My review of Half-Blood (Covenant, #1) 
 This installment had a lot more going on than the other books did, but I was disappointed to realize that this isn't the last book in the series. In fact I have several more to go. I'm not so sure that I would have started this series at this time had I know that there were so many of them. I know a lot of people LOVE this series, but for me it's just ok. There are things that I really like. Obviously, or I wouldn't be reading them back to back. But at this point it's not a series that I'm going to cherish or probably ever read again. It just kinda fades into the masses of books I've already read. Like a lot of the books I read these days, I feel like the story should have been condensed. Does it really need to be stretched out into 5 books or more? Or could we have sped up the plot, but cutting the fat? Of course that's more of a personal preference I guess. I'm sure some people like the fat. I don't. I've been catching myself tuning out a lot while reading these books. I talk about this book and others on my YouTube channel, here: http://bit.ly/RN2j5n 
 *There are a few typos in this book. 
 My Spoilery Thoughts: (view spoiler)[So Caleb dies. We knew that was coming. I didn't expect it to happen so soon, but I wasn't shocked in anyway. I thought the author did a good job with the aftermath of his death. I've lost a lot of people in my life and I know how it feels. How it weighs on you and it becomes difficult just to get out of bed. I also know how hard it is to go to the funerals for people you love. You know you should, but everything inside you seems to fight it. You can often tell when an author knows what they're talking about and in this case it seems pretty clear that Jennifer has been through this too. 
 Apollo is revealed in this. Was I shocked? Not really. Jennifer had dropped hints that there was something different about that character. Also, if I'm being honest, the sentinels all seem to blend together to me. I've confused more than a few of them. So when one was revealed to be something other than just another sentinel, it didn't really phase me. 
 I liked that Alex died in this. I thought that was interesting and unexpected. The underworld was interesting and, of course, a nice change in scenery. 
 It's also revealed that Seth is the Big Bad. No shocker there. I was hoping for something different, but what can ya do? I HATED that Alex was so defenseless in that scene. I would have loved for her to pull on her own power and really give Seth a smackdown. It would have been so much better if she had done that in order to secure their escape, than just her being weak and needing to be saved. I just hate that she's so weak against Seth in general. He can literally walk all over her and all she can do is lay there and take it. 
 Alex is weak in book one. She kicks some ass in book two. Then she's weak again in book three. I could really use some consistency here. 
 So I was actually happy when Poseidon took out Deity Island. I mean, I was shocked that the author was so willing to slatter. But otherwise this means that they won't be returning to the school and that makes me very happy. A change of pace is always good. 
 Oh and Aiden and Alex got back together. Seth did such a 180 in this book that it got easier to root for Aiden, since Seth didn't seem like the Seth from book two. Aiden and Alex finally had sex which surprised me. I didn't think the series would ever go there. It wasn't graphic, not that I would have cared. But I was pleased that the author wasn't pushing the safe virgin route. 
 The ending was fantastic. I loved that it ends just as Alex is becoming the Apollyon and we get just a glimpse of her being consumed by Seth. Very dramatic and epic. 
 Note: If you're reading this think "Wait, that didn't happen in this book. That happened in BLANK", then I'd like to say...Opps. I've been reading this series back to back and quickly. I find myself unsure of what order some of these events happened in. So I'm sorry if I screwed something up. (hide spoiler)] 
 Recommended 
 Yes/No Checklist 
 Sex: Yes 
 Gore: Yes 
 Rape: No 
 Magic: Yes 
 Drugs: No 
 Star Categories 
 Romance: 4 Stars 
 Action: 3 Stars 
 Pacing: 4 Stars 
 Writing: 3.5 Stars 
 Plot: 4 Stars 
 Overall: 4 Stars 
 Protagonist Meter 
 Damsel-*---------Badass 
 I don't think I've had a character flop around so much on the Protagonist Meter. Damsel -> Badass -> Damsel again. I'm getting a headache lol.