Onyx( Lux2) By Jennifer L Armentrout

Hello to all,

                       this evening i will be short because my dog is in dire need of me, nothing too serious i hope but the vet. will tell me tomorrow so at the moment he is what i think about  so sorry if there are some mistakes.
Here comes my opinion on the second book of the Lux series, my favorite YA one, by Jennifer L Armentrout.

Happy reading.

Publisher: Entangled Publishing

Publication: 2012

ISBN:  1620610116

Genre: YA, paranormal, romance
Violence: strong
Language: normal
sex: mild
Public: 16+

Source: won

Short description from goodread :

Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…

Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems.

Something worse than the Arum has come to town…

The Department of Defense are here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we're linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who’s got a secret of his own. He knows what’s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible. Against all common sense, I'm falling for Daemon. Hard.

But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies…

 
My opinion:

          To say that the tension goes up is a euphemism. Onyx starts just when Obsidian ended on Daemon’s promise. I really loved that. In this book we have the proof that every act has a consequence just not always an expected one. Katy is starting show some special abilities to move things around just but wishing them or in deeply emotional burst. Not really a good idea when you have to keep a low profile. Then, suddenly, a new boy appears and is really friendly with her. Doubting daemon’s feelings and wishing a bit of normalcy  Katy goes for it and when it seems Blake could have the answers she wants and offers to train her she jumps at the opportunity nor understanding how it hurts Daemon.

 

Jennifer l Armentrout keeps the level high with Onyx and while we go deeper in the romance part and the relationship between Daemon and Katy she also offers us a new view on the whole DOD things. This book is a lot darker than the first one and more violent too. We see that Daemon is willing to do everything, and I mean everything, to protect his family and Katy. Speaking of Katy, I really wanted to punch her sometimes even if I understand her wish for something true, this time I pitied Daemon who must suffer all her doubts and uncertainties. She was brat sometimes. The plot thickens and now we aren’t sure to know exactly who the bad guys are and who we can trust. It was also a story more emotional and I was nearly crying at some parts.

I really love her writing style and this series is my favourite from her but not this book. I preferred Obsidian less dark and still moving. I’m a bit afraid of opal now because if it’s becoming sadder and darker each time I will finish crying in my bed. In the end of Obsidian we had a promise but in the same time a certain closure. With Onyx we just finish with more angst and questions than before so I hope the question are in Opal.

 

To recommend without a doubt but keep tissues at hand.

Score:  4/5

 

Disclaimer: All opinions are my own and no compensation was received in exchange for this review

 

Challenges:

This book enter in the Romance and Me Challenge

Obsidian (Lux1) 2eme édition par Jennifer L Armentrout

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      Bonjour à tous dans le cadre du JLA read a thon organise par Valerie ( Stuck in books) et le reading challenge mensuel organisé par DeityIsland,  je me suis lancée dans la lecture de ma série favorite de Jennifer L Armentrout « Lux », j’avais déjà lu le premier tome Obsidian dans sa 1^ère édition et rédigé un avis en anglais que vous pouvez lire ICI. Or, cette année, une nouvelle édition a été publiée et celle-ci contenait certes la même histoire que la première version mais en plus nous obtenons à la fin 3 chapitres écrits du point de vue de Daemon. Afin de ne pas trop me répéter j’ai donc choisi de vous présenter cette édition en français et qui sait peut-être de vous faire découvrir votre prochain coup de cœur.

Here is my review of the second edition of Obsidian (Lux 1) by Jennifer L Armentrout. Mostly my thoughts are still the same that what I wrote for the first edition, you can see my review here, the only difference is a change of the score due to the bonus included in the 2^nd edition. We get 3 chapters, after the main story, written in the point of view of Daemon and I really enjoyed those because it give us a new regard on the events and a better understanding of Daemon personality and the story so it deserved the new 5/5

Editeur VO: Entangled Publishing (2012)
Genre: YA, paranormal, romance

Isbn : 1620610078
Violence: strong
Langage: moyen
sexe: moyen
Public: 18ans
Obtenu grâce à un RAK de Dizneeee ( Thank you so so much)

Traduction personnelle de la quatrième de couverture

Tout recommencer craint.

Lorsque nous avons déménager en Virginie de l’Ouest juste avant ma dernière année,je m’étais résignée aux accents marqués, à l’accès à internet non fiable et à un immense ennui…jusqu’à ce que j’aperçoive mon sexy voisin, grand avec des magnifiques yeux verts. Les choses semblaient soudain se présenter sous un meilleur jour.

Et à ce moment là il s’est mis à parler.

Daemon est horripilant. Arrogant. On ne s’entend pas. Absolument pas. Cependant lorsqu’un étranger m’attaque et que Daemon gèle littéralement le temps d’un geste de la main, et bien, quelque chose …d’inattendu se produit.

Le sexy alien d’à côté m’a marquée.

Vous m’avez bien entendue. Alien. Il s’avère que Daemon et sa sœur ont une galaxie d’ennemis souhaitant voler leurs capacités, et Daemon en me touchant m’a rendue lumineuse comme le Strip de Las Vegas. La seule façon que j’ai de m’en sortir vivante est de rester aux côtés de Daemon jusqu’à ce que mon effet alien disparaisse.

Si je ne le tue pas avant, bien entendu.

Avis:

          Une merveille. J’avais déjà lu la première édition mais je ne m’en lasse pas du tout. C’est vraiment une fantastique histoire pleine d’action et de romance avec des personnages attachants  et le style d’écriture de l’auteur est vraiment excellent et nous emporte dans un univers réaliste et en même temps extraordinaire.

Les personnages semblent être réels et on peut si facilement s’identifier à eux qu’on vit littéralement l’histoire à leur côté. J’apprécie tout particulièrement Katy parce que c’est à la base une gentille fille qui se consacre à ses études, ne boit pas, ne fume pas, ne sort pas et à qui sa mère peut faire toute confiance. Katy vit a fond sa passion pour les livres et adore le jardinage. Psychologiquement, elle est assez forte pour accepter d’être différente, de ne pas vraiment être intégrée avec ceux de son âge et  elle essaie de soutenir sa mère après le décès de son père  en gardant pour elle sa souffrance. Elle se fait passer au second plan.

Je peux facilement m’identifier à elle, sauf que j’ai plus souffert de préférer un bon livre à une soirée, et je pense que cela peut faire du bien d’avoir aussi des héroïnes de ce genre pour permettre à certains lecteurs de trouver du réconfort.

Daemon est une toute autre histoire, arrogant parfois blessant avec ses sarcasmes il est en même temps très responsable et protecteur. Blessé, il a perdu confiance  car pour lui faire confiance à un humain c’est un risque mortel et pas uniquement pour lui. Il est complexe et déstabilisé par ses sentiments, piégés par ses obligations son instinct est en guerre avec sa raison et le fait que Katy lui résiste, ne batte pas en retraite ne fait que souffler sur les braises.

L’histoire est bien développée et on découvre avec plaisir l’existence des Luxen et on frissonne lorsque l’on apprend leur histoire et leur guerre avec les Arum mais surtout on ressent de la compassion lorsque Dee doit renoncer à ses rêves, que daemon révèle qu’il n’a même pas pu faire ses adieux à son frère et que leur vie est tellement contrôlée. On en apprend un peu sur les personnages secondaire comme les Thompson mais Jennifer Armentrout parvient à faire durer le suspense sans un cliffhanger ni un sentiments de manque. Elle en révèle juste assez pour nous donner envie d’en avoir plus.

Maintenant si vous avez lu ma review- en anglais- de la première édition vous pouvez voir une différence dans le score la raison est simple : les bonus^^. Dans cette édition, après l’histoire nous découvrons des chapitres bonus il s’agit en fait de certains des chapitres mais vu selon le point de vue de Daemon et  c’est une extraordinaire addition, cela nous offre un autre regard sur les choses et une compréhension plus profonde de Daemon, j’ai vraiment apprécié et cela méritait bien une augmentation.

Score:  5/5

Disclaimer: All opinions are my own and no compensation was received in exchange for this review

Obsidian ( Lux 1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout first edition

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               Today, i'm really happy to introduce you to a book for which many reviews have already been written because of his huge success " Obsidian" first book of the Lux Series Written by Jennifer L. Armentrout and to be even more specific, i will review the first edition of the book because yesterday was the release of the new edition with several bonus ( i will probably review it later) so as a member of team daemon invasion Major Swoon, it's with great pleasure that i'm posting this. ( Yes one of our task *happy*)

Enjoy!

Publisher: Entangled Publishing

Publication : 2011

ISBN:  0373277210

Genre: Ya, Paranormal romance
Violence: strong
Langage: normal
sex: mild
Public: 16+

Source: won

Short description from goodread :

 Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring…. until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something…unexpected happens.

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.

If I don’t kill him first, that is.

My opinion:

          Jennifer L. Armentrout really knows how to attract the reader in her universe. Her writing style is really easy and captivating and which blogger couldn’t sympathize with Katy. I’m too new to this so I’m not as addicted as her yet. If I post a review later that what I expected I don’t feel bad but for the joy when a package with books arrive that I could see myself doing the same. It makes her so believable and thus we could hope to find our Daemon somewhere too.

I can really identify myself with this heroine, like her I’m a too good girl, I don’t go out, don’t drink, don’t smoke  and are more mature than I should have been and still be. And it’s also true that make us stand out from the mass. We are solitary not because we aren’t loyal it’s the complete opposite. We have some difficulties to open ourselves because when we do we do it completely. And a book is a better company than some so I understand why her mother think that she should go out more  for example, mine is trying to say the same but I don’t like that ( now if I had an handsome alien to take me out  it would be different I’m sure)

So it’s a believable heroine and I’m sure a lot of reader will feel connected to her and the tragedy with her father makes her even more vulnerable but Jennifer managed to make this very real, the psychology of Katy is really well constructed.

The romance is there but we can see that it’s building and I love that. Daemon can be arrogant but he is honourable.The book is really well balanced between action and romance, descriptions.  The plot is interesting and while there isn’t a cliffhanger at all ( oufff) you still need and want more. Fortunately the next book will be out soon and there is also a new edition with several bonus added ( I will have it^^;;) and a announcement: Jennifer has signed a new contract for the more books in this series so it will be at least 5books in total. No date or title yet for these but we will be waiting


Disclaimer: All opinions expressed are my own and no compensation was received in exchange for this review

Score:  4/5

Challenge:

Book read for the 2012 TBR reading

This book enter in the Romance and Me Challenge