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.
Can I just say I am so very glad I finally read this freakin' book??!! Again thanks to the ladies over YA-Sisterhood blog and the Heroine
Tourney I simply HAD to read
Half-Blood by
Jennifer Armentrout. The teasers
ALONE had me drooling all over myself like a third rate invalid on crack. It
was ridiculous! I was voting for Alex just to read POV snippets from a book I
never read, it was that awesome!!
Miss Jennifer caresses us with an intriguing world of Greek
mythology, but not the kind that induces snores from the back of History class.
This is much hotter!
Our girl Alex was torn from her training three years ago by
her mother for mysterious reasons. Alex never felt right to ask so they lived
in the mortal world until the badies come for her and her mom. She finds
herself quickly fighting to stay alive, and thanking the gods she still
retained some of her Sentinel training. When all seems to be lost the Sentinels
find her, and with them the hotter than hot Pure Blood, Aiden.
Once back on campus at the Covenant (to-do school for the
children of the gods; Hematoi (Pures) and their lesser halves, half bloods)
Alex is faced with her past. She needs to prove herself to her uncle, who is
now running the show, so she can stay in school/training in order to become a
Sentinel. This is problematic as Alex not only has a bit of a problem with
authority but her mouth does not like to stay shut when it really should.
Luckily she has the lovely Aiden, a Pure who has embraced the life of a
Sentinel, who steps up to the plate and offers to get her into shape before
school starts.
Not really sure what to think of this set up as Pures and
Halfbloods did not stick up for each other…like ever..Alex is left with a
million questions, but she trains anyway. Life gets complicated, however, as
Alex learns soul crushing news about her mom, finds herself impossibly
attracted to the ever patient Aiden, discovers more impossible news about the
world she thought she knew, her own secrets her mother thought she could hide
her from, and what her ‘family’ actually wants her around for.
The nearly incestuous world of the Pures and Halfbloods I
found amusing, but this was a great read. I was totally sucked into Alex’s
world. It was incredibly fast paced and by the time I was halfway through I
could not put it down.
Alex is my hero. Her snarky attitude had me cracking up. She
comes off as this super bad ass sort of chick with nothing to hide, but she is
actually got this super soft middle she fights hard as nails to hide. She is
very ‘dude-like’ in this way. Very much like male characters in other YA reads.
She is spunky and fearless in a way you want to smack her silly, but I adore
her.
The chemistry between her and Aiden is totally smokin’ and I
cannot wait for more. He is way too patient for his own good, but it is so very
attractive. He honestly believes in Alex and that is another great trait. Aiden
would literally walk through fire for Alex, even if it were not his element and
would actually cause him harm.
The politics of the Pure world were well thought out and I
liked that Halfbloods either trained to become Sentinels or they led a
zombie-like life of servitude. The Pures are top of the food chain and
everything else is secondary fish guts. The Greek gods are not in the picture,
but I have a feeling they will be making a long overdue appearance in the
future. You cannot leave your spoiled children (Pures) to make messes of the
world and not expect to have to intervene at some point… Sooooo very looking
forward to Pure this spring!!!
