Friday, October 5, 2012

Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Half-Blood (Covenant, #1) I bloody freaking loved this book!

I knew Alex was "special" for a reason and I'm glad that I was able to guess what she is. Pure by Jennifer L. Armentrout is basically the love child of the Vampire Academy series and the Percy Jackson series. I'm not even joking. Alexandria Andros is the heroine of this series and let me just tell you this: She is KICK ASS, funny, witty, and is also extremely relatable. I felt so much sympathy for her throughout the entire book... but at the same time, I wanted her to grow stronger and become something amazing!

Aiden St. Delphi happens to be Alex's love interest and oh boy, was it definitely forbidden. The forbidden love stems from the fact that these characters live in a world where they are descendants of Greek Gods. Aiden is a pure-blood while Alex is a half-blood. Half-bloods are those who are born from mortal and pure-blood parents and there is a law that forbids half-bloods from romancing with pure-bloods. So yes, forbidden love factor? Check! It's very similar to Rose and Dimitri's situation from The Vampire Academy series. But even though I did love Aiden and Alex's chemistry together... the one character whom I'm actually very intrigued about is no other than SETH! Oh man. I know, I know. Not another love triangle again, right?! Well.... this is actually different and you will eventually see why. A love that is FATED or one that is FORBIDDEN. I wonder who Alex will pick in the end.

The thing I loved most about this book was the many twists and surprises throughout the book. It kept me very interested and wanting more! (view spoiler)[The fact that Alex's mom turned out to be NOT dead was a huge surprise for me. She had become a daimon instead. (hide spoiler)] Daimons are beings that had originated as pure-bloods... but because they chose to drink the Aether (I suppose it's a special elixir in the blood) from either the pure-bloods or half-bloods, they essentially become "monsters." Monsters with incredible strength and magic. I'm not going to go into much detail, but there is a school where half-bloods and pure-bloods attend so that they can fight and destroy daimons. After being attacked by a daimon, Alex decides to go back to the covenant and try to train herself to become a Sentinel.

Overall, I'm truly glad that I was able to read this book. I am definitely hooked! The Covenant series is everything that I've wanted in a YA novel and more. I am not disappointed and I highly recommend this book! Looking forward to the next book, Pure, and I can't wait for Deity in November!

Rating: ★★★★★