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!
