*SPOILER
ALERT* CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM BOOK 1 – OBSIDIAN, AND MILD SPOILERS OF THE
ONYX STORYLINE.
Following
Daemon using his alien powers to heal her and bring her back from the brink of
death, Katy finds herself mentally and physically linked with Daemon Black, the
guy she’s convinced herself she can’t stand.
Even though Daemon claims to have only pushed Katy away to keep everyone
safe, and now very much wants to be with her, Katy is convinced that he doesn’t
really want her – he didn’t before their weird connection; but now that their
hearts beat as one, Katy believes that Daemon wants her only as a product of their
bizarre connection. Because of this, and
because she has finally had enough of his hot and cold routine, Katy swears him
off.
Ignoring
Daemon isn’t easy, especially when he gets serious about proving his feelings for
Katy are real. But Katy is still hurt by
Daemon’s earlier behaviour towards her and stubbornly refuses to admit her
feelings for him. Silently, secretly, Katy
is falling for Daemon – hard; but their romance soon becomes the least of their
problems when the Department of Defense comes to town, showing an unnatural
amount of interest in Katy. Having to
hide their abilities, all of the aliens are on edge, and things go from bad to
worse and the stakes get even higher when Katy unexpectedly develops abilities
of her own. It seems that Daemon’s healing not only linked
them together, but mutated Katy’s cells, giving her alien powers while
remaining technically human. If the DOD
discovers that Katy knows about the aliens, or worse, that she possesses powers
of her own, Katy is sure to disappear to like Bethany did.
Things
get even more complicated for Katy and Daemon when a new guy moves into
town. Blake has set his sights on Katy,
and Daemon doesn’t seem to scare him off.
Feeling a distraction from Daemon might do her good, Katy starts
spending time with Blake. When she
accidentally uses her powers in front of him, Katy is terrified of the
repercussions; but she needn’t have worried.
Somehow Blake is not surprised by what Katy can do – he claims to know
what happened to her, and he can help her learn to control it; but she has to
stay away from Daemon and Dee. Needing
to be strong so that she can stand beside Daemon and not behind him, Katy
agrees, believing that Daemon will eventually forgive her once he understands
her motivations. If she can become
strong enough to help fight the Arum, she won’t be just one more burden on
Daemon’s shoulders - it’s the only way they could ever truly be partners.
But
then Katy sees someone who is supposed to be dead and everything else ceases to
matter. Secrets are uncovered, traitors
are unmasked and allegiances are questioned.
What can this mean for the Luxen?
For the Blacks, in particular?
What is the DOD really doing in town?
What is Blake’s agenda, and where does Katy fit in? And despite her reasoning, can Daemon ever
forgive Katy for the consequences of her choices?
Onyx
by Jennifer L. Armentrout is the second book in the Lux series. It picks up one day after Obsidian’s
conclusion. Onyx has much less of a
Twilight influence than Obsidian did, but light Twilight bashing is still
present. Sadly we see a little less of
Dee this time around, but Daemon’s new attitude and his scenes with Katy are
well worth it.
What
I like about the Lux series, is that Daemon and Katy’s chemistry is very
believable. I like them as individuals,
and I like them as a couple. Katy is
very stubborn this time around, while Daemon is very sweet – which makes you
kind of want slap Katy. Daemon is
obviously trying very hard to make his earlier behaviour up to her, but she
won’t let him. At first, at least.
The
plot thickens with the DOD in town, the ever present threat of the Arum,
questions over Dawson and Bethany’s deaths and a rival for Katy’s affections
(though I was never too concerned over Katy’s feelings for Blake – even she
knows she isn’t into him – but Daemon doesn’t, and that’s what makes this angle
work). Katy’s new abilities and her
attempt to control them takes the series in a whole new direction, and the
possibilities where Lux can go from here are vast.
With
unexpected events, surprise revelations and tragedies impossible to undo, Onyx
is a satisfying sequel to Obsidian, and a very enjoyable second chapter of the
Lux series.
Product
Information:
Title: Onyx (Lux Series #2)
Author: Jennifer L.
Armentrout
Pages: 366
Publisher: Entangled
Publishing
Year: 2012
ISBN: 978-1-62061-011-4
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