White Hot Kiss

Dark Elements, Book 1

By: Jennifer L. Armentrout

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

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.

©2014 Jennifer L. Armentrout (P)2014 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Intense, well plotted, and very readable, this title should fly into the hands of every paranormal reader out there." (Booklist)

Exciting

Read it and listened to the audio book. It keeps you wanting to flip the pages.

So good!

I loved this story it was full on, non stop! I listened to this book years ago and it just got better the second time! See you in a bit I am on book 2 now!

Saskia your narration was fantastic!

Sexy without smut

Layla doesn’t really fit in anywhere. Half demon, half warden, she’s the only known one of her kind. Raised by the wardens, she believes that the other, darker side of her is evil and must be hidden from all she loves. Especially Zayne, the gorgeous warden she’s been crushing on her whole life. That is, until she meets Roth. The tattooed, sinfully hot demon is nothing like she expected. Soon, Layla is questioning everything she’s been raised to believe, and uncovering secrets the likes of which could bring about the end of the world.

Jennifer Armentrout has done it again. She’s created larger than life, passionate characters that are unique and charming in their own rights. She knows how to sexy it up - without the smut, and this novel is steaming! Roth is incredibly hot with his wit and cocky attitude. This is one author who knows how to create the perfect BBBB (bad boy book boyfriend)! Zayne is sweet and protective. Layla is strong, unconsciously hot and yet a little bit of a damsel in distress.

The fantasy world Armentrout has created is intriguing. She’s put a spin on the good versus evil premise and managed to make me fall in love with both sides, creating the perfect amount of inner reader conflict in this fantastic love triangle. The action was fast-paced and had me on the edge of my seat for most of the story.

I LOVE this series and can’t wait to find out what happens next!

Heartbreaking

I hope to see Roth again in future books it’s sad to think he’s really gone

This book left me completely torn.

It's been fun to learn about gargoyles. I hope we get to see more in the next book.

4 stars

This is about another couple from whom we met in the novella "Bitter Sweet Love". While I didn't get the same gitty feeling fom the first couple, this is still a decent YA Paranormal read and had a few twists that I didn't see coming. Of course Saskia did a amazing job.

Better Than Twilight

It’s been along time since I was a 17-year-old, but I really enjoyed this audiobook. I’ve read a lot of Jennifers books, and I’ve enjoyed almost everyone of them. It was nice to read one about innocent love.

This book had the same type of love triangle as the Twilight series, but I actually liked this one better. The female character, Layla, wasn’t annoying like Bella in the Twilight books. It was hard to choose from Team Roth to Team Layne because they both had qualities that made them irresistible.

This is the first time i listened to an audiobook narrated by Saskia. She was incredible. She had so many different voices, including a lot of male voices, which were not annoying at all. I could actually picture the characters really speaking that way.

I would totally recommend this book to anyone of all ages.

Loved!

I LOVED loved loved loved this book! At first, I wasn't sure if I liked Layla but she quickly grew on me. I'm up in the air about Zane but I love Roth. JLA has a way with words that really captivates and paints a vivid picture.

heart beats

the characters were great and made you want to believe that evil can love. I literally cried when the ending happened.

Very good book, gets better with the series

I like to rate the books when I finish any book series. The first book was pretty good, but definitely gets better better with each book. I throughly enjoyed this series.