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Half-Blood

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Covenant #1

Why Read This?

You'll get a satisfying blend of action-packed fantasy and slow-burn romantic tension that leaves you eager for the next book.

Synopsis

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.

At a Glance

4.06 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

blood feud romancefated matesmentor/student dynamics

Mood

romanticadventurousintenseangstydark

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.06 ★

Page Count

281 pages

Published

2011

Primary Genre

Ya Fantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Justine Eyre

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

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deathdeath of loved onekidnappingtraumaviolencebloodcaptivitydiscriminationgriefstalking

World & Setting

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Reading Context

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