It is no secret that I am a huge Jennifer Armentrout fan. Since reading her debut novel a few years (!) ago, I have avidly and anxiously read everything else she has penned, but the Lux series is by far my favorite. Opal is the third in this fantastical series, and while it seems like a lot of series have a multitude of high and low points, the Lux series just keeps steadily climbing. Each book ratchets up the intensity levels, the romance (sweet baby Moses, the romance), and the overall fun factor.
Katy and Daemon are phenomenal as a couple and as individuals, but I really feel like Opal is where their relationship is cemented. Its where the most growth occurs. While the two are as adorably snarky as ever, there is a new level of maturity achieved here. They listen to one another and you can see the bond they share becoming firmer and stronger with each chapter.
The supporting cast really feels like its being fleshed out, too. I loved the interactions between the rest of the Luxenfrom Ash and Dees growing friendship, to Andrew becoming a more prominent and vocal member, and Dawson Watching Dawson come back around and start living again was wonderful. With each addition to the series I feel like these characters dig a little further into my heart.
Except Blake. He needs to go.
Sometimes writing raving reviews is so hard. I feel like there are only so many times I can say fantastic or awesome in a review, and those words are so weak to convey the wealth of emotion I feel when I read a seriously great novel. But that is exactly how Opal makes me feelthis jittery warmth that both relaxes me and keeps me on edge. I love sinking into the Lux world and I cant wait to return.
Katy and Daemon are phenomenal as a couple and as individuals, but I really feel like Opal is where their relationship is cemented. Its where the most growth occurs. While the two are as adorably snarky as ever, there is a new level of maturity achieved here. They listen to one another and you can see the bond they share becoming firmer and stronger with each chapter.
The supporting cast really feels like its being fleshed out, too. I loved the interactions between the rest of the Luxenfrom Ash and Dees growing friendship, to Andrew becoming a more prominent and vocal member, and Dawson Watching Dawson come back around and start living again was wonderful. With each addition to the series I feel like these characters dig a little further into my heart.
Except Blake. He needs to go.
Sometimes writing raving reviews is so hard. I feel like there are only so many times I can say fantastic or awesome in a review, and those words are so weak to convey the wealth of emotion I feel when I read a seriously great novel. But that is exactly how Opal makes me feelthis jittery warmth that both relaxes me and keeps me on edge. I love sinking into the Lux world and I cant wait to return.
