Onyx (Lux, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

“Don’t forget.  There are cooler things out there than fallen angels and dead guys.  Just saying.” He winked.”

This quote is even funnier since she has a fallen angel series too now.

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Synopsis: 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.

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….

Review:  Onyx, the follow-up to Obsidian, is pretty awesome! I thought it was much better than the first book, amping up the story was well as amping up Katy’s powers.  I’m glad she gets an upgrade in the power category because she can be truly proactive instead of constantly playing damsel in distress.  Granted, that still happens a lot but she is in over her head too much to have no defenses at all.

But as they say, with great power comes great responsibility. The stakes are higher for Katy’s safety as well as her mom’s and she needs to harness her new abilities.  We meet a couple of new characters whose motives were pretty easy to guess early on, but their purpose completely changes the game.  There were a few unexpected developments that prove no one is truly safe.

This is where the series went from okay to a true page turner, drawing me into the story and making me begin to really invest in the characters.  Katy is so very amusing, especially when it comes to her blogging.  She’s so relatable and I find myself often highlighting quotes about her blogging experiences.

“I wrote a quick review for Monday and then a longer one for Tuesday.  The longer one was because I couldn’t stop gushing. I think I had a new book boyfriend and his name was Tod.”

and another fave:

“It had insta-love, the bane of my existence  Girl sees boy and falls in love. Immediately.  Soul make, breath stealing, toes curling, love after one conversation.  Boy pushes girl away for some paranormal reason or another.  Girl still loves boy.  Boy finally admits love.” 

Deamon’s great too with his constant one liners and perpetual nicknames for a new guy in town who is clearly not his favorite person.

Of course their relationship is reaches a new level, though it’s still executed in typical YA fashion with the constant back and forth, the interruptions to keep things from the point of no return, the high school level jealousy and drama, etc.  I would definitely prefer if these novels weren’t YA, but it offers enough for me to still want to continue with it.

These books are good enough to want to read them back to back without breaking to read something else. I unfortunately wasn’t able to get to book 3 immediately after this one, but I had good excuses.  After getting The Undead Pool (Hollows #12) ARC  and World After (Penryn #2) ARC in my paws, they just couldn’t be ignored.  But I definitely read read Book 3 as soon as I was able and I’ll have that review ready soon!

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  1. I don’t think anyone I know doesn’t like Damon! I liked this one a lot, although not as much as the first one, to be honest. I can’t wait until the last one comes out! It seems like it will be so long from now!

    1. I like the 4th book the most for sure! I’d say I liked it in the order of Book 4, Book 2, Book 3, and then Book 1. I just felt like Book 1 needed more going on and less high school drama. If I do YA, it needs to be more plot heavy.

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