Name: Nabeelah Hassan 's review of The Burning Shadow by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Item: The Burning Shadow
Rating: 5
Author: Nabeelah Hassan

Jennifer L. Armentrout

#1 New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout returns to the world of the Lux with The Burning Shadow, the steamy, shocking second installment of the Origin series that will leave readers reeling. When Evelyn Dasher crossed paths with Luc, she was thrown headfirst into the world of the Lux—only to discover that she was already far more involved in their world than she ever suspected. Because the Luxen aren’t the only ones with a hidden past. There’s a gap in Evie’s memory, lost months of her life and a lingering sense that something happened, something she can’t remember and nobody is willing to tell her. She needs to find out the truth about who she is—and who she was. But every answer she finds only brings up more questions. Her search for the truth brings her ever closer to Luc, the Origin at the center of it all. He’s powerful, arrogant, inhumanly beautiful, extremely dangerous...and possibly in love with her. But even as Evie falls for him, she can’t help but wonder if his attraction is to her, or to the memory of a girl who no longer exists. And all the while, a new threat looms: reports of a flu-like, fatal virus that the government insists is being spread by Luxen. A horrifying illness that changes whoever it touches, spreading panic across a country already at its breaking point. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Burning Shadow

Luzie focks

Nabeelah Hassan 

** spoiler alert **
           Jennifer Aremtrout has once again left me speechless and in love.

This was more than just another series for me but a chance to visit a world I live and to see the character I know from the Lux series once again brought tears to my eyes.

To see Luc grown up was beautiful and the Nadia/ Evie situation is rather complicated but she is such a strong girl and I love her decisions she makes and I like that even though she is head over heels for Luc, that doesn't stop her from fighting him on decisions she believes is right. 

I can't wait for the next book and really hope that is doesn't take too long to get here.

Jennifer L. Armentrout is op dreef met de Origin-serie, waarin ‘The burning shadow’ het tweede deel is. In dit boek is voor Evie niets meer hetzelfde. In ‘The darkest star’, het eerste deel van de serie, heeft ze opper-Luxen Luc ontmoet. In ‘The burning shadow’ kan ze zich daar niets van herinneren. Evie is een paar maanden uit haar geheugen kwijt. Op zoek naar het antwoord op de vraag wie ze is en wie ze was, belandt ze steeds dieper in de wereld van de Luxen. En ze zal al snel ontdekken dat als je daar eenmaal in zit, je er niet zo makkelijk meer uit komt. De Origin-serie is een zijdelings vervolg op de Lux-serie, waarmee Jennifer L. Armentrout zichzelf voorgoed op de kaart zette als fantasyauteur. Haar fans hadden nog niet genoeg van de wereld die ze creëerde. Zijzelf gelukkig ook niet.

Annabella

I sure as hell didn't see  that  coming. Does this look like a sensible place to stop at? Newsflash: doesn't feel like that at all to this reader here

Sven Test

"You," he spoke. "It's only ever been you. Before. Now. Later. There's been no one else. There…just can't be."

MY HEART!!!!! Luc stole my breath, my heart, my entire soul and being!!! (Can I leave my review there? No? *sighs* All right, but don't judge the mess this will be.)

This book sucked me in so hard. It continues right where The Darkest Star left off and from then on, my life only knew the Origin world; nothing else existed or mattered. The world building Jennifer created is outstanding and otherworldly. Everything from the humans to the Luxen to the post-invasion to rebuilding was done with such care and with details to make the reader feel they were right there in the story as a character.

Jennifer has fleshed out all of these characters, from the ones that are new to the ones that we've known since the Lux series. Evie, a new character, has gone through way too much. In the first novel, she was shy, timid, scared. And now, we have this woman who isn't shying away from all the bad she's seeing, but wants to help and tackle it head on. She also became into this badass woman that had me with my jaw dropped open! Seriously, I was not expecting the mega bombshell Jennifer threw at us about Evie, and I'm still not over it! It took me by such a surprise, but all I kept thinking was, "You go, girl! Kick some ass!"

"I don't care what you call me as long as you call me yours."

Luc *sighs dreamily* I can't say his name without my heart wanting to jump out of my chest like it has a mind of it's own and his hoping Luc is right in front of me so it can hug him (I know, my mind works in mysterious ways). Luc has grown so much from the Lux series. Before, I would see him as a kid; now, as a hot man who makes me drool and swoon! He's matured so much and tackling on so much for someone still kind of young. Because of this, he can be immature at times, but it doesn't take away from who Luc has become so there are no complaints from me.

Something that tore my heart apart was seeing Luc not knowing something specific concerning Evie. He prides himself in having all the answers, but with the person that means the universe to him, he doesn't have them. The frustration he carries is overwhelming and heart-breaking. I mean, it did help in knocking down his ego a bit, but it was still so sad to see him that way.

"You don’t need to worry about me, Peaches. I’m always going to come back to you. That’s a promise."

The length of this book surprised me! I thought it would feel dragging or slow, but it never felt that way. There was always something going on and it felt like a much shorter book than it was. I'm glad Jennifer kept writing and gave the reader so much content to work with and put our brains to work through what was going on. There were so many twists and turns, it was hard to pinpoint everything, which I greatly appreciate!

The ending had me yelling in frustration because I just knew it! I was suspecting another character but it became very obvious who was behind everything! Even thinking about it now has my heart racing. It was an epic ending, that's for sure, to be dropping a bombshell and then the book ends. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT AN ENTIRE YEAR FOR MORE!

AUDIOBOOK IMPRESSIONS:
I mostly listened to the audio for this one and I'm so glad I did! The narrator did a fantastic job in changing her voice to fit each character's personality. Through her voice, I could feel the characters' frustrations, excitement, love, care. I highly suggest going the audio route with this one because it will suck you in even more!

Overall, The Burning Shadow is phenomenal, shocking, action-packed, full of twists and turns and a romance that will have you swooning right from the start!

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Yo durante todo este libro fue como: QUE? QUE? QUE? QUE ESTA PASANDO 
Pero lo amé igual que el anterior, además salieron mis bebes de la saga Lux<3
TE AMO LUC KING

Jillian Clare

I am *still* trying to pull my thoughts together... review to come!

Candyce Kirk

Even though this book has been on my shelf for awhile, I was a bit afraid to pick this one up. I mean the summary states there is some flu-like fatal virus going around and with the world the way it is that wasn't something I was looking for. Luckily, it was nothing like our world at the moment and The Burning Shadow took me on one heck of a ride.

This book starts off right where the first book ends and that was already a moment that left you hanging. The Burning Shadow is action packed and while it answers a lot of questions it definitely left me with a lot as well (let's just say I'm grateful the third book was already out in the world when I finished this). I was reading this as a buddyread and let's just say it got so intense neither of us stuck to the daily chapters after a certain point, haha.

Our main characters Evie and Luc really make this story. Evie goes through a lot and her world is really flipped upside down by the things she learns and what's revealed. I'm amazed by her strength. I would've curled up in a corner rocking and she just keeps on going and fighting. Yeah, she's definitely a typical teenager at times, but it fits the story! Luc is definitely a favorite of mine. He's arrogant and sarcastic, but come near the one he loves and he won't stand down. He knows he's done things that aren't always okay, but sometimes it's for the better. Luc has seen a lot of bad things and suffered loss, but still fights for the world to be a better place for all. And yes, their relationship is intense and fast, but there's so much more behind there. It's interesting seeing them gravitate towards each other and their pasts definitely make this interesting.

Also, it wouldn't be Jennifer L. Armentrout without amazing side characters. Again, she delivers with this. I love most of them, but Kent is definitely my favorite. These characters know how to leave a smile on my face. And as a major fan of LUX, I loved seeing the characters we grew to love from those books. Reading this book definitely encouraged my re-read that will be happening shortly!

If you're looking for an action-packed book with lots of twists and turns, humor, romance and amazing characters I really recommend this series. Only be warned that the fourth and final book isn't out there yet and I have a feeling the wait is going to be excruciating!

Alex Hill 

This is not the book to read during 2020, but I did it. Hello aliens and mysterious virus that kills people? Stressful. But excited for the next book.

Luna

i def would’ve rated this five stars if i didn’t read it for the sole purpose of seeing 3 certain characters and only getting one scene with 2 of them and the other one never appearing ... but i guess i’ll just keep being disappointed

Kelly Casey

** spoiler alert **
           So incredibly good. However, what is with JLA killing off the mothers of main characters?! I loved this book and the chemistry between luc and evie. I was totally able to call the twists. I'm so excited for the next book and bummed that I have to wait.

Jelke Lenaerts

This book has a content warning for drugs addiction. 

This was a great start to 2020. I really liked this book. It took the world in such an interesting dirrection and I can't wait to get my hands on the third and final book because damn the cliffhanger on this one. A problem I had with the first book (which I still loved) was that it was a bit predictable but this book wasn't. For the rest this book was full of all the things about book one but just that one level higher. The only reason this book is a 4 star instead of a 5 star (like the first book was for me) was because my annoyance of the main character was also one level higher, maybe even two. I just couldn't stand her at all for most of the book. Couldn't this series just have been told in Luc's perspective because DAMN I love that guy and I feel like it would also give a bigger and better glimpse into the world, which can't mean anything bad. Seriously, where this world and this story went in this book was so interesting and excellent. OH MY GOD, why is it another YEAR until the next book.

Kaele Perkins 

** spoiler alert **
           Yes. This book took me four days to finish. And yes that is a very good thing. I could have pulled an all-nighter and finished it, but with how many chapters I reread and savored and just literally stared at for ten minutes straight because I actually couldn’t believe what my eyeballs were seeing. I am in love with this book. Luc is my number one book boyfriend in any universe to infinity and beyond, forever and ever... you get the point. HE IS THE FREAKING BEST. (I love you Daemon it’s just the truth) Even though it drove me crazy in the first book, I actually really like how long it took for them to get together. JLA took her time with that but it was definitely worth the wait. I loved Luc’s surprises (Diesel was the best thing ever, and the camera!) and him waiting for her at her car, and knocking on her window. 😍😍 This is definitely going to be a review with spoilers and since I don’t want to have to go back and quote everything I’m just going to talk about a few of my favorite scenes and if you’ve read it you’ll know what I’m talking about. The scene when there walking the halls at Foretoken to check on Sarah and Luc starts reading her thoughts... and he turns around and mouths the words she said back to her. I laughed so hard. Especially when he brought that incident up again later. 😉 After stuff went down with April the second time in the bathroom and she had to call Luc and try to explain what happened I just thought that was funny. The car chase after breaking in the April’s house was hilarious until she hit her head of course (she should have put her seatbelt on like Luc said). Zoe was the best BFF ever. I want a luxen best friend! Grayson... I’m still confused. Luc said he didn’t hate her but he sure acts like it. I believe that the last time they talked it was kinda explained that he didn’t know who she used to be so that maybe sorta explains it. I don’t think he should have acted like that towards anyone no matter what he thought he knew. Me and Evie were on the same page with the whole autopsy scene. Peace out. ✌🏻Kent’s reaction to this taking place in the kitchen was great. He rant about Fanta was hilarious. Ughhhh the scene at the house with Kent... I almost cried. I don’t see how that was necessary. And I was already sad about Clyde dying because he was funny. The whole Arum thing in the basement was CREEPY. I would not have opened the door the rest of the way like Evie did I’d be running back up the stairs but that was interesting. Her yelling at Luc was awesome. I remember in The Darkest Star, after the first big battle scene and she realized how powerful he is and that she probably shouldn’t have threatened/hit him so many times. And now she’s back to yelling at him to ‘shut up and go away’ and he laughs saying that everyone else who’s ever said that has ended up a burn mark on the floor (he literally said that). The conversation about his real name and coming up with a last name was probably my favorite scene (tied with when he gave her diesel and they went to the cemetery/river) She better bring up Luc and his new last name in the next book. I need to have Luc King officially on his birth certificate. When she called him Lucas and the door actually froze mid-swing.... that was great. When she got punched by that stupid officer and Luc actually lost it. I couldn’t read fast enough. I couldn’t believe that Luc was capable of all that. He literally levitated and the house was shaking and all the furniture was stuck to the ceiling and his veins were glowing white and his roar of rage had her thinking they had called in a tank. That was crazy. When she sacrificed herself, I was so happy. I’m sure that’s not a popular opinion, and Luc would’ve made sure she was fine. But I was tired of Luc keeping her safe at the cost of everyone else’s lives. I loved that she realized this. She knew that Dawson and Daemon and Archer had families, and the entire group was like a family, and she knew her life wasn’t more important then there’s and she couldn’t bear to see more of her friends die. The battle scene outside had me shaking out of worry and shock. I couldn’t believe that she was capable of doing that. (And she’s jealous that Luc could move the remote with his mind, while she freaking lifted every tree nearby out of the ground with the lift of her hand.) I was so scared when she didn’t recognize Luc or Daemon or any of her friends. I was so glad Luc could snap her out of it. When I heard what the officer said about trying to stop them. And how killing her before Daedalus got to her would be best for everyone. And then Zone 3! I was SOO HAPPY to see the whole gang. I missed Katy, Beth, Dee, and Ashley. When Luc yelled out that Evie had a girl crush on Dee I laughed out loud. Dee was amazing in this. She has the perfect job for her. And I’m so glad her and Archer are still together and that Dawson and Daemon are still death-glaring him over their sister four years later. I need to see Kat and Daemons baby in the next book. We need baby Adam! I’m not sure why but Dee showing them the house thing was so funny to me. When she asked if they were ok both staying there and Luc looked to her to see what she wanted. And I’m over here thinking that he should be the one deciding what happens since he’s mad at her for not listening and almost getting herself killed and for her nearly killing him. But I’m glad it worked out the way it did. I felt with her at the house we’re there’s no electricity and the whole ice shower. That would be terrible. The thing with the general.... I had no clue. That was crazy. Her being trained at Daedalus, and then hidden as a normal teen. Her being given the LH-11, Prometheus serum, and Andromeda serum now makes since as to why she is different from the rest. The whole thing about her and Luc being created for each other literally and this was supposed to happen for a reason, and it wasn’t a coincidence that she ran away and they met. And that she was the perfect candidate because she would be what makes Luc come back to Daedalus. THE ENDING. Her mom lied?!?!?! She created the serum! Jason Dasher is still alive??!?!?! Daedalus is still functioning?!??!! They set up Daemon and Katy’s relationship (aka, her moving there) as well as Dawson’s and Bethany’s!!! She operates under command and the only voice she’ll listen to when she goes into terminator mode (because she’s a Trojan) is Jason Dasher....😮 Things I didn’t like were as follows; We don’t know what happens to James after they all left. The club was burned down. They killed off Kent! Emery and Heidi still aren’t at Zone 3 at the end and I want to make sure their okay. I wish we knew how Micah knew what she was. I wish that we had heard Luc tell Evie/Nadia that he loves her because we all know he has since he was 14 years old. I wanted to see Kat go into labor and Daemons reaction. (If that could be a little short story I would die of happiness) 
Can I just say that what the general said at the end it shocked me. I heard what Micah said about Luc being the darkest star (which I still don’t fully understand) but hearing him say this. 

“No, you’re the Burning Shadow and he’s the Darkest Star, and together you will bring about the brightest light.” 

Oh my goodness. The titles make sense. Evie is the Burning Shadow and Luc is the Darkest Star. If the next book cover isn’t purple like Luc’s eyes and the title isn’t The Brightest Light I will be distraught. The purple cover would be a combination of the blue first book and red second book signifying the combination of the two of them, and like the general said, “together you will bring about the brightest light.” AND THAT WOULD BE THE PERFECT TITLE. I so hope that there are at least four books in this series. And I still need Dee and Archers book. This book was amazing and I had such a dilemma reading it of needing to read faster and know what happens and savoring ever second not wanting this story to ever end. Great work! 😍😍😍I can’t believe I have to wait u til next October to find out what happens next. 🥺

Ariella

¡¡¡Mi Primera lectura del 2020!!!
La esperadísima continuación de esta mega historia protagonizada por el fabuloso Luc y Evie.
Situada a unos años después de la invasión Luxen por lo que podemos ver a los protagonistas de los libros anteriores en su día a día, PORQUE ESO ES LO QUE ESTE LIBRO NOS REGALA, UN PEDAZO DE LA HISTORIA DE DAEMON Y KAT, DE DAWSON Y BETH, DE ARCHER Y DEE... y no estaba preparada para leerles.
Nuevamente, Señora Armentrout, YOU DID IT AGAIN...

"You don´t need to worry about me, Peaches. I´m always going to come back to you. That´s a promise."

yaaaaaaaaaas!!!! SAY LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!!!

En este libro podemos ver como las tomas de decisiones por parte de los humanos son "inhumanos" cosa que 
we...
can...
relate... 
to...
El miedo hace que los humanos decidan entre la ética y la supervivencia... y donde hay supervivencia, la ética queda enterrada.
Cuando leía sobre como los humanos temen a los Luxen por lo que crearon todo tipo de dispositivo para "controlarlos" no importa si esto era incómodo para los luxen pude claramente darme cuenta y decir "esto no se aleja de la realidad" 
cof...cof...PresidenteTrump...cof...cof...DelirioDeGrandezaACTIVATED...

Porque aunque quiera con todo mi corazón leer un final feliz donde los humanos puedan vivir tranquilamente confiando en los Luxen, sé que no será posible...y Jennifer you are DOING GREAT al retratar eso, al mostrar la realidad (en esta fantasía).

"Let me remind you, Daemon. You may be an alpha, but I am the Omega"

Merecidas CINCO ESTRELLAS

Ashlee

Sooooooo good! This whole time I thought this would be a duology until I got near the end and it hit me that there would have to be more. So many crazy twists and revelations!

I cannot wait to see where this goes next. RTC!

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The Burning Shadow by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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