I can't really figure out if I liked this book or not, so I'm going with 2.5 stars. ..... The ABSOLUTE only reason I started this book, was because it'sI can't really figure out if I liked this book or not, so I'm going with 2.5 stars. ..... The ABSOLUTE only reason I started this book, was because it's all over BookTok. It seems like everyone is buying it, reading it or reviewing it. So I figured it was my turn to jump into it to see if it's worth the hype. So you see, aliens in books aren't really my thing. I read Obsidian by JLA only because the 'alien' wasn't was a human-looking alien. The idea of a huge blue alien with horns in this novel didn't really intrigue me. Nonetheless, throughout the novel, I kind of got used to him. ..... Now let's really get into what I liked and disliked about this novel ..... What I liked ❁ I absolutely loved how caring and protective Vektal was towards Georgie ❁ It was a short and sweet book. Although I felt no connection to any character, I liked all of them :) ❁ Yeah, that might be all...
What I didn't like ❁ There is a rape scene quite early in the book. Now I have no issues reading about rape scenes or other trigger warnings, but this one kind of rubbed me the wrong way. It didn't really add to the plot, as the character who was raped played no part in the novel. ❁ THE LANGUAGE BARRIERS. Georgie and Vektal speak different languages and while others found it cute to read about, I was ready to throw my phone across the room (I read on the kindle app on my phone). When Georgie was speaking when it was Vektal's POV, the author wrote it as how he hears it. Thus it was not English and 90% I had no idea what the words were. ❁ Georgie's newfound friends were literally dying and starving to death on their abandoned ship, while she was having sex with an alien. I don't think I have to say anymore ❁ Somewhat insta-love. I know this book only has 188 pages so it would be hard to get the whole enemies to lovers deal in here, but still. Georgie knows this blue, huge alien stranger for all of a couple of hours and she didn't have any objections to the sexual acts Vektal was doing. Idk it was just odd. ..... But here's the thing. When I finished reading I was ready to give it 3.5 stars, but now as I writing this review - IDK I don't really like it. I am still debating as to whether I will continue on in the series. ..... TW: rape, abduction, murder, sex trafficking, drugging, gore, violence, and death....more
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