Cover Reveal: Lux: Beginnings by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Yes. Lux. As in Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Lux: Beginnings is a combination of the first two books of the series, Obsidian and Onyx. And we have a cover for it.

Synopsis:

Obsidian

There's an alien next door. And with his looming height and eerie green eyes, he's hot...until he opens his mouth. He's infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, he lights me up with a big fat bulls-eye. Turns out he has a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal his abilities and the only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to him until my alien mojo fades. If I don’t kill him first, that is.

Onyx
Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro alien connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems. I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

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Release date: June 3, 2014

Okay, the synopsis have me swooning all over again like I read the book the first time. I miss the first two books!

And the cover is very pretty (and very eerie, but in a good way). Though I must say I love the original covers of Obsidian and Onyx more (I mean, hotness leaked from the covers)

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About the author:

# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer Armentrout 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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Find out more about Lux: Beginnings here:

Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble

Find out more about Jennifer here:

Twitter | Facebook | Website

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We will also be raffling off two fan inspired artwork from fans of the Lux series sent from the author, Jennifer L. Armentrout, herself.

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Listopia 2012

It's the last day of 2012 (Yeah, to me it's the last day cuz I'm not living in USA or Canada). So let's have a quick recap. I released 10 articles of my Top Ten YA Novels read in 2012 in the previous 10 days. So this listopia will about something else. (But I will give you the link of the top 10 novels at the end of the post)

So let's start with the Best Cover:

• A Million Suns by Beth Revis
• Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
• Elixir by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Insurgent by Veronica Roth
• City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
• Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Deity by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Rapture by Lauren Kate
• Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Best OTP:

• Allison and Zeke in The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) by Julie Kagawa
• Alex and Aiden in Deity (Covenant #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Alex and Lena in Delirium (Delirium #1) by Lauren Oliver (although my stance are shaken by the excerpt of Requiem)
• Tobias and Tris in Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
• Clara and Tucker in Hallowed (Unearthly #2) by Cynthia Hand
• Aria and Perry in Under The Never Sky (Under The Never Sky #1) by Veronica Rossi
• Daemon and Katy in Opal (Lux #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Jace and Clary in City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments #5) by Cassandra Clare
• Will and Tessa in Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices #2) by Cassandra Clare
• Adam and Juliette in Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi

Most Anticipated Novel in 2013 (There may be more than 10):

• Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3) by Cassandra Clare
• Boundless (Unearthly #3) by Cynthia Hand
• Through The Ever Night (Under The Never Sky #2) by Veronica Rossi
• The Traitor Son (The Iron Fey: Call of The Forgotten #2) by Julie Kagawa
• Taken (Taken #1) by Erin Bowman
• Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Tahereh Mafi
• Of Triton (Of Poseidon #2) by Anna Banks
• Renegade Heart (Mystic City #2) by Theo Lawrence
• Untitled (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth
• Requiem (Delirium #3) by Lauren Oliver
• Origin (Lux #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Apollyon (Covenant #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Angel Fever (Angel #3) by L. A. Weatherly
• Shades of Earth (Across The Universe #3) by Beth Revis
• The Eternity Cure (Blood of Eden #2) by Julie Kagawa

I have a crazy 2012. And I think 2013 will be even crazier.

See my Top Ten YA Novels 2012 by clicking the links:

No.1 : Insurgent by Veronica Roth
http://smoking-hot-books.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-ya-novels-2012-insurgent-by.html

No.2 : City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
http://smoking-hot-books.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-ya-novels-2012-city-of-lost.html

No.3 : Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout
http://smoking-hot-books.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-ya-novels-2012-opal-by-jennifer.html

No.4 : Deity by Jennifer L. Armentrout
http://smoking-hot-books.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-ya-novels-2012-deity-by.html

No.5 : Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
http://smoking-hot-books.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-ya-novels-2012-onyx-by-jennifer.html

No.6 : Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick
http://smoking-hot-books.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-ya-novels-2012-finale-by-becca.html

No.7 : Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
http://smoking-hot-books.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-ya-novels-2012-pandemonium-by.html

No.8 : Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
http://smoking-hot-books.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-ya-novels-2012-under-never-sky.html

No.9 : The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
http://smoking-hot-books.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-ya-novels-2012-immortal-rules.html

No.10 : Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi
http://smoking-hot-books.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-ya-novels-2012-destroy-me-by.html

Top Ten YA Novels 2012: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout

After several days, it's time for the first five favorite books in 2012!

(And you know what? Choosing between Onyx, Opal, Deity, Insurgent and City of Lost Souls is even harder than trying not to cry while reading Chapter 20 in Clockwork Prince)

No. 5: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Summary:

Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…

Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems.

Something worse than the Arum has come to town…

The Department of Defense are here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we're linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who’s got a secret of his own. He knows what’s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible. Against all common sense, I'm falling for Daemon. Hard.

But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies…

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Why I like this book so much:
  
1. humor:

One must always be prepared for the word wars between Daemon and Kat. They are so freaking cute! Especially the filming vlong scene in chapter 25. The "disastrous" scene":

Taking a deep breath, I started to do my vlog. "Hi, this is Kat from Katy's Krazy Obsession. Sorry for such a long absence. School and..."- My eyes darted to Daemon for a fraction of second  - "stuff have gotten in the way, but anyway, I have a guest. This is ---"
"Daemon Black," he answered for me. "I'm the guy she lays awake at night and fantasizes about."
My cheeks flushed as I elbowed him back. "And that is so not the truth. He's my neighbor--"
"And they guy she's completely obsessed with."
I forced a weak smile. "He's very egotistical and likes to hear his voice, but he's promised to stay quiet. Right?"
He nodded and smiled angelically for the camera, but his eyes stirred with amusement. Yep, this was a bad idea.

This scene makes me laugh every single time I read it. How can we not love Onyx when they got a sense of humor like that?


2. Very human aliens:

Yep, aliens. That's not something you can see in YA novels every day. I mean, many others are about either vamps, werewolves, angels or supernatural creatures like that, or dystopian novels. There's not really much about aliens. And I love alien stories. A hot alien made of light with unearthly beauty yet his emotions are so human? Definitely.


3. Cutest couple ever:

Few can deny that they look so hot and cute together, especially when we see them "in person" (Well, not exactly, since Pepe is still human, but still). And if you put them in the book, with all those word wars and steamy make out scenes, and all kinds of intense conversations, you can't deny they are the cutest couple ever made.


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Why you guys should read this book:

1. Very different writing style:

I don't know why this is one of the reasons. But it is. Jen's words are so different from the others. There are no cruel hilarity in it, yet they can make you laugh very hard. JLA can also use words that you will bring your laughter out when these words are not humorous in other books. This kind of magic's quite cool. And there are all kinds of recovering after some steamy hot scene or unexpected danger. I find myself can't take too many things at once.


2. Aliens

Again, aliens. The reason is exactly the one above. You can scroll it back.


See my full review here:

http://smoking-hot-books.blogspot.hk/2012/08/onyx-review.html


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Origin, the forth book of Lux series, will be released in July, 2013 (That's too far away!)

And Origin will be told in both Daemon and Kat's pov! (Swooning)

The Cage: Daemon's PoV!

Remember when Kat's captured? There's a Daemon PoV about this! Check it out!

The Cage-Daemon POV
That is sweet. And yeah, it makes me want to kill that Will all over again. But if you are a big fan of Onyx (or Lux), you should DEFINITELY read this.

Onyx: Review

Best. Book. Ever. Besides Divergent.

Summary:

Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…

Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems.

Something worse than the Arum has come to town…

The Department of Defense are here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we're linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who’s got a secret of his own. He knows what’s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible. Against all common sense, I'm falling for Daemon. Hard.

But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies…


Review:

Man this book really drives me crazy. It sends me waves of shocks to me. First is Kat seeing Bethany, second is Adam's death, third is Dawson's appearance. And it left a goddamn big cliffhanger at the end of Onyx. I can't even wait to read Opal.

Jennifer is one of the best author ever. Because this is unique. I think not many novels are about aliens? This series is way better than just aliens (like The Host). Your emotions can truly be driven by the things that happened to the characters. It's one of the hardest part of making the novel successful, and Jennifer can do it really well. I appreciate her for that.

But the one thing that I feel is slightly annoying is Kat keep denying her feelings for Daemon. I mean, seriously, if you truly have feelings for him, why not just tell him? And this struggle lasts too long. This is a not-so-good part of the book. But seeing them bickering is really funny. That's the fact I have to admit.

Kat seeing Bethany is one of the most shocking thing of the book. This is a HUGE plot twist. Not in a second have I imagine that Bethany is alive (so is Dawson) and out there somewhere. But her reaction towards Kat is plain scary even though she tried to protect her. I can't even link the once mischievous and sweet girl to this destroyed Bethany. I feel sorry for her. And all this has to blame the DOD. The goddamn DOD.

Another "shock-wave" is that Blake's working for DOD to trying to hunt down Kat. Not as shocking as Kat seeing Bethany. But even though this is not so much a shock for me, I am still angry about him working for DOD and spying on Kat all the time. Another thing I blame the DOD. And to that I am also a little mad at Kat. I always think that the guy is weird. I can't believe that she couldn't see it at the first place even though he acted as a really good distraction when the book started. I can't tell if he truly likes Kat or not, but it doesn't matter now. He is out there somewhere doing hell knows what. And for a long time I wanna punch him in the face and slap him hard.

The saddest thing in the book is Adam's death. I can't even see that happening. I actually cry in this part. Because come on, Adam deserves way better than death. He is one nice kid. Ash and Andrew have to overcome the pain and sorrow of losing their brother. And I can't imagine how Dee can get over the sadness of losing her love. And I blame Blake for that. I hope he will die. I don't care if he was killed by Kat and Daemon or DOD. I just want him dead. And I want the DOD collapse into millions of pieces.

The guy that I wanna slap most is Uncle Will. He is the worst of all and a cheat and a liar and a freaking spy. I can't believe that he uses Kat's mom to get on Kat. He is the biggest and the worst piece of shit in the world. He is definitely one son of a bitch, considering him working for DOD. I would definitely kill him if I could. And I bet that Daemon will take care of him well.

Daemon seeing Dawson involves the most complicated emotions in the whole world. One big part of me feels really happy and even more, giddy to see Dawson alive and back home, joining his bro and sis. But a even bigger part of me feels really anxious. Because Dawson acted like a true zombie. I can figure that he was being tortured when he was trapped by DOD, just like Bethany was. But I can't figure that what is with his blank face and numb gestures. I am really scared by this. And this the biggest cliffhanger in the book. What happened to Dawson? I truly want him being lively and fun just like he was when he first met Beth. I can't stand him being
a zombie.

The best part of the book is that Kat finally admitted her feelings for Daemon at the end of the book. And I was like "Finally, you say out loud. I'm waiting for this for a long time!". And I can imagine how happy Daemon is. But reading the extra of Kat admitting her feelings for him in Daemon's PoV finally gives me the clue of how deep Daemon's feelings for her runs. Best extra ever, not just because his feelings, but because the humor in it. The whole bet thing really brings out laughter from my tight throat (Why tight throat, because of what happened to Dee and Adam).

The cliffhanger drives me crazy, and I can't wait for Opal. I hope that December will come soon.

Rating: 9/10

One Day Left!

Just one day, and Onyx will hit the bookstores!

I am so freaking excited.

What are your thoughts of Onyx?

I hope it ends well.

Onyx: Book Trailer

Just look an article from Mundie Moms, and there is Onyx trailer! Check it out: (Video Originally from Youtube)

Summary of Onyx:

Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…

Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems.

Something worse than the Arum has come to town…

The Department of Defense are here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we're linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who’s got a secret of his own. He knows what’s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible. Against all common sense, I'm falling for Daemon. Hard.

But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies…

Onyx, the second book of Lux series, will be released on August 14, 2012 by Entangled Publishing.

1 Week Left!

Yay! Only 1 week until Onyx hits the bookstores! ^^

Summary:

Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…

Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarre connection. I’ve sworn him off even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But against all common sense, I’m falling for him. Hard.

Our relationship issues aren’t out biggest problem…

The Department of Defense is here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we’re linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And when a new boy shows up a school with a secret of his own, things get complicated fast. I need to choose between my own instincts and Daemon’s.

But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. Daemon’s never going to stop searching until gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies.


I am reading Obsidian and up to now it's awesome! I will write a review later when I actually finish the book. I must say, Jennifer Armentrout is a great author. 

Onyx, the second book of the Lux series, will be out on August 14, 2012