Opal (Lux, #3) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Dec 02, 2018 Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: be-still-my-beating-heart, book-hangover, bookish-character, sassy-heroine, paranormal, science-fiction, favorite-author, violence, supernatural, jerk-grumpy-cranky-hero

05/14/2022: Reread! (Audiobook.)
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11/21/2020: Reread!

This review MAY contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.

Holy cliffhanger, Batman! If I had been reading this as a new release instead of as a backlist title then I'd be a little disgruntled right now. But only in the best of ways. Luckily, I don't have to wait an entire year to read the next book in the Lux series. And yes, I am starting it the moment I finish typing up this review.

I feel so many things right now. My emotions are bouncing off of each other giving the same effect that the onyx has on Luxen and hybrids in this series. I won't go into that any further since that is in spoiler territory, but if you have read the series up to this point then you know what I am talking about. -wink-

I think what I like most about this series is the characters and the relationships they have. These characters are full of depth and they bring so much to the table. The chemistry between characters is addicting. The relationships with their highs and lows are so well written that I get giddy thinking about it. The character development is really a work of art.

I love that I never know what to expect when it comes to the plot of the story. I am always surprised. While I suppose that an alien paranormal premise isn't something new, I love how uniquely the ideas are executed. Everything really comes together nicely. And for being a middle book in a series, this book was wholly engaging. No middle book slump at all.

The romance is very realistic in its own way. Sure the main couple is comprised or a mutated human and an alien, but when they aren't concerned with all the alien drama in their lives they behave as a normal couple would. They make each other happy, they protect one another, and they fight and argue as a normal couple would. I really like that. A lot of books can gloss over all the normal aspects of a relationship, but we don't see that with this book. And all of the thoughtful things that Daemon does or says just melt my heart. He definitely gets a good rating on the book boyfriend list.

While this story takes place in our everyday world, I like how seamlessly the paranormal aspects are sprinkled into it. It makes everything so believable.

Overall, I am so in love with this series! It gives you the feels like when you are a teenager and you are pining after the cutest boy in school. If you enjoy swoon-worthy romance, an exciting and unpredictable plot, and characters that you want to absorb into your own life then you will want to pick up this series!

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Jan 29, 2016 Sateem ó_ò rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 18-fantasy, 19-sci-fi, 04-series, 22b-young-adult, 00-on-my-shelf, 18a-paranormal

I HATE Blake.. I hate him with a vengeance!!
Everything about him infuriates me

And I’m like..

FUCK YOU Blake

Oh, Almost forgot.. I loved the book and the ending broke my heart ...more

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May 08, 2018 Krissy rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: pgs-300-399, audiobook

This is what happens when I wait 4 years before reading the next book in a series. I thought there would be quick little info dumps reminding me what happened in the first couple of books. But there wasn't so I was completely lost. I didn't remember anything or anybody. Everybody was pissed off at everybody else for some mysterious reason that I should already know about. I made it through the book but I don't plan on continuing the series until I go back and re-read books 1 & 2 ...more

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Feb 26, 2019 Marla rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult, zz-2019, with-reservations, series, romance, paranormal, shape-shifters, aliens, ebook, sexy

Disappointing. Slow book did little in advancing the plot, but with lots of sexual build up and too much practicing for their assault. Kat & Daemon do a lot of groping, but I didn't find them very romantic, though realistic for hormonal teenagers, not what I want in my YA PNR. Blake was very creepy in this story.

Normally, I only notice a bookcover if it is well done or disappointing. In this case, I was irritated. The couple depicted on this YA cover look 30 something, they are supposed to be hi ...more

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