Published by: Entangled Teen
Released on: TODAY 8/27/13
Source: e-arc to review
Series: Lux Series #4
5 Stars: I Loved It
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Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.
After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.
All Katy can do is survive.
Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don’t seem entirely crazy, but the group’s goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?
Together, they can face anything. But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will
Daemon and Katy be standing on? And will they even be together?
ORIGIN is full of snark, action, plenty of swoon-worthy moments, and twists. There's also plenty of danger, betrayal and a lot of danger, and oh yeah, a few fight scenes. I loved how Jennifer paced this story. There were moments were I couldn't believe what was happening, that would turn into moments where I could finally let out the breathe I was holding, that would turn into those oh as addicting Daemon and Kat moments, and then moments of "What in the hell just happened?". Oh yeah, ORIGIN has it all.
One of the things I admire about Jennifer's writing is that she does not hesitate to give it to her characters. Meaning, she is not afraid to make them hurt, to put them through the ringer, and to kill them off. She's also not afraid to give back to her characters too. With all the crap that happens in this book, and oh yeah, there's some seriously messed up things that Katy, Daemon and the group encounter/deal with, there are also these moments of hope, sweetness and holy hot tamales! Dang, Daemon does not hold back in this book, and it's about time! haha Sorry, I mean, FINALLY! Everything I've been waiting to happen between Daemon and Kat happens, but trust me, it doesn't all happen at the same time, and Jennifer does a great job at making me wait for it. In the midst of all the chaos those moments are the ones I felt most connected with the characters. I got their fears, and joy, and worries, and the moments were the world just melting away from them for a few minutes. *sigh* Yeah, those Daemon and Kat moments are so beautiful and sigh worthy.
Don't worry, Daemon turn into a softy, though he really did surprise me with what he does, and his thought process when it comes to Kat through out the second half of the book. His snark, and the things he says were still hilarious. Can I just saw, only Daemon could pull of some of the cheesiest lines I've read, and make it laugh out loudable. Most importantly, for me, Daemon and Kat grew up a lot in this book, and I loved seeing how they grow and change together.
Kat literally deals with some hellish things and I like that Jennifer didn't shrug off how that changed her. Seriously, no one could walk away from what she deals with and not be totally normal again. One thing doesn't change with Kat, and that's her strength. I admire her for it, and the fact that she would rather put herself in danger, than see the ones she loves deal with what she is going through. Even in the face of danger she still has that feisty attitude and those snarky comments. Her broken side is what made me love Daemon all the more. His wanting to take that all away from her, and make it right for her, along with this protectiveness and doing all he could to be there for her was so well written. I loved it. It made Daemon the most human reading these moments form his point of view.
I loved the dual point of views! I don't think this story could have been as well written if it hadn't been. Katy and Daemon's voice are complimentary to each other's, and they told the story perfectly. There's are too many shocking twists, discoveries and things that happen that had it been from just Katy's point of view, wouldn't have made the story as engaging as it was. Having Daemon's point of view helped paint a bigger picture, and really allowed me to understand him. I loved it. Where some series that I feel fall short when it comes to expanding on the world and lore that makes up the series, The Lux series expands on, and continues to make the over all story that much more exciting with each book.
Origin is addicting. It's dangerous, hard to put down, and it's a 400 page of pure awesomeness. Don't be scared by those 400 pages. This was a book I devoured in a matter of hours. Once you start it, there's no stopping. It's a heart pounding, sigh worthy, exciting read. I feel the need to say it's "out of this world", but I feel like Daemon would get mad if I stole his thunder on cheesy lines, so I'll just say, GO PICK IT UP!!
Back to the comment I made earlier about some of the Daemon and Kat moments- Jennifer wrote the moments between the two of them beautifully. When it comes to writing tasteful sex scenes in YA books, Jennifer's moments with Daemon and Kat where incredibly well done.
About Jennifer L. Armentrout:
# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, 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, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell, Loki.
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 Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen.
She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
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Oh yes, Daemon definitely stepped up in this book. I loved and reveled in every moment they shared together. They have easily become one of my fave YA couples. This book had so much action and excitement, it was truly epic! Great review!
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Thank you Vi! I am in love with this book and what Jennifer did with the story. Daemon and Kat are definitely at the top of my fav. couples list.
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