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muretski's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars! Wow! Origin left me awestrucked, dumbfounded, open-mouthed especially the last few chapters. get me book 5 Opposition stat!!!
hurrikanekathrina's review against another edition
3.0
Actual rating 2.7 stars
Meh.
Mild spoilers for the last 10% of the book
I used to love reading this series when I was massively hungover from another book (which is currently The Winner's Kiss), because it was fun and quirky and sassy and didn't take itself too serious. If anything, it felt like a meaner, snarkier Twilight (parody?) The writing is beyound ridiculous ( "Holy crap on a cracker" ) but that was always fine for me, because it fit the mood of the series.
Now, however, the series is getting darker and darker, while the writing and characters remain that sketchy 'you-can't-mean-that-serious'-feeling and that just doesn't sit well with each other.
With the whole Daedalus thing and Katy's capture, I felt as if this book suddenly took itself way too serious. But the writing still remained on crack-fanfiction level. That just didn't work for me.
Besides, this was a series that I just read for fun and didn't nitpick at for plotholes or illogical, stupid character decisions or plot elements, but now that this feels all important and serious, I cannot ignore the enormous stupidity and plot-holery (what great made-up words I use today) of the book.
'Oh, no, we are stuck in traffic and Daedalus is trying to reach us. There is NO OTHER WAY to get out of this situation than to expose ourselves to humans, then we will have an easy way out due to the distraction."
Also, I felt like Armentrout was getting a little bit over her head with the whole 'Dameon and Katy luv each other sooo muchhhh' thing. Like, yes, WE GET IT, they are SO perfect, they are the picture-perfect Twilight couple, he is SO H.A.W.T and he loves her soooo much and he'd do anything for her and everything he says too her will drip with extremley manly cheese, blablabla. I was ready to throw the book out of the window at the last 20%, when they decided to get married after being a couple for, what? Half a year? Serious Twilight BS right here.
The whole lighthearted, 'I-know-this-is-crack-but-whatever' vibe got lost with this book trying to take itself more serious than it is, and if you take that away... well, then it's really just bad writing and sketchy characters.
Not sure if I'll read the last book in this series. If anything, it got me back on the train again and I'm ready to read a good book again!
Meh.
Mild spoilers for the last 10% of the book
I used to love reading this series when I was massively hungover from another book (which is currently The Winner's Kiss), because it was fun and quirky and sassy and didn't take itself too serious. If anything, it felt like a meaner, snarkier Twilight (parody?) The writing is beyound ridiculous ( "Holy crap on a cracker" ) but that was always fine for me, because it fit the mood of the series.
Now, however, the series is getting darker and darker, while the writing and characters remain that sketchy 'you-can't-mean-that-serious'-feeling and that just doesn't sit well with each other.
With the whole Daedalus thing and Katy's capture, I felt as if this book suddenly took itself way too serious. But the writing still remained on crack-fanfiction level. That just didn't work for me.
Besides, this was a series that I just read for fun and didn't nitpick at for plotholes or illogical, stupid character decisions or plot elements, but now that this feels all important and serious, I cannot ignore the enormous stupidity and plot-holery (what great made-up words I use today) of the book.
'Oh, no, we are stuck in traffic and Daedalus is trying to reach us. There is NO OTHER WAY to get out of this situation than to expose ourselves to humans, then we will have an easy way out due to the distraction."
Also, I felt like Armentrout was getting a little bit over her head with the whole 'Dameon and Katy luv each other sooo muchhhh' thing. Like, yes, WE GET IT, they are SO perfect, they are the picture-perfect Twilight couple, he is SO H.A.W.T and he loves her soooo much and he'd do anything for her and everything he says too her will drip with extremley manly cheese, blablabla. I was ready to throw the book out of the window at the last 20%, when they decided to get married after being a couple for, what? Half a year? Serious Twilight BS right here.
The whole lighthearted, 'I-know-this-is-crack-but-whatever' vibe got lost with this book trying to take itself more serious than it is, and if you take that away... well, then it's really just bad writing and sketchy characters.
Not sure if I'll read the last book in this series. If anything, it got me back on the train again and I'm ready to read a good book again!
kristinhzta90's review against another edition
4.0
This would have been 5 stars but I absolutely hate abrupt endings....waaaaahhhhhh. Ok, now that I'm done with my rant...I truly loved this story. Damon and Katy's story is epic and this installment was fabulous. They really work well as a couple and Damon's arrogance is absolutely endearing. The evil of DOD is insane and the name paradise ranch is ludicrous. I can't wait for opposition!
blurrypetals's review against another edition
4.0
Normally this would have been a 3-star rating but the POV shakeup was enough to get me through it. I'm gonna read Oblivion and Shadows before I move on to Opposition just so I don't finish the series then have zero desire to backtrack
akiikomori's review against another edition
5.0
WARNING: May contain MINOR spoilers.
I sort of hate myself for doing the one thing I said I would ALMOST never do. Read a series before it’s over.
I started reading the Lux series a while ago and honestly I don’t know what compelled me to read it at the time. I think maybe I thought it was over already? Man was I wrong! Picking up Origin I have NO IDEA what the heck is going on… Oh well, this book was still SUPER MAJORLY FANTASTIC OMG! It’s everything I wanted it to be after I finished reading Opal and SO MUCH MORE!
After Katy is captured by the DOD she’s transported to a facility that wants to study her, test her, and possibly experiment with her. Daemon is beside himself, not knowing what to do without her, being locked away so he doesn’t do anything foolish. But foolish happens to be Daemon’s middle name. He’ll do anything and everything to save Katy. Even if it means burning the world to save her. With the help of some old allies, and new ones, Daemon finds Katy and they are reunited. Now that they are together, they have to figure out a way out and how to get far away without the DOD chasing them.
Origin literally picks up right after Opal. There is no friendly walk-through, reminder of what happened in the last book to refresh your memory. If you, like me, picked up Origin months after reading Opal you may be a little bit lost. There were a lot of characters thrown at me, all at once and it was a bit difficult to keep up while trying to remember what the heck is going on in the story at the present time. It took me almost 70 pages to remember what even happened in Opal and how that story affected this one.
My advice: READ THE ENTIRE SERIES IN ONE GO. Don’t wait in between books or you may forget what’s happening.
The story was truly captivating and I loved Daemon’s POV. I don’t know what it is about male POV that’s just…so…sexy. A point I touched upon in another one of my reviews was that book boyfriends aren’t afraid TO FEEL things. They are DESPERATE to be with their loved ones, no matter what it takes. Daemon is not afraid to admit how much he loves Katy, and he isn’t afraid to show it either. He’ll do anything to protect her and that I think is something that women and young girls want… that’s why we read!
“There’s eighty-six thousand, four hundred seconds in a day, right? There’re one thousand, four hundred, and forty minutes in a day.”
Her brow knitted. “Okay. I’ll take your word for it.”
“I’m right.” I tapped my finger against my head. “A lot of useless knowledge up here. Anyway, are you following me? There’re one hundred and sixty-eight hours in a week. Around eighty-seven hundred and then some hours in a year, and you know what?”
She smiled. “What?”
“I want to spend every second, every minute, every hour with you.” Part of me couldn’t believe something that cheesy had come out of my mouth, but it was also beautifully true. “I want a year’s worth of seconds and seconds minutes with you. I want a decade’s worth of hours, so many that I can’t add them up.”
Author Jennifer L Armentrout
I swear there needs to be a school, where boys are sent from a young age to be taught to be like fictional boys. That is the dream…
Aside from the main cast, I have to say I really like Luc. I mean I liked him before but he was KINDA CREEPY. I mean he’s still creepy but he’s cute, he’s funny… HE’S SOMEONE I WOULD LOVE TO PUNCH ALL THE TIME just for being a smartass, but he always makes me smile. (I mean Daemon’s a smartass too but he’s sexy, and I wouldn’t want to punch sexy *wink*) There’s one thing though, something that’s bothering me about Luc. I don’t know what it is but he rubs me the wrong way. I swear if he ends up being SUPER EVIL GENIUS EVIl I’m going to be really upset.
“Guys.” Luc sighed, sliding off the bar. “Seriously? Can’t you two bromance it out?”
“And what’s your plan? How are you going to get her out?” he asked, curious.
Good question. “I haven’t gotten that far yet.”
Luc watched me a moment, then busted into laughter. “Good plan. I like it. Only a few things could go wrong with that.”
You know, for the longest time I don’t think I liked Daemon very much. At least in the beginning… But he improved over time and I got to love his personality, his quirkiness, his humour and his desire to be with Katy no matter how bad the situation. I really admire/love him for that. Plus, he’s sexy as hell and has a smart mouth that makes you want to smile anytime he says pretty much ANYTHING. He’s also not afraid to be straight-up with people, and has no problem with authority figures.
“Say it,” I whispered.
His hand slid up my spine, leaving a wake of shivers. “Say what, Kitten?”
“You know.”
He rubbed his chin in my hair. “I love…my car, Dolly.”
My lips cracked into a tiny grimace. “That’s not it.”
“Oh.” His voice dripped innocence. “I know. I love Ghost Investigators.”
There are a lot of new faces as well as old ones and twists and turns that get revealed that WILL FOR SURE shock you and make your eyes pop out of their sockets. Not to mention we get to see more of Katy and Daemon’s relationship as it blossoms and grows stronger and stronger for the other. To love someone so much and to have them love you the same way…I hope they have a HAPPY ENDING! They better!!!
One more book to go!
All I know is Opposition is going to be BIG! And I’m going to miss Katy and Daemon! But if ANYONE dies….I’m going to be MAJORLY pissed!
5/5 Hearts of Love
Check out more of my reviews at http://www.akiikomorireading.com
I sort of hate myself for doing the one thing I said I would ALMOST never do. Read a series before it’s over.
I started reading the Lux series a while ago and honestly I don’t know what compelled me to read it at the time. I think maybe I thought it was over already? Man was I wrong! Picking up Origin I have NO IDEA what the heck is going on… Oh well, this book was still SUPER MAJORLY FANTASTIC OMG! It’s everything I wanted it to be after I finished reading Opal and SO MUCH MORE!
After Katy is captured by the DOD she’s transported to a facility that wants to study her, test her, and possibly experiment with her. Daemon is beside himself, not knowing what to do without her, being locked away so he doesn’t do anything foolish. But foolish happens to be Daemon’s middle name. He’ll do anything and everything to save Katy. Even if it means burning the world to save her. With the help of some old allies, and new ones, Daemon finds Katy and they are reunited. Now that they are together, they have to figure out a way out and how to get far away without the DOD chasing them.
Origin literally picks up right after Opal. There is no friendly walk-through, reminder of what happened in the last book to refresh your memory. If you, like me, picked up Origin months after reading Opal you may be a little bit lost. There were a lot of characters thrown at me, all at once and it was a bit difficult to keep up while trying to remember what the heck is going on in the story at the present time. It took me almost 70 pages to remember what even happened in Opal and how that story affected this one.
My advice: READ THE ENTIRE SERIES IN ONE GO. Don’t wait in between books or you may forget what’s happening.
The story was truly captivating and I loved Daemon’s POV. I don’t know what it is about male POV that’s just…so…sexy. A point I touched upon in another one of my reviews was that book boyfriends aren’t afraid TO FEEL things. They are DESPERATE to be with their loved ones, no matter what it takes. Daemon is not afraid to admit how much he loves Katy, and he isn’t afraid to show it either. He’ll do anything to protect her and that I think is something that women and young girls want… that’s why we read!
“There’s eighty-six thousand, four hundred seconds in a day, right? There’re one thousand, four hundred, and forty minutes in a day.”
Her brow knitted. “Okay. I’ll take your word for it.”
“I’m right.” I tapped my finger against my head. “A lot of useless knowledge up here. Anyway, are you following me? There’re one hundred and sixty-eight hours in a week. Around eighty-seven hundred and then some hours in a year, and you know what?”
She smiled. “What?”
“I want to spend every second, every minute, every hour with you.” Part of me couldn’t believe something that cheesy had come out of my mouth, but it was also beautifully true. “I want a year’s worth of seconds and seconds minutes with you. I want a decade’s worth of hours, so many that I can’t add them up.”
Author Jennifer L Armentrout
I swear there needs to be a school, where boys are sent from a young age to be taught to be like fictional boys. That is the dream…
Aside from the main cast, I have to say I really like Luc. I mean I liked him before but he was KINDA CREEPY. I mean he’s still creepy but he’s cute, he’s funny… HE’S SOMEONE I WOULD LOVE TO PUNCH ALL THE TIME just for being a smartass, but he always makes me smile. (I mean Daemon’s a smartass too but he’s sexy, and I wouldn’t want to punch sexy *wink*) There’s one thing though, something that’s bothering me about Luc. I don’t know what it is but he rubs me the wrong way. I swear if he ends up being SUPER EVIL GENIUS EVIl I’m going to be really upset.
“Guys.” Luc sighed, sliding off the bar. “Seriously? Can’t you two bromance it out?”
“And what’s your plan? How are you going to get her out?” he asked, curious.
Good question. “I haven’t gotten that far yet.”
Luc watched me a moment, then busted into laughter. “Good plan. I like it. Only a few things could go wrong with that.”
You know, for the longest time I don’t think I liked Daemon very much. At least in the beginning… But he improved over time and I got to love his personality, his quirkiness, his humour and his desire to be with Katy no matter how bad the situation. I really admire/love him for that. Plus, he’s sexy as hell and has a smart mouth that makes you want to smile anytime he says pretty much ANYTHING. He’s also not afraid to be straight-up with people, and has no problem with authority figures.
“Say it,” I whispered.
His hand slid up my spine, leaving a wake of shivers. “Say what, Kitten?”
“You know.”
He rubbed his chin in my hair. “I love…my car, Dolly.”
My lips cracked into a tiny grimace. “That’s not it.”
“Oh.” His voice dripped innocence. “I know. I love Ghost Investigators.”
There are a lot of new faces as well as old ones and twists and turns that get revealed that WILL FOR SURE shock you and make your eyes pop out of their sockets. Not to mention we get to see more of Katy and Daemon’s relationship as it blossoms and grows stronger and stronger for the other. To love someone so much and to have them love you the same way…I hope they have a HAPPY ENDING! They better!!!
One more book to go!
All I know is Opposition is going to be BIG! And I’m going to miss Katy and Daemon! But if ANYONE dies….I’m going to be MAJORLY pissed!
5/5 Hearts of Love
Check out more of my reviews at http://www.akiikomorireading.com
lisagriffioen's review against another edition
2.0
I am so disappointed by this book... I really liked the first 3 books, but this was not an enjoyable read unfortunately. I liked the first 100 pages or so, because I do really love the storyline and the plot in this book. But after that, it’s like I didn’t feel the attachments to the characters as I did in the previous books. There were even some super cringy parta between daemon and katy I just skipped because I could not handle it, which I have never done before in a book.
So sad I didn’t like this, still hoping the next book will be better, but I have my doubts...
So sad I didn’t like this, still hoping the next book will be better, but I have my doubts...
literarysarahh's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
enchanted_reading's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
celinee04's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
bookgroundmel's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Fun installment for my next best "trashy" love story. It's tense, great banter, "endearing" nicknames and wonderful Romance. It has crazy a story. So much information made for what I'm assuming is going to be a epic ending.