Ok, here is my silly gif post of what Origin, the fourth Lux book, did to me - well, what that ending did to me. Cause yeah. There was yet another evil twist at the end. Jennifer is the master of cliffhangers. Seriously...
This series is still one of my favourites and I've read all the books at least four times each. But Origin... Well. Let me try and get my feels down...
Ok, so I was nearing the end of Origin. And at first I was happy, this this:
And then.... then The Twist came. Then I finished the book. And at first I was like:
and finally I was like:
Because it's just like..
I didn't know what to do. Jennifer had done it again. Totally shocked me. Possibly scarred me.
And now I'm just like:
Because it is so freaking long until Opposition comes out - too too TOO long, ok?!
Warning: This review will be an excited rambling of a
fangirl who is totally in love with a certain boy from this book. You could read it and laugh, or, the
recommended option, you could go and buy the book and then ramble yourself.
No one is like Daemon Black.
When
he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again,
and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well… There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going
on.
But even he can’t protect his family from
the danger of trying to free those they love.
After
everything, I’m not longer the same Katy.
I’m different… And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the
truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing
and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable
of. The death of someone close still
lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends become the
deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back.
Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.
Together we’re stronger… and they know
it.
Review:
'Now it was do or die time.
All these months had led up to this…'
What
do you do when someone you thought was dead suddenly reappears and comes home?
Only, they aren't the person you lost – not anymore. Not after all
they've gone through...
And
they want to go back. They were forced to leave behind the person they
love more than anything, and not even family will stop them from going to
rescue their love.
But
Katy needs to try – for Daemon. He's struggling to get by, and all the
Luxen are waiting for the Department of Defence to strike back, to take them
all down.
Meanwhile,
they all just need to get by and act normal.
Which
isn't easy when your boyfriend and his family are aliens and you aren't really
human anymore either. And when everyone is trying to deal with the
terrible loss they've been hit by, and all the devastating outcomes. And
when people you hoped were long gone reappear and start causing complete
chaos.
Still,
Katy's boyfriend is Daemon
Black, the hottest person ever to walk the earth.
Yeah.
The situation may be totally unstable and likely to blow up any minute
and they are trying to pull off the biggest prison break since Mission Impossible
was invented, but it has its perks...
But
seriously: "You really shouldn't trust a soul in this game. Not when
everyone has something to gain or lose…" Just a warning, guys…
My
God, just when I was thinking the Lux series could not possibly get better: BAM! It goes and increases the
awesomeness by infinity. And yes, just like all my reviews of this
series, my review of Opal will be the
pure rambling of an obsessed and infatuated fan girl. Sorry, but what
else can a girl do when she's head-over-heels in love? Because that's
what I am: totally in love with the Lux series – and, of course, the pure
hotness-incarnate that is Daemon Black. *swoon*
Alright,
I'm back. Back with my one and only criticism of Opal. And what is that, you may ask? Well, the fact
that Jennifer is now officially THE
QUEEN OF ALL EVIL, HORRIBLE, DREADFUL CLIFFHANGERS!!! I mean, REALLY? HOW CAN YOU LEAVE IT LIKE
THAT?!?! Do you WANT me to go COMPLETELY CRAZY?! Cause if you do:
YOU HAVE BEEN FREAKING SUCCESSFUL!!!! Plus, YOU MADE MY
HEART LITERALLY STOP!!!! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?!?!?!!!!
Ok.
I am so sorry about that. I just can't get over that ending - check out my gif post and you'll understand. I am
officially in total and utter shock – think of the worst cliffhanger ever (the
end of Shadow Kissed, The Golden Lily, all the Supernatural season finales, plus the Buffy Season Five finale all rolled into
one) and then multiply it. By like a squillion. Add in a major
heart attack, hyperventilating and an almost comatose state of shock.
Cause, you know, I'm pretty sure
that cliffhanger is meant to give you a heart attack and then break it into a
squillion pieces all at once. Cause that's where my heart's at: seizing
and broken beyond repair. Imagine all of this and then you'll be where I
am right now. Good luck getting over it. God knows I can't...
Like, ever. I'm pretty sure – no, I am certain – that I have now been scarred for life. Jeez,
my heart hurts...
Onto
better and brighter things though. Namely: Daemon Black. My newest,
bested, favouritest book boyfriend. Sure, he's prickly and obsessively
protective and a bit macho-patriarchal-boy like, but man do I love him.
He's so sweet and cheeky and charming and gorgeous and loving and caring.
And all he has on his shoulders – all I wanted to do was wrap him up and
take him home and never, ever let him leave. That sounded really creepy,
but that's not how I meant it. I wanted to protect him like he protects
everyone else, because everything he had to deal with... I just wanted to give
him a break, y'know? Keep him safe for a little while. Plus, he
really is perfect. And amazing. And I love him. Something Katy says
about him amuses me:
"Who
needed a flashlight when you had Daemon?"
My
reaction amuses me more: Who needed freaking anything if they have Daemon?!
As
for Kat, may I say I love the new her. She's strong and kickass and
brave. She had these moments where she was the strongest ever and willing
to do absolutely anything to keep the people she cared about safe – these
scared her, but I thought it just proved how much she loved Daemon. Plus,
again gotta mention her love of books: I love it when she goes squee-ey over
books!
Dee
– god, poor Dee! She wasn't in it much, which I don't blame her for, and
we saw this whole new, kinda scary side of her. But in the end, she's Dee
and I'll always love her, strange, hyper alien she is.
And,
'cause I don't wanna give anything away, we'll just say that someone we thought
was dead is really alive – and back. We will call said someone X, for no
real reason other than to be all mysterious. And X was so, so damaged – I
wanted to protect them too, bless X. Sure, X was kinda weird and damaged
and a little scary at times, but I loved X none the less. Plus the
conversation X had with Kat about zombies and surviving the zombie apocalypse
was freaking hilarious!
As
for Blake... I just can't make up my mind about that guy. One minute, I'm
feeling sorry for him. The next minute? Well, he's creepin' the
heck outta me. I seriously don't know what to do with the guy...
Have
I mentioned yet that I adore all of these characters? Like, seriously and
totally love them all to pieces? I have? Oops. Well, I'll
tell y'all again. I love them THIS MUCH!!! By the way, I
just held my arms out as wide as I can. It's not enough. I think I
need to multiply it by a zillion to show how much I love Daemon – I mean, them:
all of them... Maybe a million zillion squillion...
But
most of all, I love the relationship between Katy and Daemon. FINALLY
they are together – which leads to many yummy kissing sessions. HOT yummy
kissing sessions. And their love is so sweet and real and emotional and
hot. They are my new favourite book couple in the history of ever.
Opal was
shaping out to be my fave yet. I mean, we – I mean, Katy – was kissing
Daemon more, there was more of everything I love about this series. And
then... well, it ended. Horribly. As my afore-mentioned yelling revealed.
I had this feeling like halfway through that it wasn't going to end well.
That coupled with the fact that the next in the series doesn't come out
til way too long meant I slowed right down in my reading, savouring every word
and rereading my favourite passages over and over. But this going slow
did not work for long. Oh no, Jennifer's writing is far too magic and
funny and her plotlines are way too exciting and addictive and freaking awesome
for that. So I raced for the end... And, well, you know how that went
down...
Still,
this is my favourite in the series which is now, I think, my favourite series ever.
It has more action, more romance, more suspense, more humour and more
Daemon than ever before and it has left me absolutely, deliriously,
desperately desperate for
more. Like, right now. I am going to literally go crazy waiting for
the fourth – Origin. *sniffles and goes to have a mental breakdown*
But
seriously guys: if you haven't read the Lux series, you just have to.
Right now. It is the most amazing series you'll ever read – there
is literally nothing I can complain about, cliffhanger aside. It's just
so much fun, but is also more than just fun at the same time. It's just
more than I ever thought it would be when I bought Obsidian and more than I ever could have hoped for. And I am
now so in love I don't think I'll ever get over it, not that I want to.
So
yes. Please. Read it. Love it. Ramble about it.
Scream at Opal's cliffhanger.
Just enjoy the ride – love every moment. Series like this don't
come along often and you should all be a part of this one. And even with all
this rambling, I still haven't done it justice.
P.S. Oh, and Obsidian, the first in this series, has been optioned for a film!! A freaking FILM, people!! FINALLY!!! I am sooooo excited!!
Hey, maybe I should do a new gif post about it... Ok, I'm off to look for excited Supernatural gifs now... ;)
Star Rating:
5 Out of 5
It loses a star for the cliffhanger, and yet it's still on
five whole stars - well, really it's about 5 billion. That shows the
amazingness, people.
I love Jennifer L. Armentrout - like seriously. She's amazing. I am in love with her Lux and Covenant series, as well as all her NA books (written under J. Lynn). And she has dragged the drop-dead gorgeous Daemon Black here for me to interview!
Bloggers. Here are some things you should know about
Daemon Black:
He’s
unbelievably hot (but don’t tell him that.
His ego’s big enough already).
He’s
kind of a jerk (okay, a massive jerk) but we love him anyway. (Don’t tell him that either. His ego really doesn’t need to be any
bigger.)
He
has a big ego (if you hadn’t picked up on that already).
He’s
an alien – a Luxen, to be precise (weirdly enough, this really is only 4th
on the priority list… Weird, huh?)
He’s
dating Katy Swartz, a human (more or less) and a book blogger (which means we
love her. Book bloggers together!).
He is
the star of the Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout.
And
he is here today…
Me: Anyway,
hi Daemon. It’s great having you here! Now first off, you’re dating
a book blogger. Well done: you obviously have exceptional taste.
But for those bloggers who don’t know who you are, would you be able to
describe yourself in one sentence?
Daemon: Oh, I only need two
words. Ridiculously sexy.
My Inner Babble:Told
you he had a freakishly big ego.
Dammit,
though, he’s right.
Me: Ok,
you’re an alien – a Luxen. Do you remember much of your journey to Earth
– and of how you felt when you got here?
Daemon: Since we can bend
time and space, the actual journey to Earth was incredibly fast. We came
here because our planet was destroyed, so I felt displaced when we first
arrived. I didn’t want to be here, but I knew I needed to take care of
Dee and Dawson so I was focused on them.
My
Inner Babble:Yeah, he
does have his moments though… Sigh… You can almost forget about the ego when he
talks like this…
Me: Careful
not to give any spoilers, can you tell us anything about what happens in the
latest book that is obviously all about you: Origin?
Daemon: I can’t give any
specific details but I can say that something really big happens in Origin
that’s a game changer.
My
Inner Babble: I’ll
say! I think that just calling it ‘game
changer’ might be a bit of a understatement!!
World-ender, maybe. Brain-exploder… The cover though... Yum...
Me: How
did you… get through the events of Origin? I know you’re strong, but under
those circumstances… Well, I wouldn’t be able to keep it together even
for an instant.
Daemon: I wasn’t keeping it
together. I completely lost it at first. But that wasn’t going to
help Kat so I needed to get a grip and channel my energy.
My
Inner Babble: And
there’s that sweet, protective side again…
This guy has more layers than I can wrap my head around!
Me: Speaking
of Origin: you get loads of your own chapters!
I know all us bloggers are ridiculously pleased about that. Does it feel
good to finally get to tell your side of the story?
Daemon: As much as I trust
Kat, I’m sure that her accounts of me don’t accurately reflect my
awesomeness. So, yeah, it’s good to tell my side of everything.
My
Inner Babble: The Ego,
honestly... But yeah. He wasn’t always shown in the most favourable
light – especially in Obsidian
and Opal. Still managed to make me love him, though,
even when he was being a colossal jerk.
Me: Now
don’t take this the wrong way, but you’re kind of a jerk – especially to Kat at
the beginning of your…relationship. But lately we've got to see your
sweet side – and it is super sweet.
You like to snuggle, are the sweetest boyfriend and you even said the 'l' word, albeit under rather dismal
circumstances... But still: loads of growth. I've gone slightly off
topic – if I had a topic to begin with... The question is: do you feel
like Kat's made you a better person and do you have any more sweetness beneath
the prickles?
Daemon: I am absolutely
certain that Kat’s made me a better person. I’ve always been loyal
and protective of my family, but she’s brought out something in me that I
didn’t ever care to know could be a part of who I am. I knew that I
couldn’t get any hotter, but I didn’t realize that I could have the depth of
the feelings that I have for Kat.
My
Inner Babble: Melts
inside…
Me: I
love something you once said to Katy: "I'm
perfect in all the ways that count".
In private when your ego isn't around, I might say that I totally agree.
But now I'm going to ask what exactly makes you think you so perfect?
And how the hell did your ego get so big?
Daemon: Is that a serious
question? I mean, have you seen me?
My
Inner Babble: Hmm…
Looking… looking… looking… Yeah, I get it now.
Well, maybe not. I might need to
look a little longer…
Me: As
mentioned earlier, Kat is a blogger. This means she’s got to have one or
two book boyfriends, like the rest of us. (Though unlike us, she has you
– lucky kitty.) Does that make you jealous?
Daemon: Me? Jealous of some
tool in a book? I don’t think this can be a serious question either.
My
Inner Babble: Just
FYI, my understanding of the ego often vanishes whenever he opens his mouth.
Me: After
everything you and Katy have been through, how much do you think you’ve
changed? And would you change anything you did to her at the beginning of
your relationship if you could?
Daemon: I think mostly my
priorities have changed because Kat’s become the most important person in my
life. Would I change anything about the beginning of our
relationship? Yes. I would protect her better because I know that
she has gotten hurt because of me. I’ve let her down, and I won’t do it
again. I’m getting her back. Period.
My
Inner Babble: Ok, I take what I
just thought back. He’s perfect… And so sweet.
He’s just prickly to hide it. And
by prickly I do mean egotistical, a total jerk and totally stab-worthy. But it’s all worth it when you get those
glimpses of the Real Daemon… Sigh…
Me: What's
next for you and Katy do you think?
Daemon: I can’t think beyond
getting her back right now. That’s the only reason for anything that I do
at this point.
My
Inner Babble: Awwwwww….
Quick-Fire
Questions:
Books
or movies?Movies
Puppies
or kittens?One Kitten in particular
Favourite
food?Ice cream
Favourite
place?The lake where I take Kat
Favourite
TV show(like I don’t already know the answer…)? Ghost Investigators
Favourite
song?Hungry Like the Wolf
Tell
us one thing we don’t know about you. I’m not going to divulge any of my secrets.
Me: Oh,
and a quick question to Jennifer, who was kind enough to bring Daemon along
today (and by ‘bring’, I’m pretty sure I mean ‘drag’…): Why do you insist on
leaving all your books on the worst cliff-hangers possible? Do you want
us to go mad? And what is next for Daemon
and Katy and everyone?!?!?!
Jennifer: I don’t think that
all of my books have the worst cliffhangers possible, but, if it makes you feel
better, I will tell you that Origin
doesn’t have a big cliffhanger ending. There is something big that
happens at the end of Origin, but it
definitely doesn’t leave you hanging like Opal.
As for what’s next…you will just have to wait and see!
My
Inner Babble: Wait a
second, Origin didn’t end
on a cliffhanger?!?! I’d call that a
cliffhanger!! I was curling up in a ball
and then rocking in a corner for days!!!
I can’t wait for Book Five – I need it!!! ;)
Thank
you so much for stopping by!! :D
My
Inner Babble: Now
what do I need to do to make you both stay and for Jennifer to tell me what
happens next and for Daemon to stay forever…? ---
Oh, thank you so much Jennifer!! This has been sooo much fun!!
And congratulations on Lux being optioned as a film!! I am so freaking excited - I cannot wait!! And then Covenant has been optioned as a TV series too!! I literally died when I found out - which was, unfortunately, after this interview! :D
Hope you all enjoyed the interview - and that you will check Lux out after this interview with the hotness that is Daemon!! I can't believe I was such a fangirl (actually, I totally can...) And don't forget to follow Jennifer's Site, follow her on Twitter and Facebook, and check out her books on Goodreads! Oh, and check out all the Lux jewellery on Hebel Designs too!! :D
And keep up to date with MonthOfGuests on Twitter using #MonthOfGuests2013! And stop by tomorrow for a brilliant post by the amazing Katie Dale!!
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# 1 New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer L. Armentrout Lives in West Virginia.
All the rumors you heard about her state aren’t true.
Well, mostly. When she's not hard at work writing, she spends her time, reading, working out, watching zombie movies, and pretending to write.
She is the author of the Covenant Series (Spencer Hill Press), the Lux Series (Entangled Teen), Don't Look Back (Disney/Hyperion) and a yet untitled novel (Disney/Hyperion), and new YA paranormal series with Harlequin Teen.
Jennifer also writes New Adult and Adult romance under the pen name J. Lynn. The Gamble Brothers Series (Tempting the Best Man/Tempting the Player) and Wait for You. Under her pen name, she is published with Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
Ok, this is a silly p-re-view of my review of Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I'm posting it a) because I haven't done anything in like forever on my blog. Sorry - I've not been well! :( And b) because I just can't seem to find the right words. So maybe this post will help. Opal is the third in the Lux series, which is the BEST SERIES EVER!!
I mean, I just wanna find Jennifer Armentrout so I can go:
and
But Opal... the ending... Well, let's just say it's so freaking ARGHH that I had to do this post of gifs. I've never used gifs before. Like, ever. But in this case, they are so, so badly needed... My reaction to Opal's ending:
...
I need
If not....
And trust me. I am not exaggerating. Not even one. little bit.
But I'm gonna stop now, 'cause you're all probably going:
and
Sorry... Full, real review to come soon... It'll be gif-less, promise...
Warning: This review will
be an excited rambling of a fangirl who is totally in love with a certain boy
from this book. You could read it and laugh, or, the recommended option,
you could go and buy the book and then ramble yourself.
Review
From Amazon:
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...
Review:
“I’d
made enough of a fool of myself tonight. Kicked a hissy fit over Ash and
Daemon, stormed out of the party, and nearly decapitated Simon. All of
this before midnight.
Awesome.”
I don't want to give this plot away.
Cause if you haven't read Obsidian,
I don't want to give anything away. Though, both blurbs pretty much give
everything away anyway...
Ok, let's just say this: Katy now knows
what her neighbours are. She fought with them. She almost died for
them.
And now? Well, she's... uh... different. And also sorta connected to Daemon freaking Black.
The hot jerk who broke all the rules to save her and suddenly seems
determined to prove how much he likes her... and how much she likes him back.
So not gonna happen anything soon - Kat's
way too strong for that.
Right?
But then... well, let's just say things
happen and Katy gets super close to exposing everything. Especially since
the MIB have shown up and are starting to dig around.
So now Katy has to trust this new newbie to
help her get herself under control. Daemon isn't pleased – and not just
cause he's jealous.
It obviously doesn't help that Katy's
seeing ghosts of people who should be long, long, long dead. People who could lead Daemon to the one
person he has truly loved and lost – and we're not talking about some girl
here. This is deeper. Much, much deeper.
And it could kill them all...
I finished Obsidian in one sitting and immediately ordered Onyx and Opal from Amazon. It told me they’d arrive the next day.
It was just too freaking long.
So I went on my iPad and I bought the eBook
version of Onyx. And in one
sitting that went from the evening to two in the morning, I gobbled it all up.
I don’t know what it is about Jennifer Armentrout that makes me do that – makes
me almost feverish to read every single word and savour them, enjoy them, while
making me rush to find out what happens...
So often you read a first book and love it
so much it hurts. And then you rush to get the next and it's like –
'Meh'. Because it's a huge let-down.
Onyx?
My God, it SO wasn't one of those! It was just as amazing – maybe even
more so! It had all the action, all the romance, all the toe-curling "Holy Hawt Chemistry Batman!", all
the humour. And it had all the Daemon. Literally nothing to complain about. And
so, SO freaking much to
gush about.
Guys, I'm so sorry for this rambly review.
I love it so blinking much that I can't help it. I simply HAVE to gush. And gush and gush
and then gush a little bit more.
Sigh. I am SO in love.
I rambled a lot about Daemon last
time. I’m going to ramble even more now. Because, oh my God, I love Daemon! He is the hottest thing ever. And
also the sweetest – we got to see this totally lovely, sweet side of him and
the totally hot protective side. If I’m honest, I’m shocked Kat held out
on him like she did – I would’ve been all over him! He really is the most
amazing guy and may just have become my newest fave book boyfriend, taking over
the likes of Jace and Dimtiri and Adrian. Sigh. I love him so much! I don’t know how I’m
meant to wait until the next book comes for more of him! I have now
joined The Daemon Invasion and believe in the cause with every single part of
my being. Team Daemon Forever, people. For-ev-ah.
I love Katy too. I mean, she's a book
girl! Who doesn't love people just like themselves in books?
Though, she does have
more control than me. As mentioned before, I'd be all over Daemon the
second he walked into a room. But back to Katy. I loved watching
her grow and become so strong and kickbutt. I love her wit and strength
and snark. And, of course, the whole book thing! As she said, "People who didn't heart books didn't
understand." That made me laugh 'cause it's just so, so true!
And Dee – oh, how I love Dee! Sweet,
hyper, friendly Dee. I felt so sorry for her – she really deserves none
of the bad things that happened to her. She's just the kindest, sweetest
thing ever and a really great best friend. She's not really in this one
much, and most of the time I wanted to slap Kat for pushing poor Dee away, but
Dee was still so sweet. And that ending...
As for the new guy. Well. I
don't want to give anything away. But all I can say is how could a girl
even consider picking anyone over the gorgeous Daemon Black? Since
he is, as I'm sure you know now, the hottest thing since the sun was
created.
I love the chemistry between Daemon and
Katy. As previously mentioned, and as one of Katy's friends said, "Holy Hawt Chemistry Batman!" Sure,
they argue much of the time. But even that is bleeping hot – like
stand-back-or-be-burned kinda hot. And the kisses: talk about knee melting! I
swear, by the time I finished the book, half of me was lying melted on the
floor, and the other half was screaming: I NEED MORE RIGHT RIGHT NOW NOW NOW!!! They are now my
favourite book couple in the history of ever.
Obviously, I adore the characters.
But Armentrout's writing? Equally amazing. Like seriously
freaking amazing. It's almost dangerously and freakishly addictive and so
full of amazingness. I just love the humour, the suspense, the romance,
the action. And, my God, was the plot amazing. It was
honest-to-God made of
awesome. I loved every single second and couldn't read fast enough.
It blew me away – completely. But that ending... OMG,
Jennifer!! Talk about evil! And I had to wait ages for the next to arrive, 'cause
it wasn't on iBooks and it seemed stupid to buy another book twice on my Kindle
and there was snow which meant the post was slow.
Have I proved the addictiveness of this
series? I swear that they're almost druglike in their total and complete
overpowering way of getting into my head and my heart and making me fall in
love every single page – with everything: the writing, the plot, the
characters, the world, Daemon. I adore this series. If that isn't
clear, which after my rambling it hopefully will be.
I could literally just go on and on and on
about Onyx forever. I
loved it so freaking much it's like it hurts. I can barely put into words
how freaking much I love it. It's almost crazy how much I love it.
If you haven't read it, I don't think you'll get all my psycho babbling.
But think of your favourite book ever and then multiple it by a squillion
to get my crazy intense adoration of this book…
And I’m really sorry for the
rambling. I can’t seem to help it when it come to this series…
