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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
It's said to be a spin-off from Armentrout's Lux series, but I see it as a full-length novel set at 4.5 between Origin, 4, and Opposition, 5 & last. It revolves around Hunter and Serena.
My Take
The narrators are both Hunter and Serena using first-person points-of-view with Hunter as the primary focus. It is an interesting viewpoint with the story told from an Arum's perspective and definitely gives us a different take on the Luxen. It's that Arum slant on the Luxen that makes me curious about future interactions between Daemon and Katy and Hunter and his crew.
I hate to say it, but it didn't take long before I was wondering if I'd have the stamina to read the whole story. Insta-love with lots of tell was enough to keep me grimacing through the whole thing. I enjoyed Armentrout's Lux series, so I had had expectations of Obsession. Oh well.
I did enjoy Hunter's assessment as to the DoD's real reason for wanting to protect Serena. Sounds just like the government. And it irritates me no end that the senator's son will get special handling!
Hunter's character and initial reactions were unexpected. He was such a jerk to Serena, and I was impressed at how well Armentrout kept that persona going. It was her inability to believably change Hunter's attitude that made everything even worse. …that's not totally fair… Armentrout did have Hunter note the arousal aura trickling from Serena.
It was Serena's reactions to Hunter that really ticked me off. Sure, a person can get excited during stressful situations, but Armentrout did not make me believe in Serena's instant attraction. Not only has her best friend been blown up, right in front of her, but Serena is terrified that they're coming after her. I don't know about you, but I'd be more concerned with surviving than getting turned on by a hot alien.
A "standing — and breathing ad for Sears' menswear" does not make me think "hot stuff". I'm sorry, and it is possible that Serena was getting hot for construction-style clothes…nahhh…
Hunter is surprised that Serena is trying to get away from him?? She isn't told anything. Is ordered around. What is his problem?
Then there's Serena around whom the stupid tropes abound. She knows how precarious things are, so what does she do? Yep. Everything wrong. Hunter tells her to hide, to get inside the house, to keep herself safe, and she does all the opposite. Well, how else are we to get tension without Armentrout having to exert her brain? Is she nervous about Hunter sucking her life from her? Good heavens, no. That would require more thinking. She wants to go to Boulder for that file. Does she even consider that there might be people watching for her? Does she grab that file and run? Or stand around reading her mail? Jesus. The DoD is coming after her, so does she flee as fast as she can? Why, noooo. Instead we're hanging around while she insists on answers. When we arrive at Serena's comment about "I wisely said nothing", I laughed my heart out. And not in a good way. It's about the only time she's ever done something wise. It seemed as if she should have a heart attack or something for acting so against her usual self.
I did enjoy Hunter parroting back Richards' comments to Zombro. And thinking about this midnight visit got me to thinking. Why is Armentrout making this so easy? God knows, almost no one trusts the government to act in our best interests, but there is no justification in this for how the DoD is acting.
I'm sorry, but I'm not buying that the Luxen should be allowed to get away with what they did. What is the DoD thinking, anyway? Do they really believe that one lone girl will be heard?
That comment about evolution maintaining the balance led me to think the Arum had evolved naturally, then Armentrout spoils that thought with Hunter following this up with his statement that the Arum were bred. Doesn't sound like evolution to me.
I'm not liking either race that much. The Arum don't do friendship; they do survival. The Luxen are all about domination.
Okay, the "adult" part comes from all the sex. And there is a lot of sex, as for the rest…it's just stupid.
Tell, tell, tell, tell, tell…
The Story
Curiosity killed this cat, and now the Senator is on a rampage, demanding this, demanding that. And it irks the DoD enough to force Hunter to babysit the human until they can squeeze any information out of her.
Once she's used up, well…
The Characters
Serena Cross is a recent college graduate and a high school guidance counselor in Boulder. Mel Dockshire is the crazy half of this duo, and she's been friends with Serena ever since that first shared chocolate cupcake in first grade.
We first met Hunter in Origin. He works for the DoD as a troubleshooter hunting down and controlling Luxen. Lore is his rebellious brother while Sin is the third triplet. Sin is intense about continuing to fight the war between Luxen and Arum, while Hunter and Lore want out. They are not interested in a war that started so long ago and makes no sense today. Dex is an Arum in love with a human, Eliza.
The Arum are…
…aliens, a people of shadow, and the enemies of the Luxen, craving the energy that is the life of a Luxen, but without the ability to heal people. Some Arum work for the Department of Defense; some work against it. Raz leads a small gang of Arum which includes Jael and Colec in West Virginia. Obsidian will kill an Arum while onyx will kill a Luxen. Opals act as a power booster for both Arum and Luxen, although the Arum need to feed as well to get the effect.
Origin are…
…half-Luxen and half-human hybrid, the result of government experimentation and abuse. They are incredibly powerful and can read minds. Luc is one of them, and he owns a club. Paris is Luc's second-in-command and a Luxen.
The Department of Defense (DoD) is in charge…
…of a government project that forced male Luxen to mate with mutated hybrid-humans to create more powerful Luxen-human hybrids: Daedalus. The DoD is an equal opportunity government entity: they'll kill anyone, torture anyone, unless you have power. Officers Zombro and Jonathan Richards are overseeing the investigation of the explosion, working to contain exposure.
Boulder PD
Detective Jones is investigating the explosion.
The Luxen are…
…also aliens, beings of light who can assume the persona of a human and are allowed to live on earth under the radar and constantly watched by the Department of Defense. The Source is energy the Luxen absorb; light is something they manipulate, and they can heal people.
Phillip and Elijah Vanderson are brothers; their father is Senator Vanderson. And they're Luxen.
Harrison is the principal in charge at the high school where Serena works. Vee Winters is a fellow psych graduate friend of Serena's.
Project Eagle is revealed in Opposition. Beta quartz distorts Luxen wavelengths making them appear to be human.
The Cover and Title
My interpretation of the cover is colored by my annoyance. Oh, the models on the cover are sexy enough — they make me think of a contemporary Eve and Adam standing behind that shadow with a naked Serena wrapped in a sheet, her bare back to us, her long hair tousled and all over the place while Hunter has one fine six-pack. He's in profile to us with his head turned to face us and his eyes rolling up into his head.
The title is Hunter's Obsession with Serena.
My Take
The narrators are both Hunter and Serena using first-person points-of-view with Hunter as the primary focus. It is an interesting viewpoint with the story told from an Arum's perspective and definitely gives us a different take on the Luxen. It's that Arum slant on the Luxen that makes me curious about future interactions between Daemon and Katy and Hunter and his crew.
I hate to say it, but it didn't take long before I was wondering if I'd have the stamina to read the whole story. Insta-love with lots of tell was enough to keep me grimacing through the whole thing. I enjoyed Armentrout's Lux series, so I had had expectations of Obsession. Oh well.
I did enjoy Hunter's assessment as to the DoD's real reason for wanting to protect Serena. Sounds just like the government. And it irritates me no end that the senator's son will get special handling!
Hunter's character and initial reactions were unexpected. He was such a jerk to Serena, and I was impressed at how well Armentrout kept that persona going. It was her inability to believably change Hunter's attitude that made everything even worse. …that's not totally fair… Armentrout did have Hunter note the arousal aura trickling from Serena.
It was Serena's reactions to Hunter that really ticked me off. Sure, a person can get excited during stressful situations, but Armentrout did not make me believe in Serena's instant attraction. Not only has her best friend been blown up, right in front of her, but Serena is terrified that they're coming after her. I don't know about you, but I'd be more concerned with surviving than getting turned on by a hot alien.
A "standing — and breathing ad for Sears' menswear" does not make me think "hot stuff". I'm sorry, and it is possible that Serena was getting hot for construction-style clothes…nahhh…
Hunter is surprised that Serena is trying to get away from him?? She isn't told anything. Is ordered around. What is his problem?
Then there's Serena around whom the stupid tropes abound. She knows how precarious things are, so what does she do? Yep. Everything wrong. Hunter tells her to hide, to get inside the house, to keep herself safe, and she does all the opposite. Well, how else are we to get tension without Armentrout having to exert her brain? Is she nervous about Hunter sucking her life from her? Good heavens, no. That would require more thinking. She wants to go to Boulder for that file. Does she even consider that there might be people watching for her? Does she grab that file and run? Or stand around reading her mail? Jesus. The DoD is coming after her, so does she flee as fast as she can? Why, noooo. Instead we're hanging around while she insists on answers. When we arrive at Serena's comment about "I wisely said nothing", I laughed my heart out. And not in a good way. It's about the only time she's ever done something wise. It seemed as if she should have a heart attack or something for acting so against her usual self.
I did enjoy Hunter parroting back Richards' comments to Zombro. And thinking about this midnight visit got me to thinking. Why is Armentrout making this so easy? God knows, almost no one trusts the government to act in our best interests, but there is no justification in this for how the DoD is acting.
I'm sorry, but I'm not buying that the Luxen should be allowed to get away with what they did. What is the DoD thinking, anyway? Do they really believe that one lone girl will be heard?
That comment about evolution maintaining the balance led me to think the Arum had evolved naturally, then Armentrout spoils that thought with Hunter following this up with his statement that the Arum were bred. Doesn't sound like evolution to me.
I'm not liking either race that much. The Arum don't do friendship; they do survival. The Luxen are all about domination.
Okay, the "adult" part comes from all the sex. And there is a lot of sex, as for the rest…it's just stupid.
Tell, tell, tell, tell, tell…
The Story
Curiosity killed this cat, and now the Senator is on a rampage, demanding this, demanding that. And it irks the DoD enough to force Hunter to babysit the human until they can squeeze any information out of her.
Once she's used up, well…
The Characters
Serena Cross is a recent college graduate and a high school guidance counselor in Boulder. Mel Dockshire is the crazy half of this duo, and she's been friends with Serena ever since that first shared chocolate cupcake in first grade.
We first met Hunter in Origin. He works for the DoD as a troubleshooter hunting down and controlling Luxen. Lore is his rebellious brother while Sin is the third triplet. Sin is intense about continuing to fight the war between Luxen and Arum, while Hunter and Lore want out. They are not interested in a war that started so long ago and makes no sense today. Dex is an Arum in love with a human, Eliza.
The Arum are…
…aliens, a people of shadow, and the enemies of the Luxen, craving the energy that is the life of a Luxen, but without the ability to heal people. Some Arum work for the Department of Defense; some work against it. Raz leads a small gang of Arum which includes Jael and Colec in West Virginia. Obsidian will kill an Arum while onyx will kill a Luxen. Opals act as a power booster for both Arum and Luxen, although the Arum need to feed as well to get the effect.
Origin are…
…half-Luxen and half-human hybrid, the result of government experimentation and abuse. They are incredibly powerful and can read minds. Luc is one of them, and he owns a club. Paris is Luc's second-in-command and a Luxen.
The Department of Defense (DoD) is in charge…
…of a government project that forced male Luxen to mate with mutated hybrid-humans to create more powerful Luxen-human hybrids: Daedalus. The DoD is an equal opportunity government entity: they'll kill anyone, torture anyone, unless you have power. Officers Zombro and Jonathan Richards are overseeing the investigation of the explosion, working to contain exposure.
Boulder PD
Detective Jones is investigating the explosion.
The Luxen are…
…also aliens, beings of light who can assume the persona of a human and are allowed to live on earth under the radar and constantly watched by the Department of Defense. The Source is energy the Luxen absorb; light is something they manipulate, and they can heal people.
Phillip and Elijah Vanderson are brothers; their father is Senator Vanderson. And they're Luxen.
Harrison is the principal in charge at the high school where Serena works. Vee Winters is a fellow psych graduate friend of Serena's.
Project Eagle is revealed in Opposition. Beta quartz distorts Luxen wavelengths making them appear to be human.
The Cover and Title
My interpretation of the cover is colored by my annoyance. Oh, the models on the cover are sexy enough — they make me think of a contemporary Eve and Adam standing behind that shadow with a naked Serena wrapped in a sheet, her bare back to us, her long hair tousled and all over the place while Hunter has one fine six-pack. He's in profile to us with his head turned to face us and his eyes rolling up into his head.
The title is Hunter's Obsession with Serena.
I am obsessed with this book! (Get it?)
This was such a good spinoff from the Lux series.
I would love if this was a series or even just a duology.
This is definitely one of my comfort reads.
Tropes: slow burn, enemies to lovers, hates everyone but her
This was such a good spinoff from the Lux series.
I would love if this was a series or even just a duology.
This is definitely one of my comfort reads.
Tropes: slow burn, enemies to lovers, hates everyone but her
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Given the sheer number of times I have read this book and the grip it holds on my psyche, it’s gotta be five stars.
Well that was different.. Reading all of the Lux novels, you get a pretty clear picture of the Arum, who are supposedly the bad guys. Like anything else there are always two sides to every story. In obsession we meet Hunter, an Arum working for the DOD helping them contain the Luxen. When he is asked to watch over a human, and protect her from the Luxen who are after her, he is clearly not happy with the task. Hunter is all hard edges, and attitude. He doesn't care about humans, or anyone for that matter. Serena happened to be in the wrong place, at the wrong time and saw something that has put her life in danger. After her friend Mel was killed for the knowledge she possessed, Serena is on borrowed time. She knows that either the Luxen or the DOD are coming for her, she just isn't sure which, or when.
***Spoilers***
Hunter and Serena quickly fall for one another, something Hunter never expected to happen, ever. He hasn't ever experienced the very human emotions of love, fear, and worrying about a human hasn't ever happened. He found himself working for the DOD after his sister died. She didn't want any part of the ancient war between the Lux and the Arum, and was happy living her life alongside the humans. She was killed by a few Lux who only saw her as a threat, and not for what she really was. It seems as if most of the two races, especially the younger generations are all fighting this war as a continuation of something their parents started. Of course the Senator who is responsible for Mel's death, and who is coming after Serena has his own ideas of grandeur. Their "Operation Eagle" is a plan to bring in the hundreds of thousands of Lux living elsewhere in the galaxy, and to take over earth, including dominating the humans who reside there. When the Senator captures Serena, Hunter will stop at nothing to get her back. He kills all of them, including the Senator and he and Serena are now on the run from the Luxen, and the DOD. At the end they stopped at Hunter's brothers house in Georgia to hide out for a while before making plans on where to go from there.
***Spoilers***
Hunter and Serena quickly fall for one another, something Hunter never expected to happen, ever. He hasn't ever experienced the very human emotions of love, fear, and worrying about a human hasn't ever happened. He found himself working for the DOD after his sister died. She didn't want any part of the ancient war between the Lux and the Arum, and was happy living her life alongside the humans. She was killed by a few Lux who only saw her as a threat, and not for what she really was. It seems as if most of the two races, especially the younger generations are all fighting this war as a continuation of something their parents started. Of course the Senator who is responsible for Mel's death, and who is coming after Serena has his own ideas of grandeur. Their "Operation Eagle" is a plan to bring in the hundreds of thousands of Lux living elsewhere in the galaxy, and to take over earth, including dominating the humans who reside there. When the Senator captures Serena, Hunter will stop at nothing to get her back. He kills all of them, including the Senator and he and Serena are now on the run from the Luxen, and the DOD. At the end they stopped at Hunter's brothers house in Georgia to hide out for a while before making plans on where to go from there.
dnf @ somewhere nearish the beginning
Wow. This was really bad. So, to give a little background, I read the Lux Series last year and I loved it, it's one of my favourite series, but this was nowhere near as good as that. I felt like I was reading a bad fanfic for Obsidian. There was so much that seemed unrealistic and didn't make sense, I didn't like either of the main characters, and the overall writing/plot was just disappointing. So much so that I couldn't get through more than 50 pages of the novel.
Firstly, I don't understand the main premise of this novel, why would Hunter be left in charge of protecting Serena? Here is a quote to explain my concerns:
I hated Hunter. My first impression of him was that he couldn't stop swearing. Not that I based my whole opinion of him on that, but his constant swearing just got on my nerves as it was so unnecessary. I didn't like his attitude and it just seemed so cliché: the bad boy that's too good for everything and uses his foul language as a weapon to raise his status. Ugh.
Then there's their first introduction. As soon as Serena meets Hunter, she's attracted to him. Fine, I can live with that. But they do not get along, so I didn't expect nor desire anything straight away. I wanted them to get to know each other, to fall in love, that's what I'd expected from this. I was rather disappointed.
**MINOR SPOILERS BELOW (for the first 50 pages or so)**
When Hunter saves Serena from the luxen (cliché, once again), he then literally tries to suck the life out of her. Why would he do that when he has just fed off a luxen? Also, did this not ring alarm bells for the DOD - her protector is trying to kill her, perhaps this was a bad idea? Was nobody watching over them? These things just did not make sense.
Moving on, Serena is then unconscious for two days. Two days. Alarm bells, anyone? Oh, it gets worse. When Serena wakes up, she isn't wearing her jeans; everything else is intact except her trousers. Where did they go, you ask? Hunter took them off. Why?? Who in their right mind would do that? "I thought you'd be more comfortable" - what?? You don't just go around undressing people while they're unconscious, thanks to your doing, after kidnapping them. There was just so much wrong with that scene.
Later that night Serena, understandably, attempts and fails to run away. Then it happens. The supposedly 'romantic' scene that I just hated. They kiss. This guy has been a jerk to you Serena, but, hey, he has an amazing six pack so let's forget all about that! Let's throw away ALL COMMON SENSE and start making out. That's plausible. In [b:Obsidian|12578077|Obsidian (Lux, #1)|Jennifer L. Armentrout|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328275091l/12578077._SY75_.jpg|17588854], it worked, because I didn't hate Daemon , and the scene was written well (the whole book, in fact). But I despised Hunter and Serena was annoying because - where is your self respect? Needless to say, I pretty much gave up on this book after that scene.
I didn't get far into [b:Obsession|14060046|Obsession|Jennifer L. Armentrout|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1368003139l/14060046._SX50_.jpg|19696664] so these are just a few things that really bugged me. I'm sure if I had read further, I would've found more but I don't have time to waste on disappointing books when I have so many others that I want to read. Overall, this was a massive disappointment after reading the Lux Series, which is so much better!
P.S. I know the edition I've reviewed is French, but the original English cover is awful and I didn't want it clogging up my account.
Wow. This was really bad. So, to give a little background, I read the Lux Series last year and I loved it, it's one of my favourite series, but this was nowhere near as good as that. I felt like I was reading a bad fanfic for Obsidian. There was so much that seemed unrealistic and didn't make sense, I didn't like either of the main characters, and the overall writing/plot was just disappointing. So much so that I couldn't get through more than 50 pages of the novel.
Firstly, I don't understand the main premise of this novel, why would Hunter be left in charge of protecting Serena? Here is a quote to explain my concerns:
"I was not happy about this... I didn't watch over [women]. I didn't protect them... There was a good chance I'd kill Miss Cross"Why would the DOD officers send an endangered victim to be looked after by an alien? An alien with a bad temper, a bad attitude and a bad reputation. WHY??? That literally makes NO SENSE!! The DOD have never trusted any of the aliens, only used them to do their bidding - why would they trust one with the safety of a human?? Why wouldn't the officers take her to a safehouse or somewhere with reliable protectors or at least someone overlooking the situation? Why would you leave an endangered woman in the hands of an alien who's only ever around women to 'sate a primal hunger' (cringey, I know)? Here is an alien with a bad reputation for women, I know what to do! - trust him with the safety of a young woman, that makes perfect sense!!!
I hated Hunter. My first impression of him was that he couldn't stop swearing. Not that I based my whole opinion of him on that, but his constant swearing just got on my nerves as it was so unnecessary. I didn't like his attitude and it just seemed so cliché: the bad boy that's too good for everything and uses his foul language as a weapon to raise his status. Ugh.
Then there's their first introduction. As soon as Serena meets Hunter, she's attracted to him. Fine, I can live with that. But they do not get along, so I didn't expect nor desire anything straight away. I wanted them to get to know each other, to fall in love, that's what I'd expected from this. I was rather disappointed.
**MINOR SPOILERS BELOW (for the first 50 pages or so)**
When Hunter saves Serena from the luxen (cliché, once again), he then literally tries to suck the life out of her. Why would he do that when he has just fed off a luxen? Also, did this not ring alarm bells for the DOD - her protector is trying to kill her, perhaps this was a bad idea? Was nobody watching over them? These things just did not make sense.
Moving on, Serena is then unconscious for two days. Two days. Alarm bells, anyone? Oh, it gets worse. When Serena wakes up, she isn't wearing her jeans; everything else is intact except her trousers. Where did they go, you ask? Hunter took them off. Why?? Who in their right mind would do that? "I thought you'd be more comfortable" - what?? You don't just go around undressing people while they're unconscious, thanks to your doing, after kidnapping them. There was just so much wrong with that scene.
Later that night Serena, understandably, attempts and fails to run away. Then it happens. The supposedly 'romantic' scene that I just hated. They kiss. This guy has been a jerk to you Serena, but, hey, he has an amazing six pack so let's forget all about that! Let's throw away ALL COMMON SENSE and start making out. That's plausible. In [b:Obsidian|12578077|Obsidian (Lux, #1)|Jennifer L. Armentrout|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328275091l/12578077._SY75_.jpg|17588854], it worked, because I didn't hate Daemon , and the scene was written well (the whole book, in fact). But I despised Hunter and Serena was annoying because - where is your self respect? Needless to say, I pretty much gave up on this book after that scene.
I didn't get far into [b:Obsession|14060046|Obsession|Jennifer L. Armentrout|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1368003139l/14060046._SX50_.jpg|19696664] so these are just a few things that really bugged me. I'm sure if I had read further, I would've found more but I don't have time to waste on disappointing books when I have so many others that I want to read. Overall, this was a massive disappointment after reading the Lux Series, which is so much better!
P.S. I know the edition I've reviewed is French, but the original English cover is awful and I didn't want it clogging up my account.
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¿He dicho que amo esta saga? ¿No? Bueno... ¡LA AMO! Sin duda, cualquier libro que Jennifer saque con respecto a los Luxen, Arum, Híbridos o lo que sea, lo voy a amar. Leí la historia principal (Obsidian, Onyx, Opal) y la de Dawson&Beth (Shadows) Así que cuando leí la reseña de esta, me volví loquita, además, de que ya antes de empezar te dice que esta es más erótica y picante que los otros libros, comencemos.
La historia comienza con Serena y su amiga Mel, la cual vio y escuchó a dos Luxen, hijos de un senador de USA, lo que eran y planes de la raza alienigena, por lo cual, la matan. Pero antes de morir, Mel le cuenta todo esto a Serena, siendo la única testigo que pueda revelar los secretos de ellos. El DOD pone en vigilancia a Serena, y para guardar su seguridad, la dejan a cargo de Hunter, un Arum. ¡Si! Morí cuando leí que esta historia no eran Luxen/Humano o Luxen/Híbrido si no un Arum (los enemigos de los Luxen), y me encantó conocer más de esta especie creada por Armentrour.
Por ello, el libro me llamó todavía más la atención. Es interesante descubrir el lado de a los que los Luxen nombran todo el tiempo, conociendo como son verdaderamente, y también desde el lado de los Arum, ver que los Luxen no son ositos de felpa todos buenitos...
Cómo ya dije, la historia es genial, y los personajes me encantaron. Hunter es el chico todo malote (posta) que tiene un genio horrible y es súper mandón y controlador. Es también medio creídito y malhumorado, por eso me ha encantado su personaje, sacándome casi siempre una sonrisa por sus salidas. Pero al ser un Arum, alguien de las sombras, es muy peligroso y frío. De lo más inhumano, y por ello, al ver la evolución del personaje en todo el libro, lo sentí todavía más querido.
Serena, por otra parte, es una mujer independiente, segura de si misma, humilde y con carácter. Odia que él la mangonee todo el tiempo, y se viven peliando. Esa relación de amor-odio me encanta, haciendo que esta pareja se transforme en mi segunda favorita (Luego de Deamon y Kitten), por la química que explota entre ellos.
Obsession es subida de tono, erótica y más. No roza lo pornográfico, estando muy bien narrada. Las escenas eran calientes, pero no burdas, y al no haber leído (ni escuchado) que Jennifer se dedique a este género, se lo reconozco porque el libro se posiciona entre mis favoritas. En fin, la historia, los peronajes y el descenlace es genial. Por eso lo súper recomiendo, Saludos. Danna.
¿He dicho que amo esta saga? ¿No? Bueno... ¡LA AMO! Sin duda, cualquier libro que Jennifer saque con respecto a los Luxen, Arum, Híbridos o lo que sea, lo voy a amar. Leí la historia principal (Obsidian, Onyx, Opal) y la de Dawson&Beth (Shadows) Así que cuando leí la reseña de esta, me volví loquita, además, de que ya antes de empezar te dice que esta es más erótica y picante que los otros libros, comencemos.
La historia comienza con Serena y su amiga Mel, la cual vio y escuchó a dos Luxen, hijos de un senador de USA, lo que eran y planes de la raza alienigena, por lo cual, la matan. Pero antes de morir, Mel le cuenta todo esto a Serena, siendo la única testigo que pueda revelar los secretos de ellos. El DOD pone en vigilancia a Serena, y para guardar su seguridad, la dejan a cargo de Hunter, un Arum. ¡Si! Morí cuando leí que esta historia no eran Luxen/Humano o Luxen/Híbrido si no un Arum (los enemigos de los Luxen), y me encantó conocer más de esta especie creada por Armentrour.
Por ello, el libro me llamó todavía más la atención. Es interesante descubrir el lado de a los que los Luxen nombran todo el tiempo, conociendo como son verdaderamente, y también desde el lado de los Arum, ver que los Luxen no son ositos de felpa todos buenitos...
Cómo ya dije, la historia es genial, y los personajes me encantaron. Hunter es el chico todo malote (posta) que tiene un genio horrible y es súper mandón y controlador. Es también medio creídito y malhumorado, por eso me ha encantado su personaje, sacándome casi siempre una sonrisa por sus salidas. Pero al ser un Arum, alguien de las sombras, es muy peligroso y frío. De lo más inhumano, y por ello, al ver la evolución del personaje en todo el libro, lo sentí todavía más querido.
Serena, por otra parte, es una mujer independiente, segura de si misma, humilde y con carácter. Odia que él la mangonee todo el tiempo, y se viven peliando. Esa relación de amor-odio me encanta, haciendo que esta pareja se transforme en mi segunda favorita (Luego de Deamon y Kitten), por la química que explota entre ellos.
Obsession es subida de tono, erótica y más. No roza lo pornográfico, estando muy bien narrada. Las escenas eran calientes, pero no burdas, y al no haber leído (ni escuchado) que Jennifer se dedique a este género, se lo reconozco porque el libro se posiciona entre mis favoritas. En fin, la historia, los peronajes y el descenlace es genial. Por eso lo súper recomiendo, Saludos. Danna.
Dnf 2/3rds in.
I'm actually disgusted by this and so disappointed since I love the lux series. The amount of times sa happens and is brushed over as if its not just ok but romantic!? It just kept getting worse. Even if it wasn't for that, the book is boring and adds nothing new in my opinion.
I honestly don't recommend this at all, it's completely different to the lux series and not worth the read.
I'm actually disgusted by this and so disappointed since I love the lux series. The amount of times sa happens and is brushed over as if its not just ok but romantic!? It just kept getting worse. Even if it wasn't for that, the book is boring and adds nothing new in my opinion.
I honestly don't recommend this at all, it's completely different to the lux series and not worth the read.
Delightfully dirty, steamy, and hot all rolled into one book. I am completely entranced by Hunter. He roughness, his stubborn streak, his attitude (which sucks a lot throughout the book) and just him. What a lucky, sad girl Serena is. I am not one for smutty romances but I will gladly admit this book smoked me. Jennifer Armentrout did such a fantastic job describing Hunter for me that I now have the perfect man burned in my mind. I accept and completely disregard the alien aspect. I loved this book!
“Somehow, in the relatively short time I’d known Serena, she had wiggled her way into my cold body. She was my light, my warmth, and I wasn’t ready to let her go.”
Obsession, an Arum novel, is a stand alone and an adult spin-off of the Lux Series. Hunter and Serena make their appearance in book 4, Origin. This novel is sexy and it tells their story. I think it’s a must read for Luxen fans, but be sure to read below.
“You feel perfect,” Hunter grunted, slamming up and wringing a strangled moan from me. “You are perfect for me, only me.”
👽 arrogant, wicked, alpha male with a southern drawl, adult language, and sex. Hunter likes it raw and rough and that is all I’m saying. My face was burning up! Can I get an ice cold peach tea, please?
Obsession, an Arum novel, is a stand alone and an adult spin-off of the Lux Series. Hunter and Serena make their appearance in book 4, Origin. This novel is sexy and it tells their story. I think it’s a must read for Luxen fans, but be sure to read below.
“You feel perfect,” Hunter grunted, slamming up and wringing a strangled moan from me. “You are perfect for me, only me.”
👽 arrogant, wicked, alpha male with a southern drawl, adult language, and sex. Hunter likes it raw and rough and that is all I’m saying. My face was burning up! Can I get an ice cold peach tea, please?