*Disclaimer: I received an Advance Reader's Copy from the author for review consideration. This does in no way affect my opinion, and all thoughts expressed in this review are unbiased and my own.*
Title: The Darkest Star
Series: Origin #1
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 5 hearts
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Pub. date: October 30th 2018
Publisher: Tor Teen
Synopsis: When seventeen-year-old Evie Dasher is caught up in a raid at a notorious club known as one of the few places where humans and the surviving Luxen can mingle freely, she meets Luc, an unnaturally beautiful guy she initially assumes is a Luxen...but he is in fact something much more powerful. Her growing attraction for Luc will lead her deeper and deeper into a world she'd only heard about, a world where everything she thought she knew will be turned on its head...
#1 New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout returns to the universe of the Lux in this brand new series, featuring beloved characters both new and old. (synopsis from Goodreads)
Warning: This review contains spoilers for the last book in the Lux series,Opposition. Do not read this review if you haven’t read and are planning on reading it.
Initial thoughts: Oh my God. That was incredible. I tried to draw it out, because I really didn't want it to end and... then it ended. And now emptiness. I feel empty. The downside of reviewing ARCs: You have to wait even longer for the sequel. Review to come when I'm less of an emotional mess.
Also, I feel a Lux reread coming soon.
Also, I feel a Lux reread coming soon.
It’s been two weeks and I’m still flabbergasted. Okay, so here’s the thing: I first read the Lux series only a few months after I’d started my blog, and I immediately fell in love with the world and all the characters. Now, multiple rereads later, I’m still in love with this world. I also really loved Luc in that series. So when I heard there would be a spin-off series about him, I’ll admit I screamed a little.
And it lived up to my expectations.
I loved Evie. First of all, she’s a photographer. When she was taking photos, it was like I was reading about me. So that’s a plus. But she’s also really relatable, I think, despite living in a world that now knows about aliens. I liked that, even though she’s terrified of the aliens (for good reason), she could stand up for them and she still thought they deserved to have rights. And she grew a lot throughout the story, which I think is very important.
Luc... oh my God, Luc. I honestly don’t even know what to say about him. He is so much fun to read about, and when I started reading, I was worried I wouldn’t be able to see him as anything other than a fourteen-year-old. It wasn’t a problem. Luc is most definitely not fourteen anymore. And I have to say, I like this older version of him even more. All the sarcasm… and then the swoon… Luc will definitely give Daemon a run for his money.
I really enjoyed the plot. As I mentioned before, I fell in love with the world and world-building in the Lux series, so it was really fun to see how the world turned out after the events in Opposition. Because the world changed after finding out about aliens. And it was pretty much like I imagined it would be. But back to the plot, it was very well-paced and interesting. And while it’s definitely a fantasy, it has some mystery vibes to it. It’s not so much that you will mind it if you don’t like mysteries, but I loved that element in the story. It added to the tension. And there were so many twists and turns that surprised me.
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