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mistydawnwaters's review against another edition
5.0
I have loved the Lux series from book one due to the two main characters, but this one blew me away with the plot. I would go back and re-rate the other books to 4-star because this one is that much better. But I won't:) I was sweating through the first half, and OMFGing the second half. It's ridiculous how much I love Daemon and Katy. It's up there with my Rose and Dimitri love.
merilizabeth's review against another edition
5.0
Such a rollercoaster
You have me here. I AM so invested in the series there is no going back anymore. Love, Love Love all of this. I did notice some things that are kind of obvious to human logic I guess. For One the opal thing that Made them all powerful like an added battery. Why did none of them thought they could use it together? Like keep them inbetween connected palms and boom you have a powerful duo. But then again it is book. Also I don't believe Kat is holding up this good and Deamon neither. Yeah yeah i know the book kind of logic but really i would have enjoyed some other freakout moments also. And besides all that damn what they did to Kat on the second healing test. That is gruesome. Cant wait to find out more, but that will also mean that I will be done with these awesome guys which will put me in a hell of a book hangover.
You have me here. I AM so invested in the series there is no going back anymore. Love, Love Love all of this. I did notice some things that are kind of obvious to human logic I guess. For One the opal thing that Made them all powerful like an added battery. Why did none of them thought they could use it together? Like keep them inbetween connected palms and boom you have a powerful duo. But then again it is book. Also I don't believe Kat is holding up this good and Deamon neither. Yeah yeah i know the book kind of logic but really i would have enjoyed some other freakout moments also. And besides all that damn what they did to Kat on the second healing test. That is gruesome. Cant wait to find out more, but that will also mean that I will be done with these awesome guys which will put me in a hell of a book hangover.
sydnee_calhoun's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
ritmanbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Esta cuarta entrega está a la altura de sus predecesoras.
Cuando creía que la trama ya no daba más de sí, la autora le da una vuelta de tuerca que me dejó con la boca abierta. Lo primero que hace es aportar el punto de vista de Daemon a la historia, hasta ahora siempre narrada desde el punto de vista de Katy, y esto me parece completamente necesario llegados a este punto tan avanzado en la trama, ya que necesitamos conocer los sentimentos y los pensamientos de ambos protagonistas. Lo segundo es que introduce un personaje nuevo, Archer, con un carisma brutal y al que parece que conocemos de toda la vida desde el minuto uno, a pesar de que al principio apenas se le describe con un par de pinceladas. Este personaje va a tener mucho peso en este libro y va a ayudar a que todo dé un giro completamente inesperado. Además, el final ha vuelto a dejarme con la boca abierta y Jennifer L. Armentrout deja muchos frentes abiertos, que supongo que tendrán respuesta en la última entrega de la saga.
En resumen, os sigo recomendando esta saga que no hace más que superarse con cada entrega.
Cuando creía que la trama ya no daba más de sí, la autora le da una vuelta de tuerca que me dejó con la boca abierta. Lo primero que hace es aportar el punto de vista de Daemon a la historia, hasta ahora siempre narrada desde el punto de vista de Katy, y esto me parece completamente necesario llegados a este punto tan avanzado en la trama, ya que necesitamos conocer los sentimentos y los pensamientos de ambos protagonistas. Lo segundo es que introduce un personaje nuevo, Archer, con un carisma brutal y al que parece que conocemos de toda la vida desde el minuto uno, a pesar de que al principio apenas se le describe con un par de pinceladas. Este personaje va a tener mucho peso en este libro y va a ayudar a que todo dé un giro completamente inesperado. Además, el final ha vuelto a dejarme con la boca abierta y Jennifer L. Armentrout deja muchos frentes abiertos, que supongo que tendrán respuesta en la última entrega de la saga.
En resumen, os sigo recomendando esta saga que no hace más que superarse con cada entrega.
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
3.0
Ik ben best een groot fan van Young Adults van de oude stempel. Ik ben een fan van love triangles, ik vind het niet erg als relaties een power imbalance hebben, ik heb ook niet zo'n issue met het uitgebreid beschrijven van de verlangens van het ene karakter voor het andere. Maar tussen mij en deze serie wil het gewoon niet klikken.
Op het eerste zicht hebben Kat en ik best veel met elkaar gemeen, maar toch kan ik me gewoon niet goed in haar inleven en niet goed met haar meevoelen. Ze is zo ongelooflijk koppig dat het over het algemeen onbegrijpelijk en irritant wordt en ze is zo ontzettend explosief dat ik me af en toe afvraag of ze ook nog wat opgestoken heeft van het lezen van al die boeken, want ze vertoont weinig geduld en capaciteit om dingen fatsoenlijk op te lossen.
En als ik dan in elk geval nog iets heb met de love interest, dan is dat allemaal niet zo erg, maar Daemon heeft te veel van datzelfde en ook daar kan ik gewoon niet zoveel mee. Hij kan ongelooflijk klef en romantisch zijn, maar ook hij is explosief en impulsief. Er wordt nooit ergens goed over nagedacht, waardoor ze het grootste deel van de problemen waar ze mee te maken hebben zelf creëren.
Ik vind het wel eeuwig zonde, wat ik vind het conflict erg interessant, ik vind de mythologie leuk en we hebben in dit boek veel toffe dingen gezien die wat mij betreft echt heel tof hadden kunnen worden uitgewerkt. Maar de nadruk ligt er allemaal niet op, omdat de karakters vooral bezig zijn met overal niks mee te maken willen hebben. En voor mij werkt dat eigenlijk gewoon niet.
Ik ga het laatste deel in deze serie uiteraard nog wel lezen (ik ben nu zo ver gekomen). Over de spin off ga ik nog even verder twijfelen.
Op het eerste zicht hebben Kat en ik best veel met elkaar gemeen, maar toch kan ik me gewoon niet goed in haar inleven en niet goed met haar meevoelen. Ze is zo ongelooflijk koppig dat het over het algemeen onbegrijpelijk en irritant wordt en ze is zo ontzettend explosief dat ik me af en toe afvraag of ze ook nog wat opgestoken heeft van het lezen van al die boeken, want ze vertoont weinig geduld en capaciteit om dingen fatsoenlijk op te lossen.
En als ik dan in elk geval nog iets heb met de love interest, dan is dat allemaal niet zo erg, maar Daemon heeft te veel van datzelfde en ook daar kan ik gewoon niet zoveel mee. Hij kan ongelooflijk klef en romantisch zijn, maar ook hij is explosief en impulsief. Er wordt nooit ergens goed over nagedacht, waardoor ze het grootste deel van de problemen waar ze mee te maken hebben zelf creëren.
Ik vind het wel eeuwig zonde, wat ik vind het conflict erg interessant, ik vind de mythologie leuk en we hebben in dit boek veel toffe dingen gezien die wat mij betreft echt heel tof hadden kunnen worden uitgewerkt. Maar de nadruk ligt er allemaal niet op, omdat de karakters vooral bezig zijn met overal niks mee te maken willen hebben. En voor mij werkt dat eigenlijk gewoon niet.
Ik ga het laatste deel in deze serie uiteraard nog wel lezen (ik ben nu zo ver gekomen). Over de spin off ga ik nog even verder twijfelen.
misslover's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 Stars
Truly awesome! Most of us have been waiting for what felt like centuries for [b:Origin|13644052|Origin (Lux, #4)|Jennifer L. Armentrout|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1373048174s/13644052.jpg|19259997] to come out, so we could find out what was going to happen after Daemon lost Katy to Daedalus, which was probably one of the biggest cliff hangers in years. What else were we looking forward to? The fact that there would now be Daemon's POV as well. Normally, I always feel like that could ruin a book but I haven't been wanting to get into Daemon's head for awhile now. I mean, who doesn't want to know what he's thinking!?!? I was right, I loved seeing his POV.
Now to the story line of the book. Honestly, I wasn't quite sure what I was expecting to happen for Daemon to try and rescue Katy back from the evil Daedalus, but I really didn't think it would go down the way that it did. It seemed to....easy?? I don't even know if that is the right word. I just felt like I built up so much suspense in [b:Opal|13362536|Opal (Lux, #3)|Jennifer L. Armentrout|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348200300s/13362536.jpg|18591132] I thought the break in/rescue would be more... off the charts?! Don't get me wrong, by the time the real "break out" plan came into play, the action was starting to happen.
We finally get the inside look at Area 51 and behind the actions of what Daedalus is really trying to accomplish. It was kind of sketchy. I didn't know what were lies, what were truth, or if all of it was a big fat lie, or all extremely true. Katy had to endure some pretty horrible things, but we all were expecting that right? I don't know, honestly I thought the first half was kind of slow and less exciting. I was kind of disappointed. Maybe I just set myself up for so much more craziness because of how [b:Opal|13362536|Opal (Lux, #3)|Jennifer L. Armentrout|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348200300s/13362536.jpg|18591132] ended, but I didn't feel satisfied. *sigh* bad right?
By the last 20% or so, the book finally took off. Not only did the real action and craziness get started, but Katy and Daemon reminded us how amazingly in love they are. I felt like re-reading just those few chapters over again just to feel the warm fuzzy's around my heart :)Katy and Daemon truly are the greatest couple out there. I loved the little tid-bit of [b:Sweet Evil|11808950|Sweet Evil (The Sweet Trilogy, #1)|Wendy Higgins|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1337613719s/11808950.jpg|16762455] that came out into the book as well. I think I actually said "that is awesome!" out loud. Daemon and Kaidan are both extremely swoon worthy so I think it couldn't have been more fitting. ;)
We met some awesome new characters as well. Archer, one of the guards at Daedalus is one of them. We all know how hard it was to trust Blake, and I'm sure all of us trusted him at one point so of course I had my doubts about Archer. Btw, lame lame lame!!
We also learn the true meaning behind the title of "Origin" and the new species that no one was expecting. You thought you were worried about Arum?? Worried about badass Luxen?? Think again. There is something else you should be much more afraid of!
The ending didn't have a huge cliff hanger like in the last book, which in a way I was kind of relieved about. No one wants to endure that much pain and heartbreak and have to wait for months and months to help fill the whole in their heart! But none the less, it still ended with the set up of something out-of-this-world (no pun intended lol) about to go down. So unfortunately, your still going to be ansy on getting your hands on the 5th book in the series.
hold on to your shorts people!!
Truly awesome! Most of us have been waiting for what felt like centuries for [b:Origin|13644052|Origin (Lux, #4)|Jennifer L. Armentrout|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1373048174s/13644052.jpg|19259997] to come out, so we could find out what was going to happen after Daemon lost Katy to Daedalus, which was probably one of the biggest cliff hangers in years. What else were we looking forward to? The fact that there would now be Daemon's POV as well. Normally, I always feel like that could ruin a book but I haven't been wanting to get into Daemon's head for awhile now. I mean, who doesn't want to know what he's thinking!?!? I was right, I loved seeing his POV.
Now to the story line of the book. Honestly, I wasn't quite sure what I was expecting to happen for Daemon to try and rescue Katy back from the evil Daedalus, but I really didn't think it would go down the way that it did. It seemed to....easy?? I don't even know if that is the right word. I just felt like I built up so much suspense in [b:Opal|13362536|Opal (Lux, #3)|Jennifer L. Armentrout|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348200300s/13362536.jpg|18591132] I thought the break in/rescue would be more... off the charts?! Don't get me wrong, by the time the real "break out" plan came into play, the action was starting to happen.
We finally get the inside look at Area 51 and behind the actions of what Daedalus is really trying to accomplish. It was kind of sketchy. I didn't know what were lies, what were truth, or if all of it was a big fat lie, or all extremely true. Katy had to endure some pretty horrible things, but we all were expecting that right? I don't know, honestly I thought the first half
Spoiler
okay maybe everything until they broke outBy the last 20% or so, the book finally took off. Not only did the real action and craziness get started, but Katy and Daemon reminded us how amazingly in love they are. I felt like re-reading just those few chapters over again just to feel the warm fuzzy's around my heart :)Katy and Daemon truly are the greatest couple out there. I loved the little tid-bit of [b:Sweet Evil|11808950|Sweet Evil (The Sweet Trilogy, #1)|Wendy Higgins|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1337613719s/11808950.jpg|16762455] that came out into the book as well. I think I actually said "that is awesome!" out loud. Daemon and Kaidan are both extremely swoon worthy so I think it couldn't have been more fitting. ;)
We met some awesome new characters as well. Archer, one of the guards at Daedalus is one of them. We all know how hard it was to trust Blake, and I'm sure all of us trusted him at one point so of course I had my doubts about Archer. Btw,
Spoiler
I thought it was awesome how Katy finally killed Blake out of the hurt and anger she had towards him, but I also thought it happened way to quickly and way to abruptly. Blake deserved a slow and painful death.We also learn the true meaning behind the title of "Origin" and the new species that no one was expecting. You thought you were worried about Arum?? Worried about badass Luxen?? Think again. There is something else you should be much more afraid of!
The ending didn't have a huge cliff hanger like in the last book, which in a way I was kind of relieved about. No one wants to endure that much pain and heartbreak and have to wait for months and months to help fill the whole in their heart! But none the less, it still ended with the set up of something out-of-this-world (no pun intended lol) about to go down. So unfortunately, your still going to be ansy on getting your hands on the 5th book in the series.
hold on to your shorts people!!
sccrethistory's review against another edition
4.0
I wanted to know what are going to happened with Katy and Daemon but, I think It wasn´t the best book
After Opal I was with big expectations and this book wasnt the best one
But I need to read Opposition to know what will happen at the end, I want it!
After Opal I was with big expectations and this book wasnt the best one
But I need to read Opposition to know what will happen at the end, I want it!