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A review by proseandpurls
The Burning Shadow by Jennifer L. Armentrout
4.0
I'm a huge fan of the Lux series, so it should be no surprise that love has transferred to the spin-off.
The Burning Shadow picks up where [b:The Darkest Star|34221193|The Darkest Star (Origin, #1)|Jennifer L. Armentrout|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1526240882l/34221193._SY75_.jpg|55272995] left off, with Evie still processing the attack by an origin and the shake up of her world. The beginning of this one was a little slow for me. It picks up right where The Darkest Star left off, and the first 40% is mainly spent with Evie ruminating in self doubt about her identity. It's not until this mark that the main "conflict" of this book is revealed, but after it is it's nearly impossible to put down!
This books is pretty graphic and bloody and I loved every second of it. I feel like Armentrout knew that many of the readers would be original readers of the Lux series and aged up the content to match more of a New Adult audience. There were some pretty shocking deaths and revelations (hello, massive cliff hanger!) and I'm excited to see how the story will change because of them. I read somewhere that this series is projected to go on for about five books and I'm not entirely sure how thats going to happen with the current storyline - unless we get a Lux series 2.0 situation with the end of the world.
Definitely a book and series that I recommend - although some of the reunions and world-building will be better understood if you read the Lux series first! I'll be anxiously awaiting the next installment!
Review originally posted on Emie's Nook Blog
The Burning Shadow picks up where [b:The Darkest Star|34221193|The Darkest Star (Origin, #1)|Jennifer L. Armentrout|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1526240882l/34221193._SY75_.jpg|55272995] left off, with Evie still processing the attack by an origin and the shake up of her world. The beginning of this one was a little slow for me. It picks up right where The Darkest Star left off, and the first 40% is mainly spent with Evie ruminating in self doubt about her identity. It's not until this mark that the main "conflict" of this book is revealed, but after it is it's nearly impossible to put down!
This books is pretty graphic and bloody and I loved every second of it. I feel like Armentrout knew that many of the readers would be original readers of the Lux series and aged up the content to match more of a New Adult audience. There were some pretty shocking deaths and revelations (hello, massive cliff hanger!) and I'm excited to see how the story will change because of them. I read somewhere that this series is projected to go on for about five books and I'm not entirely sure how thats going to happen with the current storyline - unless we get a Lux series 2.0 situation with the end of the world.
Definitely a book and series that I recommend - although some of the reunions and world-building will be better understood if you read the Lux series first! I'll be anxiously awaiting the next installment!
Review originally posted on Emie's Nook Blog