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mslelouch's review against another edition
3.0
And thats how to start a series guys! I decided to continue with the series while waiting for my copy of blood and ash and a kingdom of flesh and fire.
thenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
3.0
A very short novella to kick off this paranormal series. Not sure if I'll be moving forward or not. No romance to speak of so it was just a bit of backstory and world building.
CW: death, parental death, blood/gore/body horror, unhoused people, assault, violence
CW: death, parental death, blood/gore/body horror, unhoused people, assault, violence
redviktorija's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
maxroller's review against another edition
fast-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? N/A
3.0
alysses's review against another edition
4.0
I really really liked this book. It's a prequel to the Covenant Series of about 80pp or so. This is a brand new author and I must say that I am quite impressed.
We are introduced to seventeen year old Alexandria(Alex), a Half-Blood, and her Hematoi mother. Hematoi are children of gods and mortals, children of two Hematoi's are Pure- Bloods with god-like powers and half-bloods are children of a Hematoi and mortal with not so god-like powers. Alex and her mother run away from the Covenant, a place where the Hematoi live and train their Pure-Bloods and Half-Bloods alike to protect the Hematoi. Something tragic occurs and we are introduced to Daimons, Pure bloods who had become a type of vampire...
I will leave you to read the FREE prequel so that you can get the rest of the details. I loved the whole gods/mortal/pure bloods/half bloods focus. Something that kept me hooked was that it wasn't a story about vampires or the fae. This book has humor, wit, sadness, action and hints at a possible romance to be seen later in the series.
The first book Half-Blood will not be released until September 2011 which kind of sucks because I'm definitely hooked and will have to wait until then.
Note to author: *There were a few spelling mistakes* but great job so far!
We are introduced to seventeen year old Alexandria(Alex), a Half-Blood, and her Hematoi mother. Hematoi are children of gods and mortals, children of two Hematoi's are Pure- Bloods with god-like powers and half-bloods are children of a Hematoi and mortal with not so god-like powers. Alex and her mother run away from the Covenant, a place where the Hematoi live and train their Pure-Bloods and Half-Bloods alike to protect the Hematoi. Something tragic occurs and we are introduced to Daimons, Pure bloods who had become a type of vampire...
I will leave you to read the FREE prequel so that you can get the rest of the details. I loved the whole gods/mortal/pure bloods/half bloods focus. Something that kept me hooked was that it wasn't a story about vampires or the fae. This book has humor, wit, sadness, action and hints at a possible romance to be seen later in the series.
The first book Half-Blood will not be released until September 2011 which kind of sucks because I'm definitely hooked and will have to wait until then.
Note to author: *There were a few spelling mistakes* but great job so far!
juliakohlert's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
sad
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? It's complicated
4.5
kait_sg's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ashriel80's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kikibucce's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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
3.5
erencich's review against another edition
4.0
Review originally posted at Doodle's Book Blog
I had heard so many great things about this series and I figured I should try it out. Not knowing what exactly I was walking into, I read Daimon. I didn't want to write a review for this immediately after reading it because I can review a 62 page book in all of three sentences, so I went ahead and read Half-Blood before writing this and there was a lot more background information in Daimon that didn't really pertain to what you need to know when starting Half-Blood, but I'm glad I read it. We get a taste of who Alex's mother is and I think this is important for relating to and understanding Alex when the end of Half-Blood comes around. Is this worth taking a look at when you start reading the series? Definitely.
I had heard so many great things about this series and I figured I should try it out. Not knowing what exactly I was walking into, I read Daimon. I didn't want to write a review for this immediately after reading it because I can review a 62 page book in all of three sentences, so I went ahead and read Half-Blood before writing this and there was a lot more background information in Daimon that didn't really pertain to what you need to know when starting Half-Blood, but I'm glad I read it. We get a taste of who Alex's mother is and I think this is important for relating to and understanding Alex when the end of Half-Blood comes around. Is this worth taking a look at when you start reading the series? Definitely.