Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Book Review: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout





Title: Onyx (Lux #2)
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
# Of Pages: 366
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Publication Date: August 14th 2012
Source: Purchased
Level: Young Adult
Rating: 5 Hearts




Synopsis

(From Goodreads)

Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…

Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems.

Something worse than the Arum has come to town…

The Department of Defense are here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we're linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who’s got a secret of his own. He knows what’s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible. Against all common sense, I'm falling for Daemon. Hard.

But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies…

My Verdict

I almost gave this book four hearts instead of five because there were a few things I didn’t love about it. Then I was thinking, any book that roots you to a chair for eight hours because you can’t pull yourself away to sleep like a normal person, or has you seriously considering driving an hour to the nearest library that has a copy of the third book deserves the full five hearts!

Now down to business, I want to apologize upfront if a few of my details are a little off. I read all three of these book so close together that they have become one big blur in my mind.

It’s funny because Katy & Dameon pretty much switched places for me in this book. In the first one I really liked Katy and hated Dameon. In this one Katy bugged me a good three-quarters of the way through, while Dameon took a total 180 and was super sweet and not 98% jerk Dameon that we met in book one. 

We get introduced to some new characters in book two that bring along some interesting twists and turns I didn’t see coming. We also got to learn more about the Luxen race, their powers, and history, which I really enjoyed. Also, every little comment about book blogging brought a ridiculous smile to my face +D

There is SO much more I want to say but can't without spoilers so my lips are sealed!

Overall, while it got off to a frustrating start it really picked up and easily became my favorite one in the series so far. Bring on book number three! 

3 comments:

  1. You could post "spoiler" and then people can decide. Of course we want a little more. :) Great review. If you were that connected to the book and got the other two books, it must be an excellent read. I was intrigued with the plot and character secrets.

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  2. Onyx was by far my favorite in this series so far. It's rare that I love a sequel more than the first book (unless of course the books get progressively better as the series goes). But there's just something about Katy and Daemon's relationship in this one that I loved.

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  3. Great review! I just finished this yesterday, and I've started Opal today! I agree with you about Katy. There was just something about her that bothered me, and Blake drove me nuts. I loved Daemon. I loved how sassy he was/is! I really don't know how I'm going to wait for the final book since it only comes out 2014.

    Kristen @OCA

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