Half-Blood

Covenant, Book 1

By: Jennifer L. Armentrout

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

©2011 Jennifer L. Armentrout (P)2014 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Sexy, sizzling, touching, and fun." (Leigh Fallon, author of Carrier of the Mask)

Love this series! Story is beautifully written.

What did you love best about Half-Blood?

The complexity of the characters.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Half-Blood?

When Alex goes to Aiden after she finds out she is the second Apollyon.

Which character – as performed by Justine Eyre – was your favorite?

Aiden St. Delphi

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES

Any additional comments?

Please make all of the books in this series on audio!!!!

can't wait for the next one

loved it , it made long trips enjoyable! I can't wait for the next book.

Greek Gods, Hot Guys and Nasty Demons

What made the experience of listening to Half-Blood the most enjoyable?

I really liked the premise of the book. It took Greek mythology to a different place by having it present yet hidden in "present" time. It shows what happens when people with power aren't careful or don't care about the consequences of their actions.

This book has good plot devices and good character development. Even though this book is considered YA, I think anyone who reads other YAs along the lines of Divergent, HP, Twilight, etc would find this enjoyable.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I like Alex a lot. She really needs a filter for her mouth but you know she wouldn't use it even if she had it.

What about Justine Eyre’s performance did you like?

I love Justine Eyre. She is a great narrator

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

I like the title of the book as the title of the movie

Any additional comments?

Its a good start to the series. There are 4 books total and it is a really good story from start to finish.

Absolutely Blew my Mind

What made the experience of listening to Half-Blood the most enjoyable?

It is absolutely a ride from start to finish. The action scenes the author develops, the romance that buds, the tension, and the comedic relief... all of it together contributed to one kickass story.

What did you like best about this story?

The character development. There are no 2 dimensional characters and the main character Alex, definitely have faults. She's not a perfect character, and that's phenomenal.

I really REALLY enjoyed how Greek mythology is laced throughout the story, it definitely made it much more interesting to have something I could tie it back to.

Which character – as performed by Justine Eyre – was your favorite?

At first you might be skeptical about the narrator. She does guys terribly and she has a slightly nasally way of narrating. But stick with it, she ends up growing on you and the story evolves into something you can't put down.

I LOVED Eyre as Alex, the main protagonist. At first, I was pretty 'meh' about Alex, but holy cow the character development in this series.

Any additional comments?

Give it a shot! If you like paranormal action books, with tints of romance, you'll love this. It might be a YA novel, but the way the characters all grow throughout the series really makes it worth the read. The author created a very beautifully complete world in which the characters have to survive and the hints of Greek mythology throughout the entire series is very intriguing.

Average YA Series

It's similar to other YA series published around the same time. I wouldn't call it a "rip off" as some have because all these series are about the same. It's decent quality if you're looking for something in that vein. I've read complaints that it's not "spicy" enough and that the characters are immature, but both of those things are to be expected for a book about teenage characters written for an adolescent audience.

As for the narrator, she's really not bad. Her biggest flaw, which is really more amusing than annoying, is that Seth slowly becomes French over the course of the book. That does continue with all of the characters that are supposed to be Greek throughout the series.

Great story terrible vocal fry

I loved the book, it’s not THAT much like vampire academy. The narrators vocal affectations almost kept me from listening though. I did love the accents and different voices she used for the side characters though! Unfortunately the voices of the two main characters were pretty unbearable.

narrator sounds like a horse.

imagine a cartoon horse talking...if you can handle that,you can listen to this book if not don't even try...


You know the old woman with false teeth that are 5x too big for her mouth? yeah, she sounds like her.
I can't even listen to these books because the narrator makes everyone sound like an old talking horse.

A ripoff of Vampire Academy but enjoyable.

It was ok, I'm interested to see what happen next. Though the similarities between this and Vampire Academy are staggering.

Great Book!

this is the second time I listen to this book and the series I think it's well worth the time in money

Loved!!

Loved it and can't wait for the next book!! Starting the sequel right this second!