Onyx Review

SPOILER ALERT!

“What are you doing? Hands off, mofo.”

Sorry, I had to spoil it for you, the word “mofo” is in Onyx, just like in Shadows. Sorry, that is all I can tell you.

JUST KIDDING! Now you probably hate me...

Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout Review

You all probably already read Shadows, now go and read it again. There were lots of twists, and if you read Shadows, it hinted at some of the those twists. So unlike me, who read Onyx first and was like, “OMGGGGGGGGG NO WAY!” on everything, you'll already be guessing stuff after reading Shadows.

You will love Daemon even more in this book. Like he promises at the end of Obsidian, he indulges in the challenge of winning Katy over. There were times you wanted to shake Katy until she listened to her heart. There were also times you wanted to smack Daemon into not being a butthole, but you can't help but love him anyways. Also, the dynamic between Daemon and Katy doesn't change at all even though they're connected now, so we still get a lot of silly arguments.

There are some new characters, some of them were mentioned in Obsidian, and some are entirely new. In this book they become involved in the grand scheme of things. The new boy doesn't help matters, since Daemon and jealousy don't go well together. He is the opposite of Daemon. If he was in another book he'd potentially be the hot guy in the story, but he's going against Daemon here, and no one can win against him. Then again, he doesn't come with the complications that being with Daemon causes. We also get more insight on the rest of the characters feelings and lives.

There's a lot of suspense: Who to trust? What to do? What does the DOD want? What's the best choice? What the hell just happened?

Onyx has a lot of things going on at once and will take you on an emotional roller coaster. It's full of the witty dialogue we all loved in Obsidian. There are moments of tension that will keep you at the edge of your seat. Most revelations will leave you gasping. "OMG" goes through your head in every page. While reading it I laughed, I went all, "aww", I screamed at a character NOT to do something, and I cried.

My OCD went overboard and corrected the whole book since it's the advanced unedited version, so hopefully those will all be corrected when it's published. The only errors were grammatical or had to do with movement, which isn't bad compared to some big mistakes in Obsidian, like changing clothes, eyes, or glow color. That's for a later post though.

That is all I'm allowed to tell you all, hope this helps ease the pain of waiting. And hopefully I didn't tell you guys too much and get into trouble. :/

Official Onyx Summary

Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…

Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarre connection. I’ve sworn him off even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But against all common sense, I’m falling for him. Hard.

Our relationship issues aren’t out biggest problem…

The Department of Defense is here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we’re linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And when a new boy shows up a school with a secret of his own, things get complicated fast. I need to choose between my own instincts and Daemon’s.

But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. Daemon’s never going to stop searching until gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies.

About The Author

Jennifer L. Armentrout lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you've heard about her state aren't true. When she's not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russel Loki. Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories....which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She also writes adult romance under the name J. Lynn.

Review by; Diana