White Hot Kiss - Jennifer L Armentrout

White Hot Kiss – Jennifer L Armentrout

White Hot Kiss is book one in Jennifer L Armentrouts The Dark Elements series. Another brilliant and yet addictive series too may i add.

‘One kiss could be the last.

Seventeen-year-old Layla just wants to be normal. But with a kiss that kills anything with a soul, she's anything but normal. Half demon, half gargoyle, Layla has abilities no one else possesses.

Raised among the Wardens—a race of gargoyles tasked with hunting demons and keeping humanity safe—Layla tries to fit in, but that means hiding her own dark side from those she loves the most. Especially Zayne, the swoon-worthy, incredibly gorgeous and completely off-limits Warden she's crushed on since forever.

Then she meets Roth—a tattooed, sinfully hot demon who claims to know all her secrets. Layla knows she should stay away, but she's not sure she wants to—especially when that whole no-kissing thing isn't an issue, considering Roth has no soul.

But when Layla discovers she's the reason for the violent demon uprising, trusting Roth could not only ruin her chances with Zayne… it could brand her a traitor to her family. Worse yet, it could become a one-way ticket to the end of the world.’

The synopsis to this story immediately drew me in, and i instantly wanted to pick it up and give it a read. The concept of Gargoyles/Wardens and Demons completely intrigued me. Just like all of Armentrouts series, i instantly fell in love with the writing style and the concept. It was a slow build to the story, but that was understandable due to the world building needed to set up the story and characters. However once you get into it, you are absorbed into the pages, and suddenly you discover it is over before you know it.

The characters were each unique in their own ways, Layla being the main protagonist, with friends Stacey and Sam, from school. Her kind of brother, kind of not, friend/crush Zayne, who is a Warden, and then the introduction to the Demon Roth. Armentrout is always great in the development of characters in her novels, and no character in this story is the same, they all provided their own little mix to the pot, which made it all work so well.

I will say one thing though, how is it that Jennifer is able to create such swoon worthy characters, first for me it was Daemon in the Lux Series....then there was Aiden in the Covenant series and now....now there is Roth. I absolutely LOVE Roth! I could not get enough of his cocky, arrogant and yet caring and funny personality. I simply could not get enough of him. I love that Jennifer is able to create these characters, each of which again are so different, and yet so brilliant, that you instantly love them, and wish they were real...all be it that would mean that Demons would have to be very real walking the Earth for that to be the case. But i mean for Roth..... i dunno....

This story is filled with many twists and turns, one of which i did not see coming at all! The ending left me in a state of shock and worry and heartache, however i just know the parting words by Cayman were reassuring ones that mean everything will be alright in book two...i hope....i pray.....i need them to be....seriously....

I would say if you are a fan of Jennifer L Armentrouts stories and novels, then you will thoroughly enjoy this and absorb it as quickly as i did. If you have never read one of her books, but enjoy, YA romance, humour, fantasy elements and action, then i would say pick this up and give it a read as you will love it just as much as i did. I have ordered book two, which is due to arrive tomorrow...and i cannot wait to get my hands on it and start reading.

I have given this 4 out of 5 stars.