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inessova's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my! I have no words! I couldn't breathe throughout this book! Katy and Daemon went through so much apart and together. I feel wrecked with all the emotions. I don't think I have the strength to continue reading the final book. I need a pause to get myself together.
amanda1793's review against another edition
3.0
I don't really know what to say about this book... It was okay? I guess... To me this book didn't seem to fit with the rest of the series. I kind of feel like Katy lost a lot of her kick, Daemon was still almost the same though so that wasn't all bad... I feel like this book was predictable at times.
Unlike the other books in the series, I didn't connect this book to any other book series that I have read save for a few parts here and there that were reminiscent of other books...
I'll read the next one for the shear fact of wanting to know what happens to Katy and Daemon, Beth and Dawson, Dee and Archer, and Luc (whom I've begun to trust as a character...)
Who else is glad about Blake? Huh? One less person to cause trouble in paradise.
Unlike the other books in the series, I didn't connect this book to any other book series that I have read save for a few parts here and there that were reminiscent of other books...
I'll read the next one for the shear fact of wanting to know what happens to Katy and Daemon, Beth and Dawson, Dee and Archer, and Luc (whom I've begun to trust as a character...)
Who else is glad about Blake? Huh? One less person to cause trouble in paradise.
kathydavie's review against another edition
4.0
Fourth in the Lux science fiction romance series for Young Adults.
Origin picks up where Opal, 3, left off.
My Take
Nothing like dropping you in and immediately ratcheting up the heart rate! And Armentrout doesn’t let you go!! She’s good. Even though I knew better, Armentrout had me questioning whether, maybe, the bad guys, weren’t the bad guys, even as they inflicted humiliation and torture on Katy. That’s really good writing.
These guys really need to look up persuasive techniques. When you want someone to agree with you, being brutal and mean is not the way to go.
I think we need to get rid of the Patriot Act. It allows for terrible actions on the part of power-mad people without any recourse for those taken. The government can come up with any excuse to arrest people and not allow them the rights we’ve come to expect. How much further will they take this? Usually, when government starts infringing on rights and properties, they simply keep going. God knows the government is comfortable enough doing illegal, black ops anyway. We need to protect ourselves---by that I mean, We the People, and not “we the power-mad, conspiracy-fearing politicians and military idiots”.
I don’t know if the Elders are a part of the Daedalus conspiracy and are sucking up to it or merely monitoring it, but I don’t like them. Of course, that could be a natural response to authority… And what is Dawson thinking?
Gawd, they really know how to push Katy’s buttons. Between the promise of a cure for cancer to the threat of invading Luxens coming to take over the earth, they’ve got me wondering. But they also have me wanting to verify with outside sources and not simply take their word for it. Because, hey, if this is all true, why was this extreme force so necessary? Why do they continue to force Katy to submit to those examinations and tests? And those tests…jesus… I’m sorry, but the word Nazi comes to mind. A-n-n-n-d, this takes me right back to the Patriot Act. Can anyone say Nazi Germany, Stalin’s camps?
Katy makes some excellent points. They want her cooperation? Tell her what she wants to know. If it’s so true, then what’s the harm? What happens to her life? Schooling? Does her mother know where she is? I mean, if it’s so important to the defense of the United States…?
I thoroughly understand Katy’s responses, but some of them she needs to stop and re-think. Why would Blake think that Katy would believe anything he said? What planet is he from?
And there it is…the truth behind what Daedalus really wants. Jesus.
Yes, I’m not surprised that there are Luxen terrorists out there. For that we should condemn an entire race? That’s like saying that all black people are on welfare, that all Muslims are terrorists, that all Christians are racists, that…you get the picture. There is good and bad in every group of people, whether that category is one of color, religion, political preferences, book readers, knitters, construction workers, policemen, priests, teachers, teenagers, people who live in a particular neighborhood…I mean, hullo.
Bloody hell, if that doesn’t tell you the truth about Daedalus I don’t know what does. After what they force, and I do mean force Katy to do, they’re manipulating how her actions are interpreted to suit themselves. Those jerks! God, they are so incredibly clueless. They believe they have the upperhand, and with the things they do to people, I almost want the Luxen to take over and destroy them. Well, the DoD anyway. And we thought those Nazi doctors were bad. We haven’t learned a damn thing.
Okay, I know I’m not a bleeding heart liberal because I’m totally cool with what Micah and the children do to the staff in Building B.
Damn it, and then Armentrout ends it with a major question. And I’ll have to wait for August to learn the conclusion to the Lux series with Opposition, 5. ARGHHHHH!
The Story
Katy wakes up in metaphorical chains---actual onyx bands---holding her to an examining table. She may be captured, but she won’t be held.
God help her, let her escape…if half of what Bethany says about what they did to her is true, oh, god…
The Characters
Katy Swartz, high school student and book blogger, became a target for Daedalus when Daemon saved her life in Obsidian, 1. But she didn’t let that hold her back.
Daemon Black is the oldest of the Luxen triplets and in love with Katy. He and his other siblings, Dee and Dawson, rescued Bethany, Dawson’s girlfriend, in Opal, the human Dawson saved.
Luc is a teenage hybrid who helped, for a price. The fact that he’s on his own and running a club has Daemon…curious. He also appears to have unprecedented power levels! Big Boy the Bouncer knows what Daemon is. Paris is a Luxen friend of Luc’s.
Daedalus, the enemy
Daedalus is a secret division of the Department of Defense, eager to exploit the Luxen for their own ends. Nancy Husher is the inhuman bitch of a director. Sergeant Jason Dasher is the concentration camp, oops, I mean the primary guard. Dr. Roth is the doctor who examines and tests Katy; he’s stupid enough to tell Daemon he worked with Dawson.
Blake Saunders works for them and betrayed Katy. Archer is Katy’s guard, one of the more considerate ones. If that’s saying anything. Mo appears briefly, and she’s bought the party line. Shawn is a Luxen terrorist captured by Daedalus.
Lori is one of their patients; she has brain cancer. The same type her dad died of. Daedalus is hoping that LH-11 will help cure cancer; it’s also supposed to speed up the mutation process. Makes me wonder if the spiel they gave Katy about a cure for cancer was true or if they were simply experimenting on kids and adults who were gonna die anyway. Hey, what’s to lose?
Micah is Origin, a new beginning for a new species. One conceived when there is true want between a female hybrid and a Luxen who are perfect down to the cellular level---now we know why they want Katy and Daemon.
Luxen
Luxen are 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. Ethan Smith is one of the Elders, their leader, and he lets slip a terrifying comment. Ash and Andrew Thompson are sister and brother and have put their hate for Kat on hold. Matthew Garrison is the "adult" Luxen who was masquerading as their biology teacher. Lyla Marie is a friend of Matthew’s who gives them refuge at her home.
Arum
The Arum are also aliens, a people of shadow, and the enemies of the Luxen, craving the energy that is the life of a Luxen. Some work for the DoD; some work against it. Hunter is working with Luc. Serena.
Minister Lincoln is empowered to wed people in Las Vegas.
The Cover
The cover is determined. A hazy background that makes me think apocalypse with smoky skies, lunar ground, and fiery ground clouds as Daemon strides out to us, blue jeans low on his hips, a dark blue jacket open over his bare chest.
The title is the future, Origin, the next step.
Origin picks up where Opal, 3, left off.
My Take
Nothing like dropping you in and immediately ratcheting up the heart rate! And Armentrout doesn’t let you go!! She’s good. Even though I knew better, Armentrout had me questioning whether, maybe, the bad guys, weren’t the bad guys, even as they inflicted humiliation and torture on Katy. That’s really good writing.
These guys really need to look up persuasive techniques. When you want someone to agree with you, being brutal and mean is not the way to go.
I think we need to get rid of the Patriot Act. It allows for terrible actions on the part of power-mad people without any recourse for those taken. The government can come up with any excuse to arrest people and not allow them the rights we’ve come to expect. How much further will they take this? Usually, when government starts infringing on rights and properties, they simply keep going. God knows the government is comfortable enough doing illegal, black ops anyway. We need to protect ourselves---by that I mean, We the People, and not “we the power-mad, conspiracy-fearing politicians and military idiots”.
I don’t know if the Elders are a part of the Daedalus conspiracy and are sucking up to it or merely monitoring it, but I don’t like them. Of course, that could be a natural response to authority… And what is Dawson thinking?
Gawd, they really know how to push Katy’s buttons. Between the promise of a cure for cancer to the threat of invading Luxens coming to take over the earth, they’ve got me wondering. But they also have me wanting to verify with outside sources and not simply take their word for it. Because, hey, if this is all true, why was this extreme force so necessary? Why do they continue to force Katy to submit to those examinations and tests? And those tests…jesus… I’m sorry, but the word Nazi comes to mind. A-n-n-n-d, this takes me right back to the Patriot Act. Can anyone say Nazi Germany, Stalin’s camps?
Katy makes some excellent points. They want her cooperation? Tell her what she wants to know. If it’s so true, then what’s the harm? What happens to her life? Schooling? Does her mother know where she is? I mean, if it’s so important to the defense of the United States…?
I thoroughly understand Katy’s responses, but some of them she needs to stop and re-think. Why would Blake think that Katy would believe anything he said? What planet is he from?
And there it is…the truth behind what Daedalus really wants. Jesus.
Yes, I’m not surprised that there are Luxen terrorists out there. For that we should condemn an entire race? That’s like saying that all black people are on welfare, that all Muslims are terrorists, that all Christians are racists, that…you get the picture. There is good and bad in every group of people, whether that category is one of color, religion, political preferences, book readers, knitters, construction workers, policemen, priests, teachers, teenagers, people who live in a particular neighborhood…I mean, hullo.
Bloody hell, if that doesn’t tell you the truth about Daedalus I don’t know what does. After what they force, and I do mean force Katy to do, they’re manipulating how her actions are interpreted to suit themselves. Those jerks! God, they are so incredibly clueless. They believe they have the upperhand, and with the things they do to people, I almost want the Luxen to take over and destroy them. Well, the DoD anyway. And we thought those Nazi doctors were bad. We haven’t learned a damn thing.
Okay, I know I’m not a bleeding heart liberal because I’m totally cool with what Micah and the children do to the staff in Building B.
Damn it, and then Armentrout ends it with a major question. And I’ll have to wait for August to learn the conclusion to the Lux series with Opposition, 5. ARGHHHHH!
The Story
Katy wakes up in metaphorical chains---actual onyx bands---holding her to an examining table. She may be captured, but she won’t be held.
God help her, let her escape…if half of what Bethany says about what they did to her is true, oh, god…
The Characters
Katy Swartz, high school student and book blogger, became a target for Daedalus when Daemon saved her life in Obsidian, 1. But she didn’t let that hold her back.
Daemon Black is the oldest of the Luxen triplets and in love with Katy. He and his other siblings, Dee and Dawson, rescued Bethany, Dawson’s girlfriend, in Opal, the human Dawson saved.
Luc is a teenage hybrid who helped, for a price. The fact that he’s on his own and running a club has Daemon…curious. He also appears to have unprecedented power levels! Big Boy the Bouncer knows what Daemon is. Paris is a Luxen friend of Luc’s.
Daedalus, the enemy
Daedalus is a secret division of the Department of Defense, eager to exploit the Luxen for their own ends. Nancy Husher is the inhuman bitch of a director. Sergeant Jason Dasher is the concentration camp, oops, I mean the primary guard. Dr. Roth is the doctor who examines and tests Katy; he’s stupid enough to tell Daemon he worked with Dawson.
Blake Saunders works for them and betrayed Katy. Archer is Katy’s guard, one of the more considerate ones. If that’s saying anything. Mo appears briefly, and she’s bought the party line. Shawn is a Luxen terrorist captured by Daedalus.
Lori is one of their patients; she has brain cancer. The same type her dad died of. Daedalus is hoping that LH-11 will help cure cancer; it’s also supposed to speed up the mutation process. Makes me wonder if the spiel they gave Katy about a cure for cancer was true or if they were simply experimenting on kids and adults who were gonna die anyway. Hey, what’s to lose?
Micah is Origin, a new beginning for a new species. One conceived when there is true want between a female hybrid and a Luxen who are perfect down to the cellular level---now we know why they want Katy and Daemon.
Luxen
Luxen are 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. Ethan Smith is one of the Elders, their leader, and he lets slip a terrifying comment. Ash and Andrew Thompson are sister and brother and have put their hate for Kat on hold. Matthew Garrison is the "adult" Luxen who was masquerading as their biology teacher. Lyla Marie is a friend of Matthew’s who gives them refuge at her home.
Arum
The Arum are also aliens, a people of shadow, and the enemies of the Luxen, craving the energy that is the life of a Luxen. Some work for the DoD; some work against it. Hunter is working with Luc. Serena.
Minister Lincoln is empowered to wed people in Las Vegas.
The Cover
The cover is determined. A hazy background that makes me think apocalypse with smoky skies, lunar ground, and fiery ground clouds as Daemon strides out to us, blue jeans low on his hips, a dark blue jacket open over his bare chest.
The title is the future, Origin, the next step.
yodamom's review against another edition
3.0
Great Addition to the series But Left Too Many Open Wounds Liked it, had some issuesDaemon,the hotter than hot sizzling sexy alien is blazing a trail to get to Kat. He blusters how he would burn the world to get her back but when he moves into position to get her back he kind of gets himself in the pickle jar. Yep, he's pickled, pricked, pestered, and prodded by the government goon squad. Hey he's with her so that was worth it to him. For me, not so much. I was thinking about much information he was handing over to these killers. I know he loves her, but what about his family, his people ? His devotion was precious but the potential cost made it crazy for me. The love between the two was sweet. I wish they would have moved beyond the simple touches and giggles more but this is YA. It does ramp up a bit towards the end with a 'Swoon Worthy' in the last 20 %. Still I thought it was too tame. The story left many things hanging. "It" hits the fan big time and nothing will ever be the same or maybe not even sane again. Discoveries made in the lab are just kind of faded away. I know they are coming back, but I'm chewing my nails wanting to know what happened. Friends die, family dies, overs unite, stuff blows up and the world changes. There you go. Now I wait for the next installment in the series.
shes_book_obsessed's review against another edition
5.0
Origin
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
More luxen and they have to split up and omg they all just landed like shooting stars!! I’m so down to just staying in bed all day and read
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
More luxen and they have to split up and omg they all just landed like shooting stars!! I’m so down to just staying in bed all day and read
yukarin's review against another edition
1.0
1.5 stars
It was horrible. I hated Katy and Daemon, I hated the selfmade and daedalus made drama as I guessed the entire plot pages and pages before they happened. It took so long to finish because I had so put the book down (like the previous two books in the series) to calm my nerves down due to the toughts and actions of Katy and Daemon. I tried to listen to the audiobook, as this method worked for other cheesy romances for me in the past, but this made it worse. So I got back to reading again but that doesn't help with the flaws I had and have with the series.
My hatred for false or wrong medical science was also strong with this one (not as much as in Allegiant but still). I get that this is "Alien science" but there are still some scenes in hospitals or the research centers which let me twitch as someone working in the medical department.
It was horrible. I hated Katy and Daemon, I hated the selfmade and daedalus made drama as I guessed the entire plot pages and pages before they happened. It took so long to finish because I had so put the book down (like the previous two books in the series) to calm my nerves down due to the toughts and actions of Katy and Daemon. I tried to listen to the audiobook, as this method worked for other cheesy romances for me in the past, but this made it worse. So I got back to reading again but that doesn't help with the flaws I had and have with the series.
My hatred for false or wrong medical science was also strong with this one (not as much as in Allegiant but still). I get that this is "Alien science" but there are still some scenes in hospitals or the research centers which let me twitch as someone working in the medical department.
emiliaoakley's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
juultjeb's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
magencorrie's review against another edition
5.0
My Thoughts
5 THOUSAND STARS!!! (Yes, you heard me right, 5 thousand stars)
WOW. I don't even know what to say, this book has literally left me speechless. I didn’t think JLA could throw my world for a loop by just reading a book. Well, my world is all loopy now. Origin was everything I was expecting, but yet, not what I was expecting at all. I thought I knew this alien world that she created, but in true JLA style, she blew my mind!
Origin has changed everything. I mean everything about this series and the Luxen world. This book was intense, emotional, and simply wonderful.
Now, I’m not going to give much away, but I have to talk about the characters. I always knew Katy was amazing and strong, I mean, she put up with Daemon when he was being an ass-hat. But Origin really tests her. She really showed me how wonderful of a character she is, and her strength was awe-inspiring. Her strength shines through so much, and I might just have a little girl-crush on her now. By far, Katy is one of the best heroines out there.
If you know me, you know that I LOVE DAEMON. Yes, even when he was his arrogant self in the first few books, I could tell he had a heart of gold under that bad-ass exterior. And, like Katy, he shines in Origin. I got to not only see, but experience his many sides. And boy, does he have some sides that’ll make your panties drop and your heart swoon! Daemon is strong, but I have come to realize he is strong in many ways, not just physical. He is still that loving cocky self, but he definitely showed us his deep romantic side, too. I am even more in love with Daemon Black!
There are so many characters I would love to talk about, but I don’t want to spoil anything for future readers, but I will say that every character is amazing in this book. I really saw a lot of growth, in not only Daemon and Katy, but in Dee, Dawson, Beth, Andrew, and Ash. Some characters really surprised me. Jennifer has created a world of unique and wonderful characters, good and bad alike. Even the newer characters will take you by surprise.
Even though the greatness of this series is the world that Jennifer created, to me, what holds it together is Katy and Daemon’s love. It has developed so much throughout the series and I think that makes this book absolute wonderful. Why? Because, to me, even though they are fictional, their love is so real. I can feel it seeping off the pages. They struggle, they fight, and they conquer the challenges that lay before them, together. I love that.
So many things go down in this book. Twist and turns I did not even see coming (though there were maybe two things I did figure out) this book took me by surprise and flipped my world upside down. Origin is filled with action, drama, intensity, emotion, and all that good stuff! And being that it is in both of Daemon and Katy’s POV, you really get the full scope of them, what they experience and go through. It was amazing! (I keep saying that word; amazing, but it is true). I can’t really express in words just how much this book shook my world, how, after putting it down, I could not stop thinking about it! And that ending! It’ll jerk the ground right out from under you!
Origin left me breathless and wanting the next book! Daemon and Katy will make you swoon. You’ll be on the edge of your set the whole time you are reading t (and you’ll probably read it in one sitting, I did). It was amazing, wonderful, incredible, and breathtaking in so many ways. I have SO many feels for this book!!
If you haven’t started this series yet, please, give it a try. Or if you haven’t gotten to Origin yet, you need to start it now!!
5 THOUSAND STARS!!! (Yes, you heard me right, 5 thousand stars)
WOW. I don't even know what to say, this book has literally left me speechless. I didn’t think JLA could throw my world for a loop by just reading a book. Well, my world is all loopy now. Origin was everything I was expecting, but yet, not what I was expecting at all. I thought I knew this alien world that she created, but in true JLA style, she blew my mind!
Origin has changed everything. I mean everything about this series and the Luxen world. This book was intense, emotional, and simply wonderful.
Now, I’m not going to give much away, but I have to talk about the characters. I always knew Katy was amazing and strong, I mean, she put up with Daemon when he was being an ass-hat. But Origin really tests her. She really showed me how wonderful of a character she is, and her strength was awe-inspiring. Her strength shines through so much, and I might just have a little girl-crush on her now. By far, Katy is one of the best heroines out there.
If you know me, you know that I LOVE DAEMON. Yes, even when he was his arrogant self in the first few books, I could tell he had a heart of gold under that bad-ass exterior. And, like Katy, he shines in Origin. I got to not only see, but experience his many sides. And boy, does he have some sides that’ll make your panties drop and your heart swoon! Daemon is strong, but I have come to realize he is strong in many ways, not just physical. He is still that loving cocky self, but he definitely showed us his deep romantic side, too. I am even more in love with Daemon Black!
There are so many characters I would love to talk about, but I don’t want to spoil anything for future readers, but I will say that every character is amazing in this book. I really saw a lot of growth, in not only Daemon and Katy, but in Dee, Dawson, Beth, Andrew, and Ash. Some characters really surprised me. Jennifer has created a world of unique and wonderful characters, good and bad alike. Even the newer characters will take you by surprise.
Even though the greatness of this series is the world that Jennifer created, to me, what holds it together is Katy and Daemon’s love. It has developed so much throughout the series and I think that makes this book absolute wonderful. Why? Because, to me, even though they are fictional, their love is so real. I can feel it seeping off the pages. They struggle, they fight, and they conquer the challenges that lay before them, together. I love that.
So many things go down in this book. Twist and turns I did not even see coming (though there were maybe two things I did figure out) this book took me by surprise and flipped my world upside down. Origin is filled with action, drama, intensity, emotion, and all that good stuff! And being that it is in both of Daemon and Katy’s POV, you really get the full scope of them, what they experience and go through. It was amazing! (I keep saying that word; amazing, but it is true). I can’t really express in words just how much this book shook my world, how, after putting it down, I could not stop thinking about it! And that ending! It’ll jerk the ground right out from under you!
Origin left me breathless and wanting the next book! Daemon and Katy will make you swoon. You’ll be on the edge of your set the whole time you are reading t (and you’ll probably read it in one sitting, I did). It was amazing, wonderful, incredible, and breathtaking in so many ways. I have SO many feels for this book!!
If you haven’t started this series yet, please, give it a try. Or if you haven’t gotten to Origin yet, you need to start it now!!