Oblivion by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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Title: Oblivion
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Series: Lux #1.5
Published by: Tantor Audio
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Rob Shapiro
Length: 11 hours and 30 minutes
Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
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Blurb:

Experience the epic love story of OBSIDIAN as told by its hero, Daemon Black…

I knew the moment Katy Swartz moved in next door, there was going to be trouble. Lots of it.

And trouble’s the last thing I need, since I’m not exactly from around here. My people arrived on Earth from Lux, a planet thirteen billion light years away. Plus, if there’s one thing I know, it’s that humans can’t be trusted. We scare them. We can do things they only dream about, and honestly, we make them look weak as hell. ‘Cuz they are.

But Kat is getting to me in ways no one else has, and I can't stop myself from wanting her—or wanting to use my powers to protect her. She makes me weak, and I’m the strongest of our kind, tasked with protecting us all. So this one simple girl…she can mean the end for us. Because the Luxen have an even bigger enemy—the Arum, and I need to stay on my game.

Falling for Katy—a human—won't just place her in danger. It could get us all killed, and that’s one thing I’ll never let happen...

DNF @ chapter 15 — Yeah, perhaps it was a mistake to listen to this one *right* after finishing Obsidian.  I think it would be better to read it when you’ve read more in the series and then you want extra.  Because diving in right away, I felt like there was barely anything new added to the story, and I was hoping for some insight into Daemon…particularly because I wasn’t a fan of his.  I was hoping this would help me understand him.  But no, he’s just a douche.

Also, I strongly disliked this narrator.  There were pauses in his narration that didn’t coincide with the story (like in the middle of dialogue).  And I was NOT a fan of the voice he used for female characters, but particularly Katy.  Just a personal taste thing, but it was a huge turn off for me.

I kept trying to stick it out, but then I wondered why I was doing that.  So I just stopped after Katy learned everything.  I figured I didn’t have the patience to wait for whatever I was going to learn from Daemon.  Perhaps if it hadn’t felt so close to Obsidian, or was shorter, it would have worked better for me.  Definitely more for rabid fans IMO.