sweet.. and then he's back to being a douche. Okay, so he was fiercely loyal and protective of his family and I guess that's admirable, but he still acted like a dick when it was completely unnecessary and uncalled for. I don't care how hot the guy is, he's still a dick.
I think I was hoping that Obsidian would have this great knee-weakening romance, but what I got was two people who hate each others' guts but happen to be sexually attracted to each other. That makes for some steamy, charged moments, but a crappy relationship.
Moving on. Dee was totally an awesome character and I adored her! She's one of those sweet, adorable, totally huggable best friends. I think I'm obsessed with these kinds of characters. She's just a cute, bubbly, sweetheart who you can't say "no" to. And then there's Lesa. Lesa was totally my favourite character! She didn't have a huge part, but there were small bits now and then that had me cracking up!
"Oh my god, you have to tell me everything! Did you guys kiss? Wait. Did you have sex?"
"Lesa, seriously, chill."
"Whatever. You have to tell me. I will hate you forever if you did but don't tell me. What does he smell like?"
"Smell like?" I scrunched up my face.
Obsidian, Page 240
"I don't think he meant to kiss me," I say finally.
"What? Did he slip and fall on your mouth? Those things are known to happen."
Obsidian, Page 241
"I don't know. I mean we haven't talked about it. He literally left afterward, and all he's done since then is poke me with his pen."
"Probably because he wants to poke you with something else," she said dryly."
Obsidian, Page 241
So, the bottom line: I hated the romance, the alien stuff was kind of cool, the side characters were great, but this book didn't rock my world. I read it through quickly enough but it just didn't draw me in. I wasn't hooked. I didn't scream with delight or squeal or cry or any of that awesomeness. And there was a time sort of in the middle when I was getting a little bored. It was in between major plot moments and I was like, "Okay, ready for something new to happen." The beginning was also a little frustrating because it was before we found out about the alien stuff and everyone seemed to be alluding to this big mystery. It reminded me a lot of when people say stuff like, "So I know this super awesome secret... but I can't tell you." There is nothing more annoying than that!
I didn't hate Obsidian but I clearly didn't love it. I'm kind of disappointed because I literally see everyone and their mother obsessing over Obsidian and I kind of wish I could be one of those people. I wanted to be super excited about this book but it just wasn't thrilling me.
Hixxup
Written on Aug 11, 2012
Obsidian picks up one year after Dawson and Batheny's disappearance. Katy and her mother move to West Virginia, from Florida to start a new life after the death of her father three years ago. Katy's mom wants Katy to go meet the neighbor teenagers. Katy is basicaly a recluse, she doesn't have many friends and she prefers to stay indoors and read her books, and review them on her blogs. Being new in town, she doesn't know where anything is, and she has to go to the store for food and gardening equipment. Reluctantly, she goes next door to ask her new neighbors for directions.
She knocks on the door and the door is opened and she is speechless just staring at the man standing in the door. When he finally speaks he's rude and quick with Katy. She gets aggrivated with him and starts to leave, and he reluctantly gives her the directions.
She gets to the store, where she ends up meeting Dee, Daemon's sister.
They become instant friends. And of course Daemon, and their friends don't think it's a great idea for them to be friends. Katy can't understand why they feel that way. She instead ignores them and continues to be friends with Dee. Meanwhile, the chemistry between Daemon and Katy starts to heat up, he's even given her a nickname which I just adore "Kitten. Just thinking of him saying it roll off his tongue just set my blood boiling.
Anyways, chemistry is building up as Daemon, is fighitng his urges to persue Katy. Throughout the book it is based around Daemon and Katy. Now Katy is light up light the sun, because thus be unknown to humans, Dameon, Dee, and their friends are an alien species called the Luxen, they came from the planet Lux, that was destroyed by the Arum, the creatures of the dark, the only enemy of the Luxen, has come to town. And with Katy lit up like she is she is a open target for an attack from the Arum.
Daemon saves her a few times from the Arum, and of course in doing so only brings them closer.
THe final battle of the book, something happens that causes a change in Katy, and things changes things between Daemon and Katy. He wants something more.... now does she cave into him after everything they've been through...or does she make him work for it??? I can't wait till onyx to find out.
Raven
Written on May 30, 2012
Katy and her mom move from Florida to West Virginia a few years after Cancer takes her father from them in efforts to start over with their lives and move on from the cloud of depression that comes with such grief. They move in next door to Daemon and his twin sister Dee. Dee instantly bonds with Katy and the two become fast friends. Daemon is a total jerk towards her and makes it quite clear that she should stay away from Dee. Daemon grinds on Katy's nerves but at the same time she cant help to be attracted to this man that even Gods would be jealous of. When trouble strikes, Daemon comes to the rescue and saves Katy, much to her suprise. She had thought something was off about the twins, but it becomes increasingly obvious that they are more different than she thought. So different in fact, that they are Aliens.
The story is fantastic. It is engaging and pulls you in right from the start. The plot is entertaining and well thought out. The twists and turns are perfect and well placed. It is so hard to find anything wrong. There was one scene where Katy notices Daemon is wearing sweats and the next page he is putting his hands in his jean pockets, but otherwise the whole thing is just perfect.
I love how the aliens are described. It gives new meaning to it. Because of Hollywood, too often aliens are insect-like and creepy. Its nice to see aliens that are beautiful and amazing.
The characters are brilliant. Everyone feels so well thought out and developed. The side characters were engaging and nice to read about without shoving themselves into the front of the stage. Dee is adorable. She is so desperate for a friend that you feel sorry for her, but as things progress you understand why she is that way and it becomes nearly impossible not to love her.
Daemon and Katy have killer tension through the whole thing. Their banter is fantastic and you cant decide if you want her to slap him or just rip his shirt off and jump him. They are so obviously perfect for each other right from the start and its so fun to watch them slowly see that and still fight how drawn they are to each other.
All in all this book was completely perfect. A good book should be throughally enjoyed, well chewed and digested. This book digests you instead. It sucks you into its grasp and then fondles you, leaving you flushed and scandelized but wanting so much more.
Very highly recommended for all!