Book Review/ Author Interview: Obsidian by Jennifer Armentrout

By: Jennifer Armentrout

Published by: Entangled Publishing

To Be Released on: December 6th, 2011

4.5 stars: Go Pick It Up

Purchase from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble

Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring…. until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something…unexpected happens.

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.

If I don’t kill him first, that is -quoted from Goodreads

Take some really hot, sizzling character chemistry, two stubborn love interests who know how to push each other's buttons, and add in some awesome out of this world characters and you've got the makings for one fabulously written story. Jennifer Armentrout never fails to make me fall head over heals in love with her writing and her characters. How could I not? Her sizzling character chemistry, well written characters, and action packed books always leaving wanting more. Obsidian definitely does all that and more.

Talk about a refreshing, Obsidian will give readers a whole new take on aliens. What Jennifer did with this story was absolutely awesome! You do not need to be a sci-fi fan to enjoy it. Believe me, there's plenty of sparks and snarky come backs flying back and forth between Kat and Daemon, that fans of romance will love it. I loved the whole "boy next door" thing that happens between Kat and Daemon. Who ever thought you could live next door to an extremely hot alien? Certainly not Kat, and boy did I love every moment of her getting to know Daemon. If you guys loved Jace in City of Bones, just wait till you meet Daemon.

As a new comer to a small town Kat's in for a eye opening experience when she moves next door and meets Daemon, becomes best friends with his sister Dee, whom I completely loved and inadvertently gets mixed up into their world. What I love about Kat is that girl not only holds her own, she can dish it right back to Daemon. She's a stubborn, independent, resilient, character who doesn't take crap from anyone, and she can hold her own in some of the fabulous action packed scenes. Plus she's snarky and I love that.

To match her fiery character is Daemon, who takes everything up a notch and completely ruffles Kat's feathers, to say the least. Shoot, if I was Kat he would have ruffled my feathers too. Being a the big TMI fan that I am, I'm going to go out on a limb and say if Daemon and Jace where to battle it out, it would be a close call on which character would win. They both have a way for getting under the main characters skin as well as the readers, and yet you can't help but loving them. Not to be out done by her brother, Daemon's fabulous sister Dee really surprised me with how big of a role she plays in the story. I completely adored her! She's such an awesome, down to earth girls, and she's completely opposite of her brother. She's a well written loyal best friend to Kat.

If you're looking for a book that includes hot, alien boys, plenty of sarcasm, sizzling chemistry (which leads to one hot little scene), the right amount of laugh out loud moments and is over all is one of those books you can't get enough of, then I'd recommend picking up Obsidian! I think YA fans are going to fall in love with Daemon & Kat. There is some mild language found through out the book and one well written sensual scene.

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Thank you so much for being on Mundie Moms today Jennifer!! Obsidian is one of those books that will have fans wishing they had a hot alien living next door to them. What inspired you to write Kat's story?

The whole alien aspect started as a conversation between my editor and me. She had asked me if I had ever considered writing about aliens, in which I had laughed. Out loud and really long too, but the more I started to think about it, the story came. Katy was the first character I created and then Daemon. I was inspired by the fact that Katy was a normal girl. Most of my lead female characters are supernatural, so it was a change for me.

I loved the chemistry between Daemon and Kat. What's something you admire about both Kat and Daemon?

I admire the fact that Katy isn't a pushover and alien powers and hotness aside, Daemon is probably more like a normal guy than any other character I've written. He doesn't always say the right things, which I think is pretty realistic.

I really enjoyed getting to know Dee, Daemon's sister (for those who haven't yet read the book). She's one of those characters I'd love to go hang out with. Was there anything that surprised you about her character over the course of writing Obsidian?

I think what surprised me was that as Dee's character evolved, I realized more and more how incredibly lonely Dee was after what happened to Dawson. She really misses him, and it changed her.

We at Mundie Moms love those swoon worthy romances, which one reason why I'm addicted to your books. Who's one of your favorite literary couples?

Ah, favorite literary couple? It's hard to pick one. I guess I could go with Kaylee and Todd? LOL, not sure if that counts.

What's a writing "must have" for you?

An empty room.

What advice would you give to an aspiring author?

Realize that there is a lot of downs you have to go through to get the ups. You need to really want to do this, and to keep at it. Practice really does make perfect.

Thank you so much!

Thank you for having me!

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You can follow Jennifer on her Blog, Twitter, Facebook and Goodreads

You can read my original blog tour post & my interview with Dee here.