Onyx (Lux #2) (Book Review)

Onyx (Lux #2)
Jennifer L Armentrout

Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…

Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems.

Something worse than the Arum has come to town…

The Department of Defense are here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we're linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who’s got a secret of his own. He knows what’s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible. Against all common sense, I'm falling for Daemon. Hard.

But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies...

Review:

I liked Obsidian. And starting this one I had high expectations.
It almost met them.

In the second book of the Lux series Daemon and Katy continue with their relationship and I found myself liking Daemon a lot more in this one than in Obsidian.

He was a gentleman:
"You ready?" Daemon called, holding the passenger door.

He was turning into a much nicer guy around Katy:
Daemon was changing. I was used to the sarcastic and rude Daemon. In an odd way, that version was easier to deal with. We could trade insults all day. But this Daemon... This one who wouldn't give up was kind and gentle.

But I did have some problems with Katy in this one that were non existent in Obsidian. Katy didn't seem as strong in this one. She seemed to be much more dependent on Daemon than she was in Obsidian which was one of my favorite traits of hers.
The other characters continue to be good.

For the first 1/3 or so of the plot it was purely Daemon and Katy's relationship....Which bugged me a little. But the last 2/3 of the book were fast paced and enjoyable.

Altogether I wish that this had more action and less Daemon and Katy swooning over one another. As much as I enjoy the romance and as much as I like Daemon I wish that this book had something more. Still enjoyed it though! And I would still recommend it for a romance, just not necessarily an alien story.

Do you like Jennifer L Armentrout? Did you think that this was a good sequel?