Name: Obsidian
Rating: 4.132701421800948 (633 reviews)
ISBN: 9781620610077

Jennifer L. Armentrout

When seventeen-year-old Katy Swartz moved to West Virginia right before her senior year, she'd pretty much resigned herself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring, but then she spotted her hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes.

a Lux novel

Obsidian

Date read:
 January 15-January 16, 2020 

 Actual Rating: 3.50 STARS 

First and foremost, there are a few things I don't like about this book. When I was way younger, I was really into those male characters being arrogant jerks, thinking that it was kind of cool and charming of them. But the more I mature, the more my reading taste for characters slowly changes. Now, I easily get frustrated when I read about them. Like seriously, why does being a douchebag became kind of attractive to some people (including my younger self)? I was getting that vibe from Daemon Black, being an ass a lot of times, but maybe I'll give some benefit of the doubt. At least, he was not a hopeless case kind of an ass, but somehow redeemable. Somehow, he managed to successfully show his sweet side, just don't let him open his mouth for a long time. I'm not really into him, but I don't hate him either. There's a chance to really like him, maybe in the next reads.

The next thing was really the most annoying part for me. The female character, Katy, oh my! Not that she annoyed me all the time. I just don't like it whenever she constantly drool over Daemon. Like, sis! Calm the fuck down, for Pete's sake! It irritates me the most whenever she can't 'take off her eyes from Daemon's body' and repeatedly fantasized about him while openly staring at him. What the hell? Maybe because of his 'power' that she somehow can't control her senses whenever she's with him and it affects her logic. But, dude, I just can't take it anymore when she was describing Daemon's body whenever they're together, and that was with every damn chapter. It seriously looked to me like she was some sort of a pushover or something every time she can't resist him, contrary to the time when she promised herself she's done with being the pushover Katy. Control your hormones, girl, please. He's irresistible but you should keep your dignity. LOL

Other than that, I actually enjoyed this book overall. It was quick read and despite having some frustrating problems, I managed to look past it while reading I still look forward for the next books in the series and I'll probably pick it up as soon as I can.

chloe rae

I was hoping I'd like this book more than I actually did, but it was still pretty dang enjoyable.
For some reason, though, I found both the main character and Daemon to be SUPER annoying at times. Mainly Daemon. I thought he was an asshole, and not the kind that we love to hate. I only started to like him about 3/4 of the way through the book, and even then he was super confusing and bi-polar. I guess I understand why he acted the way he did, but it still made me angry.
And I liked Kat's character but I also found her a bit rude. I did like her courage and how she refused to take crap from Daemon. She was definitely funny and her point of view was nice to read from.
All my dislikes aside, this book was still crazy fun. I couldn't seem to put it down, especially towards the end. I loved Dee and Lesa and Carissa. They were fun additions, for sure. And I'm not going to say much but I DEFINITELY found the alien aspect really intriguing. They're definitely a different kind of alien and I loooved that. Seriously.
So am I going to read the rest of this series? Probably. Maybe not now, but I have to know what happens to the characters next. This is a fast novel and maybe not the best book you'll ever read, but still worth it.

Club Bocker ꙳✧˖°ﾟ

What can I say? I'M IN LOVE WITH DAEMON he's a bad boy full of sarcasm, so sexy and katy is the representation of us, she's so cute, they make a perfect couple.

Sabrina W

I haven't read a book like this in awhile .. where I absolutely love the main guy character. So dreamy.

It's a good book, really easy to read, nothing too in depth. I could have read it in a shorter amount of time but wanted to space it out so I could enjoy it more.

Recommend the read. 
So glad I bought it and can't wait to buy the new instalments.

Sara Uribe

I fell in love with this book from the first chapter. I found it to be very addictive to read and I couldn't wait to finish it and get to the next book. Jennifer Armentrout knows how to suck me into her books, and this is another one that I could not put down. I didn't expect to love this book as much as I do, but the dynamic between Katy and Daemon had me drawn from the first time they were introduced to each other. Can't wait to read the rest of the books in this series.

becky oh

Now I know why this series is so famous 😌I was in a BIG reading slump before I read this, not finding any books that made me finish the book or getting so excited to read a new book and finding it so disappointing. I had about 20 books I DNF-ed before I met sexy Daemon Black and being sucked into the world of aliens (no regrets).

I definitely loved the first books of the Lux series and THANK YOU SO MUCH TO JLA FOR GETTING ME OUT OF MY READING SLUMP!!!

Briar's Reviews

Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout is a YA piece full of aliens and intrigue.

This book didn't sit as well with me as I had hoped. I seriously am loving White Hot Kiss by Jennifer, so I thought why not pick up her Lux series? For whatever reason, this book felt like something I would have loved back in my high school days but not now. When I was crushing over Twilight, Vampire Kisses, Vampire Academy, House and Night and so on, this book would have done it for me. As an adult, I'm not totally into it. I can still appreciate how ooey gooey this YA is and all the tropes it follows, but it kind of bored me (if I'm being honest). 

I'm thrilled to see aliens though! That is something I haven't gotten a lot of in YA, probably by pure luck alone. That selling point really intrigued me and made me stick through the book. It's got a cool feel, and I'll definitely be reading some Cliffnotes of the other books, since I don't think I'll be continuing on with this specific series. But I will definitely be grabbing more books by Jennifer in the future.

If you love YA (with angsty teen drama) and aliens, grab this book! It is an excellent novel for pre-teen and YA readers. To me, it felt like it was catering to those pre-teens going gaga over Twilight back in the day. That was the audience that I felt was being catered to with this book (and there's nothing wrong with that). Daemon felt kind of like Edward Cullen with his creepy nature, his suggestion of not being friends or close to them, and his magical powers. The giant group of alien buddies also gave Cullen like vibes. I didn't totally like the whole "let's insult the girl to try to win her heart", but that never has been my favourite trope in YA romances. 

Overall, this book wasn't for me but it was a fun little book to jump into.

Two out of five stars.

freya.nightwolf

Giulia Giacometti

Although I liked the idea of the story, I did not really like the main characters (yet). The writer might have meant it to be funny/cheeky, but I think Deamon is just outright mean towards Katy. Also don't like how he calls her Kitten, it's just demeaning. However, the story has potential and many people are really enthusiastic about the series, so hopefully it will get better. 

Positive: reads really quickly, love the idea of aliens.
Negative: not the best writing, don't like Deamon so far. 
Audiobook: not really good, especially Damian's voice. I would suggest reading the (e)books instead.

Courtney

4⭐️. Well, I finally met Daemon and although he is definitely problematic, I like him.

Tayla 

I really liked the Lux novels I felt that that author set a good stage for the rest of her story in this book

Fátima Martins

3.75

Contras: 
- Es literal una copia de Crepúsculo pero con aliens.
- Daemon is an asshole y bastante insoportable.
- Los diálogos a veces dan mucho cringe (aunque creo que es culpa de la traducción).
- the book it's pretty bad ngl.

Pros:
- Es adictivo
I LIKE IT. I NEED MORE.

Obsidian a Lux novel

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