by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Paperback release date Dec 6th 2011
amazon - Kindle £4.49
Book Description
Starting over sucks.
When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring…. until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.
And then he opened his mouth.
Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something…unexpected happens.
The hot alien living next door marks me.
You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.
If I don’t kill him first, that is. (taken from goodreads)
My Thoughts
I preordered Obsidian in paperback but when I discovered it was released onto Kindle early I had to download it and devour it immediately. I loved Jennifer Armentrout’s debut Half-Blood and, as a fan of Roswell, couldn’t wait to get into what had been coined a Roswell-esque YA Sci-fi romance. Well, other than a girl from a small town falling in with a group of aliens who live under the guise of humans, the story (other than basic genre plot devices) is one all its own.
I have to say… I think I loved Obsidian even more than Half-Blood. Seriously, just couldn’t put the book down. The heroine, Katy, is a brilliant heroine. She’s bookish (love that she’s a book blogger), she’s kind of quiet but she has this innate strength and fiery temper (especially when it comes to Daemon). The prose is modern and smooth, really easy to get sucked into. The plot is fast-paced, engaging, and just incredibly entertaining. BUT the best part of Obsidian is the interaction between Daemon and Katy. Daemon is a first class dick half of the time… and I mean first class! Grr, he really pissed me off sometimes… then he’d go being all sweet and protective and you just wanted to slap him upside the head for being so irritatingly yummy. I totally understood Katy’s dilemma and yet really appreciate how her character never gave into him and how she stood up for herself (the spaghetti scene in the cafeteria was awesome!). The chemistry between these two is off the charts AMAZING. The bonus scenes at the end of the novel told from Daemon’s POV were fantastic and really gave the reader insight into him – it made the reader understand why he was such a douchebag sometimes.
Anyhoo…if you like yourself a hot YA romance with healthy helpings of suspense, humour and action… then you should definitely pick up Obsidian.
Now on my favourites shelf.
Five Massive Massive Stars!
Sam x
You're so lucky to have already read this! I want to read it so bad! I read the first chapter and it had me laughing out loud. December 6th can't come any sooner.
ReplyDeleteXia, it's absolutely brilliant, I'm sure you'll love it! :-)
ReplyDeleteI loved this book to. I read it in one day i couldn't put it down. Iam so going to stalk all her work she is awesome.BTW i can't wait for the 3rd Warriors of Ankh!!!
ReplyDeleteThis one is definitely going on my wish list. It sounds great!
ReplyDeleteIt's awesome, Karen. Absolutely loved it, such a great way spend a few hours on a lazy afternoon :-)
ReplyDeleteYou are a Roswell fan too? Thought there weren't any of us left :) I just read Smokeless Fire and I'm completely new to your works. Can't wait for book 2 and I just downloaded Moon Spell and can't wait to get started
ReplyDelete@Anonymous - I love Roswell, huge fan :-)
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy Moon Spell!
Cheers
Sam x
Since my last post I have read the entire Lunarmorte series and Warrior's of Ankh and now I can't wait for Fire Spirits to continue. Are you sure you don't want to publish some of your books by going through traditional channels?! I really think with a big publishing company you would get more exposure. Besides, I believee Lunarmorte would make a great TV show .....
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