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thisismelody's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
emmj42's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
ilovemydog_47's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
brittyj's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mystery_jem's review
4.0
My daughter loves this series - so I thought I'd give it a try. Definitely a YA which is not my favorite genre. But it has an interesting plot and interesting characters. Think I will listen to the next one.
gg_butler's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
batgirl_bethany's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
beemma1's review
3.0
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Young adult, paranormal
281
3.5
THOUGHTS:
So I had read this when it first came out, way back in 2011 and remembered nothing of it. In fact, I had forgotten all about the series itself. Until I saw the new covers. I decided to have a re-read and leave my review.
GOOD:
So the one thing I liked about this is that it's long, but a quick read. I never read a dull moment. From conversations, to fighting, and mystery, it was fast and always moving. It worked perfectly with the plot and I love books like this.
“So? What are you going to do about it? Throw your mashed potatoes at me? I'm consumed by terror.”
Alexandria is awesome. She's kick ass, always has a witty one liner, and is fierce against any force. I felt so connected to her, because in a way, I relate to her so much. She's literally me in the way she talks and handles situations! She's returned to school to learn how to fight so she can one day rid the world of daimons. Her dream is to be a Senetal, the highest form of a warrior in their world. But she's gotta take more classes since having been pulled from the school and she's not sure if it'll happen.
Especially with Aiden, one of the high up fighters.
“Okay. I’m ready to move onto something else, like practicing with knives or defense against the dark arts. Cool things.”
“Did you just quote Harry Potter?”
I love their interactions. From the moment they're together, we know they belong with each other. They fight through words-and weapons-and deeply care for each other. I was rooting for them since the beginning, but knew they'd have a tough go. Because Pure's (children of Hematoi, gods) can't be with Half-Bloods (Hematoi who got it on with a human). This was an interesting development in the story. It's not hard for them because he's her teacher in a sense, but add in a law of them being unfit for each other, and it becomes tough.
The side characters are all note worthy, but one specifically is Seth. He's what they call a Apollyon. He's got like super powers and is basically the Brittany Spears of their world, a la 2000's. But, Seth and Alex are more intertwined then they could have seen and everything just got more tough.
I love the fighting scenes, and the daimons. It's so neat to have so much action and love and craziness in one book.
BAD:
There isn't much bad that I found in this book. But I did notice something right off the bat, and maybe this isn't considered "bad" but I'll put it here anyway:
To finish this review: check it out here: https://www.avidreaderthe.com/reviews/2017/8/30/review-half-blood-jennifer-l-armentrout
Young adult, paranormal
281
3.5
THOUGHTS:
So I had read this when it first came out, way back in 2011 and remembered nothing of it. In fact, I had forgotten all about the series itself. Until I saw the new covers. I decided to have a re-read and leave my review.
GOOD:
So the one thing I liked about this is that it's long, but a quick read. I never read a dull moment. From conversations, to fighting, and mystery, it was fast and always moving. It worked perfectly with the plot and I love books like this.
“So? What are you going to do about it? Throw your mashed potatoes at me? I'm consumed by terror.”
Alexandria is awesome. She's kick ass, always has a witty one liner, and is fierce against any force. I felt so connected to her, because in a way, I relate to her so much. She's literally me in the way she talks and handles situations! She's returned to school to learn how to fight so she can one day rid the world of daimons. Her dream is to be a Senetal, the highest form of a warrior in their world. But she's gotta take more classes since having been pulled from the school and she's not sure if it'll happen.
Especially with Aiden, one of the high up fighters.
“Okay. I’m ready to move onto something else, like practicing with knives or defense against the dark arts. Cool things.”
“Did you just quote Harry Potter?”
I love their interactions. From the moment they're together, we know they belong with each other. They fight through words-and weapons-and deeply care for each other. I was rooting for them since the beginning, but knew they'd have a tough go. Because Pure's (children of Hematoi, gods) can't be with Half-Bloods (Hematoi who got it on with a human). This was an interesting development in the story. It's not hard for them because he's her teacher in a sense, but add in a law of them being unfit for each other, and it becomes tough.
The side characters are all note worthy, but one specifically is Seth. He's what they call a Apollyon. He's got like super powers and is basically the Brittany Spears of their world, a la 2000's. But, Seth and Alex are more intertwined then they could have seen and everything just got more tough.
I love the fighting scenes, and the daimons. It's so neat to have so much action and love and craziness in one book.
BAD:
There isn't much bad that I found in this book. But I did notice something right off the bat, and maybe this isn't considered "bad" but I'll put it here anyway:
To finish this review: check it out here: https://www.avidreaderthe.com/reviews/2017/8/30/review-half-blood-jennifer-l-armentrout