| Title: Half-Blood |
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| Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout | ||
| Genre: Paranormal | ||
| Publisher: Spencer Hill Press; 2011 | ||
| Elements: Boarding school, Kick-ass fighting, Greek mythology | ||
| Series: Book 0.5 of the Covenant series |
It was interesting, getting to know more about Alex and her mother. How their relationship was, how the woman who brought Alex up was, and how different Alex was before HALF-BLOOD."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.
Alex was more uncertain of her standing, and she cared more about what people thought of her, which is unlike the Alex we know now. The quips were also lesser, with more heartfelt moments between her mother and her, and while they were fun to read, it shows how they served less as witty banter and more a way for Alex to guard herself from everyone.
I understand more about Alex through this prequel, and I think it's great that Armentrout chose not to elaborate more on the events that Alex went through in D, instead leaving it as a mention in HB and putting it in a novella close to HB's publication date.
For those who've read HB, you know we came across Alex in a wild state, and when Armentrout goes into the details what happened in the days prior to that, it was so heartbreaking it made my eyes tear up. Poor girl.
DAIMON is the prequel to HALF-BLOOD, and it ends right where HALF-BLOOD starts. Like if you tape them both together, there's no seam.
Talk about goodness packed in bite sized pieces.
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