By Jennifer L. Armentrout
Summary from Goodreads
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 Review
This was such a fun book. It wasn't a perfect book, but it was fun and an addictive read and I think it was a good paranormal romance story. This book was fast-paced, especially towards the end, when I was left on the edge of my seat and I couldn't wait to pick the book up again. In this book, I really liked the backstory behind the aliens and all of their powers. I think that part of the book was really well done, which is an important backbone for the rest of the series to build off of. The aliens' powers are really interesting and different, and I really liked that, especially since some mythologies in paranormal romances can seem repetitive and over-used at times.
I really liked Katy as a main character. She was sassy and never took any crap from Daemon, and I just loved their interactions. I also loved that Katy loves books and is a book blogger. Whenever she would get excited about books and ARC's or talk about blogging, it was really cool. I do like how that wasn't her entire character, though, and that there were other likable parts of her besides her love of books, which many of us can relate to. Katy was also a loyal character and she could be strong, especially when she was put in tough situations.
One of my favorite parts of the book was Katy's and Daemon's relationship. All of their interactions were hilarious and so great. I liked that they hated each other, but they still really wanted and kind of liked each other, and it made for some great tension between them. Daemon was a good character, because he could be kind of a jerk and rude at times, but he didn't really cross the line with Katy into him being a bad person. Deep down, he wasn't a bad person, so there always felt like there was a redeemable part of him, especially because of how he treated Dee.
I liked Dee a lot, and she was so bubbly and personable. I liked how protective Daemon was of Dee, and that he always did what he thought was best for Dee. Dee was a good balance for Daemon's seriousness, and also a great friend to Katy.
Overall, I liked Obsidian a lot and I read it pretty quickly and always wanted to pick it back up. As soon as I finished it, I jumped right into Onyx, which is proving to be just as good and addictive as Obsidian so far. I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars.
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