Overall, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I loved this book, since a few of my friends haven't spoken so highly of it. It begins with Obsidian, which shows a normal small town with a new comer named Katy, who moved there with her mother for a new beginning from her father's death a couple years ago with cancer. She seems like you average likable girl ( especially since she's an avid reader, which made her even more likable!)From there, she meets twins which are her new neighbors, Daemon and Dee, impossibly beautiful and also vastly different from each other. Dee is outgoing and talkative, clearly straining for friendship whereas Daemon is your brooding character who dislike Katy immediately and tries to keep her away from Dee by being well, awful. But yet, Katy can't keep her thoughts away from Daemon, and his "hott" body... I know. Sounds like Twilight. But, this novel is more relate-able as Katy definitely tries uncover the weird vibe she gets from the family, including how they can move so fast and not make a sound, or how the weather just changes suddenly when they are around... and finds out they are aliens. With supernatural powers. And extremely "foreign" alien enemies that could leave them all dead in a second if they aren't careful. Need I say more?

Opal, the next book in the beginnings, is absolutely packed with twists and turns and before you think you know something.. it changes. Katy goes through some epic battles as well as drama filled romance as everything from Obsidian comes into question in Opal... the ending also leaves you instantly running to your car for the nearest book store for the next book in this series. Worth it!