AUTHOR: Jennifer L. Armentrout
PAGES: 157 (ePub format)
RELEASE DATE: February 21st, 2012
PUBLISHER: Entangled
READ: February 26-27th, 2012
BUY THIS BOOK AT: Amazon
SYNOPSIS The last thing Dawson
Black expected was Bethany Williams. As a Luxen, an alien life form on
Earth, human girls are…well, fun. But since the Luxen have to keep their
true identities a secret, falling for one would be insane. Dangerous.
Tempting. Undeniable.
Bethany can’t deny the immediate connection between her and Dawson. And even though boys aren’t a complication she wants, she can’t stay away from him. Still, whenever they lock eyes, she’s drawn in. Captivated. Lured. Loved.
Dawson is keeping a secret that will change her existence...and put her life in jeopardy. But even he can’t stop risking everything for one human girl. Or from a fate that is as unavoidable as love itself.
Bethany can’t deny the immediate connection between her and Dawson. And even though boys aren’t a complication she wants, she can’t stay away from him. Still, whenever they lock eyes, she’s drawn in. Captivated. Lured. Loved.
Dawson is keeping a secret that will change her existence...and put her life in jeopardy. But even he can’t stop risking everything for one human girl. Or from a fate that is as unavoidable as love itself.
I have been waiting for this one! I absolutely devoured Obsidian and was smitten with Daemon (as a lot of people were). The way Jennifer Armentrout writes her romance is seething! It makes you feel lightheaded and keeps you up at night thinking about her wonderful characters. I think I went into Shadows with the wrong expectations, I went into it thinking I would come out knowing what happened to Dawson and Bethany. That did not happen, I feel like I came out of it with the same amount of knowledge that I went into it with. It actually felt like I read a shortened version of Obsidian with the other male triplet and a different human. Alien falls in love with human, alien accidentally reveals himself to said human, alien lights human up like a christmas tree, aliens fellow aliens are very unhappy about the reveal, things go awry and alien brings human back to life, alien and human have the same heartbeat.
Yes, I did get the warm and fuzzies that I had expected due to the way Jennifer makes the romance seem epic and undeniable. I also enjoyed watching Daemon stew over his brothers choices while knowing that the same situation is in his future. We gained a little more insight into the life that the Luxen live here on Earth and into the bond between the triplets. But when I put this book down I found myself trying to see how it stands on its own by Obsidian and I just cant say that it does.
I definitely still recommend this to anyone looking for an Alluring Read, but reader beware, you're going on a ride that's going to feel quite familiar.
*Synopses and bookcovers are taken from www.goodreads.com
Yes, I did get the warm and fuzzies that I had expected due to the way Jennifer makes the romance seem epic and undeniable. I also enjoyed watching Daemon stew over his brothers choices while knowing that the same situation is in his future. We gained a little more insight into the life that the Luxen live here on Earth and into the bond between the triplets. But when I put this book down I found myself trying to see how it stands on its own by Obsidian and I just cant say that it does.
I definitely still recommend this to anyone looking for an Alluring Read, but reader beware, you're going on a ride that's going to feel quite familiar.
*Synopses and bookcovers are taken from www.goodreads.com
I am dissapointed that it may be to similar of a love story. But I will still read it and give you my 2 cents. :)
ReplyDeleteI have finished the book, and I am soo dissapointed. If I hadn't read Obsidian, maybe I would have really enjoyed it. But the author had no new creativity in this book. Same old same old and I did not get that much of a spark.. Maybe I was expecting too much.
ReplyDeleteSuch a let down I know. But, I still have high hopes for Onyx!
DeleteDawson is a triplet. His older (by minutes) bother, Daemon, looks identical to him. Daemon is overprotective and a little antisocial at times - at least with the humans. His sister, Dee, is hyper and very social with anyone - human or luxon. Oh and all three of them are aliens. They're supposed to stay low key, living with the human but not being discovered. The DOD looks poorly on too much ...um involvement with humans. Still they go to school and talk to the humans but that's it. Until Bethany moves to town and Dawson can't seem to leave her alone. If the luxon's don't do him in for it the DOD's gonna find out.
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