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Obsidian (Lux, #1)
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bookshelves: read-in-2012, ya, favorites, re-reads, supernatural-paranormal-etc, sassy-heroines, sci-fi, book-boyfriends, steamy, best-of-the-best, action-adventure
May 07, 2012
bookshelves: read-in-2012, ya, favorites, re-reads, supernatural-paranormal-etc, sassy-heroines, sci-fi, book-boyfriends, steamy, best-of-the-best, action-adventure
Read 3 times. Last read May 17, 2012 to May 19, 2012.
Easily my favorite book so far of 2012.
I loved this book. I usually don't write reviews, but I had to with this book/series.In trying to convince a few friends to read this book one of them pointed out that some reviews here at Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ compared the male lead, Daemon, to Edward Cullen. Which makes me thing that the people who put that in their reviewss are either a- ridiculously non-literate, b- have only ever read the TWL series and then this one, or c- need medication. Daemon Black is about as far from Edward Cullen as you can get. Seriously. If I had to compare him to another character I would compare his outer personality to Nick Ryves from Sarah Rees Brennan's Demon Lexicon series. Until you read the extra's and the prequel novella (which should definitely be read second because the world isn't really set up in "Shadow") you don't truly know much about what Daemon really thinks or feels, and he tries very hard to keep those things hidden from the heroine, Katy.
Oh, Katy. I kinda want to call Katy spunky, but I think she's be highly offended if I did. She is amazing. Just very real and strong and full of sass. Basically, I wish I was that awesome when I had been 17. Of course I want to smack her & Daemon both a good bit of the time, but that's kinda the point. The sexual tension between these two is PALPABLE. And if something doesn't give in Onyx, I'm afraid one or both of them might explode. Literally.
Read these books. I'm babbling, but seriously - read them.
I loved this book. I usually don't write reviews, but I had to with this book/series.In trying to convince a few friends to read this book one of them pointed out that some reviews here at Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ compared the male lead, Daemon, to Edward Cullen. Which makes me thing that the people who put that in their reviewss are either a- ridiculously non-literate, b- have only ever read the TWL series and then this one, or c- need medication. Daemon Black is about as far from Edward Cullen as you can get. Seriously. If I had to compare him to another character I would compare his outer personality to Nick Ryves from Sarah Rees Brennan's Demon Lexicon series. Until you read the extra's and the prequel novella (which should definitely be read second because the world isn't really set up in "Shadow") you don't truly know much about what Daemon really thinks or feels, and he tries very hard to keep those things hidden from the heroine, Katy.
Oh, Katy. I kinda want to call Katy spunky, but I think she's be highly offended if I did. She is amazing. Just very real and strong and full of sass. Basically, I wish I was that awesome when I had been 17. Of course I want to smack her & Daemon both a good bit of the time, but that's kinda the point. The sexual tension between these two is PALPABLE. And if something doesn't give in Onyx, I'm afraid one or both of them might explode. Literally.
Read these books. I'm babbling, but seriously - read them.
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“Beautiful face. Beautiful body. Horrible attitude. It was the holy trinity of hot boys.”
― Obsidian
― Obsidian
“I've always found that the most beautiful people, truly beautiful inside and out, are the ones who are quietly unaware of their effect." His eyes searched mine intently, and for a moment we stood there toe to toe. "The ones who throw their beauty around, waste what they have? Their beauty is only passing. It's just a shell hiding nothing but shadows and emptiness.”
― Obsidian
― Obsidian
“Remind me," he paused, drawing in a stuttered gasp, "to never piss you off again. Christ, are you secretly a ninja?”
― Obsidian
― Obsidian
“You look like you got more of a bath than the car. I never
thought washing a car would be so hard, but after watching you for the last fifteen minutes, I’m convinced it should be an Olympic sport.”
― Obsidian
thought washing a car would be so hard, but after watching you for the last fifteen minutes, I’m convinced it should be an Olympic sport.”
― Obsidian
“For a moment, I pretended. Not that we weren't two different species, because I didn't see him that way, but that we actually liked each other.
And then he shifted and rolled. I was on my back, and he was still on the move. His face burrowed into the space between my neck and shoulder, nuzzling. Sweet baby Jesus...Warm breath danced over my skin, sending shivers down my body. His arm was heavy against my stomach, his leg between mine, pushing up and up. Scorched air fled my lungs.
Daemon murmured in a language I couldn't understand. Whatever it was, it sounded beautiful and soft. Magical. Unearthly.
I could've woken him up but for some reason I didn't. The thrill of him touching me was far stronger than anything else.
His hand was on the edge of the borrowed shirt, his long fingers on the strip of exposed flesh between the hem on the shirt and the band of the worn pajama bottoms. And his hand inched up under the shirt, across my stomach, where it dipped slightly. My pulse went into cardiac territory. The tips of his fingers brushed my ribs. His body moved, his knee pressed against me.
I gasped.
Daemon stilled. No one moved. The clock on the wall ticked.
And I cringed.”
― Obsidian
And then he shifted and rolled. I was on my back, and he was still on the move. His face burrowed into the space between my neck and shoulder, nuzzling. Sweet baby Jesus...Warm breath danced over my skin, sending shivers down my body. His arm was heavy against my stomach, his leg between mine, pushing up and up. Scorched air fled my lungs.
Daemon murmured in a language I couldn't understand. Whatever it was, it sounded beautiful and soft. Magical. Unearthly.
I could've woken him up but for some reason I didn't. The thrill of him touching me was far stronger than anything else.
His hand was on the edge of the borrowed shirt, his long fingers on the strip of exposed flesh between the hem on the shirt and the band of the worn pajama bottoms. And his hand inched up under the shirt, across my stomach, where it dipped slightly. My pulse went into cardiac territory. The tips of his fingers brushed my ribs. His body moved, his knee pressed against me.
I gasped.
Daemon stilled. No one moved. The clock on the wall ticked.
And I cringed.”
― Obsidian
“She's a stupid-'
'Be careful what you say next.' Daemon's voice was low but carried. 'Because what you don't know and what you can't possibly understand will get a bolt of light in your face.'
My eyes widened, as did pretty much everyone's in the room. Ash swallowed thickly and turned her cheek, letting her blonde hair cover her face.
'Daemon,' Mr Garrison said, stepping forward. 'Threatening one of your own for her? I didn't expect this from you.”
― Obsidian
'Be careful what you say next.' Daemon's voice was low but carried. 'Because what you don't know and what you can't possibly understand will get a bolt of light in your face.'
My eyes widened, as did pretty much everyone's in the room. Ash swallowed thickly and turned her cheek, letting her blonde hair cover her face.
'Daemon,' Mr Garrison said, stepping forward. 'Threatening one of your own for her? I didn't expect this from you.”
― Obsidian
“But no matter where I went, what I was running from would still be with me—Kat. She wasn’t just back in the house, in that bed. She was with me now, inside me. And there was no outrunning that.”
― Obsidian
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Reading Progress
Finished Reading
May 7, 2012
– Shelved
May 17, 2012
–
Started Reading
May 19, 2012
–
Finished Reading
May 23, 2012
– Shelved as:
read-in-2012
May 23, 2012
– Shelved as:
ya
May 24, 2012
– Shelved as:
favorites
June 11, 2012
– Shelved as:
re-reads
June 11, 2012
– Shelved as:
supernatural-paranormal-etc
June 11, 2012
– Shelved as:
sassy-heroines
July 6, 2012
– Shelved as:
sci-fi
August 10, 2012
– Shelved as:
book-boyfriends
September 5, 2012
– Shelved as:
steamy
May 23, 2013
– Shelved as:
best-of-the-best
August 1, 2013
–
Started Reading
(Kindle Edition)
August 1, 2013
– Shelved
(Kindle Edition)
August 2, 2013
–
Finished Reading
(Kindle Edition)
October 2, 2013
– Shelved as:
re-reads
(Kindle Edition)
October 2, 2013
– Shelved as:
read-in-2013
(Kindle Edition)
October 2, 2013
– Shelved as:
supernatural-parano...
(Kindle Edition)
October 2, 2013
– Shelved as:
sci-fi
(Kindle Edition)
October 2, 2013
– Shelved as:
ya
(Kindle Edition)
October 2, 2013
– Shelved as:
steamy
(Kindle Edition)
October 2, 2013
– Shelved as:
favorites
(Kindle Edition)
October 2, 2013
– Shelved as:
badass-heroes
(Kindle Edition)
October 2, 2013
– Shelved as:
alpha-male-hotties
(Kindle Edition)
June 20, 2014
– Shelved as:
action-adventure
(Kindle Edition)
June 20, 2014
– Shelved as:
action-adventure
