Origin
(Lux
#4)
Author:
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Publisher:
Entangled Publishing
Publication
Date: August 27, 2013
Genre:
Young Adult/Paranormal
Source:
Purchased
~Synopsis~
Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.
After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.
All Katy can do is survive.
Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don’t seem entirely crazy, but the group’s goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?
Together, they can face anything.
But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on?
And will they even be together?
After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.
All Katy can do is survive.
Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don’t seem entirely crazy, but the group’s goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?
Together, they can face anything.
But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on?
And will they even be together?
~Review~
Oh
Daemon Black. Is it possible to fall even more in love with this guy? I didn’t
think it was and then I read Origin. This is the fourth installment in the Lux
Series and shit is getting real people. If you haven’t read the first 3 books, there
may be some spoilers but there are no Origin spoilers in this review.
The
ending to Opal was insane and I was chomping at the bit to start Origin because
the ending scene between Katy and Daemon was heart-wrenching. Katy is put
through some serious stuff and it’s a lot to handle mentally. Daemon will do
ANYTHING to protect her and get her back. I love his devotion and he has come a
long way from the dick he was in the beginning. He knows Daedalus wants him and
Katy together and he gives himself up to see her again. This is Daemon so you
know he’s got a plan and he won’t go down without a fight. He just needs to get
to Kat first. When Daemon gets to Kat, they are put through the ringer and learn
firsthand what Dawson and Bethany suffered. Why is Daedalus so concerned about
having Kat and Daemon together? It’s a doosy and you won’t believe what kind of
plans they have cooked up. Let’s just say that the title, Origin has a
significant meaning to this book.
“Daemon
Black could be as prickly as a hedgehog having a really bad day, but underneath
all that spindly armor, he was sweet, protective, and incredibly selfless.”
Luc,
Paris, Dee, Ash, Andrew, Dawson, Bethany and Matthew are back and they won’t
let Daemon take on Daedalus by himself. A new character, Archer, is also
introduced and he becomes a pertinent ally to the team. He is definitely a
mystery but one I would very much like to get to know a little better. I think
Dee feels the same way. Anyways, I’m
getting sidetracked by his awesomeness. I have never really been a big fan of
Ash and Andrew but they are starting to grow on me and I think Ash really
respects Kat despite her prickly attitude towards her. The fact that they are
willing to risk their lives says a lot about her and Andrew.
I was
floored with the romance between Kat and Daemon in this one and it just keeps
getting swoonier. The love that Daemon
has for Kat is so palpable and vice versa. There were so many sweet and tender
moments and I have to say that if Daemon loves you, you’re one lucky person
because he will fight to the end of the earth for you. He proves this not only
with Kat but also with his friends and family. There were some significant
moments between Kat and Daemon and I think readers will be very happy.
“His
kisses really did have the power to change lives.”
I
actually thought this book started out a bit slow but then per JLA style,
absolute chaos and awesomeness ensued. So many unbelievable things happen and I
was left reeling more than a time or two. The close it got to the end, the more
I kept saying, “What? Wait, WHAT?!” The ending left me on my knees begging JLA
and the publishers to get Opposition out NOW because, HOLY CRAP, I need to know
what is going to happen. Also, dual POV? Heck yeah! Enough said.
PURCHASE LINKS:
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by Seether ft. Amy Lee
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by Linkin Park
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YES YES and YES! Love this review and I agree! It was made of all the epic things and that ending makes me want to find a time machine and go into the future. NEEDS IT. Great review!
ReplyDeleteYes!!!! Daemon freaking Black. So much love for him!!! The ending was crazy! We definitely need opposition like now!
ReplyDeleteI keep putting this off because I was spoiled for two things and they were just so predictable and "Twilight-y" so I was disappointed that she went there but I'm sure when I read it I won't be a grumpy moo and will probs be squeeing...probably ;) Great review hon!
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