Half-Blood

Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout has been sitting in my Kindle library since 2012 and I just got around to reading it! I picked up an actual copy and that is what made me read this book. Jennifer L. Armentrout is one of my favorite authors so I don't know why it took me this long to read this series. I would suggest picking it up.

Half-Blood is such an addictive book. I was sucking in almost immediately and kept reading until I was interrupted.. then read some more. I have always enjoyed her writing and also her love interests. The connections with all of her characters just makes me all gooey inside. I really enjoyed her main character, Alex, she was strong and went through so much during this book. I was worried times about her but she seemed to snap out of her problems pretty quickly.

[ WARNING MAY HAVE SPOILERS ]

After her mother has died, Alex is sent back to the Covenant. This is where half and pure-bloods train to become Guards or Sentinels. The dean is Alex's uncle though who is not very fond of her. He wanted her to work for the pure bloods instead of training to be a Sentinel. Alex is very against this and finally Marcus cracks and introduces her to her new trainer, Aiden.

Now it wouldn't be an Armentrout book without some type of romance. Our lovely contester is Aiden. He is a pure-blood that is a Sentinel that is hired to train Alex after she has gone through an unfortunate event. They spend a lot of time together while training and the readers start to understand him more. He seemed like some boring and stiff person on the outside but was warm on the inside. I never got that feeling though since the moment he was introduced into the book. I saw how he cared for her when he first found her outside being attacked by a Diamon.

Another person we are introduced to is Seth. He is a Apollyon which means that he controls a lot of the elements or senses in his being. He is a cocky and somewhat rude person. Alex does not really like him and tries to ignore him. Until they have realized they have a fate together. Alex will become an Apollyon also and is actually his second half! What?! Love triangle maybe? Near the end of the book you get a feel of that type of love that may bloom in the upcoming books. I cannot wait personally. I love both of Aiden and Seth.. I wonder what happens.

Overall, I loved this book. It made me smile, laugh, and get serious. I loved Alex and everything she stood for. How she is able to take care of herself and others at a small consent. She does have a lot to learn and needs to get over her stubbornness and ask for help once in a while but that is why there is a thing called character growth! I know Jennifer will do her justice and I am about to jump into Pure!