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A review by ac223
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
4.0
So I wasn't sure about the whole alien thing.. Of course I never thought of vampires as being sexy until about 1000 books ago. Did you see Daemon on the cover.. not exactly short, green and round! Armentrout definitely pulled aliens into the lustable category. Katy and her mom moved from Florida to Virginia to start over. Since her dad died of cancer they needed a new place without all of the memories. They just happen to move in next door to Dee and Daemon. Daemon is hot, but a total jerk. Katy and Dee quickly become friends, even though Katy is kind of thrown off by the fact that the most beautiful girl she has ever met is a little desperate for her friendship.
***Spoilers***
Dee isn't able to get too close to humans for fear of exposing herself and her kind. The only other girl alien around is Ash, and she is a royal bitch. (hence the reason she is desperate for female friendship) Ash and Daemon used to date but when Ash gets word of Kat being in Daemons sights she sinks in her claws. Funny how even alien girls behave that way.. Daemon is a jerk to Kat to keep her away from his sister, humans are a liability, and Dee is the only family he has left. Their other brother Dawson fell for a human and they both ended up dead. He can't even think about losing his sister, or getting too close to Kat and something happening to him, leaving his sister alone. The Arum are from the same galaxy as the Luxen, but they are the dark to the Luxens light. Anytime the Luxen use their powers near a human, the human is left with a trace. They light up for other aliens to see, and the Arum use the trace to find the Luxen and steal their powers. At the end of the book one of the Arum have almost defeated Daemon after stealing most of Kat's essence, and injuring Dee. While she is dying Kat can hear Daemon pleading with her not to die, that he can't lose her. Somehow their power is connected through Kat and she is able to defeat him. Dee was knocked out and didn't see what happened, and Kat and Daemon agree to keep it to themselves. Immediately after, Daemon disappears for a few days to search the area for any remaining Arum. When he returns she is hoping things will be different, but he basically says they are stuck together because of what is going on and their connection. She tells him she doesn't want anyone to be with her because of obligation, he says he does like her, but she tells him it isn't enough. Then we get a few paragraphs from Daemon's point of view, and it's obvious he feels the same for her as she does for him but he has to protect her and his family. UGHHH always the same thing in every one of these books. It's for her own good... blah. Another thing, please don't think if a guy treats you like shit he may really like you but can't for some reason admit it.. We are not aliens, if a guy treats you like shit, move on and find one that won't.
***Spoilers***
Dee isn't able to get too close to humans for fear of exposing herself and her kind. The only other girl alien around is Ash, and she is a royal bitch. (hence the reason she is desperate for female friendship) Ash and Daemon used to date but when Ash gets word of Kat being in Daemons sights she sinks in her claws. Funny how even alien girls behave that way.. Daemon is a jerk to Kat to keep her away from his sister, humans are a liability, and Dee is the only family he has left. Their other brother Dawson fell for a human and they both ended up dead. He can't even think about losing his sister, or getting too close to Kat and something happening to him, leaving his sister alone. The Arum are from the same galaxy as the Luxen, but they are the dark to the Luxens light. Anytime the Luxen use their powers near a human, the human is left with a trace. They light up for other aliens to see, and the Arum use the trace to find the Luxen and steal their powers. At the end of the book one of the Arum have almost defeated Daemon after stealing most of Kat's essence, and injuring Dee. While she is dying Kat can hear Daemon pleading with her not to die, that he can't lose her. Somehow their power is connected through Kat and she is able to defeat him. Dee was knocked out and didn't see what happened, and Kat and Daemon agree to keep it to themselves. Immediately after, Daemon disappears for a few days to search the area for any remaining Arum. When he returns she is hoping things will be different, but he basically says they are stuck together because of what is going on and their connection. She tells him she doesn't want anyone to be with her because of obligation, he says he does like her, but she tells him it isn't enough. Then we get a few paragraphs from Daemon's point of view, and it's obvious he feels the same for her as she does for him but he has to protect her and his family. UGHHH always the same thing in every one of these books. It's for her own good... blah. Another thing, please don't think if a guy treats you like shit he may really like you but can't for some reason admit it.. We are not aliens, if a guy treats you like shit, move on and find one that won't.