wow. wow. wow. wow. WOW. WOW!!!!! 
 *deep cleansing breath* 
 I am still numb. Numb & tingling & swoony & just generally befuzzled. 
 This won't be some big deep review because I am honestly not capable of rational thought about this yet. Not sure I will ever truly be, but after my 2nd or 3rd reread, or a week or two when I'm out of my Daemon Black Lust Fog, maybe. 
 Anyway, some facts to know first: 
 1. This is my VERY FAVORITE ongoing series. In any genre. 
 2. I love each book more than the one before it. Which means, if I could rank to the moon and back, Shadows would be 4 1/2 stars, Obsidian 5 stars, Onyx 6+ stars, Opal 8 stars, and this book... 10 freakin' stars!!! 
 3. Daemon Black is my #1 book boyfriend. Ever. There is my love for Daemon and then there is everyone else. Period. End of discussion. I love me some fictional men for certain, but Daemon Black OWNS ME. I don't just love Daemon when I am reading or rereading these books. I think about Daemon Black every single day and have for 2 years. Ask anyone who knows me and who I discuss books with: Daemon is never EVER far from my thoughts. 
 4. I can't talk about this series rationally because my love for it is just that flippin massive. 
 *another deep breath* 
 So this book. 
 THIS BOOK!!! 
 Perfect. Everything I could have hoped for in this book and so much more. It is hard to write any kind of real review on what actually happened plot wise, because everything is a spoiler. What is going on with the characters? Same thing. 
 This is a whole new world for this series and not just because half of the book is from Daemon's POV - WHICH. IS. MARVELOUS! - no; it is so vastly different in scope and plot that it truly is the game changer in this series that the phenomenal Jennifer L. Armentrout promised. 
 Another confession: I love penultimate books. Any long series that I have loved, the next to last book - the one that sets up the beginning of the endgame - always my second favorite book in a series. And Origin BRINGS IT. So much so that my mind is seriously still completely blown. 
 There are some hard things. It's not a rainbows and unicorns type of book, but for so much heavy material, the swoon level in this one is off the charts. Daemon made me cry 4 times *just* from how freaking amazing he is. Honestly, if he hadn't owned me completely for the last 2 years, he would now. As it is, I am still like *sigh*... And my endorphins are still threw the roof! LOL 
 Katy is as amazing as ever, I know I go on and on about Daemon (because I seriously can't help it) but Katy remains one of my favorite all time book heroines. She is so sassy and smart and real. And she has all the emotions in this book. ALL OF THEM. And it's amazing. To see how much she has to go threw but then to see her have Daemon there with her and that love... *swooning again* It's great. 
 There are some amazing new characters, one in particular. The other supporting characters don't really come into play in this story until like 65%, and I'm alright with that. For everything they have to go threw, it's selfish of me, but I totally liked just having Daemon and Katy focusing completely on each other without all of the external bits. 
 There are some huge shocks. Massively huge. 
 There are some character deaths. Some sad. Some satisfying. 
 There are helicopters & desert getaways & Daemon doing something in a towel that I honestly didn't think I would ever read in my wildest dreams. 
 It's all exciting and perfect and just, well, everything. 
 Definitely my favorite book of the year. Not sure how any release this year could top it. 
 Now we have to wait a year for Opposition - and while I am not overjoyed with that AT ALL - I can live with it. This cliffhanger wasn't as difficult as the last by a long shot. But it was another total game changer. I think if the cliffhanger in Opal taught readers anything it was to have that trust in JLA. She will take CARE of Daemon & Katy. This is their story. So I am not concerned about that ending. I know that they will be more than fine and that the last book in this series (that honestly, it being the last is the biggest issue for me) will BLOW OUR MINDS.