Review: JLA obviously has the mainline to beefcake
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2013
I am a huge fan. I love the Lux Series, Covenant, her stand alones--both YA and NA. This woman could probably write me poop and fart jokes on a piece of toilet paper and I would come away from it totally entertained. She has her pulse on the origin of tasty heroes and knows best how to make them work for her. Praise the Lord for making it rain yummy bad boys.I'm one of those readers that easily fall into the habit of picking apart heroines. I call it heroine-itis. It's defined as an author's attempt to make a female character appear strong and independent and is met with failure because they are drawn to be over-opinionated, reckless and clueless. I love Katy in the Lux Series. She is actually one of my most favorite female characters in all of the books I have read. When I first started reading the Covenant books Alex had me in fits. She did everything she was asked not to do. Rebellion only works when it is a sign of strength. Defiance for the sake of defiance is a sign on immaturity and pride. Luckily for me she grew into something a little more palatable.Why have I just given you a lesson in my philosophy?While I loved Hunter in a sort of creeped out obsessive way, Serena made me wonder if the reaction of her ever inspired vagina cut off all oxygen to her brain. When you are on the lamb and your life is endangered what sort of snail logic would compel you to return to the treacherous local of your former residence? What I really got repeatedly pissed about was her perpetual desire to "know what was going on" which put Hunter in jeopardy everytime. She had no concept of the sort of risk she put him in. Small picture thinker. It can't be so important to do something moronic that you almost kill the person who is watching out for you.Despite my criticism I like this couple together. The way Hunter got under Serena's skin as much as she did his was good. Irritated Serena is amusing. The chemistry they shared wasn't as hot as Katy and Daemon (that is my opinion). But the more explicit descriptions of the bow-chicka-wow-wow spun my head. Wow... Hunter. I love the combination of sex and danger together. My momma always told me to not get mixed up with guys in rock 'n roll bands. For a while I thought that might be because they don't wash often and live with their parents. Nope... what my mom knew that I didn't was bad boys know how to play with fire. Hunter is like an inferno. I think being the center of his attention is probably a lot like having a picnic in a wildfire.I really have a great love of my Lux couple. Even if Hunter's arrogance and dangerousness is all sorts of intriguing he is missing something intangible that Daemon Black has.  What was really exciting was seeing the Arum POV. Only knowing one side of the war between the two alien lifeforms has biased readers. If JLA hadn't written Obsession readers would always see them as animals. The symbiotic relationship they share seems sad and doomed but seeing both Arum and Luxen face to face adds an unknown element. It's apparent in this first Arum book that just as many Arum who are bad, there is a bad Luxen.I think you should read the Lux books first because without doing so the weight of Hunter's change is less impressive. And because I saw a countdown clock for it two days ago, a woohoo for the fact that in 82 days Origin will be released.