Deity

 The Covenant Series - Jeniffer L. Armentrout                            4.5 stars

As these stories go on, you really become impressed by the direction that Armentrout is taking this story, its gets more and more interesting and you become all the more invested into the characters she has created.

I for sure enjoyed these books, and after reading deity, I can officially add it to my top ten favourite series. I love it. I love this book. It just keeps getting better and better.

Alex shows that she is growing up from being so impulsive and selfish and has come along way since half-blood. There has been alot of heartbreak since the first novel and all of this has made Alex such a strong and endearing character, whose head I just love to live in. The evolution of these characters are breathtaking and makes you want to jump up and down (while still trying to read). The fire and fierceness is one of the many reasons why I love her, and how she would do anything to protect the people that she loves.

Another reason why this book reached a high for me was the development of Alex's relationship with both Seth and Aiden. One building relationship left you hot and smouldering while the other leaves you begging for answers, so much so that you feel like throwing you book across the room. Its just so damn introguing, and I am so certain that the answer is going to be GOOD. Relationships are built, enemies are made, lines are crossed, answers are revealed, alliances are formed and so much more. Purely put: this book is sublime and I will read it over and over in the years to come.

I would absolutely highly recommend this book to anybody, it has come so far in this series and I really want to hug JL Armentrout for bringing us these stories.

Aiden or Seth people?? The answer is killing me.

Chloe x

Pure

The Covenant Series - Jennifer L. Armentrout                          4 stars

I won't lie here - I began reading this second installment of the covenant series as soon as I'd finished the first book. And after finishing this one (not in a night, I swear! ... okay, I'm lying, that happened...), I decided what it was I loved the most about these series. It is such a deliciously fast-paced series of books, where there are none of those little boring explainy bits - there is literally ALWAYS something happening, it's a book where its action packed scene after an action packed scene. Just when you think it's all getting okay for good ol' Alex, something else happens to throw a spanner in the works.

This book follows on straight from Half-blood and continues to follow Alec's POV and her struggles with the daimons, the gods, furies and her romance life. I absolutely loved how they introduced more fully the insanely funny and sexy apollyon, Seth, and we really get to know him a lot more as we learn about the connection him and Alex share. And don't worry ladies, this isn't the most common of love triangles that you will come across... it has it's own little plot line that is insanely addictive and interesting at the same time.

In this book, Deity island (where there covenant resides) is being infiltrated by the evil of the story, and noone knows how this is happening. So its kind of a mystery in its own little way. And the romance, you ask? It's so gosh darn heart melting and the tension growing life a blazing fire between Aiden and Alex is incredible and it just makes me want more, more and MORE. Good thing there are three more books!

All in all, a very good book and Im falling more and more in love with the writing style of Armentrout's and how we learn to love the inside of Alex's head.

Kia Ora - Chloe x

Half-Blood

The Covenant Series - Jennifer L. Armentrout                       4.5 stars

So I delved into this book after having read Armentrout's other popular series called Lux (Reviews to come), and I went in head first hoping for the same beautiful character and world building and witty repoirte that I had come to adore about the way she writes.... and I was not disappointed. 

Okay, I won't lie, at first I was a little bit surprised at that startling similarities that I found between this book and the first Vampire Academy novel. So many of the aspects seemed to be a direct rip off from Richelle Meeds wonderful creation. So much so that I felt like I was wading through mud for the first 5 or so chapters because I felt so sickeningly disappointed. 

Then, it got good. Like insanely, lose sleep, laugh and cry hysterically out loud so that everyone in the vicinity looks at you funny, good. As the story goes on and you begin reading the sequels, you see a whole world come alive, with great plotlines that have nothing in common with vampire academy (WHEW). Half-Blood was a great read that I felt could have used a little bit more world building considering it was such a massive world of gods, demi-gods and so on. But other than that, the rest of the book stunned me. 

This world Armentrount describes has the descendants of gods who are the 'pures' and the mix of gods and humans 'halfs', and that the halfs are the minority of the race seeing as they have no powers and are the mix of the weakest race on the planet - humans. The pures basically have all the say politcally (and in high school), and the half bloods have two choices in life - to become a trained sentinel to fight off the aether loving daimons or to become mind numbed servants for the pures. And like all good stories with a romantic side plot, theres one main rule: Halfs and pures are forbidden to have relations (and for a very damn good reason). 

So Alex, a kick-ass, feisty, snarky girl with a silver tongue is a half blood, and the story follows her through an insane and amazing journey on how her life is altered so dramatically about a number of things. Its both heart breaking and heart warming all in one blubbering package. Oh and Aiden, the pure shes forbidden to be with? Holy Daimon babys, he can be my sentinel any day!

I wont say much more about what happens, because it's such a good read that I'd hate to spoil it, but I would recommend+++ to anyone who has a love for amazing plotlines and swoon-worthy romance stories. It's for sure become a series I will read over and over and never get sick of. Oh and always refreshing in a book these days -- is a male best friend to a lead female who actually share a platonic friendship with no romantic desires what-so-ever. What?! you say? I know, right? See? Read it. :)

Hope everyone finds this useful, and if there are any comments or tips about book reviews I would love to hear it -- I'm new to this! 

Kia Ora - Chloe x