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BOOK REVIEW – Onyx (Lux #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

BOOK REVIEW – Onyx (Lux #2) by Jennifer L. ArmentroutOnyx (Lux #2)
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
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I ABSOLUTELY LOVED Obsidian, and I loved Onyx. But I wasn’t AS wowed when I finished as when I finished the first. This one was great, but I guess it just bothered me a tad, and I say a tad because I know it shouldn’t all just work out perfectly right away, that Katy would not admit her feelings for Daemon. I mean, come on, just admit it! That part drove me crazy. And normally I could care less in a romance if there is lack of girlfriends, but I truly missed Dee in this one.

She was hardly in it and she is just the sweetest thing..weird thing to say I know, but she was so nice and fun in Obsidian that I missed her spunk in the second. I guess that made an impact of the intensity of the novel as well. And, as per her first book, there was another cliff hanger at the end of this one that had me scrambling yet again to another Wi-fi area to download book 3, Opal. I know there will be yet another cliff hanger at the end of Opal and it has me asking myself-What will I do when done with this third book..considering the fourth installment does not come out until July?…

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Origin #4
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Obsession (Companion novel) #4.5
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Opposition #5
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Oblivion #Companion Novel
OBSIDIAN, ONYX & OPAL
Told by Daemon Black
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BOOK REVIEW – Opal (Lux #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

BOOK REVIEW – Opal (Lux #3) by Jennifer L. ArmentroutOpal (Lux #3)
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Purchase on: AmazoniBooks
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Oh man did this book get me… It literally took me forever to finish the last 50 pages because I just KNEW that Jen was going to leave us with a killer cliffhanger-and that she did and then some. The previous two installments had cliffhangers that had you begging for more, but Opal left you feeling like you were a fish out of water gasping for breath with no relief. I was on the edge of my seat until the very last sentence, and it nearly killed me.

How am I going to wait until JULLLYYYY????

I am so addicted to this series, and I never knew about it until recently! Thank you Goodreads! I would never have found such an awesome series without using this site. This series was so unexpected..paranormal can be written stupidly, and frankly after all the paranormals I have read I have been trying to stay away from them. These books are far from stupid-they are beautifully written and even have you laughing out loud. I would have truly been missing out if I passed this series up-it has literally everything. Seriously. Love, loss, BETRAYAL to the nth degree, humor, suspense, action and more.

This is one of my new top favorite series and I suspect I will be re-reading it..despite my best efforts to move on and find another series until the sweet release of book 4 in July that will hopefully satisfy the gaping hole this book left in my heart. It will be virtually impossible. I would not pass this series by…it hooks you and leaves you begging for more.

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Shadows #0.5
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Obsidian #1
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Chelsea
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Onyx #2
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Chelsea
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Opal
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Origin #4
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Obsession (Companion novel) #4.5
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Opposition #5
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Oblivion #Companion Novel
OBSIDIAN, ONYX & OPAL
Told by Daemon Black
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BOOK REVIEW – Origin (Lux #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

BOOK REVIEW – Origin (Lux #4) by Jennifer L. ArmentroutOrigin (Lux #4)
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Purchase on: AmazoniBooks
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“A certain bone-deep understanding occurred and my hand tightened around the smaller one I held. It weren’t stars we were staring at. The sky was falling.”

I’m not quite sure what to say right now. Daemon is just…he’s just special. When all else fails and I’m having a bad day, I turn to one of the Lux novels-they never fail to make me smile. We all knew that under that bad attitude was a guy who was falling madly in love with a human girl, and it makes for such a cute, endearing story, that I could never be disappointed with any of these books. What happened when I picked up this book, I will never be able to explain, but it felt like I was whole again the minute August 27th arrived and this bright blue cover was screaming at me from my ereader. These stories have the power to manipulate my attitude, good or bad, and Origin was no exception.

“..You’re my-you’re my everything, Kat.” At the sound of her soft inhale, I smiled again. “Come on, Kitten, did you really expect anything less from me? I love you.”

We start immediately where we left off in Opal. A heap of shit. View Spoiler » This was by far the darkest story yet. And I can’t say I didn’t miss the lightness of the first three installments. Sure, things have to rear their ugly head eventually, but I still missed what was in the other books.

He did something truly remarkable with hips, causing me to gasp.
“Yeah,” he said smugly. “I deserve another kiss.”
Yes. Yes he did.

Daemon. Oh Daemon. Daemon’s raw passion fueled the entirety of Origin. What he feels for Katy can’t be measured, and he makes sure everyone around knows it. He is a hard person-he’s had to be for his family’s safety. But when it comes to
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girl, he is sweet, affectionate, kind-hearted, and gentle. No one can tell him he is wrong, because, well, he’s Daemon, right? No one tells him what to do, and when it comes to katy, he’d burn the whole world to keep her safe.

“Yes,” I said. “She is worth everything“.

Dawson is more ‘present’ in this one, both physically and mentally. But while Dawson and Daemon are carbon copies of one another, there is something that separates the twins. Daemon’s inner strength. What ultimately broke Dawson didn’t come close to touching Daemon. It’s not necessarily cockiness, but confidence, and that’s whyView Spoiler » No matter what they throw at him, he won’t break; he is both physically and mentally equipped to take care of business, no matter the cost, and that’s what makes him powerful. His loyalty, passion, and soul.

“I want a years-worth of seconds and minutes with you. I want a decade’s worth of hours, so many that I can’t add them up.”

For once, the banter wasn’t the star. Shit is real, and big things are happening. No one is safe-not even the main characters. There was a lot of death and destruction, I’m not going to lie to you. Unlikely allies will surface and those you thought were the most trustworthy are the ones to stab you in the back. Corruption in society and a new soon-to-be apocalypse is on the rise. What to do, where to go, and who to trust are only a handful of problems our little team of outsiders will face. You are in for a truly emotional ride.

Our compassion that night had been the final nail in our coffins. It was so ironically sad.

Happy tears, relieved tears, my bestie is awesome tears-you name ’em, I cried ’em. This book made me a sappy, squeeing mess. I never squee. Origin is a strong story about what you are willing to do to protect/save the ones you love, and to what lengths you are willing to go to find happiness.

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Shadows #0.5
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Obsidian #1
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Chelsea
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Onyx #2
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Origin #4
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Chelsea
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Obsession (Companion novel) #4.5
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Opposition #5
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Oblivion #Companion Novel
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Told by Daemon Black
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BOOK REVIEW – Sweet Evil (The Sweet Trilogy #1) by Wendy Higgins

BOOK REVIEW – Sweet Evil (The Sweet Trilogy #1) by Wendy HigginsSweet Evil (The Sweet Trilogy #1)
by Wendy Higgins
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****I don’t think there is a spoiler, but after reading the synopsis some might disagree-Don’t want to ruin anyone’s perception of the story****

I was skeptical when I first started this novel. Even as I began reading, I had my guard up-I haven’t had the best luck with the whole Angels and Demons thing. I will admit I wasn’t sure how I felt about Anna, the main character. She was pure and clearly never did anything wrong…*yawn*

But then she stumbles upon Kaidan Rowe…the best thing to ever happen to an angel based story. He is the opposite of her in every way, and I couldn’t love him more. Even though he is on the darker side of the story, he is hard to dislike, even harder not to love. And no-before anyone assumes, it isn’t the over-used, tired plot where all of a sudden Anna wants to be bad so she can allure Kaidan. Nerp. Maybe it’s just me who thinks that is an overused storyline, maybe not-but the point is, Wendy Higgins did not feel the need to take it that way and I love that.

I thought I knew where Sweet Evil was leading, but I really had no idea. The farther the story progressed, the darker it became. Surprisingly, though, there’s a tenderness to the story that I never expected, and it’s those sweet, tortured moments that made me fall in love with the story and wish it never ended. Yes-I could have read many more pages to get more snippets of the glorious Kaidan Rowe. There isn’t a climactic battle scene that tests the strengths of Anna and her friends as they fight to the death, dang-it, but there’s still a foreboding sense of dread that hooks you and draws you in, and it makes you happy with what you receive. The build-up to what might or might not happen is satisfying, and can only be a catalyst to what will happen in book 2, Sweet Peril. I just hope I am able to fill the reading abyss of madness until then-I can’t wait for the end of April!

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BOOK REVIEW – Unearthly (Unearthly #1) by Cynthia Hand

BOOK REVIEW – Unearthly (Unearthly #1) by Cynthia HandUnearthly (Unearthly #1)
by Cynthia Hand
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Damn it. I just finished and I don’t know what to think. It was good-most definitely. But cleary, CLEARLY I must read on to see what will become of this now convoluted mess. It’s definitely what I feared-a love triangle. Or is it? I’m not quite sure what to make of the ending. I’m thoroughly confused with what I’m feeling.

Clara is on this Earth for a purpose, a destiny if you will, and she has to put together every piece of the puzzle to be able to fulfill it. There’s a fire, a boy, and a forest. She and her family find themselves moving to Wyoming where Clara is to fulfill the almighty prophecy, the purpose of her being. From there we are thrown into her world as a high school student struggling to fit in and ultimately get closer to the boy she is meant to save.

I found this novel to be a very well rounded story with very little room to become boring. In fact, I was fully engrossed in the story and devoured it in 24 hours. I started reading so quickly near the end that I swear I read over some important information (a bad habit of mine) that I should have probably grasped hold of-oops.

However, my largest gripe is that there are two incredibly attractive, sweet boys. I hate this. I hate when there are two viable boys to choose from. It nags at me as I read, no matter how strong a connection is between the two people who seem to really care for each other. I always find it hard to get attached to one, because alas, all of a sudden something catastrophic happens and all of a sudden the lead heroine is in love with the other guy. So, of course I’m skeptical at this point, and I hate that unsure feeling. But I must say I do love one boy in particular, and he seems to be running in the forefront at this moment, so for now, that is fine with me. But be warned, I guarantee it will be heartbreak city if something happens, and there are still at least two more books as far as my knowledge goes.

Overall, this was a fun story that didn’t go as dark as it could have (except for a certain furry creature whom we have no idea if he lives or not-she kind of left us hanging there-tune in for that update…), and I thoroughly enjoyed that aspect-for now. Personally, I like a litte climactic suspense. I’m sure the author is saving that for the rest of the series…I just hope there isn’t a massive amount of heartbreak. I don’t handle that well lol. So as I finish this review, I find my fingers itching to purchase the next in the series, oh wait, just did ;). With that, I will start Hallowed and attempt to gain a sense of what will come of this angel-blood, Clara.

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