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Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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3.0

I'm like 1000 years late to read this...and I've already read the spin off series so this is just meh

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5.0

This was SO GOOD! I really am digging this new world Jennifer L. Armentrout has created!

Back of the book reads as follows:

The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi-pure-bloods-have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals-well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: become trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the homes of the pures.Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming it anyway. There are several rules that students at the Covenant must follow. Alex has problems with them all, but especially rule #1:Relationships between pures and halfs are forbidden. Unfortunately, she's crushing hard on the totally hot pure-blood Aiden. But falling for Aiden isn't her biggest problem--staying alive long enough to graduate the Covenant and become a Sentinel is. If she fails in her duty, she faces a future worse than death or slavery: being turned into a daimon, and being hunted by Aiden. And that would kind of suck.

I have to say I finsihed the book in one day and can't wait for the next book... yeah I liked it that much!
The book picks up where the prequel Daimon left off. The first chapter is basically the last of the prequel. Alex is brought back to the Covenant and she is allowed to train and get caught up so that she can become a Sentinel(a soldier). The book focuses on her training, on the loss of her mother which occured in Daimon, and her blossiming crush on Aiden her trainer, among other things. Although the book focuses a lot on the training it doesn't seem to slow down the pace of the book as many things are constantly being revealed throughout. Half-blood is a fresh take on the Greek gods, their offspring and their involvement with the mortal world with a very modern feel to it!