For this edition, I'm going back to one of the presents I bought myself for my birthday back in May: Obsidian by Jennifer Armentrout (next time I'll cover the other book).
To start with: As an enjoyer of the YA genre, I have grown a bit tired of the vampire/werewolf storylines. That's not to say I won't read them, but a unique perspective is hard to come by--especially a well-written one. So, needless to say, it usually goes in the 'No' bin automatically.
So, in the interest of seeking out something new, I came across Obsidian, a fun little book involving aliens.
Aliens.
To say I was excited would have been an understatement as I had been somewhat of a fan of Roswell back in the day. Annoyingly, I had to order it online and boy did the weeks go by slow. Thank goodness it was only two or I would've taken to hurting someone.
The book is about a girl named Katy who moves to a small town in West Virginia and befriends her neighbor, Dee. Unfortunately for Katy, Dee's twin brother, Daemon, does not approve and chooses to voice his displeasure many times over. It doesn't take Katy long to figure out that Dee and Daemon are different, she just doesn't quite put a finger on it until there's no way the two can keep from telling her. She and Daemon have a love-hate relationship; the only thing that keeps her from killing him are the moments alone where he is actually pretty nice. Once inside their secretive world, she gets a taste of the baddies that hunt their kind and--as happens--becomes tangled in a battle for their lives.
I will say the banter in the story was quite spot on and equally hilarious. I caught myself laughing out loud more times than I care to admit. I have a hunch the dialogue is where you get to actually see this author's fun personality. I say that having read a few books by her now and checked that as a similarity. Make no mistake, I'm jealous. I wish I was that funny. :)
Even though the book is told from Katy's POV, I got a nice grouping of pages at the end that picked out a handful of scenes from the book and put them in Daemon's POV. On top of that, Jennifer has her own website where she gives 'Extra' scenes to the fans and additional scenes from different POVs. SOOOOOO AWESOME!!! (More authors should DO THIS!)
On another note, we learn part of Daemon's irritable nature is due to the circumstances surrounding his brother's death (they were actually triplets: Dee, Daemon, and Dawson). A novella is also available that gives the reader insight into that: Shadows.
So, now you know a little about the first series I read by one of my new favorite authors.
Until next week, HAPPY READING! :)
*Kayla*
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