Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Copy Courtesy of Spencer Hill Press
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Summary
Half-bloods have 2 futures: slave or daimon killer (Sentinels). Alexandria (Alex for short) has been on the run for the last 3 years since leaving the Sentinel training academy. Now though, she is back, and she must prove herself or risk becoming a slave.
Commentary
At first I wasn't all that into this book because Alex mouths off to her 'betters' (the Pure Bloods) in a rather annoying fashion. In a society where the half-bloods are supposed to be downtrodden, this struck me as unrealistic. There is lots of talk about the danger of offending Pures, but the actions and talking back from Alex without any punishment contradicted any sense that there were punishments.
But ok, I pretend that these are normal-ish modern teenagers in a high school setting, and the story that followed was actually pretty good. There were edge of the seat action scenes, decent character development, and a satisfying ending.
It was really the second half of the book that saved it since I spent the first half in lack of suspension of disbelief mode. Basically if you don't have problems with the first half, this is a pretty good book.
Star Rating: 3.0/5.0
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Agreed! I have been debating on how to star this book, and I think my thoughts on it line up pretty closely with yours.
@Molli ^.^
It annoys me so much when there's a big gaping plot contradiction like that. I get so hung up on it and that usually affects my ability to enjoy anything else. Still, I like how you describe the action, characters, and ending. I think I'll give it a try at some point.
@Small Review yeah, I tried to get over it in order to enjoy the rest of the book.
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