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I am quite thrown off by this. I expected so much more from JLA and came into this book with the expectations of what I got out of her Flesh and Fire series and Blood and Ash series. I expected to be enthralled and excited but this was not it. It was too much like Percy Jackson and had quite a few cringey YA moments. I read a lot of YA so I know it can be done without being cringey but this didn’t work. I swore if I read the work icky one more time I’d have to put it down. I still enjoyed the plot though and I am hoping it gets better so I’m going to keep reading as the next one comes out.

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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challenging emotional fast-paced

5.0

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dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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5.0

I am a slut for YA trashy urban fantasy romance and I will not apologize for liking hot garbage.

I am just a girl!

This is kind of a complicated book to explain, so I'll do my best. Essentially, Alex is 17 years old and has been on the run from the Covenant with her mother for the past three years. In this world, there are pure-bloods, who are direct descendants of the Greek Gods, but when they fool around with a human, there are half-bloods, which is what Alex is. Half-bloods can see the elemental magic that Daimons (this world's villains) use that humans and Pures cannot see. Thus, the Covenant is a school where half-bloods are required to train to fulfill their duties of being daimon killers.

Alex has missed out on three years of this, and instead of becoming the half-blood equivalent of a slave, Aiden, the man who saved her and an excellent Sentinel pure-blood, offers to train her over the course of the summer and if she reaches the level of training she should be at, she is allowed to stay in the Covenant. The harder they train, the more Alex longs for Aiden, but half-bloods and pure-bloods are strictly forbidden and a relationship like that can ruin lives.

A lot of reviewers say this is a Vampire Academy series rip-off, but I can't confirm that considering I've only watched the movie, but this is very similar to that. I'd compare this book to Camp Half-Blood from the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and the training, romance, and boarding school vibes of the Vampire Academy movie (and presumably the series).

I can't tell you why I gave this five stars, but I had a really good time. I loved the plot and the loved the forbidden romance. I'm a sucker for that stuff, okay? Aiden is a really good character even though she's 17 and he's 20, but I am going to turn a blind eye (don't cancel me) because 2011 was a rough time. Caleb is also a really great best friend that I wish we explored more. I almost wish that the prequel, Daimon followed her life before she left the Covenant and then the beginning of this book included what the prequel did.

I cannot wait for book two! I'm really excited to see where this series is headed, specifically with the Seth and Aiden storylines because WHAT IS GOIN' ON?

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