Review: Obsession is a stand-alone novel that is an adult spin-off of the popular young adult Lux series.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 3, 2013
I don't often read "alien" themed books so I considered this story very original, although the romance element is consistent with others in typical adult paranormal romances. Obsession is a stand-alone novel that is an adult spin-off of the popular young adult Lux series. I've never read this series but based on the book synopsis on goodreads, you do not need to read a Lux novel to read Obsession and vice versa. Overall, I liked this book. It was entertaining and provided adequate world building/character building that enabled me to enjoy this as a less-than-three-hundred-page stand alone.My favorite things about this book:It is a stand-alone novel, YAY! Also, I really liked the female lead: Serena. She was feisty and strong-willed.-"'Do I distract you?' Clamping my mouth shut, I glared daggers at him. He was distracting, but a zombie could eat my brains before I'd admit that."-"'My logic is the only logic around here. You need to get used to that.' And he needed to get used to blunt objects being thrown at his head."I enjoyed learning about the dynamics between the various alien races and their relationship with earth. Their different "forms" and defenses were original to me. I also enjoyed the relationship building between Serena and Hunter. The story is written in alternating points of view which kept me invested in the romance element.My least favorite things about this book:The male lead: Hunter refers to himself as an alien multiple times. I doubt that actual "aliens" would use that term. However, in retrospect maybe he was trying to help the human in the conversations understand? Also, although I really liked Serena's character, I felt that her initial thoughts about Hunter (during potentially traumatic parts of the story) were kind of ridiculous.-"He reminded me of one of those male models on the cover of vampire romances."-"But damn, he was insanely hot for an...alien."-"Even with all the crazy stuff happening recently, beneath the sorrow and the anger, I was still a red-blooded, twenty-three-year-old woman sitting in front of a man, who may not be a hundred percent human but had to have caused a panty-dropping crisis across the universe."As a reader, I totally understood that Serena was immediately interested and attracted to Hunter, but for God's sake deal with the crisis at hand and admire him later! This did get better as the story progressed but it caught me off guard in the initial chapters.My favorite quotes:“That's an alien. I'm an alien. We're aliens. Aliens everywhere, acutally, which is why we have to leave. I'm sure someone called the police by now.”“Never in my life had I been more frustrated. Go figure it wouldn't be with a human but a freaking alien. At least I now knew that the male species were asses no matter what planet they hailed from.”"I needed more wine for this sh*t."