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wordsunbound's review
5.0
Holy Alien Babies! This book was amazing! I cannot wait for more! I love the fact that we get more Daemon, Archer, and Katy. Especially that we're seeing an older Luc! It's 1:02 am for me and I really wanna re-read the entire Lux series! I'm in love! All I do now is spray and rub my Bath and Body peach perfume and lotion on myself. I've owned this scent way before but hot damn. I love Luc and Evie so much đ.
emilye3's review
5.0
I loved jumping back into this world and getting to see into Luc and Evies lives. It was such a nostalgic feeling while reading this. I found Evie a little annoying sometimes but I know itâs mostly because sheâs a teenager going through some things. I also guessed some of the plot twists but I was still invested. Iâm excited to see Luc and Evies journey in the next book. I canât wait.
sunnypointofview's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
carithecandy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
danacanterino's review
4.0
SĂ© que esta autora y estos libros tienen sus crĂticas con respecto a la escritura, los temas que toca, etc. Y a pesar de que en algunas cosas estoy de acuerdo, Jennifer L. Armentrout siempre logra que sus libros me gusten.
Y este no es la excepciĂłn. Amo el mundo de los Lux, asĂ que tener una saga que continĂșe esa me encantĂł. La historia estĂĄ un poco confusa porque es el inicio, y me alegra que se van a mantener a los personajes en la continuaciĂłn (por un momento creĂ que serĂa una pareja por libro, no sĂ© por quĂ©). }
Luc tiene una vibra a Deamon, cosa que me ha encantado, y Evie a pesar de que tiene momentos que me daba un poco de bronca, es una protagonista buena, con mås caråcter y con una vida aparte de Luc. Me gustó que conociéramos a sus amigos, sus gustos, etc.
En fin, espero leer la continuaciĂłn de esta saga â„
Y este no es la excepciĂłn. Amo el mundo de los Lux, asĂ que tener una saga que continĂșe esa me encantĂł. La historia estĂĄ un poco confusa porque es el inicio, y me alegra que se van a mantener a los personajes en la continuaciĂłn (por un momento creĂ que serĂa una pareja por libro, no sĂ© por quĂ©). }
Luc tiene una vibra a Deamon, cosa que me ha encantado, y Evie a pesar de que tiene momentos que me daba un poco de bronca, es una protagonista buena, con mås caråcter y con una vida aparte de Luc. Me gustó que conociéramos a sus amigos, sus gustos, etc.
En fin, espero leer la continuaciĂłn de esta saga â„
ambeesbookishpages's review
2.0
The full review + more can be found at The Book Bratz
**This review doesn't reflect my thoughts and Jennifer L. Armentrout as an author but on The Darkest Star. I love Jennifer's writing and characters but not every book she writes is going to be for me.**
I'm pretty sure the Luxen that are still in space heard mine and Emily's shrieks broke out when we learned the news of this book. We adored the Lux series and all the characters Amentrout had created in this world. We were super excited to see the world in the aftermath of the Luxen invasion and how things have changed. Plus I was hoping that Daemon would appear at one point or another.
The Darkest Star was one of my anticipated reads of 2018 and I was thrilled when I was able to meet Jenn and get a signed copy of BookExpo this year. I am a huge fan of Jenn's writing, her characters are well developed, witty, and her story lines always make me want more. I went into The Darkest Star with the same expectations as I did with her other books and quite honestly, I was really disapointed.
I am going to start with Luc. Initially I liked Luc, he had that bad boy vibe reminded me a lot of Daemon and I figured I was quickly going to fall in love with him. As the story progresses Luc is very demanding and controlling and likes things his way. He is very forceful in his views. Evie tries to depict herself as such a strong willed character but she just lets Luc push her around and say some very not nice things to her with out question. Luc reminds me of Christian Grey in a sense, not with the chains and whips and sex but in his attitude and dominance.
I am a sucker for steamy romances and Jen is the queen of steamy romances. There was a rather steamy scene in The Darkest Star and I lived for that scene. But, I feel like it was very rushed. Evie goes from hating Luc, to admitting she likes him, to learning a huge secret about him and her, to all but having sex with him. Her emotions were a roller coaster ride and it was hard to get where she was at in each moment.
This story takes place four years after the Luxen invasion, so we have a little bit of a feel on how the world has dealt with that and what precautions were put into effect but there wasn't a whole lot. All the concern that they show for Luxen and how they are these big bad aliens, they really don't have much to protect themselves rather then a stun gun and drones. In all honesty, I felt like a lot of the plot was lacking. We have the climax of the story that happens towards the end but really no build up to it, the big secret on who Evie is and all the secrets about her past. Everything is so brushed over.
I hate writing negative reviews and especially for one of my favorite authors but I really wasn't a fan of this book and it makes me sad because I wanted to love it so much. I think as I get older my taste in reading is changing, so Lux might have appealed to a younger me and I no longer like that qualities. I am not sure my aversion to this book, but again it saddens me.
I am in no way telling my fellow Jennifer Armentrout fans not to pick up this book. Please do. Because there is good in the story. I laughed so hard at certain parts and loved the witty banters and comments. I encourage you to pick this one up and give it a try, there is no doubt in my mind that there aren't going to be a ton of people who do not like this book. This book is probably going to be well loved.
I'm sorry for the negativity guys. I hope some of these things change in the next book. I really hope so.
**This review doesn't reflect my thoughts and Jennifer L. Armentrout as an author but on The Darkest Star. I love Jennifer's writing and characters but not every book she writes is going to be for me.**
I'm pretty sure the Luxen that are still in space heard mine and Emily's shrieks broke out when we learned the news of this book. We adored the Lux series and all the characters Amentrout had created in this world. We were super excited to see the world in the aftermath of the Luxen invasion and how things have changed. Plus I was hoping that Daemon would appear at one point or another.
The Darkest Star was one of my anticipated reads of 2018 and I was thrilled when I was able to meet Jenn and get a signed copy of BookExpo this year. I am a huge fan of Jenn's writing, her characters are well developed, witty, and her story lines always make me want more. I went into The Darkest Star with the same expectations as I did with her other books and quite honestly, I was really disapointed.
I am going to start with Luc. Initially I liked Luc, he had that bad boy vibe reminded me a lot of Daemon and I figured I was quickly going to fall in love with him. As the story progresses Luc is very demanding and controlling and likes things his way. He is very forceful in his views. Evie tries to depict herself as such a strong willed character but she just lets Luc push her around and say some very not nice things to her with out question. Luc reminds me of Christian Grey in a sense, not with the chains and whips and sex but in his attitude and dominance.
I am a sucker for steamy romances and Jen is the queen of steamy romances. There was a rather steamy scene in The Darkest Star and I lived for that scene. But, I feel like it was very rushed. Evie goes from hating Luc, to admitting she likes him, to learning a huge secret about him and her, to all but having sex with him. Her emotions were a roller coaster ride and it was hard to get where she was at in each moment.
This story takes place four years after the Luxen invasion, so we have a little bit of a feel on how the world has dealt with that and what precautions were put into effect but there wasn't a whole lot. All the concern that they show for Luxen and how they are these big bad aliens, they really don't have much to protect themselves rather then a stun gun and drones. In all honesty, I felt like a lot of the plot was lacking. We have the climax of the story that happens towards the end but really no build up to it, the big secret on who Evie is and all the secrets about her past. Everything is so brushed over.
I hate writing negative reviews and especially for one of my favorite authors but I really wasn't a fan of this book and it makes me sad because I wanted to love it so much. I think as I get older my taste in reading is changing, so Lux might have appealed to a younger me and I no longer like that qualities. I am not sure my aversion to this book, but again it saddens me.
I am in no way telling my fellow Jennifer Armentrout fans not to pick up this book. Please do. Because there is good in the story. I laughed so hard at certain parts and loved the witty banters and comments. I encourage you to pick this one up and give it a try, there is no doubt in my mind that there aren't going to be a ton of people who do not like this book. This book is probably going to be well loved.
I'm sorry for the negativity guys. I hope some of these things change in the next book. I really hope so.
leschroniques_delea's review against another edition
4.0
Jâai attendu un peu avant de lire ce tome 1 car jâattendais la sortie du tome 3 puisquâen gĂ©nĂ©ral je lis les tomes assez vite et rapprochĂ©. Jâai bien aimĂ© retrouver les personnages de Lux et dĂ©couvrir un peu plus Luc qui mâintriguait beaucoup.
Jâai trouvĂ© le dĂ©but un peu lent mais au fur et Ă mesure jâai adorĂ© ma lecture mĂȘme si ça nâa pas Ă©tĂ© un coup de cĆur.
Dans ce premier tome, le contexte est remis en place et on nous explique ce quâil sâest passĂ© aprĂšs le tome 5 de Lux. Ici on se retrouve 4 ans plus tard avec Lux et Evie, une jeune fille un peu mystĂ©rieuse avec quelques zones floues sur son passĂ©.
Jâai adorĂ© dĂ©couvrir une nouvelle facette de Luc qui cache bien ses sentiments et qui garde bien des secrets. Il semble connaĂźtre Evie alors quâelle ne lâa jamais vu auparavant.
Tout sâaccĂ©lĂšre dans les 150 derniĂšres pages ! Lâaction et les rĂ©vĂ©lations sont au rendez-vous ce qui promet pour la suite de la saga !
Jâai trouvĂ© le dĂ©but un peu lent mais au fur et Ă mesure jâai adorĂ© ma lecture mĂȘme si ça nâa pas Ă©tĂ© un coup de cĆur.
Dans ce premier tome, le contexte est remis en place et on nous explique ce quâil sâest passĂ© aprĂšs le tome 5 de Lux. Ici on se retrouve 4 ans plus tard avec Lux et Evie, une jeune fille un peu mystĂ©rieuse avec quelques zones floues sur son passĂ©.
Jâai adorĂ© dĂ©couvrir une nouvelle facette de Luc qui cache bien ses sentiments et qui garde bien des secrets. Il semble connaĂźtre Evie alors quâelle ne lâa jamais vu auparavant.
Tout sâaccĂ©lĂšre dans les 150 derniĂšres pages ! Lâaction et les rĂ©vĂ©lations sont au rendez-vous ce qui promet pour la suite de la saga !
chr1st1e's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
car3war's review
3.0
i liked the lux stories so i wanted to read the origin ones - evie kinda annoys me and luc might say he knows the difference between nadia and evie but iâm not sure