What do you think?
Rate this book
Origin #2
The Burning Shadow
When Evelyn Dasher crossed paths with Luc, she was thrown headfirst into the world of the Lux—only to discover that she was already far more involved in their world than she ever suspected.
Because the Luxen aren’t the only ones with a hidden past. There’s a gap in Evie’s memory, lost months of her life and a lingering sense that something happened, something she can’t remember and nobody is willing to tell her. She needs to find out the truth about who she is—and who she was. But every answer she finds only brings up more questions.
Her search for the truth brings her ever closer to Luc, the Origin at the center of it all. He’s powerful, arrogant, inhumanly beautiful, extremely dangerous…and possibly in love with her. But even as Evie falls for him, she can’t help but wonder if his attraction is to her, or to the memory of a girl who no longer exists.
And all the while, a new threat looms: reports of a flu-like, fatal virus that the government insists is being spread by Luxen. A horrifying illness that changes whoever it touches, spreading panic across a country already at its breaking point.
#1 New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout returns to the world of the Lux with this steamy, shocking second installment of the Origin series that will leave readers reeling.
Because the Luxen aren’t the only ones with a hidden past. There’s a gap in Evie’s memory, lost months of her life and a lingering sense that something happened, something she can’t remember and nobody is willing to tell her. She needs to find out the truth about who she is—and who she was. But every answer she finds only brings up more questions.
Her search for the truth brings her ever closer to Luc, the Origin at the center of it all. He’s powerful, arrogant, inhumanly beautiful, extremely dangerous…and possibly in love with her. But even as Evie falls for him, she can’t help but wonder if his attraction is to her, or to the memory of a girl who no longer exists.
And all the while, a new threat looms: reports of a flu-like, fatal virus that the government insists is being spread by Luxen. A horrifying illness that changes whoever it touches, spreading panic across a country already at its breaking point.
#1 New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout returns to the world of the Lux with this steamy, shocking second installment of the Origin series that will leave readers reeling.
432 pages, Hardcover
First published October 8, 2019
1210 people are currently reading
14999 people want to read
About the author
Jennifer L. Armentrout
154 books157k followersHey Guys! Please note: I don't send out ARCs for review. If you're interested in reviewing a book of mine before release date, please contact the appropriate publisher. I also do NOT check my Goodreads email.
To email me, please use the below addy.
jenniferlarmentrout@live.com
# 1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Charles Town, 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, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become of passion of hers, right alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can.
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 is published with Tor, HarperCollins Avon and William Morrow, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her Wicked Series has been optioned by PassionFlix. Jennifer has won numerous awards, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for Wait for You, the 2015 Editor’s Pick for Fall With Me, and the 2014/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA. Her adult romantic suspense novel TILL DEATH was a Amazon Editor’s Pick and iBook Book of the Month. Her young adult contemporary THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER is a 2017 RITA Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction. She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
She is the owner of ApollyCon and The Origin Event, the successful annual events that features over hundred bestselling authors in Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Fiction, panels, parties, and more.
To email me, please use the below addy.
jenniferlarmentrout@live.com
# 1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Charles Town, 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, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become of passion of hers, right alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can.
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 is published with Tor, HarperCollins Avon and William Morrow, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her Wicked Series has been optioned by PassionFlix. Jennifer has won numerous awards, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for Wait for You, the 2015 Editor’s Pick for Fall With Me, and the 2014/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA. Her adult romantic suspense novel TILL DEATH was a Amazon Editor’s Pick and iBook Book of the Month. Her young adult contemporary THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER is a 2017 RITA Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction. She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
She is the owner of ApollyCon and The Origin Event, the successful annual events that features over hundred bestselling authors in Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Fiction, panels, parties, and more.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 1,501 reviews
October 28, 2024
WHAT IN THE ACTUAL F... Oh my goodness.
The amount of reveals in this book!
Y'all, if I was wearing pearls, I'd be clutching the heck out of them right now! I'm serious.
Picking up directly after the events of The Darkest Star, the first book in the Origin series, The Burning Shadow takes us deeper into protagonist, Evie Dasher's, past.
She has huge blank spots in her memories and is beginning to question where she came from.
As Evie and Luc continue to grow closer, she begins to come to grips with her feelings for him.
With her defenses lowered, Luc lets his true self shine more and more, which was such a treat.
In the midst of investigating her own identity, a greater threat comes seemingly out of nowhere.
A highly infectious virus sweeps across the world, infecting humans, killing many and turning others into nightmares by way of The Walking Dead.
The government points the finger of blame for the disease at the Luxen and discrimination against them flourishes.
After armed men invade her home, Evie is forced to flee all she has ever known and goes into hiding with Luc and a group of like-minded Luxen.
This was an excellent continuation to the Origin series. It did its job as a sequel by introducing interesting new characters and upping the stakes.
This definitely made me want to go back and read the original, Lux, series, as I feel like it would help, at this point, for me to know more about the events that brought the Luxen and humans to where they are now.
If you love teen angst, witty banter, high body counts and shocking revelations, you should definitely consider checking this series out!
The amount of reveals in this book!
Y'all, if I was wearing pearls, I'd be clutching the heck out of them right now! I'm serious.
Picking up directly after the events of The Darkest Star, the first book in the Origin series, The Burning Shadow takes us deeper into protagonist, Evie Dasher's, past.
She has huge blank spots in her memories and is beginning to question where she came from.
As Evie and Luc continue to grow closer, she begins to come to grips with her feelings for him.
With her defenses lowered, Luc lets his true self shine more and more, which was such a treat.
In the midst of investigating her own identity, a greater threat comes seemingly out of nowhere.
A highly infectious virus sweeps across the world, infecting humans, killing many and turning others into nightmares by way of The Walking Dead.
The government points the finger of blame for the disease at the Luxen and discrimination against them flourishes.
After armed men invade her home, Evie is forced to flee all she has ever known and goes into hiding with Luc and a group of like-minded Luxen.
This was an excellent continuation to the Origin series. It did its job as a sequel by introducing interesting new characters and upping the stakes.
This definitely made me want to go back and read the original, Lux, series, as I feel like it would help, at this point, for me to know more about the events that brought the Luxen and humans to where they are now.
If you love teen angst, witty banter, high body counts and shocking revelations, you should definitely consider checking this series out!
Want to read
March 16, 2020The Burning shadow picks up from the darkest star. With evie and luc. Luc is trying to jog evie's memories of when she nadia, but just about the time they start making head way a terrible virus with flu like symptoms is going around killing humans and humans think that the luxe are behind it. And what are these shadows that seem to be around April the luxe hating ex friend of evie,and they can only be seen on photos! With so much going on in this book from evies and luc's getting closer and taking the next step in their relationship it's about to get real hot and the chemistry is thru the roof with sensual scences full of passionate love play. As evie is pulled more into Luc's dangerous world full all kinds of alien life,their those who want evie, because she's not just human she's more and she needs to remember who and what she was and luc is right by her side helping her to remember. I don't usually get into alien romances,but Jennifer pulled me in with the darkest star and I'm hooked!!! So many great characters from Zoe to Grayson to the mysterious Arum Lore. Jennifer armentrout is a fantastic storyteller and a brilliant writer who writers stories that are full love,passion and characters that you can root for! I love both evie and luc their very likeable and very genuine. A lot of questions were answered,but new ones have popped up for our lovers. What will happen,who is evie coded to!!Can't wait to read the next book in this series The Brightest Night out late October!!! Until next Luv's 💞💋
April 16, 2020
Fear of Luxen has been spreading like wildfire. Now the humans aren't just afraid of Luxen killings. But a mysterious, as well as impossible, disease has been spreading. The victims were people in contact with Luxen.
The mystery Luxen disease has some effects that Luc and Co. have never seen before.
I'm going to keep this review short.
My reading tastes have definitely changed since I was a teen obssesed with JLA's books. This book was still as easy and addictive as all Armentrout's books are but there were times I got really annoyed with the characters. Maybe I read it at the wrong time.
I couldn't fall into the story as I usually do because I started to notice too many things that I found similar to Armentrouts other books (PS. I've read everything she's written prior to this). It made me not enjoy the book as it is. I couldn't stop comparing.
My rating is purely based on how I experienced this book and my enjoyment level.
I still think JLA is a classic YA author and she's good at what she does. I've just outgrown it.
« ARC provided by publishers in exchange for an honest review »
‹ US Publishing Date: October 8, 2019 ›
___
My review for:
Book 1: The Darkest Star
The mystery Luxen disease has some effects that Luc and Co. have never seen before.
I'm going to keep this review short.
My reading tastes have definitely changed since I was a teen obssesed with JLA's books. This book was still as easy and addictive as all Armentrout's books are but there were times I got really annoyed with the characters. Maybe I read it at the wrong time.
I couldn't fall into the story as I usually do because I started to notice too many things that I found similar to Armentrouts other books (PS. I've read everything she's written prior to this). It made me not enjoy the book as it is. I couldn't stop comparing.
My rating is purely based on how I experienced this book and my enjoyment level.
I still think JLA is a classic YA author and she's good at what she does. I've just outgrown it.
« ARC provided by publishers in exchange for an honest review »
‹ US Publishing Date: October 8, 2019 ›
___
My review for:
Book 1: The Darkest Star
February 17, 2022
So much happened!
The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: ❤️💙💜💛🖤
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📔📙
World building: 🌎🌏🌍🌎🌎
Character development: 👤👤👤👤👤
The setting: Earth
The Hero: Luc – One of the few “Origins” in existence. Origins are the result of a pregnancy between a Luxen (alien) and a mutated human. Humans become mutated with alien genetics after an alien heals them. Origins are stronger than Luxens.
The heroine: Evie/Nadia – Nadia and Luc were together until right after the Luxen invasion when Nadia was dying of cancer. The Daedalus project (experiments on Luxen, creating Origins, all kinds of bad things) came up with a cure, but along with the cure came a high fever that destroyed her memories. Luc got Nadia the cure but agreed not to see her unless she came to him, which she did in The Darkest Star. Though she was now known as Evie.
The Love Story: Luc has always loved Nadia and loves Evie. Evie has been falling for Luc despite the fact that he is an Origin but is afraid that Luc is in love with Nadia and she is no longer Nadia.
The story sort of started out slow with not much happening in the first 30% or so, but then it got very interesting. There was a lot of action and surprises revealed. There seems to be some kind of group (government or otherwise), that has an evil agenda for our couple and their friends. The world building continued to be great in this book as in the last. I really liked that Evie and Luc and the group of friends that they hang around. Some are Origin, some Luxen and some humans.
Then there is Evie/Nadia, we don’t know exactly what she is, just that her DNA changed when she was given the andromeda serum to cure her cancer and it had made her different. Aside from not having memories of when she was known as Nadia, she also doesn’t get a glow like regular humans after being healed by a Luxen or Origin.
The world is a strange one but is relevant, it is years after the war with the Luxen and there are things happening that are sort of like some of the things we see out in the world today with many of the protests against racism where we hear innuendo that the KKK or white supremacists might be involved in the protests, trying to turn them into riots. In the book, it seems there is some conspiracy involved trying to make the Luxen look responsible for horrible things while really it is some awful government agency trying to turn the humans against the Luxen. Luc and Evie are right in the middle of everything so I can’t wait to find out what happens in the next book. This was so good.
Blog|Goodreads|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter|BookBub
The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: ❤️💙💜💛🖤
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📔📙
World building: 🌎🌏🌍🌎🌎
Character development: 👤👤👤👤👤
The setting: Earth
The Hero: Luc – One of the few “Origins” in existence. Origins are the result of a pregnancy between a Luxen (alien) and a mutated human. Humans become mutated with alien genetics after an alien heals them. Origins are stronger than Luxens.
The heroine: Evie/Nadia – Nadia and Luc were together until right after the Luxen invasion when Nadia was dying of cancer. The Daedalus project (experiments on Luxen, creating Origins, all kinds of bad things) came up with a cure, but along with the cure came a high fever that destroyed her memories. Luc got Nadia the cure but agreed not to see her unless she came to him, which she did in The Darkest Star. Though she was now known as Evie.
The Love Story: Luc has always loved Nadia and loves Evie. Evie has been falling for Luc despite the fact that he is an Origin but is afraid that Luc is in love with Nadia and she is no longer Nadia.
The story sort of started out slow with not much happening in the first 30% or so, but then it got very interesting. There was a lot of action and surprises revealed. There seems to be some kind of group (government or otherwise), that has an evil agenda for our couple and their friends. The world building continued to be great in this book as in the last. I really liked that Evie and Luc and the group of friends that they hang around. Some are Origin, some Luxen and some humans.
Then there is Evie/Nadia, we don’t know exactly what she is, just that her DNA changed when she was given the andromeda serum to cure her cancer and it had made her different. Aside from not having memories of when she was known as Nadia, she also doesn’t get a glow like regular humans after being healed by a Luxen or Origin.
The world is a strange one but is relevant, it is years after the war with the Luxen and there are things happening that are sort of like some of the things we see out in the world today with many of the protests against racism where we hear innuendo that the KKK or white supremacists might be involved in the protests, trying to turn them into riots. In the book, it seems there is some conspiracy involved trying to make the Luxen look responsible for horrible things while really it is some awful government agency trying to turn the humans against the Luxen. Luc and Evie are right in the middle of everything so I can’t wait to find out what happens in the next book. This was so good.
Blog|Goodreads|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter|BookBub
January 31, 2023
“You,” he spoke. “It’s only ever been you. Before. Now. Later. There’s been no one else. There…just can’t be.”
“You’re real, Evie. It doesn’t matter who you used to be or who you thought you were. You are real, and I see you.”
January 1, 2022
holy alien babies, im so h. i. g. h. on luc i cant think straight!! daemon will always be my number one, but for now let me just go all cougar on luc. :p (kay that sounds a little nasty. besides im only a couple years older than him.)
anyway, i dont think i can ever get tired of this world. im incapable of loving this book any less even though plot wise i think a 3 stars for this installment is already pretty generous. the first half of it was a little tedious, but things quickly took a turn in the second half.
so much was going on and there was a lot of actions happening. i loved all the characters, some more than others. it was a really fun read. im really excited for what the next book will have in store. you have luc to thank for the rating bcs i just C-A-N-T resist him!!
anyway, i dont think i can ever get tired of this world. im incapable of loving this book any less even though plot wise i think a 3 stars for this installment is already pretty generous. the first half of it was a little tedious, but things quickly took a turn in the second half.
so much was going on and there was a lot of actions happening. i loved all the characters, some more than others. it was a really fun read. im really excited for what the next book will have in store. you have luc to thank for the rating bcs i just C-A-N-T resist him!!
December 8, 2023
i totally forgot that this entire series is literally about a GLOBAL-FREAKING-PANDEMIC. Yup, right there in the book jacket it says it's about "a new flu-like fatal virus" except THIS virus includes hot aliens, steamy romance where he'd kill, barter, plead, suffer for her and, of course, some wack paranormal shit. I'm very disappointed about our current situation. Where are OUR hot aliens with cool purple eyes that explode lamps when we're making out?? Someone find me one please. I will forever be indebted to you.
November 12, 2020
“You,” he spoke. “It’s only ever been you.
Before. Now. Later. There’s been no one else.
There…just can’t be.”
Rereads are over.
Now......I must prepare myself for the real pain and torture JLA shall deliver.😓
Especially after THAT reveal.😨
The story picks up right after The Darkest Star with Luc, Evie, and Sylvia (her mother) all having 'lunch' together—tomato soup and grilled cheese, at the request of Luc
What started off as a somewhat peaceful lunch . . . didn't really end well ahahaa. I mean, with the history between Sylvia and Luc, and the multiple times she's pulled out a gun on him—I'm surprised they lasted a full minute before going at each other's throats.😂
“You know what they say about the arrogant man.”
“No, I don’t.” Luc dropped his elbow to the island and propped his chin onto his fist. “But please enlighten me.”
“An arrogant man will still feel immortal.” She lifted her gaze, meeting his. “Even on his deathbed.”
Ahhh it's hilarious watching them try to out-snark each other xD.
Oh and then there's Evie finding out that who she is right now is not who she always was. There's a huge gap of memories missing—some of them, that even Luc doesn't know the reason behind it. Thus begins the questioning of "If she's even real? Or is it all just a lie?"
To add on to that, cases of humans being killed by a deadly flu-like virus have been popping up over the country and the media is leading others to believe that it's because of the Luxen. Which leads to even more unrest/hatred to the race.
A lot's happening, and in the middle of all that, Evie and Luc grow closer and closer. Arguing here and there, but then there were so many sweet moments between the two.🥺 My favourite was one of Luc's gift to Evie: ✨Diesel the rock.✨
Of course there were many times I wanted to strangle Evie, because of some . . . decisions she'd make that annoyed me, but hey, at least Luc was there to knock some sense into her haha. (And it goes the other way ofc)
^ (Totally not book-related but I love Usui sm🥺🥰)
I'll never get tired of Luc's funny but completely random shirts. Like who has a shirt that says "WARNING. PANDAS ARE BEARS. STILL NOT AS BAD AS KOALA BEARS."🤣 Looks like Luc has an aversion to koala bears.
And the speeches he made......aghhhh curse my weak heart🥺
“You lost me,” I whispered. “I lost you.”
“Did we lose each other?” he asked, and then I felt his fingers on my cheeks, chasing a tear that had sneaked free. “You and I are here right now, aren’t we? Somehow, you found me, and I’m not someone who believes in happenstance. I don’t think it was a fluke … I think it was something that was bound to happen and I…”
I opened my eyes, finding his. “What?”
“I was just waiting.”
Also, JLA really has a problem with killing off the characters I LOVE😭😭😭 This here is what gives me trust issues when it comes to her books.😰😂
I'm scared this is only the beginning of these deaths, too.😓 ESPECIALLY AFTER THAT BOMBSHELL THAT WAS DROPPED?!?!?!! I still can't believe THAT happened and ahhhhh I don't know anymore?!?!😖
Still, I never thought just 2 words could change so much . . .
October 9, 2019
9. October 2019
I'm underwhelmed
RTC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My
time
has
come
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
29. September 2019
GUESS WHO JUST READ THE FIRST THREE CHAPTERS!!!! THIS BITCH THATS WHO oh my god im so happy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
27. July 2019
hi yes its me, ya girl. i still dont have this in my hands and im v mopey about it
k bye
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
24. June 2019
i just requested again omg i really dont wanna be denied again guys im stressed
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
19 June 2019
Edelweiss denied me and now im sad
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
17. June 2019
113 days till publication!1!!!1!
.
.
guys i have a problem
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
16. June 2019
its 1:05 on a Sunday afternoon and i have never wanted an arc of something so badly in my life
that's it
that's the update
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. June 2019
THERE ARE ARCS AT BOOKCON BUT ALL OF MY FRIENDS ARE BUSY AND MY CAR SUCKS SO I CANT GET THERE 😭😭😭😭
Ok it's been like 3 hours and I just found out Edelweiss has arcs. I have requested 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
22. April 2019
SHE HAS THE ARCS (i may or may not have notifications for Instagram set up don't come for me😂😂)
----------------------
21 February 2019
WE! HAVE! A! COVER!
I'm underwhelmed
RTC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My
time
has
come
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
29. September 2019
GUESS WHO JUST READ THE FIRST THREE CHAPTERS!!!! THIS BITCH THATS WHO oh my god im so happy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
27. July 2019
hi yes its me, ya girl. i still dont have this in my hands and im v mopey about it
k bye
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
24. June 2019
i just requested again omg i really dont wanna be denied again guys im stressed
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
19 June 2019
Edelweiss denied me and now im sad
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
17. June 2019
113 days till publication!1!!!1!
.
.
guys i have a problem
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
16. June 2019
its 1:05 on a Sunday afternoon and i have never wanted an arc of something so badly in my life
that's it
that's the update
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. June 2019
THERE ARE ARCS AT BOOKCON BUT ALL OF MY FRIENDS ARE BUSY AND MY CAR SUCKS SO I CANT GET THERE 😭😭😭😭
Ok it's been like 3 hours and I just found out Edelweiss has arcs. I have requested 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
22. April 2019
SHE HAS THE ARCS (i may or may not have notifications for Instagram set up don't come for me😂😂)
----------------------
21 February 2019
WE! HAVE! A! COVER!
August 29, 2019
“Because I’ve already waited forever for this - for you. I’ve done nothing but watch and wait, and I am not walking away again. If I kiss you, if I touch you again, I will not be able to go back to the way things are now.” The next breath he took trembled as much as I was. “I won’t be able to pretend that you aren’t my everything.”
If that doesn’t make your heart explode in a fucking glitter fest then there’s nothing I can say to make you pick up this series. Except for the fact that Armentrout is fucking magic and that you should really really really read this series.
Warning: Graphic evidence of Jen ripping my heart out below.
*I was blessed with an early copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
If that doesn’t make your heart explode in a fucking glitter fest then there’s nothing I can say to make you pick up this series. Except for the fact that Armentrout is fucking magic and that you should really really really read this series.
Warning: Graphic evidence of Jen ripping my heart out below.
*I was blessed with an early copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
October 19, 2020
The Burning Shadow was absolutely brilliant. It started out slow and steady and grew into an intricate story that was deep and emotional. I loved the ties into the Lux Series and that we got to see all of our old friends. It felt like coming home. But this book toyed with my emotions in the best way ever! Lies, love, betrayal, friendship and secrets splashed across the pages and it was beyond impossible to put this book down.
Within those first few pages, I was already laughing so hard. That's because the story started right where The Darkest Star ended. With Evie's mom, Sylvia, making lunch for Evie and Luc. Sylvia and Luc butted heads in the most horrific ways. They were a disaster in the making and I couldn't look away from that train wreck or stop the laughs that were bubbling out of me.
From there, we were taken on the most epic adventure. So I was beyond grateful that Evie and Luc got moments where they could sit back for a few minutes and enjoy each other. Their banter was smile inducing, but they also had these deep, emotional conversations that gutted and elated me. Especially when Luc gave Evie little pieces of her past. It felt like we truly got to know everything there was about them and they brought so many emotions out of me. It wasn't a surprise that I kept finding myself with tears falling down my face.
But there was also heart pounding action that made it feel like I was standing on the edge of the cliff. I was so scared I was going to fall with them down into the abyss, so I was that glued to the pages. And as the story unfolded, we were given little clues. When those clues started to come together I literally had chills. And while some of the twists I figured out, a few of them knocked me on my butt. My mind was blown. So hold on because this book turned into a wild and twisted ride.
Luc is still holding onto my number one spot for favorite book boyfriend ever (sorry Daemon!). The lengths he would go to protect the ones he loved was astronomical. He did everything to keep them safe, and while sometimes it was selfish, I loved him more for it. I also loved that he had no idea how to be modest lol. With hysterical t-shirts, cheesy pickup lines, and being naughty and listening into Evie's thoughts I seriously loved everything about him. Even when he was a little too matter of fact or being violent. His actions shouldn't have made me laugh, broken hand scene cough cough, but it's Luc. I couldn't help smiling and laughing every time he was around.
Evie was on a huge emotional journey and grew so much! She definitely struggled trying to figure out who she truly was. She had her past and Evelyn Dashed mixed into who she was and my heart hurt for her. But Evie was strong, resilient and she grew in leaps and bounds. I was rooting for her every step of the way! And I loved that she never once lost her confidence, snark or sassiness!
The side characters rounded out this story perfectly. Zoe was the ultimate bff, I loved Heidi too and everyone from The Lux Series. You guys. My heart was elated with how many we got to see, I was screaming. Ohhhh and be prepared because when Luc and Daemon go head to head, I didn't know whether to laugh or hold my breath because of what would happen next. So yes, I loved this book! It definitely didn't suffer from second book syndrome. I loved every twist and turn and I couldn't wait to see what happened next, The Burning Shadow will definitely keep readers hooked and become an instant favorite!
PS Diesel gets a part in this book and it was so perfect!
PPS I love their Halloween costumes!
*I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book, provided by the author. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*
For more of my reviews, please visit:
“Evie.” Luc said my name as if it were a prayer and a curse.
I took a breath, but it went nowhere. His forehead touched mine, and I swore my heart stopped right then and there.
Within those first few pages, I was already laughing so hard. That's because the story started right where The Darkest Star ended. With Evie's mom, Sylvia, making lunch for Evie and Luc. Sylvia and Luc butted heads in the most horrific ways. They were a disaster in the making and I couldn't look away from that train wreck or stop the laughs that were bubbling out of me.
I wanted him to kiss me. I wanted to lose myself in him. I wanted to forget, and I wanted to remember.
From there, we were taken on the most epic adventure. So I was beyond grateful that Evie and Luc got moments where they could sit back for a few minutes and enjoy each other. Their banter was smile inducing, but they also had these deep, emotional conversations that gutted and elated me. Especially when Luc gave Evie little pieces of her past. It felt like we truly got to know everything there was about them and they brought so many emotions out of me. It wasn't a surprise that I kept finding myself with tears falling down my face.
“Tell me what you want.” His lips brushed mine in the darkness. “You need to say the words, Evie.”
“You,” I whispered into the space between our mouths, while my heart beat so fast I didn’t understand how it could keep going. “I want you.”
But there was also heart pounding action that made it feel like I was standing on the edge of the cliff. I was so scared I was going to fall with them down into the abyss, so I was that glued to the pages. And as the story unfolded, we were given little clues. When those clues started to come together I literally had chills. And while some of the twists I figured out, a few of them knocked me on my butt. My mind was blown. So hold on because this book turned into a wild and twisted ride.
“You,” he spoke. “It’s only ever been you. Before. Now. Later. There’s been no one else. There . . . just can’t be.”
Luc is still holding onto my number one spot for favorite book boyfriend ever (sorry Daemon!). The lengths he would go to protect the ones he loved was astronomical. He did everything to keep them safe, and while sometimes it was selfish, I loved him more for it. I also loved that he had no idea how to be modest lol. With hysterical t-shirts, cheesy pickup lines, and being naughty and listening into Evie's thoughts I seriously loved everything about him. Even when he was a little too matter of fact or being violent. His actions shouldn't have made me laugh, broken hand scene cough cough, but it's Luc. I couldn't help smiling and laughing every time he was around.
“Because I’ve already waited forever for this— for you. I’ve done nothing but watch and wait, and I am not walking away again. If I kiss you, if I touch you again, I will not be able to go back to the way things are now.” The next breath he took trembled as much as I was. “I won’t be able to pretend that you aren’t my everything.”
I couldn’t breathe.
Evie was on a huge emotional journey and grew so much! She definitely struggled trying to figure out who she truly was. She had her past and Evelyn Dashed mixed into who she was and my heart hurt for her. But Evie was strong, resilient and she grew in leaps and bounds. I was rooting for her every step of the way! And I loved that she never once lost her confidence, snark or sassiness!
Daemon was quiet for a long moment. “Luc and I would do anything to protect the people we love.”
I stilled, unable to take more than a shallow breath as I stared at the male Luxen. I didn’t know how to respond to that.
“I would beg, plead, barter, and kill to protect Kat,” he continued, voice low, but every word struck me like thunder. “Nothing in this world would stop me, and there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do— and it’s the same for Luc when it comes to you.”
The side characters rounded out this story perfectly. Zoe was the ultimate bff, I loved Heidi too and everyone from The Lux Series. You guys. My heart was elated with how many we got to see, I was screaming. Ohhhh and be prepared because when Luc and Daemon go head to head, I didn't know whether to laugh or hold my breath because of what would happen next. So yes, I loved this book! It definitely didn't suffer from second book syndrome. I loved every twist and turn and I couldn't wait to see what happened next, The Burning Shadow will definitely keep readers hooked and become an instant favorite!
“Evie.” Luc’s voice was quiet but strong.
Drawing in a deep breath, I nodded. “I’m okay. I’m ready.”
And then I stepped forward, hand in hand with Luc, into the unknown.
PS Diesel gets a part in this book and it was so perfect!
PPS I love their Halloween costumes!
*I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book, provided by the author. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*
For more of my reviews, please visit:
October 8, 2019
Sooooooo good! This whole time I thought this would be a duology until I got near the end and it hit me that there would have to be more. So many crazy twists and revelations!
I cannot wait to see where this goes next. RTC!
I cannot wait to see where this goes next. RTC!
November 9, 2021
Spin off series are great, but I always have little concerns in the back of my mind like I loved the lux series so much is the the spin off series going to hold my interest.
Well after the darkness star and now burning shadow I am all in and pleasantly surprised how hooked I am on this story, it is so good and I am even more addicted than I was after the Lux series, how dose Armentrout do it absolutely love her books.
Clear all your calendar get takeout and get ready for an awesome read you won't regret it.
Happy Reading 📚📚📗📘📚📙📒📓📘📕📗📚📚📖
Well after the darkness star and now burning shadow I am all in and pleasantly surprised how hooked I am on this story, it is so good and I am even more addicted than I was after the Lux series, how dose Armentrout do it absolutely love her books.
Clear all your calendar get takeout and get ready for an awesome read you won't regret it.
Happy Reading 📚📚📗📘📚📙📒📓📘📕📗📚📚📖
Want to read
August 11, 2019More Luc and Evelyn?!?
Read an Extended Excerpt of The Burning Shadow by Jennifer L. Armentrout:
https://torteenblog.com/2019/07/18/re...
All I wanted to do is eat a damn grilled cheese sandwich, eat some freaking soup, and be normal for five seconds...
Read an Extended Excerpt of The Burning Shadow by Jennifer L. Armentrout:
https://torteenblog.com/2019/07/18/re...
All I wanted to do is eat a damn grilled cheese sandwich, eat some freaking soup, and be normal for five seconds...
June 25, 2020
4 burning stars
It cost me something to get into the reading at the beginning, I don't know , but after 30% it was not to stop reading.
Se puso buenisimoo,
and that end, damn was intense and I need more.
I can't wait for the next book.
It cost me something to get into the reading at the beginning, I don't know , but after 30% it was not to stop reading.
Se puso buenisimoo,
and that end, damn was intense and I need more.
I can't wait for the next book.
May 14, 2021
ugh i love luc so much😩😭
September 25, 2019
Ms Armentrout, You had me at LUC and kept me with the amazing storytelling.
Evelyn is a high school student that accidently stumbles into a secret that will change her life forever. You see, Evelyn has no memory for years of her past life and by entering a night club with her friends she discovers the world and people that she left behind.
The Burning Shadow has fantastic world building, an amazing cast of humor filled characters and aliens, a heartwarming romance and a reminder why I flat out love Jennifer L. Armentrout’s writing.
I received this ARC copy of The Burning Shadow from Tor Teen - Macmillan. This is my honest and voluntary review. The Burning Shadow is set for publication October 8, 2019.
Written by: Jennifer L. Armentrout
FRONTLIST | On Sale Date: October 8, 2019
9781250175748, 1250175747
Hardcover with dust jacket
$17.99 USD, $24.50 CAD
Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
Young Adult Fiction / Science Fiction / Alien Contact
Ages 13 to 18
Evelyn is a high school student that accidently stumbles into a secret that will change her life forever. You see, Evelyn has no memory for years of her past life and by entering a night club with her friends she discovers the world and people that she left behind.
The Burning Shadow has fantastic world building, an amazing cast of humor filled characters and aliens, a heartwarming romance and a reminder why I flat out love Jennifer L. Armentrout’s writing.
I received this ARC copy of The Burning Shadow from Tor Teen - Macmillan. This is my honest and voluntary review. The Burning Shadow is set for publication October 8, 2019.
Written by: Jennifer L. Armentrout
FRONTLIST | On Sale Date: October 8, 2019
9781250175748, 1250175747
Hardcover with dust jacket
$17.99 USD, $24.50 CAD
Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
Young Adult Fiction / Science Fiction / Alien Contact
Ages 13 to 18
December 8, 2019
4.5 (spoiler alert if you haven't read previous books)
It was a 3 then it grew into a 4 and bam the last 10% Went 5 stars with it's twisted wicked ending.
Humans can be such jerks ! Kill Kill Destroy, Kill, Overpower, Manipulate, and Own It All. Mwhahahahaha I'm so anti human right now, even wearing my alien lover badge. They thought the worst of the worst was over, but they were wrong.
Luc, Purrr Purrr he makes my inner cougar very happy. Oh dang it I went there. He's a dreamy package with purple eyes, PURPLE ! I don't care if he's a teen character. Him and Nadia/Evie are such a connected couple, I love a long drawn out courtship. there is no insta hormone loving teenager stuff here, thankfully.
Oh the ending ! Wicked Ms. Armentrout has a twisted soul for leaving me hanging like that. I thank you dear author, you rocked it out !
It was a 3 then it grew into a 4 and bam the last 10% Went 5 stars with it's twisted wicked ending.
Humans can be such jerks ! Kill Kill Destroy, Kill, Overpower, Manipulate, and Own It All. Mwhahahahaha I'm so anti human right now, even wearing my alien lover badge. They thought the worst of the worst was over, but they were wrong.
Luc, Purrr Purrr he makes my inner cougar very happy. Oh dang it I went there. He's a dreamy package with purple eyes, PURPLE ! I don't care if he's a teen character. Him and Nadia/Evie are such a connected couple, I love a long drawn out courtship. there is no insta hormone loving teenager stuff here, thankfully.
Oh the ending ! Wicked Ms. Armentrout has a twisted soul for leaving me hanging like that. I thank you dear author, you rocked it out !
October 26, 2019
4,5 WOZA stars
Guys fasten your seatbelt because that book is a real roller coaster. Kind of James Bond with aliens.
You have very big bad guys erasing everyone, special ops team burning houses and shooting people through windows, mysterious virus killing people or transforming them in Terminator machines, identity crisis and... a love story! No time to get boring that's for sure! Rewind here...
I liked The Darkest Star especially Luc' s T-Shirts ( I am still ready to buy some of them...hint hint to JLA :-D ) but it did not amaze me.
I still pre-ordered the Burning Shadow as I love the Luxen world and I wanted to know which path this story would follow. I can now say after three engrossing reading days and several "do not disturb I am reading" flags later that this sequel is a whole other level of entertainment!
Holy Molly the bomb JLA dropped on us with Nadia/Evie!!! I would never have guessed. In this sequel we follow Evie while she is trying to survive after Micah's attack and navigate school while her ex friend April is leading an anti Luxen campaign.
A mysterious flu is plaguing humans killing many of them or morphing them into kind of killing zombies with weird black blue blood. Evie witnessed this event first hand and has many questions.
Is it possible, like the government is saying, that it's a Luxen transmitted desease? But Luxen don't get sick, do they?
Or is part of an orchestrated anti Luxen propaganda? Because friends the Luxen are the great evils behind any possible pain and misfortune!
You have very big bad guys erasing everyone, special ops team burning houses and shooting people through windows, mysterious virus killing people or transforming them in Terminator machines, identity crisis and... a love story! No time to get boring that's for sure! Rewind here...
I liked The Darkest Star especially Luc' s T-Shirts ( I am still ready to buy some of them...hint hint to JLA :-D ) but it did not amaze me.
I still pre-ordered the Burning Shadow as I love the Luxen world and I wanted to know which path this story would follow. I can now say after three engrossing reading days and several "do not disturb I am reading" flags later that this sequel is a whole other level of entertainment!
Holy Molly the bomb JLA dropped on us with Nadia/Evie!!! I would never have guessed. In this sequel we follow Evie while she is trying to survive after Micah's attack and navigate school while her ex friend April is leading an anti Luxen campaign.
A mysterious flu is plaguing humans killing many of them or morphing them into kind of killing zombies with weird black blue blood. Evie witnessed this event first hand and has many questions.
Is it possible, like the government is saying, that it's a Luxen transmitted desease? But Luxen don't get sick, do they?
Or is part of an orchestrated anti Luxen propaganda? Because friends the Luxen are the great evils behind any possible pain and misfortune!
I can draw a parallel between what happened to the Jews before and during WWII with what the US government is doing to the Luxen.
Register them, hunt the unregistered ones, strip them of their rights, park them behind fences or take them to places never to be seen again. Fear and idiocy are the most powerful weapons a government can use to legitimate radical actions.
I really appreciated this light JLA shed on her story as History should never be forgotten. What I also loved was Luc's protectivness towards Evie. Evie will be roughed up or endangered more than once in this sequel and each time Luc will go ballistic. He would kill everyone to protect her!
I also loved the building of the romance, with Luc's extremely lame pick up lines, silly gifts and unabashed cockyness! It was cheesy and corny in the most endearing way!
These two are two peas in a pod. Evie's growth was also a big asset in this story! She had to find who she was. She had no recollection of being Nadia and did not know who Evie was. Did her mom lie to her? Was she worthy of Luc or did he love Nadia but not Evie?
Evie was also the perfect female character with flaws yet badass, uncertain yet so selfless! The pace is fast but not hurried, twists happen all the time to propel the story on a different path and JLA pulled a huge white rabbit out of her hat to have us wondering how in God's name this story will have a HEA for our main charcaters!
I guess we'll have to wait for the third book and cross our fingers!
Register them, hunt the unregistered ones, strip them of their rights, park them behind fences or take them to places never to be seen again. Fear and idiocy are the most powerful weapons a government can use to legitimate radical actions.
I really appreciated this light JLA shed on her story as History should never be forgotten. What I also loved was Luc's protectivness towards Evie. Evie will be roughed up or endangered more than once in this sequel and each time Luc will go ballistic. He would kill everyone to protect her!
I also loved the building of the romance, with Luc's extremely lame pick up lines, silly gifts and unabashed cockyness! It was cheesy and corny in the most endearing way!
These two are two peas in a pod. Evie's growth was also a big asset in this story! She had to find who she was. She had no recollection of being Nadia and did not know who Evie was. Did her mom lie to her? Was she worthy of Luc or did he love Nadia but not Evie?
Evie was also the perfect female character with flaws yet badass, uncertain yet so selfless! The pace is fast but not hurried, twists happen all the time to propel the story on a different path and JLA pulled a huge white rabbit out of her hat to have us wondering how in God's name this story will have a HEA for our main charcaters!
I guess we'll have to wait for the third book and cross our fingers!
Have you read this story? Or any other Luxen story?
Thanks for reading!
Sophie
Find me on:
Wordpress: Beware Of The Reader
Facebook: Beware Of The Reader
Facebook group : Beware Book Boyfriends Alert
Instagram: @bewareofthereader
Twitter: @BewareOffReader
November 21, 2019
Even though I enjoyed reading this I have to admit that it didn't live up to expectations. More than 50% of the book was spent with no important incident whatsoever, just a regular high school drama which I so did not miss and its also why I avoid YA contemporary. The whole thing that happened with Sylvia is pretty much what happened to Kate in Lux series, a little originality wouldn't hurt anyone.
“An arrogant man will still feel immortal.” She lifted her gaze, meeting his. “Even on his deathbed.”
Apart from the above I really enjoyed the rest part of the book. The character development been my favourite, I'm so loving the way Evie and Luc's relationship is turning out. The plot is just average and I think the author could have done better with the writing, first person POV gets boring when not much fun incidents happen.
“An arrogant man will still feel immortal.” She lifted her gaze, meeting his. “Even on his deathbed.”
Apart from the above I really enjoyed the rest part of the book. The character development been my favourite, I'm so loving the way Evie and Luc's relationship is turning out. The plot is just average and I think the author could have done better with the writing, first person POV gets boring when not much fun incidents happen.
January 31, 2021
So viele neue Details und unerwartete Plot twists, das ich super froh bin den zweiten Teil nochmal gelesen zu haben bevor ich direkt morgen mit dem dritten Teil starte. Denn ich muss unbedingt wissen wie es weiter geht.
January 27, 2020
Originally posted at:
This was everything I wanted and SO MUCH more! Jennifer has done it again! Her writing has come such a long way since I read the Lux series. She knows how to write long books and keep me interested the whole way through.
Luc is now my favorite of all the book boyfriends I've encountered over the last decade or so! He's sweet and caring with a possessive streak that rears it's ugly head when things become dire. I also love that he's not afraid of a little something called emotions and feelings. I know it sends shudders through almost every book boyfriend I've read about in the past too.
Evie has been dealt a really bad hand and it just keeps getting worse as time goes by. Luc is the star that lights her way because without him this would have probably not even started (read the book and this sentence will make sense, I promise!). It's a breath of fresh air when something happens to her and she doesn't keep it a secret from Luc and they work on resolving the problem together with their friends. Their communication skills were fantastic in this book.
The author has been very trigger-happy in this series and that scares me a little for future books. People are dying left and right: bad guys, good guys and everyone else in between has been fair game.
My only point of criticism is how these books are released. I would rather have the author work on and release one series at a time than have her working to 2+ series and release only one book per year in that series.
I truly don't know what to expect from this series in the following books (which will be a total of 5). I'm excited and optimistic that things are just going to keep getting bigger and better where the books are concerned. Though their adventure needs to span a total of 5 books so it'll probably be getting worse for the characters until we get to that last book.
The Audio Book:
The narration was fantastic! She has a nice range of male and female voices and I didn't get lost in the dialogue because voices sounded the same.
This was everything I wanted and SO MUCH more! Jennifer has done it again! Her writing has come such a long way since I read the Lux series. She knows how to write long books and keep me interested the whole way through.
Luc is now my favorite of all the book boyfriends I've encountered over the last decade or so! He's sweet and caring with a possessive streak that rears it's ugly head when things become dire. I also love that he's not afraid of a little something called emotions and feelings. I know it sends shudders through almost every book boyfriend I've read about in the past too.
Evie has been dealt a really bad hand and it just keeps getting worse as time goes by. Luc is the star that lights her way because without him this would have probably not even started (read the book and this sentence will make sense, I promise!). It's a breath of fresh air when something happens to her and she doesn't keep it a secret from Luc and they work on resolving the problem together with their friends. Their communication skills were fantastic in this book.
The author has been very trigger-happy in this series and that scares me a little for future books. People are dying left and right: bad guys, good guys and everyone else in between has been fair game.
My only point of criticism is how these books are released. I would rather have the author work on and release one series at a time than have her working to 2+ series and release only one book per year in that series.
I truly don't know what to expect from this series in the following books (which will be a total of 5). I'm excited and optimistic that things are just going to keep getting bigger and better where the books are concerned. Though their adventure needs to span a total of 5 books so it'll probably be getting worse for the characters until we get to that last book.
The Audio Book:
The narration was fantastic! She has a nice range of male and female voices and I didn't get lost in the dialogue because voices sounded the same.
December 30, 2019
well that happened.
RTC
RTC
August 1, 2019
"You are as much a part of him as he is a part of you."
This was an action-packed, addicted, entertaining sequel to read.
I enjoyed this one a lot more than "The Darkest Star".
This was darker and had a more intriguing plot than the previous one.
There is a lot of new pieces of information in this book that I can't wait to see how it will be developed in the following books.
The writing continues the same, great with a lot of quotes worth of a highlight.
And I'm already dying for the sequel.
--------
ARC received from publishers via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review
Official release date: 8 of October of 2019.
This was an action-packed, addicted, entertaining sequel to read.
I enjoyed this one a lot more than "The Darkest Star".
This was darker and had a more intriguing plot than the previous one.
There is a lot of new pieces of information in this book that I can't wait to see how it will be developed in the following books.
The writing continues the same, great with a lot of quotes worth of a highlight.
And I'm already dying for the sequel.
--------
ARC received from publishers via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review
Official release date: 8 of October of 2019.
December 31, 2021
Çevirisini yapmak maraton koşmak gibiydi. Dolayısıyla yorum yapacak dermanım kalmadı :D
Evie'nin ilk kitaptaki çocukça tavırları burada yoktu neyse ki.
Geçmişe dair bir sürü şey öğrendik ve bin bir türlü sır açığa çıktı. Ardı arkası kesilmeyen ölümler de cabası. Hele bir de sonunda öyle bir bomba patladı ki sormayın gitsin!
----
Serinin görünen son kitabının çevirisine başlamadan önce yapalım bir reread! Devamı gelecek gibi diyorlar. Eğer öyle olur da yine çevirmek bana nasip olursa üçüncü reread de gelir bu gidişle! :D :D
Evie'nin ilk kitaptaki çocukça tavırları burada yoktu neyse ki.
Geçmişe dair bir sürü şey öğrendik ve bin bir türlü sır açığa çıktı. Ardı arkası kesilmeyen ölümler de cabası. Hele bir de sonunda öyle bir bomba patladı ki sormayın gitsin!
----
Serinin görünen son kitabının çevirisine başlamadan önce yapalım bir reread! Devamı gelecek gibi diyorlar. Eğer öyle olur da yine çevirmek bana nasip olursa üçüncü reread de gelir bu gidişle! :D :D
January 16, 2020
⭐️3.5 stars⭐️
Real strength does not exist in muscles or deadly skill.
It exists in your ability to pick yourself up and keep going after the shit hits the fan.
That's strength.
Real strength does not exist in muscles or deadly skill.
It exists in your ability to pick yourself up and keep going after the shit hits the fan.
That's strength.
June 29, 2020
God I love them so much.... I can´t wait to read the final one.
October 25, 2020
This book is looooooong and I loved every second of it. A lot happens in this book, a lot of things are revealed, some of which I am not sure how to feel about. I am not sure I am fan of the direction Jennifer has taken this book. Aliens, hybrids, origins and now this... I think this is a step too far but we will see how it will turn out in the upcoming books.
I still love Luc and his ridiculous shirts. I love how he can be so arrogant and cocky one minute and then charming and sweet the next. He is such a funny guy and he really is amazing to Evie, so patient and understanding and supportive. He also says the most amazing things that make you become a puddle of goo. That boy has real way with words. And there is one thing special about Luc that made me love him even more.
Evie has been through a lot in this book. She struggles a bit which is understandable because some of the things that happen would be quite hard to deal with. She still struggles with who she is and who she wants to be. But through it all she still remains strong, sassy and courageous.
I love that Daemon and the rest of the Lux crowd makes an appearance and Daemon didn't lost the ability to render me speechless. He is still as amazing as ever to the point where I really want to re-read the Lux series just so I can fall in love with Daemon all over again.
And I really love Kent, he made me laugh so hard. He sure is amazing at shining light at every situation.
I really enjoyed this book and I really can't wait for the next installment to see what surprises Jen will bring our way.
I still love Luc and his ridiculous shirts. I love how he can be so arrogant and cocky one minute and then charming and sweet the next. He is such a funny guy and he really is amazing to Evie, so patient and understanding and supportive. He also says the most amazing things that make you become a puddle of goo. That boy has real way with words. And there is one thing special about Luc that made me love him even more.
"I am not walking away again. If I kiss you, if I touch you again, I will not be able to go back to the way things are now." The next breath he took trembled as much as I was. "I won't be able to pretend that you aren't my everything."
Evie has been through a lot in this book. She struggles a bit which is understandable because some of the things that happen would be quite hard to deal with. She still struggles with who she is and who she wants to be. But through it all she still remains strong, sassy and courageous.
I love that Daemon and the rest of the Lux crowd makes an appearance and Daemon didn't lost the ability to render me speechless. He is still as amazing as ever to the point where I really want to re-read the Lux series just so I can fall in love with Daemon all over again.
"If Kat lost all her memories tomorrow and she didn't know who she was or who I was, it wouldn't change a damn thing about how I feel for her. I would still love her as much as I did the day before."
And I really love Kent, he made me laugh so hard. He sure is amazing at shining light at every situation.
"I like to think I'm the version of Pennywise who still eats children but then feels bad about it afterwards. Not just because I imagine children would give you indigestion but because eating children would make me feel like a glutton and I have a gluten intolerance. I feel like kids would be full of gluten... And it would be tiresome, you know, having to lure kids into sewers to nom nom on them. I image when I wasn't eating children, I'd mope around, bemoaning how hard my life was and how everyone misunderstood me."
I really enjoyed this book and I really can't wait for the next installment to see what surprises Jen will bring our way.
October 22, 2020
sooo, where can i get a luc? totally asking for a friend…
i feel like theres a little bit too much going on in this installment. its literally one bad thing after another and it kind of gets old. but im still really enjoying this series. and luc. did i mention luc?
also, the next book is going to be called ‘the brightest night.’ im calling it right here and now. i would put a million dollars on it, if i could.
↠ 4 stars
i feel like theres a little bit too much going on in this installment. its literally one bad thing after another and it kind of gets old. but im still really enjoying this series. and luc. did i mention luc?
also, the next book is going to be called ‘the brightest night.’ im calling it right here and now. i would put a million dollars on it, if i could.
↠ 4 stars
Displaying 1 - 30 of 1,501 reviews