The Darkest Star can be read without any knowledge from the other Lux books. There are some things that are said that are references to things that had occurred in the other books, but it is like hanging out with new people and them having inside jokes. It may help some people to have the background information of the world of Luxen, but a lot of the important information is told throughout the story.
I was kind of hesitant going into this book because I thought nothing could even compare to the story of Daemon and Katy, but I absolutely love this book! I honestly did not realize how much I missed these characters until I started to see their familiar faces. It is set about four years after the end of the original Lux series, and to see Daemon, Archer, and Luc older is something that many readers often crave in Y.A. books that have been published. This story follows Evie (new character) and Luc (old character). When I saw Daemon within the first few pages, I almost put the book down to reread the Lux series. The transition from the old series to the new part is so smooth, it’s almost like it was planned all along.
When I went into this story, I was like there is no way that Luc (which is pronounced as Luke and not Luck like I have been thinking all of these years) could be any more sarcastic and snarkier than Daemon, but I think he may have Daemon beat by just a little. Luc may be a pain in the butt at times, but he really does a have a pretty good heart because he tries to help unregistered Luxen. Let me tell you Luc is a piece of work (not in a bad way), he should not be allowed to walk around without a shirt *whew*. Then on top of that, his remarks are out of this world. Every time he opened his mouth I either a) wanted to laugh, b) slap him, or c) melt into a puddle of goo.
This book was an emotional roller-coaster, in the early part of the book, I was trying to figure out how Luc was going to fit into Evie’s life along with discovering the registered aliens and people showing up dead. The mystery of trying to figure out who was the murder and the suspense of waiting for Evie to become the next victim had me on the edge of my seat (but obviously she isn’t killed because book two is coming out later this year).
There were several times in the book that made me laugh out loud. From the beginning there was an undeniable attraction between Evie and Luc, but Evie didn’t want to act on it. This causes for some interesting scenes between the two. The story also had me speed reading (although I don’t recommend because this is how little details are missed) because of the plot twists and betrayal.
I was kind of hesitant going into this book because I thought nothing could even compare to the story of Daemon and Katy, but I absolutely love this book! I honestly did not realize how much I missed these characters until I started to see their familiar faces. It is set about four years after the end of the original Lux series, and to see Daemon, Archer, and Luc older is something that many readers often crave in Y.A. books that have been published. This story follows Evie (new character) and Luc (old character). When I saw Daemon within the first few pages, I almost put the book down to reread the Lux series. The transition from the old series to the new part is so smooth, it’s almost like it was planned all along.
When I went into this story, I was like there is no way that Luc (which is pronounced as Luke and not Luck like I have been thinking all of these years) could be any more sarcastic and snarkier than Daemon, but I think he may have Daemon beat by just a little. Luc may be a pain in the butt at times, but he really does a have a pretty good heart because he tries to help unregistered Luxen. Let me tell you Luc is a piece of work (not in a bad way), he should not be allowed to walk around without a shirt *whew*. Then on top of that, his remarks are out of this world. Every time he opened his mouth I either a) wanted to laugh, b) slap him, or c) melt into a puddle of goo.
This book was an emotional roller-coaster, in the early part of the book, I was trying to figure out how Luc was going to fit into Evie’s life along with discovering the registered aliens and people showing up dead. The mystery of trying to figure out who was the murder and the suspense of waiting for Evie to become the next victim had me on the edge of my seat (but obviously she isn’t killed because book two is coming out later this year).
There were several times in the book that made me laugh out loud. From the beginning there was an undeniable attraction between Evie and Luc, but Evie didn’t want to act on it. This causes for some interesting scenes between the two. The story also had me speed reading (although I don’t recommend because this is how little details are missed) because of the plot twists and betrayal.