Lux Beginnings by Jennifer L. Armentrout; Obsidian and Onyx from the Lux series.
Obsidian rating: eight of ten stars.
Onyx rating: three of ten stars.
Obsidian (book one in the Lux series) was one of my favorite books of 2019. It’s a brilliantly written book that brought human-alien interaction to the pages in a way just believable enough to want more. It strayed from the stereotypical idea of what an alien is–what they look like, speak like, act like–and brought upon a whole new version of alien. It brought drama, romance, humor–it was a page turner and certainly worth the buy. I thoroughly enjoyed the character or Daemon, and didn’t even mind Katy or Dee, despite several factors that initially had me hesitate.
Going into Onyx, book two of the series, I had relatively high hopes given the success, and my enjoyment of, the first novel. However, I quickly realized that this novel was different, lacking the factors that made me laugh out loud during Obsidian. I turned to the audio book for this novel, if only because I found myself uninterested in picking up the book. The character of Katy, from page one to the end, became so oblivious, self-centered, and prone to not only finding, but looking for, danger; all of this along with her blatant disregard for the feelings of characters Daemon and Dee, with her overall bitchy attitude . . . well, I was put off pretty quickly, if not immediately. After the first three chapters I realized she wasn’t changing her behavior, and unfortunately, Jennifer L. Armentrout disappointed with this sequel. It really felt like it was written by another person, and it gives me the feel of a harried author producing immense garbage for the sake of doing so. I truly finished the novel simply because I’d made it as far as I had, and quite frankly I held out some hope for Daemon, as I felt extremely bad for him due to Katy’s behavior through the book’s entirety.
It took me several months to finish Onyx, whereas it took me about one month to finish Obsidian. Give Obsidian a chance, but going into Onyx, know it doesn’t hold the same sense of magic as the first.
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