--- product_id: 1219767 title: "Obsidian" price: "R583" currency: ZAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/1219767-obsidian store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # Obsidian **Price:** R583 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Obsidian - **How much does it cost?** R583 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/1219767-obsidian) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Discover the New York Times bestselling series from Jennifer L. Armentrout. Starting over sucks. When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring...until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up. And then he opened his mouth. Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something...unexpected happens. The hot alien living next door marks me. You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. If I don't kill him first, that is. Read the entire bestselling series! #1: Obsidian (from Katy's point of view) #2: Onyx (from Katy's point of view) #3: Opal (from Katy's point of view) #4: Origin #5: Opposition Oblivion (Books 1-3 from Daemon's point of view) CAN BE READ FIRST OR AFTER KATY'S POV! Prequel: Shadows (Dawson's story) Review: Revamping aliens for the teenage crowd! - I'm a huge science fiction fan and alien's are always so prominent in science fiction. For me aliens hit a high note with the X-Files in the 90's, and another probably less known alien based tv show called Roswell - this one in particular is a dead ringer for Obsidian. But for a while there I think female teenagers equated aliens to be these slime covered green weird looking guys associated with greasy basement dwelling nerds, conspiracy theorists and a subject to be avoided in general, rather than a subject with high entertainment value. As it is, aliens aren't very prominent as YA novel topics, I can't think of any others, can you? So I'm going to start here by applauding Armentrout for successfully bringing a not commonly tread subject so successfully to life in the YA category because Obsidian was that freaking awesome. Both the new and old cover feature the now famous (and real life couple) Pepe as Daemon with strikingly eerie green eyes and Sztella as the absolutely gorgeous Katy. Although I do like the old cover version more since we actually get to see Sztella's face. When the story starts we're introduced to Katy, who is the new girl in the one horse town of Ketterman in West Virginia. We get a quick run down of who she is, and what she's doing there. What I really enjoyed was Armentrout's nod to the book blogging community by making Katy a book blogger herself, and inserting the little joys of book blogging such as memes and the excitement of books in the mail. Initially Katy is a quiet person who is more reserved and prefers the company of books, but when looking through her perspective you can see that she'd really like to change that and with this determination in mind she decides to go out into the world to meet new people... and what better place to start than with her neighbours? Upon reading the first 5 pages...and as soon as we meet Daemon in his completely necessary state of undress I was hooked and I couldn't put it down until it was done a few hours later. Armentrout's style of writing is casual, upbeat, deliciously detailed and she writes some of the sharpest dialogue that I've seen in a while . It all works together in perfect harmony to create rich characters, settings, tense action scenes and the aura of mystery surrounding the aliens. Katy's character is easy enough to follow along, she's smart with a healthy dose of skeptical (I mean aliens really? :D) but when things get weird she notices and when the truth comes out she at least accepts it with some fascination instead of running off in hysterics. What I thoroughly enjoyed was watching this struggle between shy Katy and a more bold Katy that wants to take the challenge of Daemon head on and how she eventually forms into a stronger unified Katy that I'm so excited to see in the sequel Onyx! Oh Daemon...I'm pretty sure anyone syllabically named in relation to Daemon (I'm looking at you Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries, specifically the TV version) is destined to be a dark, broodingly hot, with a wicked sense of humour but infuriating character that is lethal to the bone and is doggedly determined to protect his family no matter the cost to anyone else. That extreme loyalty is what gets me every time, no matter how much of an ass they are at every turn I end up absolutely head over heels loving the character because I love seeing the flashes of good and badass as the situations progress and aren't these types of guys just more interesting than a perfectly good boy? The secondary characters provided such a well rounded support cast, from Dee's adorable longing for friends, to Katy's mom - who probably is the coolest mom ever, to highly entertaining jealous catty girls, gossip fuelled townies and dangerous villain's that will have you looking around in hopes of finding Men in Black, or a hot alien to save you. I loved how Armentrout crafted every detail to a purpose, with seemingly small things that explode back into your face as a huge secret in the overall plot. She's also got the alien explanation rationalizing to humans down to a science, and I bow down to her sexual tension mastery - she takes these two right up to the edge of a cliff, pushes them over and at the last second grabs them and saves their lives, the rush is both infuriating and addictive. The explanations for the aliens, and their abilities were corny I thought at first, but Armentrout does an amazing job weaving an intricate story web, and making these aliens believable to me through some heart stopping action scenes. What I do know for certain is that at the end of Obsidian I was having serious Daemon withdrawal issues (and still am) and all I want is to get a hold of Onyx to see what happens next! Review: Katy... Let Me Love You - Actual Rating: 3.5 Wow. I did not expect to enjoy Obsid­ian as much as I did. For some rea­son, I've just been avoid­ing it, but it was always there in my Twit­ter and GoodReads feeds. Dae­mon was frickin' invad­ing my life. Finally, after see­ing every­one change their avatars to the Lux series' cov­ers, I felt I had to check it out. Almost all of my friends have given this book any­where from 3-5 stars, but most aver­ag­ing around 4. So naturally I had to read it to see what the big fuss was about. I was ini­tially wary because I had heard Obsid­ian was Twi­light all over again and we all know how I feel about Twi­light and its rein­car­na­tions. But surprisingly, I really liked it! Weirdly enough, I could prob­a­bly go on and on why I didn't like it, but I don't have that urge. I have an urge to hug this book closely because it made me laugh on more than one occa­sion. Also, Armen­trout. I want to hug her too. Because despite Obsidian's headdesk-worthy clichés, I can­not deny... it's an enchant­ing read. Either that, of I prob­a­bly shouldn't be drink­ing while reading.... Ha! Yeah, right. Another reviewer said, "It was as if the author felt obligated to fix Twilight catastrophe and tried make it right again" and I completely agree with her. I'll even take it a step further and say it was like Armentrout woke up one day and said, "I'm going to write a book using all the tropes and clichés people usually hate and they're still gonna love the crap out of this book." You might be wondering, "How can one possibly make Twilight better?!" Well, let's take a look at Armentrout's plan for blogosphere domination: Step One: Create a likable and relatable main character. How do you make a female main character instantly relatable to most of the female blogging community? The answer is so simple I'm honestly kicking myself that I've never thought of it before. You make her one of them. There are so many books I've read where the protagonist is an avid reader. And now I usually find myself going, "YAWN. She can read. Good for her." But not here in Obsidian. Because not only does Katy love to read, but she is a book blogger. Say what? This main character has a... hobby other than staring at her hot next-door neighbor? Nice. Not only that, but Katy is smart, funny, witty and gives Jerkface Daemon a run for his money. Step Two: Add a bad boy with two scoops of douchebag. Ah, the bad boy. Almost every girl goes through the "bad boy phase." It's like a black hole, totally unavoidable, unless you happen to be smarter than the rest of us, in which case, you rock. But there's just something about the thrill of fooling around with someone you know you have no business fooling around with. It can be the best and worst days of your life. That is... until you grow up and get married! XD *BA DUM TSSS* Anyway, that's kinda what Daemon is for Katy in Obsidian. He is the irresistible, hot, bad boy who Katy can't deny she's attracted to. But the kicker is that even though Daemon treats her awfully (reasons are revealed in Shadows), she's not one of those heroines that sits back and accepts that. It's one of the first times I've seen a YA heroine differentiate between love and lust. Here's a girl who is saying, "Okay this guy pretty much sets my panties on fire and I would totally exercise him in my bedroom (and possibly in the kitchen by the buttered rolls), but I'm not gonna because he's a complete douchebag and I'm better than that." How refreshing! And yeah, maybe Daemon is a nice guy underneath all his Jerk-titude, but that doesn't mean Katy has to bend over backwards and ignore his past behavior. Armentrout sets up Daemon's character for redemption because finally someone is saying, "Enough with all the douchebags treating the heroine like crap and still ending up with her in the end just by apologizing." And that is why Obsidian ultimately won me over. At first I couldn't figure out how everyone could love a book when the love interest was a complete tool, but when Katy gave Daemon the one finger salute with a nice "eff you very much," I knew I was won over. Step Three: Choose a paranormal creature that isn't written to death. Vampires? Ugh. Werewolves? Old news. Fairies? Boooring! How about something we don't get to see a lot of in YA? Something that will grab your attention! (And I'm not talking about Daemon's... er... friendly nature.) Maybe I'm not as well read as I thought I was with YA novels, but I don't see a lot of PNR authors tackling aliens. And what a shame! There is so much untapped potential there. In Obsidian you have hundreds of aliens living in West Virginia amongst humans. They're in the schools, holding normal jobs and interacting with humans on a regular basis. So what happens if someone finds out their secret? Awesomeness happens. That's what. Step Four: Make overused YA cliché and tropes interesting again. Girl moves to a new small town? Check. Heroine doesn't know she's beautiful? Check. Single parent home who has a convenient excuse to leave the heroine alone for long stretches? Check. Paranormal characters hit the genetics jackpot lottery? DOUBLE CHECK. Love interest is so hot he practically melts the heroine's panties off with a grin? Check. Boy save girl from near death experience, therefore revealing his paranormal abilities? Check. Boy tries to deny those abilities? Check. Girl is allergic to his bullcrap? Check. I admit, some of these this did bother me, but in the end, it didn't matter too much, especially since there is no insta-love and Katy is frickin' awesome! Hmm... This review turned into one huge lovefest for the MC, Katy. How odd. Step Five: Sit back and watch your magic work. Your work here is done. ----------------- Reaction right after finishing Obsidian: Gah! This is unexpected. I think my rating is more of a 3.5? 3.75? Got dammit! I don't even know. All I know is my emotions are confused. THEY ARE CONFUSED! This book is like Twilight. But I hate Twilight. Wait... does that mean I like Twilight?! NO. I refuse to believe that. Ahhhh! Katy, I love you. Daemon (Edward), I want to shake you. There are so many things in Obsidian I despise. But I still liked this book. A lot. Review to come after I sort out these strange feelings. (And now I'm off to buy Onyx from desertcart even though it's 3am.) Armentrout, what have you done to me? Who am I becoming? Cat woman? (Between you and me, I look pretty darn hot in all leather.) (Okay, that made no sense and was really random.) Gahhhhh!!! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,005,299 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #19 in Teen & Young Adult Alien Science Fiction #40 in Teen & Young Adult Loners & Outcasts Fiction #88 in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction & Dystopian Romance | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 11,734 Reviews | ## Images ![Obsidian - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81E0EdeuMrL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Revamping aliens for the teenage crowd! *by A***N on May 19, 2012* I'm a huge science fiction fan and alien's are always so prominent in science fiction. For me aliens hit a high note with the X-Files in the 90's, and another probably less known alien based tv show called Roswell - this one in particular is a dead ringer for Obsidian. But for a while there I think female teenagers equated aliens to be these slime covered green weird looking guys associated with greasy basement dwelling nerds, conspiracy theorists and a subject to be avoided in general, rather than a subject with high entertainment value. As it is, aliens aren't very prominent as YA novel topics, I can't think of any others, can you? So I'm going to start here by applauding Armentrout for successfully bringing a not commonly tread subject so successfully to life in the YA category because Obsidian was that freaking awesome. Both the new and old cover feature the now famous (and real life couple) Pepe as Daemon with strikingly eerie green eyes and Sztella as the absolutely gorgeous Katy. Although I do like the old cover version more since we actually get to see Sztella's face. When the story starts we're introduced to Katy, who is the new girl in the one horse town of Ketterman in West Virginia. We get a quick run down of who she is, and what she's doing there. What I really enjoyed was Armentrout's nod to the book blogging community by making Katy a book blogger herself, and inserting the little joys of book blogging such as memes and the excitement of books in the mail. Initially Katy is a quiet person who is more reserved and prefers the company of books, but when looking through her perspective you can see that she'd really like to change that and with this determination in mind she decides to go out into the world to meet new people... and what better place to start than with her neighbours? Upon reading the first 5 pages...and as soon as we meet Daemon in his completely necessary state of undress I was hooked and I couldn't put it down until it was done a few hours later. Armentrout's style of writing is casual, upbeat, deliciously detailed and she writes some of the sharpest dialogue that I've seen in a while . It all works together in perfect harmony to create rich characters, settings, tense action scenes and the aura of mystery surrounding the aliens. Katy's character is easy enough to follow along, she's smart with a healthy dose of skeptical (I mean aliens really? :D) but when things get weird she notices and when the truth comes out she at least accepts it with some fascination instead of running off in hysterics. What I thoroughly enjoyed was watching this struggle between shy Katy and a more bold Katy that wants to take the challenge of Daemon head on and how she eventually forms into a stronger unified Katy that I'm so excited to see in the sequel Onyx! Oh Daemon...I'm pretty sure anyone syllabically named in relation to Daemon (I'm looking at you Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries, specifically the TV version) is destined to be a dark, broodingly hot, with a wicked sense of humour but infuriating character that is lethal to the bone and is doggedly determined to protect his family no matter the cost to anyone else. That extreme loyalty is what gets me every time, no matter how much of an ass they are at every turn I end up absolutely head over heels loving the character because I love seeing the flashes of good and badass as the situations progress and aren't these types of guys just more interesting than a perfectly good boy? The secondary characters provided such a well rounded support cast, from Dee's adorable longing for friends, to Katy's mom - who probably is the coolest mom ever, to highly entertaining jealous catty girls, gossip fuelled townies and dangerous villain's that will have you looking around in hopes of finding Men in Black, or a hot alien to save you. I loved how Armentrout crafted every detail to a purpose, with seemingly small things that explode back into your face as a huge secret in the overall plot. She's also got the alien explanation rationalizing to humans down to a science, and I bow down to her sexual tension mastery - she takes these two right up to the edge of a cliff, pushes them over and at the last second grabs them and saves their lives, the rush is both infuriating and addictive. The explanations for the aliens, and their abilities were corny I thought at first, but Armentrout does an amazing job weaving an intricate story web, and making these aliens believable to me through some heart stopping action scenes. What I do know for certain is that at the end of Obsidian I was having serious Daemon withdrawal issues (and still am) and all I want is to get a hold of Onyx to see what happens next! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Katy... Let Me Love You *by S***R on August 31, 2012* Actual Rating: 3.5 Wow. I did not expect to enjoy Obsid­ian as much as I did. For some rea­son, I've just been avoid­ing it, but it was always there in my Twit­ter and GoodReads feeds. Dae­mon was frickin' invad­ing my life. Finally, after see­ing every­one change their avatars to the Lux series' cov­ers, I felt I had to check it out. Almost all of my friends have given this book any­where from 3-5 stars, but most aver­ag­ing around 4. So naturally I had to read it to see what the big fuss was about. I was ini­tially wary because I had heard Obsid­ian was Twi­light all over again and we all know how I feel about Twi­light and its rein­car­na­tions. But surprisingly, I really liked it! Weirdly enough, I could prob­a­bly go on and on why I didn't like it, but I don't have that urge. I have an urge to hug this book closely because it made me laugh on more than one occa­sion. Also, Armen­trout. I want to hug her too. Because despite Obsidian's headdesk-worthy clichés, I can­not deny... it's an enchant­ing read. Either that, of I prob­a­bly shouldn't be drink­ing while reading.... Ha! Yeah, right. Another reviewer said, "It was as if the author felt obligated to fix Twilight catastrophe and tried make it right again" and I completely agree with her. I'll even take it a step further and say it was like Armentrout woke up one day and said, "I'm going to write a book using all the tropes and clichés people usually hate and they're still gonna love the crap out of this book." You might be wondering, "How can one possibly make Twilight better?!" Well, let's take a look at Armentrout's plan for blogosphere domination: Step One: Create a likable and relatable main character. How do you make a female main character instantly relatable to most of the female blogging community? The answer is so simple I'm honestly kicking myself that I've never thought of it before. You make her one of them. There are so many books I've read where the protagonist is an avid reader. And now I usually find myself going, "YAWN. She can read. Good for her." But not here in Obsidian. Because not only does Katy love to read, but she is a book blogger. Say what? This main character has a... hobby other than staring at her hot next-door neighbor? Nice. Not only that, but Katy is smart, funny, witty and gives Jerkface Daemon a run for his money. Step Two: Add a bad boy with two scoops of douchebag. Ah, the bad boy. Almost every girl goes through the "bad boy phase." It's like a black hole, totally unavoidable, unless you happen to be smarter than the rest of us, in which case, you rock. But there's just something about the thrill of fooling around with someone you know you have no business fooling around with. It can be the best and worst days of your life. That is... until you grow up and get married! XD *BA DUM TSSS* Anyway, that's kinda what Daemon is for Katy in Obsidian. He is the irresistible, hot, bad boy who Katy can't deny she's attracted to. But the kicker is that even though Daemon treats her awfully (reasons are revealed in Shadows), she's not one of those heroines that sits back and accepts that. It's one of the first times I've seen a YA heroine differentiate between love and lust. Here's a girl who is saying, "Okay this guy pretty much sets my panties on fire and I would totally exercise him in my bedroom (and possibly in the kitchen by the buttered rolls), but I'm not gonna because he's a complete douchebag and I'm better than that." How refreshing! And yeah, maybe Daemon is a nice guy underneath all his Jerk-titude, but that doesn't mean Katy has to bend over backwards and ignore his past behavior. Armentrout sets up Daemon's character for redemption because finally someone is saying, "Enough with all the douchebags treating the heroine like crap and still ending up with her in the end just by apologizing." And that is why Obsidian ultimately won me over. At first I couldn't figure out how everyone could love a book when the love interest was a complete tool, but when Katy gave Daemon the one finger salute with a nice "eff you very much," I knew I was won over. Step Three: Choose a paranormal creature that isn't written to death. Vampires? Ugh. Werewolves? Old news. Fairies? Boooring! How about something we don't get to see a lot of in YA? Something that will grab your attention! (And I'm not talking about Daemon's... er... friendly nature.) Maybe I'm not as well read as I thought I was with YA novels, but I don't see a lot of PNR authors tackling aliens. And what a shame! There is so much untapped potential there. In Obsidian you have hundreds of aliens living in West Virginia amongst humans. They're in the schools, holding normal jobs and interacting with humans on a regular basis. So what happens if someone finds out their secret? Awesomeness happens. That's what. Step Four: Make overused YA cliché and tropes interesting again. Girl moves to a new small town? Check. Heroine doesn't know she's beautiful? Check. Single parent home who has a convenient excuse to leave the heroine alone for long stretches? Check. Paranormal characters hit the genetics jackpot lottery? DOUBLE CHECK. Love interest is so hot he practically melts the heroine's panties off with a grin? Check. Boy save girl from near death experience, therefore revealing his paranormal abilities? Check. Boy tries to deny those abilities? Check. Girl is allergic to his bullcrap? Check. I admit, some of these this did bother me, but in the end, it didn't matter too much, especially since there is no insta-love and Katy is frickin' awesome! Hmm... This review turned into one huge lovefest for the MC, Katy. How odd. Step Five: Sit back and watch your magic work. Your work here is done. ----------------- Reaction right after finishing Obsidian: Gah! This is unexpected. I think my rating is more of a 3.5? 3.75? Got dammit! I don't even know. All I know is my emotions are confused. THEY ARE CONFUSED! This book is like Twilight. But I hate Twilight. Wait... does that mean I like Twilight?! NO. I refuse to believe that. Ahhhh! Katy, I love you. Daemon (Edward), I want to shake you. There are so many things in Obsidian I despise. But I still liked this book. A lot. Review to come after I sort out these strange feelings. (And now I'm off to buy Onyx from Amazon even though it's 3am.) Armentrout, what have you done to me? Who am I becoming? Cat woman? (Between you and me, I look pretty darn hot in all leather.) (Okay, that made no sense and was really random.) Gahhhhh!!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved it! *by M***Y on August 4, 2013* I decided it was time to join the rest of the world and start the Lux Series. It was a perfect fit for my words with friends challenge also bonus points. Katy is a book reviewing blogger who has moved to West Virginia three years after her father passed away. Her mother decided it was time to move on even if it is right before the start of her senior year. At least she has her books and blog to keep her busy. Her mother is dead set that she gets away from her blog and starts living her life, pushing her to meet their neighbors who happen to be a boy and girl her age. To get her mom off her back she heads over but is confronted by the most gorgeous guy she's ever seen, who is your typical jerk. After her confirmation with her neighbor she heads to the only grocery store in town to do some shopping but his sister finders her. Yet Dee is nothing like her brother instead she's intent on becoming Katy's new best friend. The duo becomes fast friends but when Dee heads out of town all the sudden she pushes her brother Daemon into being nice to Katy. Dee is determine for Daemon to also place nice with Katy and forces the two together. Katy is conflicted over her hot neighbor because she can't help hating him even if she does find him attractive. When Katy is attacked outside the library it's Daemon who comes to her rescue and secrets that have long been kept a secret start to come out. Now Katy knows she's living next door to aliens but it doesn't change her feelings about Dee and Daemon. As if almost dying once wasn't enough the they learn that three more Arum are closing in. All will be tested as they try to keep Katy alive as well as themselves without killing each other. I love Katy she's so easy to connect with plus all her little blogging references make me giggle. She's a strong independent, smart character with a wit to battle Daemon. I love the she's not swooning over, Daemon it's a true love hate relationship. The other characters in the book enhance the story my two favorite Dee is the best friend everyone wants, Ash the girl you can't help disliking right from the start. I have high hopes for the future of Katy and Daemon, can't wait to see their relationship progress. Obsidian is a captivating story that had me right from the start refusing to let go till the last page and leaving me wanting more. An intricate story mixing action, suspense, aliens, romance, bad guys, a book reviewer and one sexy guy to create an amazing series. I love the unique alien concept I've only read a few but alien books but this one by far is by far superior to the rest. The characters are loveable, easy to connect with and one is even swoon worthy but don't tell him that he's arrogant enough. I think the way the author created a character that we can relate to on a new level as a blogger is a brilliant idea. The book is a beautiful well written story that flow from start to finish. An entertaining story that teens as well as adults will fall in love with. I had a hard time putting Obsidian down; I ended up staying up late reading till I fell asleep only to finish in the morning. I just really loved Obsidian and I'm tickled that I have the next two on the shelf I need to read them before the fourth comes out. I can't wait to read more about Katy and Daemon. A must read if you like a paranormal romance. 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