BOOK REVIEW | PURE by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Title: PURE (Covenant #2) 

Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout (Website | Twitter) 

Publication Date: April 3, 2012

Publisher: Spencer Hill Press

SYNOPSIS

There is need. And then there is Fate. 

Being destined to become some kind of supernatural electrical outlet isn't exactly awesome--especially when Alexandria's other half is everywhere she goes. Seth's in her training room, outside her classes, and keeps showing up in her bedroom--so not cool. Their connection does have some benefits, like staving off her nightmares of the tragic showdown with her mother, but it has no effect on what Alex feels for the forbidden, pure-blooded Aiden. Or what he will do--and sacrifice--for her. 

When daimons infiltrate the Covenants and attack students, the gods send furies--lesser gods determined to eradicate any threat to the Covenants and to the gods, and that includes the Apollyon--and Alex. And if that and hordes of aether-sucking monsters didn't blow bad enough, a mysterious threat seems willing to do anything to neutralize Seth, even if that means forcing Alex into servitude--or killing her. 

When the gods are involved, some decisions can never, ever be undone.

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It’s been a long time since I’ve picked up a book coming from the YA fantasy genre. I think, the last time I did was when I read Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo and that was like forever ages ago. Reading Pure by Jennifer Armentrout was definitely a great buddy for me in revisiting this genre. Pure reminded me how entertaining YA books can be and and how YA world building/elements can tend to be awesome that you would wish to be living in their world. No matter how tough the story and the rules in their world can get, there’ll always be fun characters that will accompany you in your journey.

How many pages does this book have? 300+ pages, right? But when you read Pure, it’ll feel like you’ve read 500+ pages. There’s just so many stuff happening and there isn’t a dull moment in this book. The pacing of the story was well built-up and truly ensures in keeping up the toes of its readers. There were certain elements and points in this book that were really predictable for me but then it’s just pure entertainment to read how my predictions were translated into the scenes that JLA wrote. JLA’s writing and description or the imagery is so vividly and beautifully written that you’ll feel like being transported into the story or in their world.

MINI BOOK REVIEWS | DAIMON & HALF-BLOOD by Jennifer Armentrout

Title: DAIMON (Covenant Series #0.5)

Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout (Website | Twitter) 

Publication Date: May 10, 2011

Publisher: Spencer Hill Press

SYNOPSIS 

"Love in my world usually ended up with someone hearing 'I smite thee!' as she was cursed to be some lame flower for the rest of her life."For three years, Alexandria has lived among mortals--pretending to be like them and trying to forget the duty she'd been trained to fulfill as a child of a mortal and a demigod. At seventeen, she's pretty much accepted that she's a freak by mortal standards... and that she'll never be prepared for that duty.According to her mother, that's a good thing.But as every descendant of the gods knows, Fate has a way of rearing her ugly head. A horrifying attack forces Alex to flee Miami and try to find her way back to the very place her mother had warned her she should never return-the Covenant. Every step that brings her closer to safety is one more step toward death... because she's being hunted by the very creatures she'd once trained to kill.The daimons have found her.

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... AND THAT'S HOW YOU KICK OFF A SERIES! This book is really good for a prequel. It's showing its angst already and you kind of just know that it'll be a very awesome series. Daimon immediately sucks you in and makes you want to read more from this book series! Jennifer L. Armentrout knows how to do it and go about teasing her readers. Anyways, people are telling me that there are SOME concepts in this book that are quite similar to the Vampire Academy series - and I can already notice that from this book. But that won't stop me from reading the Covenant series. I seriously can't wait to get started in reading Half-Blood!