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Obsidian

by Jennifer L. Armentrout · Lux #1 · 335 pages · Published December 2011
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.10 / 5 across 200K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️ (2/5)

A steamy, fun Young Adult ya paranormal built around aliens, enemies to lovers, neighbors. 335 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

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Steamy. Fun. Intense.

Steamy Fun Intense

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Steamy Fun Intense
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Content notes

Violence Sexual Content
Aliens
Enemies to Lovers
Neighbors
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
40%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
2/5
Core elements
Genre
YA Paranormal
Romance
Moods
Steamy
Fun
Intense
Key Tropes
Aliens
Enemies to Lovers
Neighbors
Ending
Satisfying
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Is Obsidian spicy?

Low heat (2/5) — some tension and mild scenes.

Do I need to read Obsidian in order?

Obsidian is book 1 in the Lux series. Start here.

Who would enjoy Obsidian?

Readers who love steamy and fun stories with aliens and enemies to lovers. Best suited for Young Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Obsidian?

A steamy, fun Young Adult ya paranormal built around aliens, enemies to lovers, neighbors. 335 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Obsidian?

Content notes include: violence, sexual content. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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