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A review by trinitymarrows
The Burning Shadow by Jennifer L. Armentrout
5.0
4.5 'We were made for each other' Stars!
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.*
THE BURNING SHADOW, the sequel of The Darkest Star from the Origin Series, kicks off right where we were left in the first book. Evie is still trying to come to terms with all the revelations about herself. That she's not really Evelyn Dasher at all, but instead Nadia Holliday - a girl who had a life threatening cancer but was saved by a serum containing alien DNA. Evie still has no memories of her past life as Nadia - or her past with Origin alien Luc. That doesn't help much with her blossoming feelings for him considering Luc loved Nadia and Evie doesn't know if he loves her for who she is now, too. You would think that would be enough for a girl to deal with, but things are never that easy in this world. A strange disease is sweeping the nation and all signs seem to point to the Luxen aliens of being the ones spreading it to humans - causing numerous casualties. Are the Luxen really the ones responsible for this flu-like virus? And why does it seem like this illness is somehow connected to Evie and her past? You'll have to read and figure out this mystery for yourselves ;)
If any of you thought the first book of this series was crazy, wait until you get your hands on this story. The stress level of reading this book was basically at 100 most of the time. There was never a dull moment. One thing would happen after another. I felt kinda bad for my babies Luc and Evie - they could never catch a break. It made the story exciting though so I can't really complain. The mystery of the virus affecting humans kept me reading non-stop because I just wanted answers. I wanted to know what it was, how it was spreading, and what it had to do with our girl Evie. Because as you read you see that there is a connection there. That's a big reason I couldn't put the book down because I just needed to know. JLA always delivers a good mystery in her paranormal/sci fi novels. And she's so good at making everything connect to each other that when you finally get the answers you think, "how did I not see this before?". Though I will admit I did guess like half of what was going on - I thought it was obvious. But overall the plot was interesting and exciting and with how things we left, I want book three NOW PLEASE!
Luc and Evie were so great together in this one. I shipped them even harder this time around. They had so many swoon-worthy moments. They made my heart melt and also made me get a little flushed because...dayum - you'll get it when you read it. Their connection really shined all throughout the book. And Luc stepped up his book boyfriend game, too. Dare I say he's giving Daemon a run for his money? Nah, let's just love them both!
I'm sure Lux series fans will be happy to know this book is full of cameos for your favorite characters! I got so giddy whenever they showed up. The cameos were so worth it! You will love seeing them all again. And from the looks of it, I think they will be more involved in the series from this point on which means more content of them! Yay!
So guys, when October 8th rolls around, definitely get yourself a copy of this. The story will suck you in from page one. You will laugh, swoon, get your heartbroken a time or two, and go on a thrilling ride with characters you've loved and ones you have come to love. You won't regret it!
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.*
THE BURNING SHADOW, the sequel of The Darkest Star from the Origin Series, kicks off right where we were left in the first book. Evie is still trying to come to terms with all the revelations about herself. That she's not really Evelyn Dasher at all, but instead Nadia Holliday - a girl who had a life threatening cancer but was saved by a serum containing alien DNA. Evie still has no memories of her past life as Nadia - or her past with Origin alien Luc. That doesn't help much with her blossoming feelings for him considering Luc loved Nadia and Evie doesn't know if he loves her for who she is now, too. You would think that would be enough for a girl to deal with, but things are never that easy in this world. A strange disease is sweeping the nation and all signs seem to point to the Luxen aliens of being the ones spreading it to humans - causing numerous casualties. Are the Luxen really the ones responsible for this flu-like virus? And why does it seem like this illness is somehow connected to Evie and her past? You'll have to read and figure out this mystery for yourselves ;)
If any of you thought the first book of this series was crazy, wait until you get your hands on this story. The stress level of reading this book was basically at 100 most of the time. There was never a dull moment. One thing would happen after another. I felt kinda bad for my babies Luc and Evie - they could never catch a break. It made the story exciting though so I can't really complain. The mystery of the virus affecting humans kept me reading non-stop because I just wanted answers. I wanted to know what it was, how it was spreading, and what it had to do with our girl Evie. Because as you read you see that there is a connection there. That's a big reason I couldn't put the book down because I just needed to know. JLA always delivers a good mystery in her paranormal/sci fi novels. And she's so good at making everything connect to each other that when you finally get the answers you think, "how did I not see this before?". Though I will admit I did guess like half of what was going on - I thought it was obvious. But overall the plot was interesting and exciting and with how things we left, I want book three NOW PLEASE!
Luc and Evie were so great together in this one. I shipped them even harder this time around. They had so many swoon-worthy moments. They made my heart melt and also made me get a little flushed because...dayum - you'll get it when you read it. Their connection really shined all throughout the book. And Luc stepped up his book boyfriend game, too. Dare I say he's giving Daemon a run for his money? Nah, let's just love them both!
I'm sure Lux series fans will be happy to know this book is full of cameos for your favorite characters! I got so giddy whenever they showed up. The cameos were so worth it! You will love seeing them all again. And from the looks of it, I think they will be more involved in the series from this point on which means more content of them! Yay!
So guys, when October 8th rolls around, definitely get yourself a copy of this. The story will suck you in from page one. You will laugh, swoon, get your heartbroken a time or two, and go on a thrilling ride with characters you've loved and ones you have come to love. You won't regret it!