The Darkest Star

Armentrout, Jennifer L.  The Darkest Star.  2018.  Tor, a division of McMillan Publishing.

Life as a teenager in Columbia, Maryland in a post invasion world is very different than life before the invasion.  While Eve doesn't remember everything about her life before the Luxen Invasion, she figures that is normal - as the invasion itself redefined life on earth for humans and Luxen alike. 

In the post invasion world, Evie attends school with Luxen children and an uneasy truce exists between the two races.  There are restrictions placed upon the Luxen.  They must register with the authorities.  They must also wear Disablers - bracelets that contain the other worldly abilities of the Luxen that allow them to destroy human life with the flick of a wrist. 

Evie's world turns upside down when she forays into Foretoken: a club where Luxen and Humans freely mingle.  She is called over to meet Luc, who questions her fake ID, as well as her right to be in the club when suddenly the club is raided and Federal Agents enter, searching for unregistered Luxen and underage drinkers. 

As Luc and Evie run away from the chaos, her world is forever turned upside down. 

Luc appears at her house.  Not only does Luc appear to know her mother, he tells her that "All deals

are off" as he hands her mother the fake ID.

Friends disappear and are found brutally murdered - and the manner of death points towards a Luxen.

All the while, Evie continues to be pulled into the orbit of the mysterious Luc.  While he claims not to be a Luxen, it is obvious that he is something different - and so much more dangerous than Evie could ever have imagined. 

Will Evie manage to unravel the mystery that surrounds both Luc and her past in time to save herself and those she loves?
Author Web Site:  https://jenniferlarmentrout.com/

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