I am fully disappointed in Obsidian after literally everyone I knew pushed me to read it. Things I like: the characters, particularly Katy. Katy has spirit, and I love that. She's not a pushover and doesn't just fall at the feet of the douchey beautiful guy. And the chemistry between Daemon and Katy is explosive and HOT. I could read an entire book just of them arguing and then making out, no other characters or plot required. Because....things I did not like: literally the entire plot. I had heard Obsidian had "similarities" to Twilight, but HOLY CRAP ON A CRACKER (sorry to steal your phrase, JLA), it was like Twilight with vampires edited out and aliens edited in. At this point, I expect more from Jen, although I do realize this was among her first books, which is why I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt and continuing with the series. Hopefully the rumors are true, and the series does improve as it goes on. I'm just grateful that when I started reading JLA, I did not choose Obsidian first or I probably would have stopped there.