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erinfrances04'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
3.75
adavila97's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
itsbookaryn's review against another edition
3.0
Contra todo pronóstico, lo terminé, tres veces dije que no podía más y seguí, por qué? Por masoquista. Porque me negaba a dejar este libro inconcluso siendo que en su momento le tuve muchas ganas. La Karyn de hace 10 años hubiera caído rendida por Daemon, pero la Karyn de 25 no podía más con su carácter. La verdad seguí leyendo porque quería saber como se iba a desarrollar el tema de extraterrestres, y esta medio enredado la neta, a la mina solo se le pegaba la energía de Daemon, siendo que a Dee se le escapa la energía de vez en cuando, entonces no me quedo del todo claro el uso y adherencia de la energía, y me parece estúpido que no supieran como quitar el rastro, la neta.
Ganó puntos extra con el final, me gusto mucho la actitud de la mina xd ya era hora
Ganó puntos extra con el final, me gusto mucho la actitud de la mina xd ya era hora
brigii's review against another edition
I remember how popular this book was but I won't rate it because I don't really remember how much I liked it or not. But god, my young self would freak out if she would know the alien books I read now.
smuttea_matcha's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book way more than the Covenant series Armentrout has. I loved the chemistry between the two characters and that was the one thing that kept me hooked. The story line kept me entertained enough, but it didn't wow me. I look forward to the second book.
hurrikanekathrina's review against another edition
4.0
If I had to sum up this book in one word it would be this: Too.Much.Fun (Well, that's actually three words, but whatever.)
This book isn't like Twilight. It is Twilight. Only meaner, sexier, snarkier. It's Twilight, if the Cullen's were assholes. Twilight, if Edward was a hot douchebag.
And when I say it's Twilight, I say the book is that way, with a sly ironic half grin in the direction of Twilight.
While Obsidian certainly is its own book and does not merely function as a parody of Twilight, it does seem to me like Jennifer L. Armentrout wrote this goldie with more than just one loving side blow to its vampire counterpiece.
Katy, our 17 year old protagonist, moves with her single mother from her sunny home statePhoenix Florida to a small, gray town in West Virginia, where she meets her too hot to be true neighbour, Daemon and his quirly, nice, always overly excited sister Alice Dee.
When school starts, she soon finds out it's not just the two of them. There's a whole Cullen clan. The one that doesn't like her for what she is (human) : Ash (aka. Rosalie). The fatherly figure, who works as a doctor teacher: Mr. Garrison.
And somethings weird with them. Her new human friends, Jessica and Angela -wait, no, what was their names? Well, one of them is a nerd and the other a partygirl - tell her, that although the clan is not blood-related, they seem to be like a family and mostly stick to themselves. And they're all so beautiful.
I could go on and on about it like this, but honestly, read the book and experience it for yourself. And like I said, I'm sure Armentrout is well aware of those parallels and added them for a reasons. That reason being entertainment. And that I got from it.
"What are you? A vampire?"
He rolled his eyes. "Are you serious?"
Now, when I said the book is Twilight, I was exaggerating.
Because our non-humans aren't vampires, they're aliens. And I gotta say the whole alien thing is pretty cool. Once you let go of logic or reason and just emmerse yourself with a fun story (which can be very freeing from time to time) you will be granted with lots of entertainment and lots of hotness.
Which leads me to my favorite part about this book: Daemon
He easily ranks number 1 on the list of douchebag, asshole, jerk male protagonists, but other than most occupants of that title, the book is well aware of that and doesn't portray his mean behaviour as something "good". Well, it certainly serves the purpose of fulfilling all our jerk-complexes, but at least it flat-out tells you so. Yeah, he's an ass, but he's also pretty hot. And he is.
He's probably one of the meanest, hot and cold, annoying, see-through male characters ever, but he has great lines and I couldn't help but like him.
"Like him" yeah right. Okay, I'll admit it. He's smoking. I love him. God, I love him :D
Katy is a fun character as well. As the 1st POV narrator of this story, Armentrout gets across most of the irony and humour through her voice. Katy certainly fulfills her damsel-in-distress, teenage girl- cliches, but she does it in a fun way, openly referring to her moodswings as someone flipping her "Bitch-switch" or simply admitting that, jerk or not, she'd probably tap that.
And the fact that she's a book lover isn't just mentioned for the sake of relatability, but actually picked up throughout the book and makes up a part of her personality.
"Beautiful Face. Beautiful Body. Horrible Attitude. It was the holy trinity of hot boys."
“ 'I checked out your blog.'
Oh. Dear. Baby. Jesus. How did he find it? Wait. More importantly was the fact he HAD found it. Was my blog now googleable? That was awesomesauce with an extra heaping of sauce.”
Katy cracks me up.
The book is fun and entertaining, and I had a blast reading it. Apart from that, once I laid back and stopped thinking about Twilight comparisons and logic, I actually found the story itself rather interesting and want to know more about these characters.
I recommend this to people that are in a post-book mourning period, (former) Twilight fans, paranormal romance lovers and people that just enjoy a fun, entertaining story and don't take things too seriously.
You are reading a book to have fun. It doesn't always have to be the most original, clever, unexpected masterpiece in the world. This book is just to enjoy. And I did.
I am absolutely going to read the next books and I'm looking forward to it!
This book isn't like Twilight. It is Twilight. Only meaner, sexier, snarkier. It's Twilight, if the Cullen's were assholes. Twilight, if Edward was a hot douchebag.
And when I say it's Twilight, I say the book is that way, with a sly ironic half grin in the direction of Twilight.
While Obsidian certainly is its own book and does not merely function as a parody of Twilight, it does seem to me like Jennifer L. Armentrout wrote this goldie with more than just one loving side blow to its vampire counterpiece.
Katy, our 17 year old protagonist, moves with her single mother from her sunny home state
When school starts, she soon finds out it's not just the two of them. There's a whole
And somethings weird with them. Her new human friends, Jessica and Angela -wait, no, what was their names? Well, one of them is a nerd and the other a partygirl - tell her, that although the clan is not blood-related, they seem to be like a family and mostly stick to themselves. And they're all so beautiful.
I could go on and on about it like this, but honestly, read the book and experience it for yourself. And like I said, I'm sure Armentrout is well aware of those parallels and added them for a reasons. That reason being entertainment. And that I got from it.
"What are you? A vampire?"
He rolled his eyes. "Are you serious?"
Now, when I said the book is Twilight, I was exaggerating.
Because our non-humans aren't vampires, they're aliens. And I gotta say the whole alien thing is pretty cool. Once you let go of logic or reason and just emmerse yourself with a fun story (which can be very freeing from time to time) you will be granted with lots of entertainment and lots of hotness.
Which leads me to my favorite part about this book: Daemon
He easily ranks number 1 on the list of douchebag, asshole, jerk male protagonists, but other than most occupants of that title, the book is well aware of that and doesn't portray his mean behaviour as something "good". Well, it certainly serves the purpose of fulfilling all our jerk-complexes, but at least it flat-out tells you so. Yeah, he's an ass, but he's also pretty hot. And he is.
He's probably one of the meanest, hot and cold, annoying, see-through male characters ever, but he has great lines and I couldn't help but like him.
"Like him" yeah right. Okay, I'll admit it. He's smoking. I love him. God, I love him :D
Katy is a fun character as well. As the 1st POV narrator of this story, Armentrout gets across most of the irony and humour through her voice. Katy certainly fulfills her damsel-in-distress, teenage girl- cliches, but she does it in a fun way, openly referring to her moodswings as someone flipping her "Bitch-switch" or simply admitting that, jerk or not, she'd probably tap that.
And the fact that she's a book lover isn't just mentioned for the sake of relatability, but actually picked up throughout the book and makes up a part of her personality.
"Beautiful Face. Beautiful Body. Horrible Attitude. It was the holy trinity of hot boys."
“ 'I checked out your blog.'
Oh. Dear. Baby. Jesus. How did he find it? Wait. More importantly was the fact he HAD found it. Was my blog now googleable? That was awesomesauce with an extra heaping of sauce.”
Katy cracks me up.
The book is fun and entertaining, and I had a blast reading it. Apart from that, once I laid back and stopped thinking about Twilight comparisons and logic, I actually found the story itself rather interesting and want to know more about these characters.
I recommend this to people that are in a post-book mourning period, (former) Twilight fans, paranormal romance lovers and people that just enjoy a fun, entertaining story and don't take things too seriously.
You are reading a book to have fun. It doesn't always have to be the most original, clever, unexpected masterpiece in the world. This book is just to enjoy. And I did.
I am absolutely going to read the next books and I'm looking forward to it!
kristinhzta90's review against another edition
5.0
I LOVED this story. Very unique and compelling. I couldn't put this book down and wound up reading it in one marathon session. Kat was a very likeable heroine, because she was such a strong person. I loved the verbal sparring between Kat and Daeman, some of it was LOL funny and some made me angry on her behalf. This type of paranormal story isn't my usual fare, but I will definitely be back for the second installment. In fact, I can hardly wait for it.
beatrizmees's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
blurrypetals's review against another edition
4.0
It's becoming more and more obvious that I love to read trashy, big dumb fun books sometimes and I've been in the mood for some simple paranormal stuff lately. I get the feeling I'll have read this whole series at least by the time The Raven King comes out, perhaps before then. Either way, this is a great junk food book, it was easy to follow and fun to listen to it unfold. As we've established before, I'm a trash person. Armentrout writes kind of trashy books. BRING ON THE TRASH, I AM READY FOR THE TRASH.
chelseajadee's review against another edition
4.0
Oh wow.
I literally picked up this book this morning and finished it a couple of hours later. I have been in such a reading slump and this has definitely pulled me out of that!
I'm not usually one for 'alien' or 'extra terrestrial' novels but this was superb.
The chemistry between Daemon and Katy had my heart racing the whole way through! Some of the scenes seemed a little childish or simple in their wording but other than that I have nothing but love for this book!
Perfect
I literally picked up this book this morning and finished it a couple of hours later. I have been in such a reading slump and this has definitely pulled me out of that!
I'm not usually one for 'alien' or 'extra terrestrial' novels but this was superb.
The chemistry between Daemon and Katy had my heart racing the whole way through! Some of the scenes seemed a little childish or simple in their wording but other than that I have nothing but love for this book!
Perfect