Review: LOVED IT!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 17, 2013
Holy Hotness! This book was full of steamy and sexual scenes, and for obvious reasons, I loved every second of it! Damn, I want a Hunter of my own! Obsession is said to be a spin of of Lux series that can be read as a standalone but I would strongly suggest to follow the series and read this one after Opal simple because it would be more fun and exciting that way. Plus, there are a lot of teasers about Origin , so it's kind of pointless to read it just for the romance when you can experience the full package. The first thing that stands out in Obsession is the focus on Arum as a hero. Now from reading the Lux series, we all pinned Arums as villians, so I loved seeing this different side of them and dare I say that I love an Arum, specifically Hunter than any Luxen (yes, I don't fangirl over Daemon but I'll take his brother anyday :P ). It's official, the darkness attracts me, but only when it has a good intention.Obsessions opens up with Serena having to watch her friend die by the hands of an alien. She doesn't know what the hell is going on so naturally, she reports it to the police but since the DOD are aware of everything, they send her into hiding. Hunter works for the DOD and he ends up becoming Serena's protector or as he likes to call it, her babysitter. Hunter was one cocky bastard and he played that role so well. I was so turned on by his domineering and bossy nature; there were times where I wish he would just stop being such a smartass, but that enhanced his personality more and made me fall in love with him. Well done, Armentrout! Hunter is most definitely someone I'm going to remember for a long time. Now coming back to the story, Hunter is an Arum who doesn't like to be around petty humans, but Serena turned out to be an exception to his rule. The chemistry they had from the first moment can only be described as sizzling and undeniable. Hunter & Serena clashed at every point, Hunter couldn't stop being a hot blooded alpha male and Serena was an independent girl herself. Do you see where this is heading? Hot arguments + even hotter make out sessions = A F***ing Fantastic Romance Novel!Besides the romance, Obsession delved more into the world of Luxen and Arums. The luxens aren't all high and mighty like I assumed, there were some really bad ones in this book. But what I enjoyed the most was getting to see the some of the side characters from the Lux series. Oh.My.God. I'm in love with Luc, he's such a genius and powerful kid. I wonder what happened with him and why he's everyone's go-to person. All in all, Obsession was a fast-paced, sexy and thrilling read. I didn't realize how much I missed a JLA book until I started reading this one. The writing was so addictive that I flew through pages and finished this book within a day. I loved it! The story was wrapped up in the end, but I loved some of the secondary characters (Lore! Luc!) and wish they would get a book of their own. I highly recommend Obsession to fans of Lux series, it's not a must but I enjoyed it so much more knowing that I was going to read Origin next. It added to the already present excitement. If you're new to JLA, then I suggest you start with Lux series and then continue on with Covenant.