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Add a strong, sarcastic heroine, a fabulous twist on Greek Mythology and some fiery chemistry between two well written main characters and you have the makings for an incredible debut. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Jennifer Armentrout adds some elements to her story that I love in a paranormal book, action, tension between characters, romance, twists, well written characters, sarcasm, a rich, forbidden love, and a rich mythology. What Jennifer does with her Greek Mythology is engaging. If you ever wondered what it would be like to hang around a bunch Prue and Half-Blood Greek Gods and Goddess, Half-Blood has your answer.

Alexandria, Alex for short is the story's main character. She has this kick butt, sarcastic demeanor that I loved it. She's a tough girl who puts on an act to hide the hurt and loss she's feeling from some things that happen from the beginning of the story. She's also gifted with speed & strength, or at least she thought she had strength, but that was until she met her match in Aiden. He's the untouchable pure, who's not only strong, but his presence alone is intimidating. From the moment he and Alex met I knew I was in for an incredible read with these two. Their chemistry was awesome! I loved the tension they had, and how they fought so hard not to fall in love with each other. It's forbidden for Pure to fall in love with Half-Blood like Alex is. These two know how to get under each other's skin and can definitely dish out the sarcasm with each other. I'm sure Aiden will end up on a few favorite fictional character lists after readers meet him.

I also really enjoyed the secondary characters. I liked how they all had a reason for being apart of the over all plot and the roles they played. I adored Alex's best friend Caleb and I also ended up really liking Seth and his role in the story. I'm really eager to see what will happen between the two of them in Pure. Jennifer definitely threw me for a loop with what happens between these two. Seth and and Alex towards the end of the book have a great scene together and some of the lines they say to each other made me laugh out loud a few times. This is a rarity for me, but I even liked the resident mean girl, Lea. There's things that end up happening in the story that turn the tables on her and by the end of the book there's a small, and I mean really small glimmer of hope that things might change between Lea and Alex.

I love it when a book not only has characters I loved getting to know, but it has a great plot. Jennifer kept me invested with her story the entire time. I wanted to know what was going to happen next with Alex. I liked the twists, as they kept me guessing. There's some great scenes between Alex and Aiden that left me wanting more. I also liked the way Jennifer incorporated the story of Alex and her mother into the story, though I wish I had been able to get to know her mother a little bit more.

Jennifer Armentrout has delivered an action packed book full of twists, romance, paranormal powers and a great unique Greek Mythology. Half-Blood is one enjoyable read that I couldn't get enough of. If you're looking for a book that has a little bit of everything in it, than I'd recommend picking Half-Blood up. Now I'll have to use what little patience I have and wait for the release of her sequel, Pure, which will be out next year. There are some sensual scenes, mild language and some under drinking in this book. This is a book I'd recommend to readers 14 yrs and older.


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The Covenant James A Michener 9780749311612 Books Reviews

Michener again reveals, in a novel way, to give a reader a 'ride' through a history of a land, it's people, politics and motivations of its being.
I was amazed by his research and his narrative of how South Africa is unique in history.
As a traveler to SA, I know a great deal of not only it's incredible beauty, but now, how that Covenant effected it's outcome.
The country is still dynamic as it was when he wrote it, but since reading this tome, I have come away from this informative historical fiction, with a new perspective of SA.
Regardless of your knowledge of history of SA, this is a non judgementel view of its modern day troubles and how it came about.
As a foreword Mr Michener always reminds us the his story is not a history, it is fiction. What he fails to tell us is that he paints a picture that allows us to understand the history which is more than a name and a date. History is emotions, reactions, fears, misconceptions and much more. Through his characters, he leads us to understand an ugly piece of history. Beautifully written and valuable as a story in itself, an eye opening portrait of a period that confused me as a youngster. Thank you.
My husband and I were taking a trip to South Africa and decided to ready this book together. It was amazing, all on it's own with no trip planned. But, once we got to Cape Town, everything fell into place. We knew SO much about the place, thanks to the reading of this book. We felt informed and even a connection. It guided our sightseeing in a way. Who would have thought the chapter titled "A Hedge of Bitter Almond" would take us to Kirstenbosch Gardens to see the original. It gave up a personal history with fictional characters thrown in amongst real historical figures and events. If you are going to South Africa and are a reader, I cannot recommend this book enough. We even saw rock paintings on a friends farm in Namibia and we felt connected, knowing the history. Our next destination will definitely include a Michener book, if there is one written about it. This man is an excellent author and his attention to detail is great. There were so many things we were reading and we said "This can't be real!" and we looked it up on the internet and it was...this happened over and over. You can never have too much knowledge, whether you remember it or not!
The covenant is another Michener tale that, like history, goes on and on and on. Like most of Michener's books, however, The Covenant gives us some insight into the people and places that make up South Africa. I am not sure if I really care about the characters in the book, but the characters carry the information about a fascinating place and when you finally finish the book, you will have painlessly absorbed more information about a fascinating and important place. If you want to get more understanding about how South Africa came to be as it is today, I recommend you read the Covenant for a historical perspective that begins to tell the tale of the various immigrant groups that today are still in the process of coming together.
I recommend it.
Add a strong, sarcastic heroine, a fabulous twist on Greek Mythology and some fiery chemistry between two well written main characters and you have the makings for an incredible debut. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Jennifer Armentrout adds some elements to her story that I love in a paranormal book, action, tension between characters, romance, twists, well written characters, sarcasm, a rich, forbidden love, and a rich mythology. What Jennifer does with her Greek Mythology is engaging. If you ever wondered what it would be like to hang around a bunch Prue and Half-Blood Greek Gods and Goddess, Half-Blood has your answer.

Alexandria, Alex for short is the story's main character. She has this kick butt, sarcastic demeanor that I loved it. She's a tough girl who puts on an act to hide the hurt and loss she's feeling from some things that happen from the beginning of the story. She's also gifted with speed & strength, or at least she thought she had strength, but that was until she met her match in Aiden. He's the untouchable pure, who's not only strong, but his presence alone is intimidating. From the moment he and Alex met I knew I was in for an incredible read with these two. Their chemistry was awesome! I loved the tension they had, and how they fought so hard not to fall in love with each other. It's forbidden for Pure to fall in love with Half-Blood like Alex is. These two know how to get under each other's skin and can definitely dish out the sarcasm with each other. I'm sure Aiden will end up on a few favorite fictional character lists after readers meet him.

I also really enjoyed the secondary characters. I liked how they all had a reason for being apart of the over all plot and the roles they played. I adored Alex's best friend Caleb and I also ended up really liking Seth and his role in the story. I'm really eager to see what will happen between the two of them in Pure. Jennifer definitely threw me for a loop with what happens between these two. Seth and and Alex towards the end of the book have a great scene together and some of the lines they say to each other made me laugh out loud a few times. This is a rarity for me, but I even liked the resident mean girl, Lea. There's things that end up happening in the story that turn the tables on her and by the end of the book there's a small, and I mean really small glimmer of hope that things might change between Lea and Alex.

I love it when a book not only has characters I loved getting to know, but it has a great plot. Jennifer kept me invested with her story the entire time. I wanted to know what was going to happen next with Alex. I liked the twists, as they kept me guessing. There's some great scenes between Alex and Aiden that left me wanting more. I also liked the way Jennifer incorporated the story of Alex and her mother into the story, though I wish I had been able to get to know her mother a little bit more.

Jennifer Armentrout has delivered an action packed book full of twists, romance, paranormal powers and a great unique Greek Mythology. Half-Blood is one enjoyable read that I couldn't get enough of. If you're looking for a book that has a little bit of everything in it, than I'd recommend picking Half-Blood up. Now I'll have to use what little patience I have and wait for the release of her sequel, Pure, which will be out next year. There are some sensual scenes, mild language and some under drinking in this book. This is a book I'd recommend to readers 14 yrs and older.