Origin

I really enjoyed this installment and it is probably one of my favorites so far. I think it is the book that really expands the entire Luxen/human world and we see the true nature of what the gang are up against. I also appreciated that JLA did such a good job of showing the horrors of what was happening to the characters but also their love for each other keeping them grounded as they plotted to get away. She also kept it real by not having everyone make it out alive which is important in terms of believability. I'm super curious to see how this series wraps up in the final installment.

CAWPILE Breakdown:
Characters: 7
Atmosphere: 8
Writing: 10
Plot: 9
Intrigue: 9
Logic: 6
Enjoyment: 10

Huh. I read all the quotes to, you know, get a drift about what's going to happen I guess. Oh, who am I kidding? I read the quotes because I WANT THE FOURTH BOOK BUT I DON'T HAVE IT AND THAT JUST MAKES ME SAD WHICH LED TO SPOILERS I FOUND IN THE QUOTES. .-. Huh. Eh. But I also found out that IT'S GOING TO BE IN BOTH DAEMON AND KATY'S POVS. I CAN'T EVEN.
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UPDATE
So I finished it. And I'm pretty much mind-blown at this point. I might not be able to survive the next book. I mean, WHAT WAS THAT? Why? Why is everything being so...bleh? Why is is that every time the characters think about their paradise future together, stinky poo hits the fan?

Lots of...what should I call it? Important events? Travesties? Happy times? Hopes? Deaths? Dreams? Either way, this book has all of that. Man, why did everything turn dystopian? I did not sign up for this, but I've been hooked since book 1. My addition to this series was added to by the novellas I might've sort of read already, which included spoilers, which led to me wanting to finish this book. But that doesn't mean I'm going to be happy about the countless stressful and life-endangering moments the last book is sure to be chockfull of.

Again, this book was entertaining. The only thing that annoyed me this time was Daemon. Yes, we know he's protective and all, but damn what's with all the macho man, alpha male shit. It's ridiculous.

Of course there was some in the previous books, but this one just made me have enough. It bothered me so much how he is so demanding, aggressive, possessive, controlling, and I'm sure lots more I'm missing. I fail to see how that is attractive.

He always says things like “don't even look at her”, “don't touch her”, “don't speak to her”, like he owns Katy. Yea, he loves her but come on. Another example is when Archer wanted to help carry Katy to her room because she was weak, and Daemon wouldn't even allow that. Like seriously, he's trying to help, are you really that insecure and worried about your masculinity that you won't let another man help you out? So what if he's touching your girlfriend, he's carrying her, not groping her.

There are many more examples of this that just angered me. Kind of glad I just have one more book left because I don't know how much more of this I can take.

1.5 stars
It was horrible. I hated Katy and Daemon, I hated the selfmade and daedalus made drama as I guessed the entire plot pages and pages before they happened. It took so long to finish because I had so put the book down (like the previous two books in the series) to calm my nerves down due to the toughts and actions of Katy and Daemon. I tried to listen to the audiobook, as this method worked for other cheesy romances for me in the past, but this made it worse. So I got back to reading again but that doesn't help with the flaws I had and have with the series.

My hatred for false or wrong medical science was also strong with this one (not as much as in Allegiant but still). I get that this is “Alien science” but there are still some scenes in hospitals or the research centers which let me twitch as someone working in the medical department.