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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
I am trying to fill the Poppy & Casteel sized hole in my heart by reading a different series by JLA (so far it is not working). Daimon is a short novella introducing the character of Alexandria, a half-blood being pursued by demons. It was a fine start but didn't feel at all like a fully fleshed out story. I'll be interested to see what happens in Half-Blood, the first full-length novel in the series.
Really fast read.. it's a novella to the events that happen in Half-Blood. I really enjoy Jennifer's writing, she hooks you from the first sentence! I'm excited to read another series by her.. I've only heard great things about it and from this short teaser I can already tell I'm going to like it. Alex is strong and determined, focused yet vulnerable... everything you could want in a main character. I'm excited to see where this story progresses and who this mystery man is with the storm grey eyes !
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
In "Daimon: The Prequel To Half-Blood" (Covenant # 0.5) Alex and her Mom, Rachelle have been away from the Covenant for three years, living in Miami among the mortals. All that changes when they're viciously attacked and Alex is forced to flee and return to the Covenant, the one place her mother never wanted her to go. The closer she gets though, the more dangerous her journey, as she's hunted down by the very creatures she was born and trained to kill.
The daimons have found her and will stop at nothing until she's dead but Alex, being the strong and stubborn half-blood that she is won't give up that easily. Thankfully, she gets a little help from some familiar faces, one in particular whose haunted her almost every day for the past three years.
Turns out though, her fight isn't just against the daimons and she'll have to face the consequences of having left the Covenant in the first place, a fate that could be worse than death.
The daimons have found her and will stop at nothing until she's dead but Alex, being the strong and stubborn half-blood that she is won't give up that easily. Thankfully, she gets a little help from some familiar faces, one in particular whose haunted her almost every day for the past three years.
Turns out though, her fight isn't just against the daimons and she'll have to face the consequences of having left the Covenant in the first place, a fate that could be worse than death.
Daimon is a prequel in the Covenant series and this was just a great introduction to a new series. I just really enjoyed this brief glimpse into this world. It was just so easy to get lost in and I can’t wait to see what’s next from this author.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Daimon
Jennifer L. Armentrout
"Love in my world usually ended up with someone hearing 'I smite thee!' as she was cursed to be some lame flower for the rest of her life."
For three years, Alexandria has lived among mortals—pretending to be like them and trying to forget the duty she'd been trained to fulfill as a child of a mortal and a demigod. At seventeen, she's pretty much accepted that she's a freak by mortal standards… and that she'll never be prepared for that duty.
According to her mother, that’s a good thing.
But as every descendant of the gods knows, Fate has a way of rearing her ugly head. A horrifying attack forces Alex to flee Miami and try to find her way back to the very place her mother had warned her she should never return—the Covenant. Every step that brings her closer to safety is one more step toward death… because she's being hunted by the very creatures she'd once trained to kill.
The daimons have found her.
Spoilers deary as always.
Daimon is the beginning of the Covenant series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. It is not a full length book, just a novella showing what happened to Alex before being rescued and taken to the Covenant.
You know what I am excited for right? You guess it. Daimon leads into Half-Blood and we meet Aiden St. Delphi, but I am getting ahead of myself. This really won't be a really long review because this is maybe only 80 or some odd pages.
This novella starts out with Alex coming home to her mom after her having a "normal" teenage day with her boyfriend at the beach. Well. Not so normal. Two guys came up to her and her boyfriend and they were pushing them around. Well Alex doesn't put up with no crap. So they touched her arm and she kicked their butts.
Well her boyfriend freaked out and called her a freak and broke up with her after she defended his butt. What a jerk and a baby. She also might have seen a daimon on the way home from the beach.
She comes home has a chat with her mom and she tells her that she has to straighten up the porch that is full of gardening stuff. Yes, this is important don't argue.
They have some nice mother and daughter time then Alex sleeps in the next morning. She goes out and starts working on the garden when she feels the shiver that comes along with the Daimons. She rushes upstairs holding a garden spade in a rush to get to her mom. When she comes into the room her mom is in the floor surrounded by blood and her favorite flower, hibiscus. She is being drained by a daimon, the Damion drops her and jumps toward her. Alex didn't even realize that she had the spade in her hand. The spade was covered with titanium, which kills daimons instantly. The daimon runs into the spade and explodes into blue powder. Alex rushes to her mom's side, but she is too late. Her mom is dead.
Another Daimon appears and Alex is forced to go on the run. She did manage to grab her's and her mom's cash stash so she can try to get back to the Covenant. She catches several buses, is attacked, and robbed while trying to make her way to Nashville to the Covenant.
The novella ends with her running to a barn or abandoned warehouse where Half- Blood starts.
What can I say about this book? It's awesome of course. It is by Jennifer L. Armentrout of course it is amazing. She has never disappointed me with her books and she makes the yummyiest book boyfriends ever. I will never get enough of her books. One of my book bucket list is to read every single one of her books this year and review them. With that I end my review.
I give Daimon a 5 out of 5 stars of course!
Jennifer L. Armentrout
"Love in my world usually ended up with someone hearing 'I smite thee!' as she was cursed to be some lame flower for the rest of her life."
For three years, Alexandria has lived among mortals—pretending to be like them and trying to forget the duty she'd been trained to fulfill as a child of a mortal and a demigod. At seventeen, she's pretty much accepted that she's a freak by mortal standards… and that she'll never be prepared for that duty.
According to her mother, that’s a good thing.
But as every descendant of the gods knows, Fate has a way of rearing her ugly head. A horrifying attack forces Alex to flee Miami and try to find her way back to the very place her mother had warned her she should never return—the Covenant. Every step that brings her closer to safety is one more step toward death… because she's being hunted by the very creatures she'd once trained to kill.
The daimons have found her.
Spoilers deary as always.
Daimon is the beginning of the Covenant series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. It is not a full length book, just a novella showing what happened to Alex before being rescued and taken to the Covenant.
You know what I am excited for right? You guess it. Daimon leads into Half-Blood and we meet Aiden St. Delphi, but I am getting ahead of myself. This really won't be a really long review because this is maybe only 80 or some odd pages.
This novella starts out with Alex coming home to her mom after her having a "normal" teenage day with her boyfriend at the beach. Well. Not so normal. Two guys came up to her and her boyfriend and they were pushing them around. Well Alex doesn't put up with no crap. So they touched her arm and she kicked their butts.
Well her boyfriend freaked out and called her a freak and broke up with her after she defended his butt. What a jerk and a baby. She also might have seen a daimon on the way home from the beach.
She comes home has a chat with her mom and she tells her that she has to straighten up the porch that is full of gardening stuff. Yes, this is important don't argue.
They have some nice mother and daughter time then Alex sleeps in the next morning. She goes out and starts working on the garden when she feels the shiver that comes along with the Daimons. She rushes upstairs holding a garden spade in a rush to get to her mom. When she comes into the room her mom is in the floor surrounded by blood and her favorite flower, hibiscus. She is being drained by a daimon, the Damion drops her and jumps toward her. Alex didn't even realize that she had the spade in her hand. The spade was covered with titanium, which kills daimons instantly. The daimon runs into the spade and explodes into blue powder. Alex rushes to her mom's side, but she is too late. Her mom is dead.
Another Daimon appears and Alex is forced to go on the run. She did manage to grab her's and her mom's cash stash so she can try to get back to the Covenant. She catches several buses, is attacked, and robbed while trying to make her way to Nashville to the Covenant.
The novella ends with her running to a barn or abandoned warehouse where Half- Blood starts.
What can I say about this book? It's awesome of course. It is by Jennifer L. Armentrout of course it is amazing. She has never disappointed me with her books and she makes the yummyiest book boyfriends ever. I will never get enough of her books. One of my book bucket list is to read every single one of her books this year and review them. With that I end my review.
I give Daimon a 5 out of 5 stars of course!
I honestly just listened to this to help meet my reading goal for 2022. But I found it to be a relatively solid prequel; it refreshed my memory of the first two books of the series as well.
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes