The Darkest Star: {ARC Review}

Publication date: October 30th, 2018
Publisher: Tor Teen
Series: Origin #1
Format: e-ARC
Source: Netgalley
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When seventeen-year-old Evie Dasher is caught up in a raid at a notorious club known as one of the few places where humans and the surviving Luxen can mingle freely, she meets Luc, an unnaturally beautiful guy she initially assumes is a Luxen...but he is in fact something much more powerful. Her growing attraction for Luc will lead her deeper and deeper into a world she'd only heard about, a world where everything she thought she knew will be turned on its head...

Admittedly, this was my first time reading about the Lux. I have yet to read her actual Lux series, but this title intrigued me to want to start. 

The beginning starts off with a literal bang-the raid on the seedy club that Evie hesitantly goes to one night. It is at the club that she meets Luc, an attractive and fiery man that seems to not want Evie there at all. But then the raid happens and she is forced to get help from Luc. During the raid Evie realizes that he might not be all human when he is forced to use his abilities to keep them safe. Who is Luc, and what is he? 

While Evie is trying to answer these questions, she has more important things to worry about. Girls are going missing, and people are blaming the Lux. But nothing is ever what or who it seems in this book, because it seems like with each new day, Evie learns something new, dangerous, and shocking about the world she lives in. 

Considering this was my first book about the Lux, I really enjoyed this story concerning them and leaning how they came to be. It definitely made me want to start the actual Lux series, which I will be doing asap! 

Character wise, I liked Lux and Evie, and some of the secondary characters that were present. Luc was a good blend of strong and protective while still being funny and sarcastic. He may have been a huge jerk at the beginning, but he had his reasons. Evie was your typical teenage girl until she found out some really shocking truths. It forced her to question everyone and everything to find out who she truly was. I enjoyed her journey because it felt raw and real. She didn't have a calm reaction like in many YA books. 

Villain wise, I was disappointed. I honestly expected something scarier than what was revealed. I enjoyed the suspense leading up the reveal but it just felt "meh." But other than that it was a really good read.