Obsidian (Lux Series: Book 1)

Alas, of course my first review is YA. But I must say, I didn't have high expectations going into this book. 

A short (realish) synopsis:

Katy moves into a small town because her mother makes her, and she hates it. Her father died of brain cancer a year earlier, and she's an angsty teen with a BOOK BLOG. That was the selling point for me. This was a girl after my own heart. She wants to do something with the old ass garden bed outside her house, so her mom is like "Yo Katy, go make friends and get directions" (I'm paraphrasing, of course)
Katy goes to the neighbors and asked Daemon, who is a total asshole to her. She's like "fuck you, dude" and leaves after he shouts the directions at her. Totally a great first impression.

She soon befriends Dee, Daemon's sister, at the grocery store. The two hit it off despite Daemon being all "RAWR RAWR STAY AWAY RAWR". But at the same time, being sexy and teasing her the whole time. *SWOON*

Can we talk about how attractive this boy is? I mean really. He is described to be really tall,  muscly but not in a "The Rock" way. Curly hair. Emerald eyes. Broody. Dark. YUM YUM YUM. Excuse me while I blow out my candles and make a wish. 

Katy falls for him, of course. She's our heroine and he's our hero. 
One thing I don't like about Katy is that she isn't strong, always being the damsel in distress and Daemon is always there to save her. I guess that's YA for you though. 

Katy is about to get hit by a truck and Daemon stops time, and the truck, to save her. Scared Katy is scared and Daemon's secret is out. ALIENS

The plot sounds awful. The characters sound cliche. But the EMOTION you feel when reading this is so real. Jennifer Armentrout, the author, knows what she's doing dammit.
The detail in this book messes with your feels, and makes you picture everything as if you were there.
Get beamed into Katy Swartz's world, you won't regret it.
Give this book a try!
4 out of 5 stars!