Opal

As you all know I really didn't like Obsidian, book one of the Lux series. I couldn't understand for the life of me why everyone was falling for Daemon aka “Major Douche”. However, because I read all things JLA, I decided I'd go ahead and read Onyx. Onyx was BAD ASS! Yes, it really was and naturally, being that it was BAD ASS, I became a Lux fan. I jumped on in on that Lux party bus!

Needless to say, I was uber excited about reading OPAL... and then I wasn't.

There were a few things that stood out to me...

Opal felt like it was suffering from middle book syndrome. It lost its steam. It felt like the same ole, same ole. It felt like much of it was filler. It felt like an attempt to make the Lux series longer. Daemon and Katy get closer. Yeah, like really close. Although a sex scene was handled very tastefully, another scene bumped this little YA into the NEW ADULT category for me. This wasn't a huge problem with me only that I keep thinking that this particular series is always hotter than even the Adult books JLA writes. I don't know. At any rate, some stuff goes down that parents should know is happening if their kid is reading it and is younger than 17. IMO.

*Daemon and Katy continue to do things that either are out of character like in Daemon's case or things she's already said she will not do like keep things from Daemon like in Katy's case. The timing of the instances I'm thinking of were wonky and clearly were done to make the story go where it ended.

BUT...

The ending is cray cray. High five on the jaw dropping ending.

Overall, you'll still get the ha ha moments, crazy sexual tension, alien action you've come to love. There are two books due out after this one. I really hope that the next installment will be better.