Jennifer L. Armentrout never disappoints and she definitely hasn't with The Burning Shadow! It was so good, I love Evie and Luc together! Their relationship is so cute! My heart! I love the side characters too! The story line had me enraptured! I can't wait to read the next one!

Reread review: I still feel the same reading this book again! Somehow I can still be shocked by events of a story I've already read, but Jennifer has always been able to do that with her books. They are all very rereadable and I reread a lot of them every year! I highly recommend picking up this series if you haven't yet, but only after reading the original series, the Lux series, which is also absolutely incredible! Go do it now!

This was about a 3.5 star book for me, but I rounded up because I really had a hard time putting it down. I read most of it on a 4 hour flight and then stole moments throughout a weekend away to finish it.

As always, I don't think anybody writes chemistry as well as Armentrout does. I feel that way anytime I read a book by her. The scenes with Evie and Luc truly pop, and I found myself flipping ahead anytime they weren't in a scene together to see how much longer I'd have to wait for them to be together again. I think that there are some elements of their relationship that would have appealed more to a younger me, such as Luc's fairly controlling/patronizing behavior whenever Evie tries to take agency, but that probably has more to do with me being older than the intended audience than anything else.

I thought the plot moved along nicely, though it felt like it took Evie a bit to come to conclusions that seemed obvious. I wanted to jump in the book and force her to talk to her mom seeeeveral times. I enjoyed the secondary characters, as I always do in Armentrout's books. She writes banter so well. All in all, I'm always a fan and will read anything she puts out into the world because it's a master class in chemistry and always impossible to put down.

I received an e-ARC from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. Review can be found on *Milky Way of Books*

Well, you have to give credit to Jennifer for always keeping me on my toes and having my heart being torn open! WOWOWOWOW!

What happened? How did we go from a mystery about the true enemy back to a conspiracy and tragedy!? I have to admit that despite the slow pacing, the book dropped hints about everything and as Luc, Evie and gang tried to solve everything they realized that the enemy is everywhere.

I liked the second book; I can honestly admit that I never suffer from SBS (Second Book Syndrome) while reading Jennifer's books. The romance progressed in a hot, swoony way, there was action, wild action with fighting and both winning and losing and Evie was the one who had to discover everything in the hardest way. The ending was also a cliffhanger so I guess 2020 can't come fast enough?

Rating: 4 Stars.
Steam: 5 out of 10.
Triggers:

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violence

Love Triangle:

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No

Cheating:

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No

HEA:

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Yes but continues

If you do not remember reading The Darkest Star, you need to go back and reread before diving head first into The Burning Shadow. This ride of a tale, starts right where TDS leaves off. We are back in the kitchen with Luc and Sylvia arguing. It's a faced paced roller coaster and Jennifer leaves us right at the top of the hill with that ending. It's not an Opal cliffhanger but there are surprises waiting around the curve. I grow to love Luc more and more with each passing book. He really is the darkest star. His love for Evie is unparalleled. Also, he plays the freaking guitar. Is there nothing he can't do? If you would ask him, he would say no and give you a terrible pick up line. Which by the way are hilariously scattered throughout the book. Evie is badass. There are things that she can do... is she a normal human? Or is she something completely different. I love that characters from the Lux Series come back to play in this installment. But, as always, Jennifer kills off a person or five and you are left a mess at the end (in a good way of course) waiting until she gives out any details for that next book. Pick it up and read it! Totally worth it!

4 stars

Better than the last book, but still the irritating dialog.

Loved this book, how do I go on waiting for the next one..

Rating: 3.5 stars

Things get even crazier in this sequel. I really like how we got to see some of Kat and Damon again. I won't be able to get over some of these events though.

If you thought The Darkest Star was great, then you’re in for a treat with this one! The Burning Shadow starts off right where the last book ended. I mean RIGHT where it ended, so make sure you’ve read The Darkest Star before you dive into this one. Now I know y’all are tired of hearing me say this but it holds true again…The Origin Series is a spinoff and can be read as a standalone. Armentrout does an amazing job recapping and bringing you into the Lux universe but I’m telling you it’s SO MUCH BETTER when you’ve read The Lux series first. Stepping back into this world is like coming home. Some of my favorite characters showed up and were just as snarky and awesome as ever. Luc is swoony as hell. It was fantastic! I devoured this book. It had everything I love mystery, swoon, and some really great twists!
Evie, is still trying to come to terms with the fact that she is not really Evie Dasher, but actually Nadia Holiday -the girl Luc loved and did everything to save in the Lux series. Nadia had cancer, and Luc made a deal that cured her using a serum with alien DNA. The kicker is she doesn’t remember her life as Nadia. Luc loves her regardless and does everything he can to ease her worries that he loves her for her not just because she was the girl he used to love. Let me just say Luc is everything I’ve come to expect from a JLA book boyfriend! I love him. He’s right up there with Daemon! Honestly swoon worthy!
You would think that the budding romance and search for Evie’s true identity would be enough to keep you sucked into the story, but there is so much more going on! There’s a life threatening disease that’s sweeping the nation and many people are blaming the Luxen. Can Luc, Evie, and their group prove that’s not the case? Will Evie learn more about her past? And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! I could not put this book down. The mystery behind the virus and how Evie was connected kept me at the edge of my seat. Armentrout did an amazing job keeping the suspense high while also piecing everything together, and I mean EVERYTHING.
Luc and Evie were perfect together. I loved their connection and seeing how swoony Luc was. I loved the cameos of all our favorite Luxen, and have a sneaky suspicion we’ll see more of them in the next book. The Burning Shadow was fabulous from start to finish and it has me dying for the next book!