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A review by rallythereaders
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
4.0
Also posted on Rally the Readers.
I remember when Obsidian first came out, and it seemed as though everyone had Daemon Black’s mug as a profile picture. Curious to see what all of the fuss was about, I dutifully purchased a copy of Obsidian then proceeded to do what I usually do with new books: let it sit on my bookshelf for months and months. My cousin Allystrong-armed asked me to buddy read this with her, and so I dusted off my long neglected copy.
I’m always skeptical of books with heaps of hype surrounding them because I typically wind up being the lone weirdo who fails to like a much-loved book. Through the first few chapters of Obsidian, I was a little worried about how it was going to work out. While I was interested, I wasn’t head over heels in love with it.
As I continued reading, though, I found myself thinking about the book when I had to put it down to, you know, carry on with life outside of books. I can’t say exactly when Obsidian became a page-turner. This was just one of those times when a book gradually grew on me until one day I realized how much I was enjoying it.
I liked Katy from the beginning. She’s a book blogger! I had to laugh when she talked about writing up her Waiting on Wednesday posts and checking for new comments/followers. The blogging details were spot-on. I also laughed at how Katy’s thoughts kept drifting back to Daemon despite how much he enraged her. And Daemon is rage-inducing. There’s a definite Twilight-esque vibe at times to Katy and Daemon’s relationship, but to her credit, Katy doesn’t get all angst-ridden over him. She really does hate him sometimes, and not in an I-Love-to-Hate-You way. Katy doesn’t put up with Daemon’s mouth, either; she matches him insult for insult.
As for Daemon, the face that graced many a social networking media avatar, I found him to be as grating on the nerves as Katy did. He’s a Grade A ass: arrogant, rude, and occasionally plain crude. Having said that, there was a part of me that was highly amused by him sometimes, in spite of my better judgment. Like most bad boys, Daemon has a reason for behaving like a jerk—he’s just trying to protect his twin sister, Dee. I didn’t think him as much of a jerk after that, although—and I know this goes completely against the tide of popular opinion—I didn’t find myself as in love with him as so many other readers are. We’ll see if that changes with the sequels.
My favorite aspect of Obsidian was its take on aliens. I really liked how they were portrayed in the novel and how Jennifer L. Armentrout made it seem entirely possible that they could be walking among us. Right now. The amount of alien books I’ve read numbers in the single digits, but Armentrout’s aliens definitely make me want to read more. Obsidian isn’t an overly complex novel, but it was very entertaining. I am impatiently waiting for my copies of [b:Onyx|13047090|Onyx (Lux, #2)|Jennifer L. Armentrout|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1329408511s/13047090.jpg|18211575] and [b:Opal|13362536|Opal (Lux, #3)|Jennifer L. Armentrout|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348200300s/13362536.jpg|18591132] to arrive.
I remember when Obsidian first came out, and it seemed as though everyone had Daemon Black’s mug as a profile picture. Curious to see what all of the fuss was about, I dutifully purchased a copy of Obsidian then proceeded to do what I usually do with new books: let it sit on my bookshelf for months and months. My cousin Ally
I’m always skeptical of books with heaps of hype surrounding them because I typically wind up being the lone weirdo who fails to like a much-loved book. Through the first few chapters of Obsidian, I was a little worried about how it was going to work out. While I was interested, I wasn’t head over heels in love with it.
As I continued reading, though, I found myself thinking about the book when I had to put it down to, you know, carry on with life outside of books. I can’t say exactly when Obsidian became a page-turner. This was just one of those times when a book gradually grew on me until one day I realized how much I was enjoying it.
I liked Katy from the beginning. She’s a book blogger! I had to laugh when she talked about writing up her Waiting on Wednesday posts and checking for new comments/followers. The blogging details were spot-on. I also laughed at how Katy’s thoughts kept drifting back to Daemon despite how much he enraged her. And Daemon is rage-inducing. There’s a definite Twilight-esque vibe at times to Katy and Daemon’s relationship, but to her credit, Katy doesn’t get all angst-ridden over him. She really does hate him sometimes, and not in an I-Love-to-Hate-You way. Katy doesn’t put up with Daemon’s mouth, either; she matches him insult for insult.
As for Daemon, the face that graced many a social networking media avatar, I found him to be as grating on the nerves as Katy did. He’s a Grade A ass: arrogant, rude, and occasionally plain crude. Having said that, there was a part of me that was highly amused by him sometimes, in spite of my better judgment. Like most bad boys, Daemon has a reason for behaving like a jerk—he’s just trying to protect his twin sister, Dee. I didn’t think him as much of a jerk after that, although—and I know this goes completely against the tide of popular opinion—I didn’t find myself as in love with him as so many other readers are. We’ll see if that changes with the sequels.
My favorite aspect of Obsidian was its take on aliens. I really liked how they were portrayed in the novel and how Jennifer L. Armentrout made it seem entirely possible that they could be walking among us. Right now. The amount of alien books I’ve read numbers in the single digits, but Armentrout’s aliens definitely make me want to read more. Obsidian isn’t an overly complex novel, but it was very entertaining. I am impatiently waiting for my copies of [b:Onyx|13047090|Onyx (Lux, #2)|Jennifer L. Armentrout|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1329408511s/13047090.jpg|18211575] and [b:Opal|13362536|Opal (Lux, #3)|Jennifer L. Armentrout|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348200300s/13362536.jpg|18591132] to arrive.