Meh. I didn't love OBSIDIAN but it was pretty good for what it was, even if it was highly derivative of TWILIGHT. Here, in ONYX, Armentrout explores her world in more detail, revealing additional Luxen and Arum powers. I don't think I'll be continuing the series but there's something kind of delightfully nostalgic about this series. It feels like something you could find in one of those cheesy aughts teen series about girls with special powers. It doesn't hurt that the heroine, Katy, is genuinely likable, has an interesting hobby (book blogging), and doesn't hate every female character in the book. Even the romantic rival, Ash, has more of a complicated relationship to Katy than just pure mean girl.
There were some great twists in here and I liked the scene where Daemon "helps" her with her book blogging, but for the most part this felt needlessly long and didn't have the pacing of the first book. I ended up skimming a lot. I just really don't care for Daemon as a love interest and it's hard to read an M/F romance series where you just plain don't like the dude character. It was an interesting ride, though.
2.5 out of 5 stars
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