White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

ebook, 384 pages

Published by Harlequin on February 25, 2014

Rating: 5 stars

Summary (Goodreads): One kiss could be the last

Seventeen-year-old Layla just wants to be normal. But with a kiss that kills anything with a soul, she's anything but normal. Half demon, half gargoyle, Layla has abilities no one else possesses.

Raised among the Wardens—a race of gargoyles tasked with hunting demons and keeping humanity safe—Layla tries to fit in, but that means hiding her own dark side from those she loves the most. Especially Zayne, the swoon-worthy, incredibly gorgeous and completely off-limits Warden she's crushed on since forever.

Then she meets Roth—a tattooed, sinfully hot demon who claims to know all her secrets. Layla knows she should stay away, but she's not sure she wants to—especially when that whole no-kissing thing isn't an issue, considering Roth has no soul.

But when Layla discovers she's the reason for the violent demon uprising, trusting Roth could not only ruin her chances with Zayne… it could brand her a traitor to her family. Worse yet, it could become a one-way ticket to the end of the world.

My Thoughts: 
This was my first full length novel of Armentrout's, and let me tell you, I can't help but stay up all night to read her books! It all started with this novel, as the characters and storyline drew me in. 

Layla is a half Warden half Demon hybrid. She's living among the Wardens in Washington D.C., though most of them are wary and hesitant to approach her. Unable to transform into the gargoyle state that all Wardens are able to achieve, she really only has a few Wardens who don't mind being around her, as others fear her demon side, or even loathe her for it. This includes Zayne, her previous mentor in school until she reached an age where it would begin to be too difficult for her to be taught. Zayne is 4 years older than Layla, and she has a huge crush on him. The only problem? If she gets close enough to kiss him, she'll suck out his soul. This would make him as good as dead.

So with almost no hope at a relationship with Zayne, Layla goes about her days doing what she knows best. She goes to school and interacts with people who think of her as a normal human - except for her living situation, as they know she lives with the Wardens. After school though, she does something entirely non-human. She goes around finding demons and tags them. This makes it so at night, when the Wardens go hunting to eradicate the city of as many demons as they can, it's like the demons have big glowing signs on them that say "I'm a demon!!!" This makes it super easy for them to hunt, and it makes Layla feel helpful to them, so she enjoys it.

Then it all goes wrong. She follows a demon that disguised itself as a lesser demon, and ends up in an alley with it. All she hears is it say "Gotcha!" before she is attacked by it. Surprisingly, an Upper Level Demon, the most dangerous kind, comes and saves the day. She runs away though, terrified of what damage could be done to her if he got a hold of her. She doesn't tell the Wardens as she doesn't want to be told to stop the tagging, so she goes along as if nothing is wrong.

Then he shows up at her school the next day. It seems it's inevitable for them to meet and talk, and slowly, Layla begins to warm up to him. His name is Roth, and he has a snake tattoo named Bambi. She can come off of his skin and help him fight when needed. Also, since Roth is a demon, he has no soul. This means that Layla can kiss him with no repercussions. They get close, and Roth begins to reveal some interesting stuff to Layla about her and what's going on around her that make her question her whole existence both in general and living with the Wardens. She doesn't know who she can trust anymore, and her whole world is thrown upside down.

This book keeps you on your toes constantly, as you don't know who you can trust and who is telling the truth. Nothing is black and white, everything is in shades of grey. The demons vary from good to evil, and the Wardens vary as well. you can't tell who is honest and truthful to Layla, and I honestly sympathized with her, because while she was able to live where she was and interact with those around her, she never truly would fit in. The twists and turns this book takes had my mind spinning, and I couldn't get enough of the story. When you finally thought you had everything figured out, Armentrout threw another curveball and something new was revealed. 

It was really interesting getting a story about Demons without angels involved. The Wardens were a nice spin on them, where they weren't angels but they had powers to level out the playing field between themselves and the demons. I also thought it was interesting how the humans knew about them, even if they didn't know about the demons, because normally humans are kept in the dark about anything supernatural in stories. 

I honestly wish I didn't come across this book when I did, because now all I want to do is read the next one. The ending is amazing but sad, and it's not at all what I want to leave off on! Hopefully as time passes, this book stays in the forefront of my mind, and I'll be able to pick up the next one when it's released!!

★★★★★

Bitter Sweet Love (The Dark Elements, #0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Bitter Sweet Love (The Dark Elements, #0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

ebook, 116 pages

Published by Harlequin Teen on December 1, 2013

Rating: 4 stars

Summary (Goodreads): In a sizzling prequel novella to her new series THE DARK ELEMENTS, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout draws readers into the extraordinary, irresistible world of Wardens and demons.

Dez wasn't just Jasmine's crush. A gargoyle Warden like Jas, he helped her come to terms with her destiny—fending off demons and maintaining balance between good and evil. He was her everything...right until the moment he disappeared without a trace. It didn't help that Jas's father had just announced that she and Dez would one day be mated. Hard not to take that personally.

And now he's back, three years older, ten times hotter, ready to pick up exactly where they left off. But Jas isn't taking that risk again. Dez has seven days to meet all her conditions and earn back her trust. Seven days filled with terrifying danger and sweet temptation. Seven days to win her heart—or shatter it all over again...

My Thoughts:
Jasmine is a Warden, a gargoyle-like protector of the world from demons. Of course, she isn't allowed to go after the demons with the other Wardens because she's a female. They want the females to stay safe and have children, because their race has seen better days. Because of this, Jasmine must sneak out when she wants to go flying, and that's exactly what she does.

Then one day, as she is coming home from her unsupervised flying trip, her father returns home. She knows he isn't happy about it, but he has news he thinks will make her happy.

Dez is home.

Dez is her long lost best friend. His clan of Wardens was completely destroyed by an Upper Level demon. He was the only one left. Because of this, he was brought to another Warden clan to live with and be taken care of. He was not happy, and he didn't really speak much to anyone, but he eventually caved with Jasmine, as she was persistent. After this, they became inseparable, even with their 3 year age gap.

Then Dez turned 18, and he was to be mated to Jasmine. The next day, he left. Jasmine had no idea where he was or what he was doing. She questioned their entire friendship, and always feared the worst. She believed he left because he didn't want to be mated with her, and this was the easiest way for him to escape it. 

She was wrong, because he's back now, and he's ready to mate with her. She isn't ready to mate with him though, as she wants and needs an explanation, and honestly doesn't feel she will ever want to mate with him, even if she can't deny his attractiveness.

She gives him seven days to complete certain tasks with her, and he agrees. Only then will she consider mating with him. 

This novella was definitely interesting. I loved the introduction into the world of Wardens and Demons, and getting to understand the aspects of the different ways they live as a community from the humans, who also know about them. Though I opposed the first kiss Dez and Jasmine had, as I felt a more appropriate response from her would be to slap him, besides that, I loved the way their chemistry was and how she did her best to avoid falling into his trap, even if in the end it was futile. 

I honestly felt like this was a great way to ease into this world, and I liked how we got a glimpse at the main character of the main series through someone else's eyes. We got to see what it was like as an observer instead of in the head of the main character, and while she was younger than she is in the main series, you still got a handle on her and her unique powers from the views of an outsider. It was also interesting to see her interactions with Zayne and to be introduced to the Upper Level demon that Jasmine notices watching her. 

Overall, by the end I felt like most of the point of this story was to introduce those three characters, Layla, Zayne, and the Upper Level demon, because it adds a curiosity to the upcoming story. The story of Dez and Jas was fun to see unfold, but I honestly felt it was cut way too short. I think there should have been a lot more to it, but then again, it wouldn't be a novella if that happened. Because of the fact that I felt it was too short, I only gave it a four star rating. Besides that, I enjoyed the story and started reading White Hot Kiss almost immediately after finishing, as it made me want to experience more of the demons and Wardens. 

★★★★

Obsidian (Lux, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Obsidian (Lux, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

ebook, 271 pages

Published by Entangled Publishing on May 8, 2012

Rating: 5 stars

Summary (Goodreads): When seventeen-year-old Katy Swartz moved to West Virginia right before her senior year, she'd pretty much resigned herself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring, but then she spotted her hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up...until he opened his mouth. Daemon Black is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. It's hate at first sight, but when a stranger attacks her and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something...unexpected happens. The hot guy next door? Well, he's an alien. Turns out that Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities and Katy is caught in the crosshairs. Daemon's touch has lit her up like the Vegas Strip and the only way she's getting out of this alive is by sticking close to him until her alien mojo fades. That is if she doesn't kill him first.

My Thoughts:

Though I had already read and loved the last book I read by Jennifer L. Armentrout, I was still somewhat skeptical about this book. The alien premise seemed interesting, but I wasn't sure how I would feel about it when I read it. Thankfully, my doubts were put aside after I began reading.

Katy Swartz has moved from Florida to an in-the-middle-of-nowhere town in West Virginia. She just wants to be unpacked and able to blog about her books, as she runs a book blog, but they didn't have everything set up yet so she couldn't. Her mother encourages her to introduce herself to the neighbors, as she spotted them and thinks they're about Katy's age. 

Not really wanting to but needing directions to get to the store, Katy knocks on the neighbors door, only to be answered by an incredibly hot, shirtless guy named Daemon who immediately catches her eye. Her thoughts of him are squashed seconds later when he opens his mouth. He's arrogant and cocky, and just an overall asshole to her. Still, she gets given her directions and is on her way.

As she's shopping in the store, an astonishingly beautiful girl approaches her and starts talking. She's Dee, her other neighbor. A complete contrast to her brother Daemon, Katy and Dee hit it off and make plans to hang out together.

Even though Dee loves being friends with Katy, Daemon is strongly against it, being hostile and rude to Katy at every chance he gets, that is, until Dee makes him play nice. He helps Katy with washing her car, and then he invites her to go swimming. She reluctantly accepts.

This is when she begins to notice things are wrong. She could have sworn that Daemon was under water for at least ten minutes, though he denies it. He also begins to break down some of his walls, and you start seeing a little bit of a different side of him. He still keeps his distance though, as he has his reasons.

They all go out the window when Katy is attacked by someone and later almost gets hit by a truck. After this, she finds out all about the Luxen, as she has experienced their powers. She's also got a trace on her, which means Arum, the Luxen's enemy, will be drawn to her. Because of this, she has to stick by Daemon's side, regardless of how much she doesn't want to. This is when the story really begins to pick up, and we see more and more events unfold before our very eyes. I was glued to the page the whole time!

I loved getting to experience the interactions between Daemon and Katy. I liked how he called her Kitten and Kat, even though she claims not to like it. They're both witty and are an able match for one another with their snarky comments. Not to mention the chemistry! Though they're not together at all really in the book, there is a moment where they kiss, and it's literally explosive!

In the end, it was amazing to get to experience this new world with beings that were completely unique from any I've read about before. I absolutely adore this series, and I'm so glad I was willing to give it a try, even with my hesitance. I read this book in one day! It kept me up well past my bedtime, as I had to be up at a decent hour the next day. Totally worth it though. As I'm writing this review after I've read most of the books, I'm going to await anxiously for the last book in the series to be released!

★★★★★

Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout

ebook, 271 pages

Published by Entangled Publishing on May 31, 2013

Rating: 2 stars

Summary (Goodreads): This is a stand alone novel that is an adult spin-off of the Lux Series You do not need to read a Lux book to read Obsession and vice versa.

He’s arrogant, domineering, and... To. Die. For.

Hunter is a ruthless killer. And the Department of Defense has him firmly in their grasp, which usually doesn’t chafe too badly because he gets to kill bad guys. Most of the time he enjoys his job. That is, until he’s saddled with something he’s never had to do before: protect a human from his mortal enemy.

Serena Cross didn’t believe her best friend when she claimed to have seen the son of a powerful senator turn into something... unnatural. Who would? But then she witnesses her friend’s murder at the hands of what can only be an alien, thrusting her into a world that will kill to protect their secret.

Hunter stirs Serena’s temper and her lust despite their differences. Soon he’s doing the unthinkable—breaking the rules he’s lived by, going against the government to keep Serena safe. But are the aliens and the government the biggest threats to Serena’s life… or is it Hunter?

My Thoughts: 
I really wanted to like this novel more than I did. It begins very promising, and I was attached to it immediately. I wanted to see the world from a different perspective, where the Arum where who you were cheering on, rather than the Luxen. As it began, you hear about crazy things from Serena's friend, Mel, and she's completely freaked. As they go to leave the place they were at to go to Serena's place, Mel is attacked by a Luxen and killed. This is traumatic to Serena because only a few hours before she had no inkling of aliens of any kind existing. 

The DOD (Department of Defense) is called and they ask Serena some questions. After this, thinking she might remember other things later on, they have Hunter, an Arum take her in to keep her safe from the Luxen. This is shocking for Hunter that they would even ask him, as he's nearly as dangerous to her as they are.

He goes and gets her anyway, and he fights off a Luxen to do so. Along with this, he feeds off of her, which renders her unconscious for several days. As time goes on, they begin to be romantically involved, and this is mostly where my issue came in. I know this is an adult book, but it just seemed too focused on sex sex sex rather than a story or a build up to their romance. It got to the point where I almost put the book down, because I was tired of the plot being disregarded for chapters just so you could read about them doing it over and over. Okay, some people might go for that, but I would have been happier without it. I feel as though Armentrout should have kept writing Young Adult rather than write this an Adult novel. I understand why it is because of the Arum personality, but it got too much and I started to even dislike the characters because there wasn't as much character building. All of it was just sex. 

Even though at that point I almost put the book down, I struggled on through it, skimming several chapters until the plot returned and the romance dulled down to being present in a way that wasn't overbearing or like the two adults in the story were horny teenagers with nothing but sex on their minds even when there's a possibility of someone coming to kill you at any moment. Once the plot returned more though, it was rather interesting, and I enjoyed getting a sneak peak at some characters I've seen previously in the Lux series. Though they're not that significant, they caught my attention because I absolutely adored them!

The ending - minus the sex cause I skimmed and completely skipped paragraphs of - was very satisfying. I enjoyed seeing the lengths Hunter went to, and the strength that Serena had even as a human. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this book, though I say this regretfully because I really wish I would have been able to. It just didn't own up to what potential it had, and I felt like it lost its purpose about a third of the way through, only to pick up the scattered pieces at the end.

★★

Opal (Lux, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Opal (Lux, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

ebook, 323 pages

Published by Entangled Publishing in December 2012

Rating: 5 stars

Summary (Goodreads): No one is like Daemon Black.

When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well... There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on.

But even he can’t protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they love.

After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different... And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable of. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.

Together we’re stronger... and they know it

**Note: This review contains spoilers for all previous books in the series**

My Thoughts: 
I liked this one better than the last! It was very engaging. It starts out where Onyx left off, about a week after to be exact. Dawson is back, but he's really only a shell of who he was. He misses Bethany, and there's so much that has happened to him that even if he wanted to, he could never be the same. As much as we may not like it, people, or in this case Luxen, change every moment. Everything that happens changes the path you'll go on, the experiences you'll have, and the personality you'll adopt, alter, and live with. 

Anyway, Dawson's only wish is for him to be able to get Beth away from the DOD. Daemon wants no part of that, and does what Daemon does best - protect and hold people back. He basically keeps a watch on Dawson constantly so that he doesn't go storming into the DOD and getting himself recaptured all for nothing. In the end, on the one day that Daemon leaves Dawson in the care of someone else - Dee - Dawson makes a run for it. Daemon chases after him and begins fighting him, and while he told Katy to go home, she didn't listen. She makes a deal with Dawson that if he stays home and tries not to run away on his suicide mission, then they will help him find a more logical plan and help him out with it. Dawson agrees.

As time goes on, more events begin to unfold. Blake comes back, and he's sorry, but not in any way that I could find redeemable. Blake, while wanting to get his friend out and claiming that is all he is there to do, blackmails Katy and Daemon. No one wants to trust him, but they have to make a deal with him. Some of the time, I could see how people could start wanting to sympathize and have the characters go easier on Blake, but I haven't liked him from the start, and I personally didn't this book either. I understood his presence, but he always made my skin crawl. Regardless of whether he meant to kill Adam or not, I felt that he must have had something else up his sleeve, even if it isn't shown throughout the story. 

As they work on breaking out Beth and Chris, they run into a problem. There's Onyx there that is airborne. This means that they cannot breach the place. Sadly, they have to leave, but they formulate a new plan. This plan takes time, but they do what they can to work up towards being able to go back. 

Not only that, but we discover something else - something that can be both helpful and deadly. There's another thing that affects Luxen and their mutated humans - Opal. Opal is able to increase their powers. This adds new twists to the already looping story. 

Among other things throughout the story, Katy has also lost her best friend. Dee no longer wants to talk to Katy, upset over the death of Adam and all the lies Katy told in the previous book. Dee really takes on a new personality that I never expected to see. She's more rash and is constantly angry, wanting to lash out and get revenge. She becomes much closer to the Thompson twins as well, grieving over Adam. It's the one thing that really connects them all and brings them to become friends. It's strange to see Dee with them more so than with Dawson and Daemon, but it's completely understandable. I also liked Andrew a lot more in this book. He wasn't the asshole he was in the previous ones at all. While he definitely still is Andrew, he's Andrew as if he didn't hate Katy just for being a human. He's a boy who is broken over the loss of his brother.

Then there's Katy and Daemon. Hot Damn. They're definitely together in this book, and together is what I've been waiting for! Though they don't seem to get much time alone together because of all the problems going on around - and getting interrupted whenever they are alone - they still have that steamy relationship that we all love. It's great getting to see both Daemon's cocky side and his sweet side. As a reader, I could really see his love for her, even if he didn't say it. I couldn't wait to read more and more about them and their time together. 

Really an amazing novel! Bought the next one to read, and the adult novel companion book, Obsession, because I truly cannot get enough of this world. I'm dreading the day I finish Origin as I know there's going to be a long wait until the last book is released!

★★★★★+

Onyx (Lux, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Onyx (Lux, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

ebook, 328 pages

Published by Entangled Publishing on August 14, 2012

Rating: 5 stars

Summary (Goodreads): 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.

**Note: This review may contain spoilers for Obsidian**

My Thoughts:

Wow. What a whirlwind of a ride this book took me on! I couldn't put it down. Of course, it seems that with all of Armentrout's books I'm that way, but even more so when it comes to the relationship between Daemon and Katy. 

The book starts out with Katy trying her best to resist her growing feelings for Daemon, and Daemon being Daemon, trying his best to get her to react to him in some way. It was nice to see a protagonist attempting to resist the allure of the male character in the story, but it also at times was somewhat annoying to me, mostly because I just wanted to push them into a room and tell them to just kiss each other already!

Not only is the relationship that isn't a relationship always a constant presence throughout the book, there's also a new character to bring tension to the novel. Blake Saunders is a new student at the local high school, and he is placed next to Katy in her Biology class. They hit it off instantly, becoming fast friends, and in Katy's mind, there's a possibility of there being more. I personally didn't care for Blake that much, I felt that the story didn't need the love triangle as the connection between Katy and Daemon along with their personalities was plenty to keep me sucked in. However, as the story progressed, I began to understand his presence more, and while he never grew on me, I partially blamed this on being a complete Daemon girl. 

Soon after the story begins, Katy gets extremely ill and ends up in the hospital for a few days. This part had me glued to the page, wondering how Katy was being affected by what was almost certainly an after affect of the healing from Daemon from the last book. I was on the edge of my chair, wondering what would happen and how things would change. I got my answer soon after. When Katy's back to normal, she starts to adopt powers - Luxen powers. They would be used at random intervals unintentionally, like opening her locker and attempting to get a glass of something to drink. The story progresses with us learning about what has happened to Katy and what it all means, giving us an even deeper insight into the world of the Luxen.

The whole story had me biting my nails, not sure who to trust or when something bad would happen. I was suspicious of everyone who wasn't Daemon, Dee, or Katy's mom, because those are the only people I felt Katy could trust completely with all the suspicion and other events occurring. Then, when I felt like I could finally trust more people again, my hope was squashed and another character revealed their true intentions. It was a very exciting read and one that I won't be forgetting soon. The only thing I have left to say is that I only hope the character that appears at the end of the novel isn't too different than what they were like before. 

★★★★★

Shadows (Lux, #0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Shadows (Lux, #0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

ebook, 179 pages

Published by Entangled Publishing on February 21, 2012

Rating: 4 stars

Summary (Goodreads): The last thing Dawson Black expected was Bethany Williams. As a Luxen, an alien life form on Earth, human girls are…well, fun. But since the Luxen have to keep their true identities a secret, falling for one would be insane.

Dangerous. Tempting. Undeniable.

Bethany can’t deny the immediate connection between her and Dawson. And even though boys aren’t a complication she wants, she can’t stay away from him. Still, whenever they lock eyes, she’s drawn in.

Captivated. Lured. Loved.

Dawson is keeping a secret that will change her existence...and put her life in jeopardy. But even he can’t stop risking everything for one human girl. Or from a fate that is as unavoidable as love itself

My Thoughts: 
Bethany Williams moves to a new town to help out her Uncle who is dealing with cancer. Because of this, she has to start at a new school as a senior, something no one really wants to have to do. She ends up walking into a classroom and spotting two undeniably gorgeous boys, Dawson and Daemon, and she also catches the eye of one of them. Dawson and Bethany begin talking and get closer and closer, pulled in by the other's personality and allure. Everything is going so well that they both have some firsts - Bethany invites him over to her house, and Dawson meets her parents. As you read on, you get to experience their love story, the good and the bad. It's a very satisfying read for those who have read the Lux series before or those who have not. I personally would recommend reading it after Obsidian, but that may just be because that's what I did. 

Since I read this book after the first book in the Lux series, I found a lot of similarities between the two. While Dawson and Daemon are like day and night, and Bethany and Katy are completely different girls, the basics of their relationships both remain the same. They both got into some kind of danger and had to be saved. They both ended up with that strange after-healing affect that was different than any other healing before. Dawson had to deal with the backlash of telling Bethany, while Daemon had to with Katy. They both end up with undeniably bright traces, and they both are shunned by many of the other Luxen. Of course, with it being about mostly the same people, it's to be expected that that are similar. 

Still, there was plenty of things that were different, too. This all boils down to the different personalities of the main characters. While Katy was snarky and feisty, a good candidate to fight Daemon and keep herself in the picture, Bethany was sweet and kind, with less of a backbone but still enough bite. Dawson was the sweeter brother, opening up to new people and new things, while Daemon is more protective, closing himself off and adopting an asshole attitude to push people away to keep them and his family safe. He feels that nothing is worth risking that. Dawson thinks Bethany is worth it. 

Overall, the love story of Dawson and Bethany was sweet, though not as engaging as the story of Katy and Daemon. I personally like reading about the "bad boys" though, and Dawson is definitely a good guy. There's nothing wrong with that though, as good guys make awesome stories as well, and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Dawson and Bethany and learning thier story in a more in depth manner than in Obsidian. 

The ending of this story broke my heart. I felt awful for Daemon and Dee, and really, really, really hope it's not true. A girl can always hope, right?? Can't wait to get my hands on the second book in the series now, and as luck would have it, I already own it! Stay tuned for the review...

★★★★