Obsidian (Lux, #1)

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

[Chelsea]

Initial Thoughts
If you haven’t read the book yet and you don’t want it to be ruined for you like it did to me, then I suggest you skip this part. Before I started reading this book I had seen a review somewhere, I can’t remember where though. They reviewed this book with a high rating and I was really excited to read it until they said the only reason it didn’t get 5 stars was because it reminded them of Twilight. So as I’m starting the book I can’t help but pick out all the similarities and I think it ruined it for me.

My New Best Friend
I loved Dee. She was bubbly and funny and didn’t care what people thought of her, mostly. She was just such a great character! She made friends with a human because she liked her and not because she wasn’t allowed to. She really just wanted a normal friend. I loved that she never backed down from anything either. She stood up for herself which is really admirable. If she were a guy she’d be in the my crush section for sure.

My Crush
Obviously my crush is Daemon. You can’t read this book and not fall in love with him. Aside from him being perfect, he’s a smartass and I loved that. He wasn’t a typical guy that you read about where they’re gorgeous and play sports and whatever. He had an attitude sometimes and it was pretty funny.I loved his relationships with his sister, Dee and Katy. I especially loved that him and the main character didn’t get together in this book. The author wasn’t trying to rush their relationship and it made me really happy. He also is really sure of himself. He knows the effect he has on Katy and uses that to his advantage. He’s pretty funny.

Writing Style
The writing wasn’t perfect for me but I loved the story so much I overlooked it. It wasn’t all bad but I just thought that some parts could have been written a little better. Nothing about the writing ruined the book. Most of it was really good.

Closing Thoughts
The only reason this book didn’t get 5 stars was because of the thing I mentioned in the initial section. And it wasn’t in a bad way because this book was really good. It was just the reminder that killed it for me. I just loved the story line. There was a clear definition between the good guys and the bad guys, and then the humans stuck in the middle. The characters were all very well done and the fight at the end was great. The author didn’t chicken out on fights but they were all fun to read. When I finished the book, I decided that I really did enjoy and was looking forward to the next one.

Bonus
Daemon. That it all.