I was expecting this book to wrap up the series as well, and was quite surprised when it didn't! What a cliffhanger ending!! I am anxiously awaiting the next book, which I know will be a while. I agree with another review I read about the ending. There is a lot of self discovery in this book I appreciated how much Dee, Andrew and Ashley grew up. over reacting, high emotions and miscommunications). The characters are built well, and I think they react in a "real" way when faced with tragedy, heartache and loss (real for high schoolers, especially. I still enjoyed this series quite a bit, when I thought of it outside of the high school realm. It's dangerous territory for young adults, in my opinion. There is Obsidian, the first book where I fell in love with the two main characters, Daemon - cocky, selfish, arrogant yet beautiful, a. Not only that, but the parents of these teenagers in this book are still barely involved in the kids lives, and the parents who are (Matthew, in this case) are comfortable with these kinds of decisions made by those he considers his own children. Opal is the third book in the Lux series out of five. I realize it's "normal" in the high school era to be tempted by things like this, but these books do not hold back, which is why I am surprised they are YA (even if they are based in high school). There is a fair amount of sex (talk AND participation), some drinking and skipping school. Parents, be warned!! This book series constantly involves kids going behind parents backs and participate in sex, drinking and even skipping classes.
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