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Covenant #5
Sentinelle
Alors que le monde des mortels sombre lentement dans l'anarchie, Alexandria se remet peu à peu de l'enfer qu'on lui a fait vivre et qui a ébranlé toutes ses certitudes. Déjà compromise, la possibilité d'une vie heureuse avec Aiden s'éloigne davantage lorsqu'un allié inattendu se présente. Or, pour vaincre ses adversaires, Alex doit mettre toutes les chances de son côté, quitte à orchestrer la destruction de tout et tous ceux qu'elle aime... ou se sacrifier.
416 pages, Paperback
First published November 2, 2013
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Jennifer L. Armentrout
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# 1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Charles Town, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become of passion of hers, right alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Tor, HarperCollins Avon and William Morrow, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her Wicked Series has been optioned by PassionFlix. Jennifer has won numerous awards, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for Wait for You, the 2015 Editor’s Pick for Fall With Me, and the 2014/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA. Her adult romantic suspense novel TILL DEATH was a Amazon Editor’s Pick and iBook Book of the Month. Her young adult contemporary THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER is a 2017 RITA Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction. She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
She is the owner of ApollyCon and The Origin Event, the successful annual events that features over hundred bestselling authors in Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Fiction, panels, parties, and more.
To email me, please use the below addy.
jenniferlarmentrout@live.com
# 1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Charles Town, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become of passion of hers, right alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Tor, HarperCollins Avon and William Morrow, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her Wicked Series has been optioned by PassionFlix. Jennifer has won numerous awards, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for Wait for You, the 2015 Editor’s Pick for Fall With Me, and the 2014/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA. Her adult romantic suspense novel TILL DEATH was a Amazon Editor’s Pick and iBook Book of the Month. Her young adult contemporary THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER is a 2017 RITA Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction. She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
She is the owner of ApollyCon and The Origin Event, the successful annual events that features over hundred bestselling authors in Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Fiction, panels, parties, and more.
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June 28, 2022
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5++ badass stars
Now THAT, is how you end a book.
I have waited so, so long to finally read the last book in this series, and it surpassed my expectations like I never thought it could. I loved this book so much I can hardly put it into words.
Aiden and Alex were still the sweetest, most loving couple you can root for in this book which I really hoped would be the case. After what happened in the previous book you would think maybe Aiden would take a step back from Alex and let her deal with things more on her own, but no. He stays with her all the way through, supports her, helps her, and loves her more than I've ever seen someone love somebody else.
Seth, gods, what a complex man you are. I have had so many mixed feelings towards you, it was hard to keep track of it all. When you were first introduced to us, I freaking loved you all the way, but then you became this power addicted person that made me hate you and want you out of the picture. But now, you come in this book, and be that way? Baby, I can't do nothing else but love you when you're like that.
Now the ending. Boy, oh boy, that ending. It's so hard to talk about it while not revealing any spoilers, but man, it has to be said. The ending was the part where I felt a LOT of things. I mean I was a freaking mess. I went from denial, to sadness, to denial all over again. And then I was just so, SO angry at the author. That story could just not end like that. There was no possible way she could do this to us. I was a sobbing mess by then, and I just couldn't wrap my head around what was actually happening. But then, when you think all is wrong, and you hate this book so much you want to throw it at your wall, Jennifer saves the day with the most beautiful, wonderful ending for the most beautiful, and wonderful story there is.
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5++ badass stars
Now THAT, is how you end a book.
I have waited so, so long to finally read the last book in this series, and it surpassed my expectations like I never thought it could. I loved this book so much I can hardly put it into words.
Aiden and Alex were still the sweetest, most loving couple you can root for in this book which I really hoped would be the case. After what happened in the previous book you would think maybe Aiden would take a step back from Alex and let her deal with things more on her own, but no. He stays with her all the way through, supports her, helps her, and loves her more than I've ever seen someone love somebody else.
Seth, gods, what a complex man you are. I have had so many mixed feelings towards you, it was hard to keep track of it all. When you were first introduced to us, I freaking loved you all the way, but then you became this power addicted person that made me hate you and want you out of the picture. But now, you come in this book, and be that way? Baby, I can't do nothing else but love you when you're like that.
Now the ending. Boy, oh boy, that ending. It's so hard to talk about it while not revealing any spoilers, but man, it has to be said. The ending was the part where I felt a LOT of things. I mean I was a freaking mess. I went from denial, to sadness, to denial all over again. And then I was just so, SO angry at the author. That story could just not end like that. There was no possible way she could do this to us. I was a sobbing mess by then, and I just couldn't wrap my head around what was actually happening. But then, when you think all is wrong, and you hate this book so much you want to throw it at your wall, Jennifer saves the day with the most beautiful, wonderful ending for the most beautiful, and wonderful story there is.
January 13, 2025
While reading this book i come to this worthy notions about life:
- teen pregnancy is the bomb!
- man leather pants are having a comeback
- you are considered British if you end every sentence with the word LOVE
- sleeping with a boy in same bed always ends up in sex. Always (ergo)
- romance is dead
- if you don't PDA you are not considered "in love"
*(on the side note - the best place for PDA is an official war meeting)
- to be considered brilliant you just have to find a room full of morons.
- male gods (if they exist) never wear upper body clothing
*(and women gods always wear see-trough gowns)
- when given the choice between serious talk and sex you should always choose the later
- blushing is the only appropriate reaction to a dirty talk (you don't want people thinking you are a slut now, do you?)
- 17 year old girls are consider women
*(also 21 year old boys are consider men). yeah...
This series is a story about a 17 year old girl, Greek god descendant, who learns her destiny is to became the God-Killer and battle the War-God to save the world.
Considering this book is the conclusion of the series one would expect an action packed book with a lot of loos ends to be tied.
And yes it does tie loos ends but, by the end you are so bored, you just stop caring.
The action is practically non existent (with exception of the last 3 chapters and also if you count f-ing... i don't). The characters just struggle through lazy plot, making stupid decisions regarding obvious questions. Some dialogs were repeated through the book, some were left unfinished hanging in the air, or unnecessary dragged through multiple chapters. Also, every third page had some kind of love declaration on it that in stead of making the love more intense and special it just numbed down the feeling making it unworthy and unbelievable.
But the main thing that bothered me is the same thing that bothered me in Origin (Lux #4). The author mixes the New and Young-Adult genres. This book is mislabeled and it makes me a little cheated and a little insulted. (Look at it this way: If the book world was a giant chat room, this book would be the cutesy little-girl picture hiding a sex predator behind it...)
So... The only moment i felt invested in the book was the last (only) Fight Scene. I liked that it was solely Alex and Seth moment of the story (not lovey-dovey moment but equally powerful). Consequently, this was the only book that i developed feelings for Seth, in the previous books he felt like furniture. That and Deacons sense of humor are the only things that makes this a TWO stars book in stead of ONE.
If you want fighting, snark and a lot of making out without an actual consequence of plot or character development please feel free and read this!
Over and Out.
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*I hid the teasers I posted earlier under spoiler-tag! Just to clarify things: the likes i have so far (118) are for them not for the review.
Teasers:
- teen pregnancy is the bomb!
- man leather pants are having a comeback
- you are considered British if you end every sentence with the word LOVE
- sleeping with a boy in same bed always ends up in sex. Always (ergo)
- romance is dead
- if you don't PDA you are not considered "in love"
*(on the side note - the best place for PDA is an official war meeting)
- to be considered brilliant you just have to find a room full of morons.
- male gods (if they exist) never wear upper body clothing
*(and women gods always wear see-trough gowns)
- when given the choice between serious talk and sex you should always choose the later
- blushing is the only appropriate reaction to a dirty talk (you don't want people thinking you are a slut now, do you?)
- 17 year old girls are consider women
*(also 21 year old boys are consider men). yeah...
This series is a story about a 17 year old girl, Greek god descendant, who learns her destiny is to became the God-Killer and battle the War-God to save the world.
Considering this book is the conclusion of the series one would expect an action packed book with a lot of loos ends to be tied.
And yes it does tie loos ends but, by the end you are so bored, you just stop caring.
The action is practically non existent (with exception of the last 3 chapters and also if you count f-ing... i don't). The characters just struggle through lazy plot, making stupid decisions regarding obvious questions. Some dialogs were repeated through the book, some were left unfinished hanging in the air, or unnecessary dragged through multiple chapters. Also, every third page had some kind of love declaration on it that in stead of making the love more intense and special it just numbed down the feeling making it unworthy and unbelievable.
But the main thing that bothered me is the same thing that bothered me in Origin (Lux #4). The author mixes the New and Young-Adult genres. This book is mislabeled and it makes me a little cheated and a little insulted. (Look at it this way: If the book world was a giant chat room, this book would be the cutesy little-girl picture hiding a sex predator behind it...)
So... The only moment i felt invested in the book was the last (only) Fight Scene. I liked that it was solely Alex and Seth moment of the story (not lovey-dovey moment but equally powerful). Consequently, this was the only book that i developed feelings for Seth, in the previous books he felt like furniture. That and Deacons sense of humor are the only things that makes this a TWO stars book in stead of ONE.
If you want fighting, snark and a lot of making out without an actual consequence of plot or character development please feel free and read this!
Over and Out.
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*I hid the teasers I posted earlier under spoiler-tag! Just to clarify things: the likes i have so far (118) are for them not for the review.
Teasers:
January 17, 2021
Sentinel Review on K-Books
"And because I love you, I am willing to die to save you from that. Don't you dare take that decision away from me."
Oh My Holy Gods! There are seriously no words to explain just how incredible this book is.
Now before I go any further let me just give you this...
Have my JLA Feels box... because dude you are sooooo gonna need them!
Sentinel was without a doubt the most heartbreaking yet perfectly beautiful book I have ever read. No really. There are seriously no words. It was amazing. Heartwrenching. Perfect. There are so many emotions I went through while reading this book that that feels box was so needed!
I have been such a huge fan of Jen's Covenant series since the beginning when Half-Blood was released in 2011. I fell head over heels in love with the storyline and the characters and it has continued to be my favourite series of all time and I am so utterly heartbroken that it has ended. But like they say all good things must come to an end and this ended with a BANG!
Alex and Aiden have been through it all. But the time has come for it to end. Going to war with the gods is not easy... and you can guarantee that not everyone is going to make it through. But Alex must make the ultimate sacrifice. Can she really get through this not only with her life but with her love by her side?
Jennifer L Armentrout has once again proven that she is a literary goddess and genius. There is nothing she can write that will turn out bad and Sentinel just proves that. Jen's incredible and addictive writing style pulls you in right from the first page and won't let you go. She draws you in and keeps you guessing right through and when you finally think you know what is going to happen she will throw in the biggest plot twist that will break your heart and have you going "woah did that really just happen?" Throughout Sentinel Jen shocked me to the core and I have come out the otherside of this incredibly heartwrenchingly emotional book in complete awe of her. It's the truth people, Jen is the Queen of everything literary and she is going nowhere but up!
Alex has always been my favourite YA heroine because... well she is just epically awesome. I adore her and I just kept on loving her more and more throughout the book. Sentinel shows a very different side to Alex, after what happened to her at the end of Apollyon. What happened to her in the past has a definite consequence to her actions in this one but it just made me appreciate and love her even more. She is one strong chica out Alex. I just adore her.
Oh Aiden, my beautiful, beautiful boy. I adore you and love you and you are just the most incredible, loving, perfect guy ever. Aiden is utter perfection and he just made me fall even more in love with him throughout this final installment of the Covenant series.
Seth... oh, Seth. Now if you know me at all you will know that I have always from the very first book, hated and despised Seth. Well... brace yourself... I actually liked Seth by the end. I don't love him by any means but he really proved himself in this one and I ended up liking him in the end.
Sentinel is without a doubt the most heartbreaking yet uplifting book I think I have ever read. I couldn't believe what was happening and could barely read as I was crying so much. It's definitely a bittersweet conclusion to the series but at the same time it's completely perfect for this series. Jen proves herself as such a talented author and I just loved every moment. Sentinel was completely addictive and I ended up reading it in one sitting.
The Covenant Series is well and truly my favourite series of all time and is one that I will re-read again and again. I loved every single, heartbreaking yet perfect moment. There couldn't have been a more perfect ending to the series. I am still not ready to let go of these characters and I would love to see a spin-off series with some of the secondary characters. If it happens I will be overjoyed, if it doesn't that's ok too because the series was the best I have ever read.
Sentinel, and the whole Covenant series, was utter perfection. It was addictive, heartwrenching, emotional and uplifting. I can't even put into words all the feelings that I went through. I can't wait to start on one of Jen's new upcoming novels and series. Covenant will leave a big hole in my heart and my life and I don't think anything else can quite fill the hole. Alex, Aiden, Seth and the rest will forever hold a special place in my heart and I will continue to relive this utterly perfect series over and over again forever.
"You have my heart, and you have my strength. Make no mistake, I am willing to die for you, but you have to trust that I don't want to leave my side."
"And because I love you, I am willing to die to save you from that. Don't you dare take that decision away from me."
Oh My Holy Gods! There are seriously no words to explain just how incredible this book is.
Now before I go any further let me just give you this...
Have my JLA Feels box... because dude you are sooooo gonna need them!
Sentinel was without a doubt the most heartbreaking yet perfectly beautiful book I have ever read. No really. There are seriously no words. It was amazing. Heartwrenching. Perfect. There are so many emotions I went through while reading this book that that feels box was so needed!
I have been such a huge fan of Jen's Covenant series since the beginning when Half-Blood was released in 2011. I fell head over heels in love with the storyline and the characters and it has continued to be my favourite series of all time and I am so utterly heartbroken that it has ended. But like they say all good things must come to an end and this ended with a BANG!
Alex and Aiden have been through it all. But the time has come for it to end. Going to war with the gods is not easy... and you can guarantee that not everyone is going to make it through. But Alex must make the ultimate sacrifice. Can she really get through this not only with her life but with her love by her side?
Jennifer L Armentrout has once again proven that she is a literary goddess and genius. There is nothing she can write that will turn out bad and Sentinel just proves that. Jen's incredible and addictive writing style pulls you in right from the first page and won't let you go. She draws you in and keeps you guessing right through and when you finally think you know what is going to happen she will throw in the biggest plot twist that will break your heart and have you going "woah did that really just happen?" Throughout Sentinel Jen shocked me to the core and I have come out the otherside of this incredibly heartwrenchingly emotional book in complete awe of her. It's the truth people, Jen is the Queen of everything literary and she is going nowhere but up!
Alex has always been my favourite YA heroine because... well she is just epically awesome. I adore her and I just kept on loving her more and more throughout the book. Sentinel shows a very different side to Alex, after what happened to her at the end of Apollyon. What happened to her in the past has a definite consequence to her actions in this one but it just made me appreciate and love her even more. She is one strong chica out Alex. I just adore her.
Oh Aiden, my beautiful, beautiful boy. I adore you and love you and you are just the most incredible, loving, perfect guy ever. Aiden is utter perfection and he just made me fall even more in love with him throughout this final installment of the Covenant series.
Seth... oh, Seth. Now if you know me at all you will know that I have always from the very first book, hated and despised Seth. Well... brace yourself... I actually liked Seth by the end. I don't love him by any means but he really proved himself in this one and I ended up liking him in the end.
Sentinel is without a doubt the most heartbreaking yet uplifting book I think I have ever read. I couldn't believe what was happening and could barely read as I was crying so much. It's definitely a bittersweet conclusion to the series but at the same time it's completely perfect for this series. Jen proves herself as such a talented author and I just loved every moment. Sentinel was completely addictive and I ended up reading it in one sitting.
The Covenant Series is well and truly my favourite series of all time and is one that I will re-read again and again. I loved every single, heartbreaking yet perfect moment. There couldn't have been a more perfect ending to the series. I am still not ready to let go of these characters and I would love to see a spin-off series with some of the secondary characters. If it happens I will be overjoyed, if it doesn't that's ok too because the series was the best I have ever read.
Sentinel, and the whole Covenant series, was utter perfection. It was addictive, heartwrenching, emotional and uplifting. I can't even put into words all the feelings that I went through. I can't wait to start on one of Jen's new upcoming novels and series. Covenant will leave a big hole in my heart and my life and I don't think anything else can quite fill the hole. Alex, Aiden, Seth and the rest will forever hold a special place in my heart and I will continue to relive this utterly perfect series over and over again forever.
"You have my heart, and you have my strength. Make no mistake, I am willing to die for you, but you have to trust that I don't want to leave my side."
November 4, 2013
'Blinking back tears, I looked away, working my throat until I was sure that, when I opened my mouth, it wasn't a sob. "I don't want to die."
"I know," Apollo said, and his voice was surprisingly gentle. "I will do everything in my power to make sure that doesn't happen. I haven't let you down yet have I?"(...)
"The gods should be fighting. You know that, Apollo. (...)This is their fight."
"This is everyone's fight," he corrected. "Because it is everyone's future."'
Holy daimon babies!
A Hades of a ride, this final part of Alex's journey will have you:
- Crying
- Laughing
- Perpetually sobbing
- Squealing
- Yelling
- Drowning in a sea of tears
Nothing can prepare you for the magic J Armentrout has in store. Nothing! So brace yourself, and be prepared to expect the unexpected!
NB: This book contains high quantities of perfect males, kick-assery, pointy weapons, annoying gods and awesomeness. You have been warned.
Pre-reading review:
November? November? NOVEMBER?!
"I know," Apollo said, and his voice was surprisingly gentle. "I will do everything in my power to make sure that doesn't happen. I haven't let you down yet have I?"(...)
"The gods should be fighting. You know that, Apollo. (...)This is their fight."
"This is everyone's fight," he corrected. "Because it is everyone's future."'
Holy daimon babies!
A Hades of a ride, this final part of Alex's journey will have you:
- Crying
- Laughing
- Perpetually sobbing
- Squealing
- Yelling
- Drowning in a sea of tears
Nothing can prepare you for the magic J Armentrout has in store. Nothing! So brace yourself, and be prepared to expect the unexpected!
NB: This book contains high quantities of perfect males, kick-assery, pointy weapons, annoying gods and awesomeness. You have been warned.
Pre-reading review:
November? November? NOVEMBER?!
November 5, 2013
Spoilers
A generous two stars instead of one, because I'm just so happy the series has finally come to an end. All I need now is the last Lux installment to come out and then I won't ever have to read another JLA book again. I don't actually have that much of an issue with JLA's writing, it's just that her characters and plots are way too predictable and cheesy for my liking.
-Yea, I'm not a fan of the Covenant series, I'm only reading it because 1. I like to complete any series I've started (even if it's rubbish) and 2. I actually quite enjoy the Covenant world. But it has to be said the Covenant world is more or less exactly the same as the Vampire Academy world but instead of vampires/dhampirs/strigoi, it's all about greek gods/pures/half-bloods/daimons. So yea, I'm not impressed with the copying but since I loved the VA world, it's no surprise that I also enjoy the Covenant one.
-What's what: Alex nearly killed by Ares (who's evul and wants war or some BS), Apollo manages to rescue and heal her. Alex whines about everything (as usual), Aiden and Alex act cheesy, Seth returns and acts regretful (fucker), everyone forgets about him being responsible for all the death and destruction. Aiden and Alex declare their undying love for each other even though they're only teenagers, Ares wants everyone at war because of reasons, Alex and the gang need to stop him. Alex has to absorb Seth's powers and become the God Killer/even more of a speshul snowflake so she can kill Ares.
-Alex was still as whiny, lame, and irritating as ever. She thought every little thing revolved around her, I was sick of how self-centered and sorry she felt for herself. Yea, she got her arse kicked by Ares but what did she expect? He's an ancient war god and she's not. Why was she so ashamed about that? Even another god couldn't have stopped him so why did she act like she failed? Ugh, she just liked to wallow in self pity.
What was most annoying about Alex was her fucked up friendship with Seth. He teamed up with Ares and the bad guys, he caused an apocalypse of sorts, he killed LOADS of people, he didn't care about anyone but his own mummy/daddy issues, he did so many bad things with ease and without feeling any guilt. Yet Alex still acted like Seth wasn't a bad guy. Silly cow.
-Why was Alex so sure Seth wasn't playing her when he said he was no longer following Ares? He'd betrayed her once before and she didn't see it coming then, so why not again? There was no evidence that Seth was telling the truth - Alex having a feeling that she could just trust him was bullshit. Okay, Apollo later confirmed Seth was being honest but before then Alex just believed everything he told her. She was so dumb.
-Seth didn't redeem himself whatsoever. He was responsible for the deaths of thousands, he wanted to take over the world, kill more people, and make everyone suffer. Him changing his mind and not doing evul things anymore didn't erase all his past evul doings… He was irredeemable. And I was disgusted that Alex and everyone else let him off the hook after a good deed or two. He didn't deserve to be forgiven — he was a vile, murdering, selfish fucker. It makes no difference that he was somewhat influenced by Lucien and Ares, he still had his own mind. He alone decided to be an evul killer. He should have died a horrible death, instead he was made out to be a hero at the end. Ugh.
-Aiden was an okay character, he was a bit dull though. His dedication to Alex was sweet but I really didn't understand what he saw in her.
-Alex's one liners were still lame.
-All the ancient gods acted/talked like teens.
-I wish heroines would stop wrapping their arms around their waist whenever they feel bad. I mean, who does that in real life?!
-I was glad Alex didn't turn out pregnant. I'm sick of all the teenage heroines getting pregnant at the end of a series.
-I didn't expect the weirdness between Apollo and Deacon to be down to them hooking up. That was the only 'twist' I enjoyed.
-Alex was always surrounded by guys (Aiden, Seth, Marcus, Apollo, Ares). All the secondary female characters were either in the background and/or played very small or unimportant roles.
When Alex thought she was going to die, she had regrets, all of which revolved around the guys in her life. There wasn't one female character she thought of because she didn't give a fuck about making connections with any of them, and the few she did connect with were all dead. Nice.
-When Alex was possessed by the evil twin gods she kept banging on about feeling/being different but she didn't actually seem any different from before.
-If Perses had been asleep for centuries/millennia then why would he speak in modern day slang?
-What was with all the tightening, popping, spasming, and throbbing of jaws? It was as if that was the only way that JLA could convey a character's anger.
-I was sick of the repeated mentions of Aiden's eyes. I didn't care what colour they were or what colour they changed to depending on his mood!
-All the secondary female characters that were Alex's age ended up dead. It was ridiculous.
-I hope there isn't a Seth spin off, he's an awful character.
-Ugh, Alex was already a speshul snowflake but she was made into an even bigger one when she turned into a demigod at the end. I would have preferred if she turned fully mortal instead, at least then she wouldn't be as much of a Mary Sue.
Oh and Aiden turned into a demigod too. Why couldn't he stay as he was? He could have still been with Alex. Sure, he would have aged but at least then the ending would have been less nauseating.
-Dumb quote of the book:
Luke blinked, and anger, hurt, and dozen of other violent emotions still infused his cheeks, but he climbed into the back seat with Deacon.
I didn't know someone's cheeks could convey that much emotion.
All in all, it was rubbish. The heroine was a Mary Sue, the hero was a cliched bore, the romance was cheesy, the plot was predictable, the world was decent (but since it was a copy of VA, it doesn't get any points for that), the secondary characters were likeable but were given no depth because everything was all about Alex and her issues. Ugh.
A generous two stars instead of one, because I'm just so happy the series has finally come to an end. All I need now is the last Lux installment to come out and then I won't ever have to read another JLA book again. I don't actually have that much of an issue with JLA's writing, it's just that her characters and plots are way too predictable and cheesy for my liking.
-Yea, I'm not a fan of the Covenant series, I'm only reading it because 1. I like to complete any series I've started (even if it's rubbish) and 2. I actually quite enjoy the Covenant world. But it has to be said the Covenant world is more or less exactly the same as the Vampire Academy world but instead of vampires/dhampirs/strigoi, it's all about greek gods/pures/half-bloods/daimons. So yea, I'm not impressed with the copying but since I loved the VA world, it's no surprise that I also enjoy the Covenant one.
-What's what: Alex nearly killed by Ares (who's evul and wants war or some BS), Apollo manages to rescue and heal her. Alex whines about everything (as usual), Aiden and Alex act cheesy, Seth returns and acts regretful (fucker), everyone forgets about him being responsible for all the death and destruction. Aiden and Alex declare their undying love for each other even though they're only teenagers, Ares wants everyone at war because of reasons, Alex and the gang need to stop him. Alex has to absorb Seth's powers and become the God Killer/even more of a speshul snowflake so she can kill Ares.
-Alex was still as whiny, lame, and irritating as ever. She thought every little thing revolved around her, I was sick of how self-centered and sorry she felt for herself. Yea, she got her arse kicked by Ares but what did she expect? He's an ancient war god and she's not. Why was she so ashamed about that? Even another god couldn't have stopped him so why did she act like she failed? Ugh, she just liked to wallow in self pity.
What was most annoying about Alex was her fucked up friendship with Seth. He teamed up with Ares and the bad guys, he caused an apocalypse of sorts, he killed LOADS of people, he didn't care about anyone but his own mummy/daddy issues, he did so many bad things with ease and without feeling any guilt. Yet Alex still acted like Seth wasn't a bad guy. Silly cow.
-Why was Alex so sure Seth wasn't playing her when he said he was no longer following Ares? He'd betrayed her once before and she didn't see it coming then, so why not again? There was no evidence that Seth was telling the truth - Alex having a feeling that she could just trust him was bullshit. Okay, Apollo later confirmed Seth was being honest but before then Alex just believed everything he told her. She was so dumb.
-Seth didn't redeem himself whatsoever. He was responsible for the deaths of thousands, he wanted to take over the world, kill more people, and make everyone suffer. Him changing his mind and not doing evul things anymore didn't erase all his past evul doings… He was irredeemable. And I was disgusted that Alex and everyone else let him off the hook after a good deed or two. He didn't deserve to be forgiven — he was a vile, murdering, selfish fucker. It makes no difference that he was somewhat influenced by Lucien and Ares, he still had his own mind. He alone decided to be an evul killer. He should have died a horrible death, instead he was made out to be a hero at the end. Ugh.
-Aiden was an okay character, he was a bit dull though. His dedication to Alex was sweet but I really didn't understand what he saw in her.
-Alex's one liners were still lame.
-All the ancient gods acted/talked like teens.
-I wish heroines would stop wrapping their arms around their waist whenever they feel bad. I mean, who does that in real life?!
-I was glad Alex didn't turn out pregnant. I'm sick of all the teenage heroines getting pregnant at the end of a series.
-I didn't expect the weirdness between Apollo and Deacon to be down to them hooking up. That was the only 'twist' I enjoyed.
-Alex was always surrounded by guys (Aiden, Seth, Marcus, Apollo, Ares). All the secondary female characters were either in the background and/or played very small or unimportant roles.
When Alex thought she was going to die, she had regrets, all of which revolved around the guys in her life. There wasn't one female character she thought of because she didn't give a fuck about making connections with any of them, and the few she did connect with were all dead. Nice.
-When Alex was possessed by the evil twin gods she kept banging on about feeling/being different but she didn't actually seem any different from before.
-If Perses had been asleep for centuries/millennia then why would he speak in modern day slang?
-What was with all the tightening, popping, spasming, and throbbing of jaws? It was as if that was the only way that JLA could convey a character's anger.
-I was sick of the repeated mentions of Aiden's eyes. I didn't care what colour they were or what colour they changed to depending on his mood!
-All the secondary female characters that were Alex's age ended up dead. It was ridiculous.
-I hope there isn't a Seth spin off, he's an awful character.
-Ugh, Alex was already a speshul snowflake but she was made into an even bigger one when she turned into a demigod at the end. I would have preferred if she turned fully mortal instead, at least then she wouldn't be as much of a Mary Sue.
Oh and Aiden turned into a demigod too. Why couldn't he stay as he was? He could have still been with Alex. Sure, he would have aged but at least then the ending would have been less nauseating.
-Dumb quote of the book:
Luke blinked, and anger, hurt, and dozen of other violent emotions still infused his cheeks, but he climbed into the back seat with Deacon.
I didn't know someone's cheeks could convey that much emotion.
All in all, it was rubbish. The heroine was a Mary Sue, the hero was a cliched bore, the romance was cheesy, the plot was predictable, the world was decent (but since it was a copy of VA, it doesn't get any points for that), the secondary characters were likeable but were given no depth because everything was all about Alex and her issues. Ugh.
October 18, 2020
"This is everyone's fight.
Because it's everyone's future."
JLA has shattered my heart into pieces
Aghhh I knew what was coming, but still... it hurts.
Gonna say it right now: If JLA ever repeats an ending like this in any of her future books, I—
I don't think I'll be able to survive it.💀
Other than that, the Covenant series will forever hold a special place in my heart. (Although I'm pretty sure I could say that with almost all her books haha)
I just love how JLA was able to evolve this whole story in a way I could've never imagined going into this series.
Who knew it'd go from just any other teenager (at least in this world) dealing with aether-sucking monsters & forbidden love to a more complicated full-out war involving the Greek Gods and fate of all realms.
^Wow, it really sucks being Alex.😓😂
Now before I go further, I must tell all of you who don't already have this on your tbr TO READ THIS SERIES!!!🥺
🛑There may be mild spoilers in the quotes below!!!🛑
“Wow.” Deacon elbowed Luke. “This would be awkward if it weren’t so entertaining. It’s like watching our parents—”
“Shut up, Deacon,” both Aiden and I snapped at the same time.
“See!” Deacon grinned. “They’re like peas and carrots.”
Luke turned to him slowly. “Did you just quote Forrest Gump?”
Omg I just love Deacon so much.😍😂 He constantly tries to liven up the mood when everyone else is all doom and gloom. Beware of long car rides with Deacon, though xD.
He.
Never.
Stops.
Talking.
Haha even Marcus couldn't stand it.🤣
I laughed. “I’m not betting against that. On the way here, I thought Marcus was going to strangle him.”
“I would’ve if he hadn’t fallen asleep,” Marcus said, coming out from behind us. “Or at the very least, I would’ve knocked him out.”
^But we still love him.🥰
The Olympians also made many more appearances during this time, like:
✦ Athena (a.k.a. "The Goddess of Depressing Facts" by Alex),
✦ Hades (a.k.a. "The God with the British Accent" by Alex),
✦ Persephone (a.k.a. "The Goddess Who Plays Mario Kart With Caleb" by Alex)
✦ Artemis (a.k.a. "The Goddess Who Tried to Hit Up on Aiden" by Alex),
✦ Apollo of course (a.k.a. "The God of Impeccable Timing Who Also Needs a Bell" by Alex).
There were some others, but those 5 are the only ones I can think of who actually made contact with Alex (and she obviously had amazing encounters with them all hehe xD).
“Gods were like possums.
You could go your whole life without seeing one, but once you found one of them, you found the whole freaky family.”
^She's right. After Apollo, they kept coming right after each other.😆 And it appears to be that the gods have a huge obsession with leather pants because "they make it look good." *sigh* Them and their big egos.🙄😂
Finally, there's Alex & Aiden😍😍😍
Those two came a long way from what they once were—especially Alex. I love those two so much.🥺💞
“He was my strength when I needed him to be, my friend when I needed someone to talk me down, my equal in a world where by law I would always be less than him, and honest to gods, he was the love of my life.”
Apparently, The Return is a spin-off of the Covenant series I did not know about that features Seth and some other girl as the MCs.....
I think I'll probably only read it one day for Alex & Aiden.😏🥺💖
“You know what that means?” I stared into those silver eyes.
I had an infinite number of moments like this ahead of me to share with Aiden.
“They’re going to tell stories about us.”
Aiden lowered his head, kissing me softly, deeply, and so lovingly that tears pricked my eyes.
“They already are.”
November 24, 2013
Omg! Alex, you totally kicked ass. Now kick fate's ass so you AND SETH can live.
I wonder what Seth will do in this book because his side...you know...to Alex. He is piiiisssedddd. You just cant mess with a guy's cuddle buddy, man. You may be a God, but he's the Apollyon, asshole.
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This is the last book of this series! Whaaaat?! I knew this day would come. I was begging for it because I just wanted to know what happened and now I'm sad about it. Like, be careful what you wish for...
BUT I WISHED FOR A SETH NOVELLA! AND JLA ONE UPPED THAT AND ITS A FREAKING SPIN OFF SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY MOTHER OF DAIMONS!!!!!! Still cant squelch my excitement for that, sorry.
And you know what else, Seth haters, read it and weep. Ha ha ha ha!
Though I somewhat enjoyed the Aiden and Alex love affair, I'm ready to let that go. What I'm going to miss, terribly, is the group meetings and Deacon. I love how comical it is just to have all those personalities in the same room. Seth antagonizing everyone, namely Aiden. But Aiden is just so EASY! He's so uptight. It doesn't take anything for him to get under Aiden's skin. I don't understand why! I mean, Aiden has the girl! LOL It's just ridiculous but I love it. I will also miss Deacan and his excitement and enthusiasm for anything and everything.
Things I feel are unanswered:
Why the heck was Seth so grumpy in the hotel room in Vegas?
Who the heck is the new prophet?
Things that annoyed me: Okay, I know I'm biased. I've been a cuddle bunny since, like, the beginning of time, but seriously, Aiden and Alex were pushing my buttons with all the Seth shit talking. I know that he has a lot of shit to make up for in their eyes and that he had to earn back their trust but he was behaving like a freaking saint! FOR THEM. He redeemed himself the second he walked in that gate and
I wonder what Seth will do in this book because his side...you know...to Alex. He is piiiisssedddd. You just cant mess with a guy's cuddle buddy, man. You may be a God, but he's the Apollyon, asshole.
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This is the last book of this series! Whaaaat?! I knew this day would come. I was begging for it because I just wanted to know what happened and now I'm sad about it. Like, be careful what you wish for...
BUT I WISHED FOR A SETH NOVELLA! AND JLA ONE UPPED THAT AND ITS A FREAKING SPIN OFF SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY MOTHER OF DAIMONS!!!!!! Still cant squelch my excitement for that, sorry.
And you know what else, Seth haters, read it and weep. Ha ha ha ha!
Though I somewhat enjoyed the Aiden and Alex love affair, I'm ready to let that go. What I'm going to miss, terribly, is the group meetings and Deacon. I love how comical it is just to have all those personalities in the same room. Seth antagonizing everyone, namely Aiden. But Aiden is just so EASY! He's so uptight. It doesn't take anything for him to get under Aiden's skin. I don't understand why! I mean, Aiden has the girl! LOL It's just ridiculous but I love it. I will also miss Deacan and his excitement and enthusiasm for anything and everything.
Things I feel are unanswered:
Why the heck was Seth so grumpy in the hotel room in Vegas?
Who the heck is the new prophet?
Things that annoyed me: Okay, I know I'm biased. I've been a cuddle bunny since, like, the beginning of time, but seriously, Aiden and Alex were pushing my buttons with all the Seth shit talking. I know that he has a lot of shit to make up for in their eyes and that he had to earn back their trust but he was behaving like a freaking saint! FOR THEM. He redeemed himself the second he walked in that gate and
August 30, 2022
Loved the story and the ending. Not at all predictable. My mind might have preferred a different one, but that's exactly what made it better, the fact it was not what I imagined it would be.
Will Alex and friends be able to defeat the enemy? Will she succeed in doing what she's meant to? Only one way to find out, right?
I am rating the book a 4, but the whole story deserves a 4.5.
Will Alex and friends be able to defeat the enemy? Will she succeed in doing what she's meant to? Only one way to find out, right?
I am rating the book a 4, but the whole story deserves a 4.5.
November 3, 2013
Guys is it wrong to think that Alex is preggers? cuz they were at it like crazed bunnies. And not to mention, Apollo's son was like "There is something else here." when he healed Alex.
UPDATE!
WEll......I was wrong.
But I'm really happy with the ending.
UPDATE!
WEll......I was wrong.
But I'm really happy with the ending.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 12, 2016
Post reading:
All my stars are for the engaging and witty writing, Seth and Apollo.
I really don't know how to review this book because I love this series and never thought I'd be disappointed with the final book.
So I'm procrastinating but I will write a proper review.....someday.
Pre reading:
“I wasn’t lying. I never wanted something like that to happen. Out of everything I have done and caused to happen... it’s the one thing I can never ask forgiveness for.”
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“Poor Persephone.” He stared down his nose at the god. “That must be hard on her if that’s what gets you off.”
I wrinkled my nose.
“If her name drips from your forked tongue one more time, I will rip it out,” Hades promised, voice deadly low.
Was his tongue really forked?
His lips curled up on one side. “What? You don’t like me talking about your wife?” He looked over at the three of us. “Is abduction as a means of marriage still all the rage these days?”
Seth arched a brow.
“Uh… no,” I said, shaking my head. “It’s really frowned upon.”
Hades cheeks deepened in color. “You’re really pushing me.”
“I haven’t even begun to push," the Titan replied.
Aiden sighed and said under his breath, “Well, this conversation has really digressed.”
“Yeah,” I muttered, crossing my arms as I watched the two try to out snark each other.
This is going smoothly. Seth’s voice filtered through my thoughts.
I kept my eyes on the Titan. He’s not that… bad. I mean, all things considered, right?
His answering chuckle tugged at my lips. I sort of like him.
Of course.
Hell yeah my Seth is back!
Seth honey, I'm here for you :) <3
All my stars are for the engaging and witty writing, Seth and Apollo.
I really don't know how to review this book because I love this series and never thought I'd be disappointed with the final book.
So I'm procrastinating but I will write a proper review.....someday.
Pre reading:
“I wasn’t lying. I never wanted something like that to happen. Out of everything I have done and caused to happen... it’s the one thing I can never ask forgiveness for.”
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“Poor Persephone.” He stared down his nose at the god. “That must be hard on her if that’s what gets you off.”
I wrinkled my nose.
“If her name drips from your forked tongue one more time, I will rip it out,” Hades promised, voice deadly low.
Was his tongue really forked?
His lips curled up on one side. “What? You don’t like me talking about your wife?” He looked over at the three of us. “Is abduction as a means of marriage still all the rage these days?”
Seth arched a brow.
“Uh… no,” I said, shaking my head. “It’s really frowned upon.”
Hades cheeks deepened in color. “You’re really pushing me.”
“I haven’t even begun to push," the Titan replied.
Aiden sighed and said under his breath, “Well, this conversation has really digressed.”
“Yeah,” I muttered, crossing my arms as I watched the two try to out snark each other.
This is going smoothly. Seth’s voice filtered through my thoughts.
I kept my eyes on the Titan. He’s not that… bad. I mean, all things considered, right?
His answering chuckle tugged at my lips. I sort of like him.
Of course.
Hell yeah my Seth is back!
Seth honey, I'm here for you :) <3
November 13, 2013
1.5 stars
Why did I bother? After the shit-fest that was Apollyon, why did I continue with this series?
(Those are strictly rhetorical questions directed at myself. Truth be told, I don’t have the answer to them.)
The fifth and final book in the Covenant series cannot be considered a satisfying “conclusion”. It seemed more like a half-assed attempt, with only Alex and Aiden’ssex relationship given heed, and barely a fleeting glance given to anything else.
Why is this book so heavily reliant on romance? I really shouldn't be surprised, considering how her other novels that I've read of late were. And it’s not even enjoyable romance; it’s downright cheesy and agonizing to read about.
I can’t believe I hadn't noticed this from the start, but Aiden was too damn perfect. He is the personification of every teenage girl’s lust. If you juxtapose him with other “hawt” love interests of the YA genre, their almost-nonexistent personalities would be practically indistinguishable.
Alex was even worse. Like I said, I can’t believe I never noticed how stupid these characters are. Here is a quote regarding one of their million make-out sessions:
No shit.
Actually, that’s exactly what I’m saying.
Also, what is it with the mention of Aiden’s gray to silver change in eye color? I wish I had counted the amount of times Alex commented on how his “eyes changed from gray to silver”.
The action scenes were okayish, and relatively few and far between. I actually appreciated the last fighting scene, saving me from completely hating this book.
Seth was the only character I liked. He grew considerably from when we first met him, and although the author didn’t give him the attention he deserved, I quite liked the scenes he was in.
THE CONCLUSION WAS HORRIBLE. HORRIBLY-HORRIBLE. This is not a conclusion to the series; instead of wrapping things up, we get a corny/selfish HEA that is pretty much written in favor of Alex. Who was forced to suffer? Seth. The character who is supposed to be the most selfish, is now the most selfless.
Something that pissed me off was why pregnancy was brought up in the first place, and on top of that, encouraged. Hold up, let me go watch the latest episode of 16 and Pregnant so I could be even more motivated to become a teen mom.
In case you’re deliberating on reading this, let me give you a run-down of what occurred in the first, oh, two-thirds of the novel: (no spoilers, of course)
1. Alex and Aiden making out
2. Alex lusting over Aiden’s magically changing gray-silver eyes
3. Sexxx
4. Yelling at Seth/Apollo/whoever
5. More kissing at inappropriate times
6. More lusting
7. Everyone (Aiden) talking about how speshul Alex is
8. More sexxxx
No, seriously. The book ends on a sex scene.
One would think Ms. Armentrout got mixed up between her young adult and new adult novels.
Why did I bother? After the shit-fest that was Apollyon, why did I continue with this series?
(Those are strictly rhetorical questions directed at myself. Truth be told, I don’t have the answer to them.)
The fifth and final book in the Covenant series cannot be considered a satisfying “conclusion”. It seemed more like a half-assed attempt, with only Alex and Aiden’s
Why is this book so heavily reliant on romance? I really shouldn't be surprised, considering how her other novels that I've read of late were. And it’s not even enjoyable romance; it’s downright cheesy and agonizing to read about.
I can’t believe I hadn't noticed this from the start, but Aiden was too damn perfect. He is the personification of every teenage girl’s lust. If you juxtapose him with other “hawt” love interests of the YA genre, their almost-nonexistent personalities would be practically indistinguishable.
Alex was even worse. Like I said, I can’t believe I never noticed how stupid these characters are. Here is a quote regarding one of their million make-out sessions:
”There was probably a lot to do today.”
No shit.
”Some would also say there were a lot more important things we could be doing at this very moment.”
Actually, that’s exactly what I’m saying.
”I would argue against this point voraciously, because there was nothing more important than this.”
Also, what is it with the mention of Aiden’s gray to silver change in eye color? I wish I had counted the amount of times Alex commented on how his “eyes changed from gray to silver”.
The action scenes were okayish, and relatively few and far between. I actually appreciated the last fighting scene, saving me from completely hating this book.
Seth was the only character I liked. He grew considerably from when we first met him, and although the author didn’t give him the attention he deserved, I quite liked the scenes he was in.
THE CONCLUSION WAS HORRIBLE. HORRIBLY-HORRIBLE. This is not a conclusion to the series; instead of wrapping things up, we get a corny/selfish HEA that is pretty much written in favor of Alex. Who was forced to suffer? Seth. The character who is supposed to be the most selfish, is now the most selfless.
Something that pissed me off was why pregnancy was brought up in the first place, and on top of that, encouraged. Hold up, let me go watch the latest episode of 16 and Pregnant so I could be even more motivated to become a teen mom.
In case you’re deliberating on reading this, let me give you a run-down of what occurred in the first, oh, two-thirds of the novel: (no spoilers, of course)
1. Alex and Aiden making out
2. Alex lusting over Aiden’s magically changing gray-silver eyes
3. Sexxx
4. Yelling at Seth/Apollo/whoever
5. More kissing at inappropriate times
6. More lusting
7. Everyone (Aiden) talking about how speshul Alex is
8. More sexxxx
No, seriously. The book ends on a sex scene.
One would think Ms. Armentrout got mixed up between her young adult and new adult novels.
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November 11, 2015
“Some people say when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. But when life gives you one seriously ticked off god gunning for your ass, you prepare for war and you hope for paradise.” -Alex (Alexandria) Andros
Sentinel is the fifth and final book in the Covenant series by Jennifer Armentrout. What can I say about coming to the end of this series? I loved every book, every page and every word. The love story between Alex and Aiden is epic and beautiful. This last book will make you laugh, cry, scream, yell, cheer, cry some more, and sigh, a lot!
Alex has been put back together after what Ares did to her. She was put back together on the outside, but will never be the same on the inside. She feels like she is broken, never to be the same again. She would have preferred death, wished for death, after what he did to her.
The next breath I took scalded my throat. “I think…I think I’m going crazy.”
Ares is not going to give up. He has Lucian, Seth, and an army of halfs, pures and mortals that are under compulsion.
“Ares wants to rule. He thinks it’s time for the gods to reclaim the mortal realm as their own, and I wouldn’t be surprised if there are other gods supporting him.”
Alex and Aiden and their little group are going to gather an Army of Awesomeness to try to defeat Ares. Apollo is on their side. But Ares is the god of war. They need someone to train them and help them with strategy. They are forced to awaken a titan, Perses, for this purpose. But can they trust him or will he even agree to help? And what will they have to trade in exchange? Aiden is forced to make a horrible deal. I was yelling at my e-reader, NO NO NO, he can’t do that!!!
And then there is Seth, oh Seth! I think in each book of this series my opinion of Seth has changed. The atrocities Seth is responsible for are countless. Will Seth be able to live with what Ares did to Alex? Will he come to his senses?
And then there is the love story between Alex and Aiden. I have read many of these types of series and I don’t know if I have ever been affected like I was with these two. The weight of the world is on their shoulders, literally. But their only happiness is together. Their strength is each other. The sacrifices they are both forced to make killed me. When Alex was given the opportunity to name something she wanted in exchange for fighting Ares, you won’t believe what she asked for. The depth of Aiden’s love for his Alex, well, “sigh,” there are no words.
So I tried hard not to give anything away. This series is epic…this book is epic!!! Jennifer Armentrout is a rock star! I won’t be forgetting these characters for a very long time. If you are on the fence about reading this series, I say YES YES YES! What are you waiting for. Side note: This book is classified as a YA book but I feel I should say that it really is on the edge between YA and NA.
“Agapi mou, you are my everything.”
April 10, 2019
The demons are gone from this book, they are just an afterthought, which makes the first book pointless.
Half-Blood has no correlation whatsoever with the rest of the series. Senseless, and I am still waiting on that copyright sue.
Half-Blood (Covenant #1) - 1 star
Pure (Covenant #2) - 1 star
Deity (Covenant #3) - 2 stars
Elixir (Covenant #3.5) - 3 stars
Apollyon (Covenant #4) - 1 star
Sentinel (Covenant #5) - 2 stars
Half-Blood has no correlation whatsoever with the rest of the series. Senseless, and I am still waiting on that copyright sue.
Half-Blood (Covenant #1) - 1 star
Pure (Covenant #2) - 1 star
Deity (Covenant #3) - 2 stars
Elixir (Covenant #3.5) - 3 stars
Apollyon (Covenant #4) - 1 star
Sentinel (Covenant #5) - 2 stars
January 12, 2014
You know when reading you have an image in your head of a character? Well Taylor Kitsch is the closest to my imaginary Seth.
He.....................
IS MINE.
(Whose your imaginary Seth? Comment and add your pics!)
All I wanted from this conclusion was to see Seth happy (and ok. with Alex)
And I don't think I have to tell you with my rating that that is NOT what I got.
I am pissed.
First off yeah, I had a nagging feeling that Seth wasn't going to get his girl. Alex is stupid.
But after everything Seth done to right his wrongs, it still wasn't enough. He gave up everything. Everything!
What more did people want from him?
Yeah he wasn't at his best in the last one, but COME ON, all he wanted was a family, he was manipulated for gods sake in the worse possible way. And he was screwed over.
He went through everything Alex felt in that battle -that Seth had no idea of- with Ares.
My heart shattered into millions of pieces for him. He always gets shit on. He never has a happy ending. His whole life has been a burden. Left alone. No one to call family. Never gets to love or be loved. Even when he dies he can't find peace because he took Aiden's burden and placed it onto himself.
I could get over the fact that she picked Aiden but why can't Seth get to be happy? In this book Seth was always there for Alex always looking out for her. But it seemed that there wasn't many friendship scenes or scenes where they just hung out like old times. He didn't even have a friend really in Alex anymore.
Seth is forever to be alone until he dies and then he becomes Hades pet. His life has never been his own! It has always been hell and that's where he's to stay for all of eternity.
Seth was always a good guy even though no-one believed in him, trusted him, not really.
And what was that short lived pregnancy plot about, well that was pointless!
This was rushed, considering that all 5 novels have been leading up to this big battle, it was disappointing to say the least, it was short, brief and not much happened. Other than meeting Perses the Titan of war and destruction this book was lacking.
There needed to be more Seth and Alex scenes, more action, a bigger battle and of course a HEA for Seth, but I'm never going to get that now.
Sorry Jen, this book didn't cut it for me. I am never going to be content with that ending, how can I when my favourite character gets to die only to wake up as Hades pet, lord knows how he's going to be treated and what he's going to have to succumb to. It's not right he feels constantly guilty because I don't think he's guilty at all. His past was horrid and he was manipulated and forced into something he believed was the right thing and that Alex was never going to get hurt. And eventually he chose right and even though hard he did the right thing, without his help all would be lost. He was the hero in the end. He shouldn't have been able to take Aiden's place, and it's not right that Alex is ok with Seth's choice. He shouldn't feel so guilty that he felt he owed her his life in order to seek some forgiveness and make up for what happened.
Everyone's gets a happy ending except him. How is that ever going to be fair? Without him no one would have a happy ending and in exchange for saving everyone he gets forever as a slave.
I hate this book. I hate what has become of one of my favourite series.
And more time needed to be spent on that battle. Although the Seth/Aiden love triangle was a big part of the series, that was just a subsidiary part of the plot, the battle between the gods? That's what it was all about! And after 5 books it was a tiny battle. The only good part of this book was in fact the twist with the mighty Titan.
Oh yeah I am most certainly pissed. Disappointed Jen, disappointed.
He.....................
IS MINE.
(Whose your imaginary Seth? Comment and add your pics!)
All I wanted from this conclusion was to see Seth happy (and ok. with Alex)
And I don't think I have to tell you with my rating that that is NOT what I got.
I am pissed.
First off yeah, I had a nagging feeling that Seth wasn't going to get his girl. Alex is stupid.
But after everything Seth done to right his wrongs, it still wasn't enough. He gave up everything. Everything!
What more did people want from him?
Yeah he wasn't at his best in the last one, but COME ON, all he wanted was a family, he was manipulated for gods sake in the worse possible way. And he was screwed over.
He went through everything Alex felt in that battle -that Seth had no idea of- with Ares.
My heart shattered into millions of pieces for him. He always gets shit on. He never has a happy ending. His whole life has been a burden. Left alone. No one to call family. Never gets to love or be loved. Even when he dies he can't find peace because he took Aiden's burden and placed it onto himself.
I could get over the fact that she picked Aiden but why can't Seth get to be happy? In this book Seth was always there for Alex always looking out for her. But it seemed that there wasn't many friendship scenes or scenes where they just hung out like old times. He didn't even have a friend really in Alex anymore.
Seth is forever to be alone until he dies and then he becomes Hades pet. His life has never been his own! It has always been hell and that's where he's to stay for all of eternity.
Seth was always a good guy even though no-one believed in him, trusted him, not really.
And what was that short lived pregnancy plot about, well that was pointless!
This was rushed, considering that all 5 novels have been leading up to this big battle, it was disappointing to say the least, it was short, brief and not much happened. Other than meeting Perses the Titan of war and destruction this book was lacking.
There needed to be more Seth and Alex scenes, more action, a bigger battle and of course a HEA for Seth, but I'm never going to get that now.
Sorry Jen, this book didn't cut it for me. I am never going to be content with that ending, how can I when my favourite character gets to die only to wake up as Hades pet, lord knows how he's going to be treated and what he's going to have to succumb to. It's not right he feels constantly guilty because I don't think he's guilty at all. His past was horrid and he was manipulated and forced into something he believed was the right thing and that Alex was never going to get hurt. And eventually he chose right and even though hard he did the right thing, without his help all would be lost. He was the hero in the end. He shouldn't have been able to take Aiden's place, and it's not right that Alex is ok with Seth's choice. He shouldn't feel so guilty that he felt he owed her his life in order to seek some forgiveness and make up for what happened.
Everyone's gets a happy ending except him. How is that ever going to be fair? Without him no one would have a happy ending and in exchange for saving everyone he gets forever as a slave.
I hate this book. I hate what has become of one of my favourite series.
And more time needed to be spent on that battle. Although the Seth/Aiden love triangle was a big part of the series, that was just a subsidiary part of the plot, the battle between the gods? That's what it was all about! And after 5 books it was a tiny battle. The only good part of this book was in fact the twist with the mighty Titan.
Oh yeah I am most certainly pissed. Disappointed Jen, disappointed.
August 27, 2014
5++++++++++ stars
My heart skipped a whole beat, and then sped up in recognition. Ah, I knew that voice. My heart and my soul knew that voice.
There was a time not all that long ago when I was grappling around trying to find something awesome to read…and I was out of inspiration. I had previously read the Lux series by this very author and had fallen in love, so I thought I’d take a chance and jump-jump into a story I had no clue what the blurb was talking about and give Armentrout another opportunity to amaze me-and amaze me she did.
In the darkness, Aiden placed his hand over where mine rested on my stomach, and it stayed that way through the night.
Nine months later and here we are at the end of the Covenant series, and I’m both happy and sad to say goodbye to Aiden, Alex, and Seth-three people who have invaded my heart and haven’t let me go since I picked up the first book. I never would have thought that her Lux series could be surpassed, and I’m not saying it has been, but it’s damn close. A world corrupted by laws that put pure-bloods on a pedestal and halfs in servitude for the smallest mistakes, we are swept into this crazy place where a young girl will strive to rise above these outdated laws and restrictions to fight for the love of her life. Isn’t forbidden love always the best?
As a pure-blood, he was untouchable to me even though I was the Apollyon, and even now he risked everything to be with me. He was my strength when I needed him to be, my friend when I needed someone to talk me down, my equal in a world where by law I would always be less than him, and honest to gods, he was the love of my life.
We have Alex, the half-blood who fell for a pure-blood and knew it could never happen. A girl who was so strong willed she:
-Made it on her own with no protection from the covenant
-After falling dangerously behind with her training and studies, she came back and rose above the odds-earning a spot at the covenant again.
-And ultimately, she became the second Apollyon; an anomaly that almost never happens. But how can there be two….?
I could read everything in his eyes. There was so much pain in them that it broke my heart, but I didn’t understand why.
Aiden had to have been such a goody two-shoes in school-the kind of kid who’d raised his hand with the answer to every question. Dork. I loved him.
And then there is Aiden, the pure who fell hard for the half, the pure who offered to train her when no one else would, who pined for that forbidden romance in secret, but wouldn’t be so selfish as to put Alex’s life in danger-because that’s what it is: a matter of life and death. Pushing her away when she needed him most, they both suffer from unnecessary heartbreak that pulls you even deeper into this amazing series and makes you beg for more. He would lay down his life to save her, risk it all with a secret compulsion, battle alongside her only to make sure she lives to see another day-even though he is the one who is really in danger of dying.
”I was selfish in wanting you, knowing what it could mean for you. I was selfish the first time I kissed you, touched you.” The shiver his words brought forth didn’t go unnoticed by him. A dimple appeared. “I was selfish the night I came to your bed when you were at my parents’ house, and I’ve been selfish every day since then. The only time I hadn’t been selfish was when I pushed you away, and that’s the day I regret most.”
Annnddd Seth, the pesky first Apollyon who waltzed into Alex’s life unannounced and charmed his way into her everyday routine. More than once I found myself wishing he would just disappear into oblivion and never come back. He was always a distraction for Alex, someone to challenge her feelings for Aiden, and I never really liked that-but it securely added another intricate layer to these stories that was so desperately needed. Looking back I realize just how much more fun his presence made everything, and I love that he was a part of the journey to where they all are now.
Car keys dangling from his fingertips, Seth passed by us. “If you two can stop making doe-eyes at each other for a few minutes, we’re all ready to go.”
Aiden straightened, his gaze narrowing on Seth’s back. “Jealous is an ugly thing.”
“So is blind ignorance,” Seth shot back, rounding the front of the Hummer.
A story of power, self-sacrifice, love, loyalty, and strength of will, I couldn’t have loved this final installment more if I tried. Redemption of certain characters and the desperate nature of each person’s willingness to save one another resulted in an even deeper love for this story that was completely unexpected and caused my heart to expand to epic proportions. A race to the finish where no one is safe, even the Apollyons, we watch the story unfold as each character seals their fate, for both good and bad. Sentinel took my breath away more than once with it’s expressive storytelling and ability to make me feel, making for an emotional finish, where nothing can ever be the same, and no one is guaranteed to survive.
It was a beautiful day for war.
There is really no way to express how much I loved this series in one review, because we saw each character grow, mature, and become what they were always destined to be. I laughed, I cried, I bawled, and I frantically wished for the best in the worst of scenarios. I was both surprised and overjoyed with the finale of the Covenant series, and I could even read it again right now. It was just that good. Forever engrained into my soul, I will never forget the joy I felt when I read each installment. For those who haven’t read the series, you are truly missing out on characters that will captivate and compel you, influence you, make you fall in love with them and consume you, and I am so glad I took a chance to find out why each and every one of them is so special-I will always love this series with all my heart and can’t wait to see what Jennifer comes out with next, because I’ll be the first in line, no matter what the blurb entails.
And he would wait forever for me, just as I would wait forever and a day for him.
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My heart skipped a whole beat, and then sped up in recognition. Ah, I knew that voice. My heart and my soul knew that voice.
There was a time not all that long ago when I was grappling around trying to find something awesome to read…and I was out of inspiration. I had previously read the Lux series by this very author and had fallen in love, so I thought I’d take a chance and jump-jump into a story I had no clue what the blurb was talking about and give Armentrout another opportunity to amaze me-and amaze me she did.
In the darkness, Aiden placed his hand over where mine rested on my stomach, and it stayed that way through the night.
Nine months later and here we are at the end of the Covenant series, and I’m both happy and sad to say goodbye to Aiden, Alex, and Seth-three people who have invaded my heart and haven’t let me go since I picked up the first book. I never would have thought that her Lux series could be surpassed, and I’m not saying it has been, but it’s damn close. A world corrupted by laws that put pure-bloods on a pedestal and halfs in servitude for the smallest mistakes, we are swept into this crazy place where a young girl will strive to rise above these outdated laws and restrictions to fight for the love of her life. Isn’t forbidden love always the best?
As a pure-blood, he was untouchable to me even though I was the Apollyon, and even now he risked everything to be with me. He was my strength when I needed him to be, my friend when I needed someone to talk me down, my equal in a world where by law I would always be less than him, and honest to gods, he was the love of my life.
We have Alex, the half-blood who fell for a pure-blood and knew it could never happen. A girl who was so strong willed she:
-Made it on her own with no protection from the covenant
-After falling dangerously behind with her training and studies, she came back and rose above the odds-earning a spot at the covenant again.
-And ultimately, she became the second Apollyon; an anomaly that almost never happens. But how can there be two….?
I could read everything in his eyes. There was so much pain in them that it broke my heart, but I didn’t understand why.
Aiden had to have been such a goody two-shoes in school-the kind of kid who’d raised his hand with the answer to every question. Dork. I loved him.
And then there is Aiden, the pure who fell hard for the half, the pure who offered to train her when no one else would, who pined for that forbidden romance in secret, but wouldn’t be so selfish as to put Alex’s life in danger-because that’s what it is: a matter of life and death. Pushing her away when she needed him most, they both suffer from unnecessary heartbreak that pulls you even deeper into this amazing series and makes you beg for more. He would lay down his life to save her, risk it all with a secret compulsion, battle alongside her only to make sure she lives to see another day-even though he is the one who is really in danger of dying.
”I was selfish in wanting you, knowing what it could mean for you. I was selfish the first time I kissed you, touched you.” The shiver his words brought forth didn’t go unnoticed by him. A dimple appeared. “I was selfish the night I came to your bed when you were at my parents’ house, and I’ve been selfish every day since then. The only time I hadn’t been selfish was when I pushed you away, and that’s the day I regret most.”
Annnddd Seth, the pesky first Apollyon who waltzed into Alex’s life unannounced and charmed his way into her everyday routine. More than once I found myself wishing he would just disappear into oblivion and never come back. He was always a distraction for Alex, someone to challenge her feelings for Aiden, and I never really liked that-but it securely added another intricate layer to these stories that was so desperately needed. Looking back I realize just how much more fun his presence made everything, and I love that he was a part of the journey to where they all are now.
Car keys dangling from his fingertips, Seth passed by us. “If you two can stop making doe-eyes at each other for a few minutes, we’re all ready to go.”
Aiden straightened, his gaze narrowing on Seth’s back. “Jealous is an ugly thing.”
“So is blind ignorance,” Seth shot back, rounding the front of the Hummer.
A story of power, self-sacrifice, love, loyalty, and strength of will, I couldn’t have loved this final installment more if I tried. Redemption of certain characters and the desperate nature of each person’s willingness to save one another resulted in an even deeper love for this story that was completely unexpected and caused my heart to expand to epic proportions. A race to the finish where no one is safe, even the Apollyons, we watch the story unfold as each character seals their fate, for both good and bad. Sentinel took my breath away more than once with it’s expressive storytelling and ability to make me feel, making for an emotional finish, where nothing can ever be the same, and no one is guaranteed to survive.
It was a beautiful day for war.
There is really no way to express how much I loved this series in one review, because we saw each character grow, mature, and become what they were always destined to be. I laughed, I cried, I bawled, and I frantically wished for the best in the worst of scenarios. I was both surprised and overjoyed with the finale of the Covenant series, and I could even read it again right now. It was just that good. Forever engrained into my soul, I will never forget the joy I felt when I read each installment. For those who haven’t read the series, you are truly missing out on characters that will captivate and compel you, influence you, make you fall in love with them and consume you, and I am so glad I took a chance to find out why each and every one of them is so special-I will always love this series with all my heart and can’t wait to see what Jennifer comes out with next, because I’ll be the first in line, no matter what the blurb entails.
And he would wait forever for me, just as I would wait forever and a day for him.
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May 29, 2018
Reread update
I already knew how everything was going to end but damn I still did cry a river. Now my face is all sticky.
**********
I'm kinda shocked. I need to go hide in a corner and awful cry. Bye.
Damn you book! DAMN YOU.
You know the feeling when you want to throw the book into a wall and then step on it, insult it while crying like a baby and at the same time you want to hug, squeeze it to death because it was just so damn perfect?
...
That's what I'm feeling now.
My mind has gone to Crazy Town and won't be back very soon.
I loved everything of this book, but the ending was so bittersweet and I think I need some time to process and accept it. It doesn't help that the series has ended.
********
It was a beautiful day for a war.
And what a war.
This last book is all about preparation for war. It's fast-paced and also covers a so little time. Not gonna lie, I wanted more, but I also think that this was the perfect ending for a magnificent series.
It's one of my favorites. It gave me all the possible imaginable feels on Earth, and I'll never stop thanking JLA for creating it.
The thing is… I’m not ready to let Aiden and Alex go. They conquered a really big part of my heart, and this is something that almost never happens to me. I can fall in love with a book and rant about it for decades, but it’s different when the characters and the story enter my heart.
Alex, Aiden, Seth, Deacon, Marcus, Apollo and everyone… I will miss them terribly (except for Seth because, you know, JLA is wonderful and decided to write a series about him!).
“You’ve never been more beautiful to me than you are right now.”
This IS love. Give me an Aiden who loves me unconditionally. He’s SO PERFECT, but also has his flaws, but he’s SO PEFECT.
As we walked toward the dean's office, he reached over, trailing his fingers along my arm. "Do they still react when I touch you?"
Heat crawled through my veins, and I nodded. The marks had followed the path of his touch. "Yeah, they still like you."
One side of his lips curled up, and a look of male pride crossed his face. I shook my head. Boys.
And honestly, every man in this series is perfect but has flaws and is real. Take Seth: he’s done terrible things, but took a step back when he understood what he really was doing. At the end he’s consumed by guilt and does incredible things for Aiden and Alex. Yeah, you heard me: for AIDEN. The two couldn’t stay in the same room for two seconds without punching and insulting each other, and THEN this happens. I have no words. I already loved him so much, but now my love for him has reached the next level. Marry me?
Also his breakdown when he discovered that Alex had to die… he loves her so much. I wanted to bear hug him.
The things I love the most about this series apart from the boys…?
The fact that Alex is so badass. Girl power, yasss! (I talk about this in every single review, I know, but I don’t care. I just love Alex.)
He stared at us like he wanted to rip my hand out of Aiden’s and then take a day’s worth of time to explain why we shouldn’t be holding hands.
My eyes narrowed on him as I raised my free hand and scratched the bridge of my nose… with my middle finger.
Don’t mess with Alex, little boys.
The fact that everything is funny, even in the worst moments. At the beginning of the book Alex was depressed (not her fault) but either way I laughed. SO. MUCH. She’s funny even when she’s depressed; I think she deserves a crown.
Not to mention the other characters. Apollo, WTH? He always interrupts such great moments between Alex and Aiden, and he does it on purpose throughout the entire series (even when he wasn't a god); but in this book he reaches the limit. I can’t think about it without bursting into uncontrolled laughs. Really Apollo, reallyyy?
Besides, have Deacon and Apollo actually ….????? Gods AHAHAHH
"Oh! You're one to talk!" I whirled on Apollo. "Seriously? If I was to Google 'irresponsible sexual activity', it would be your picture staring back at me!"
Apollo made a face at me—actually made a face at me like he was ten years old or something."
And Marcus? Poor uncle, he wants to separate Alex and Aiden, but man, it’s too late hahaha.
The fact that everybody goes through major character growth. It's all so well developed that you don't notice it until you read some quotes or think about the previous books. Then it strikes you.
The fact that mythology is used in such an awesome way. Indeed, not only it’s realistically portrayed, but is also elaborated to create something new, to attach it in a perfect way to the world-building of the series. In this way Alex’s story really could be considered as a new Greek myth.
So. This is a sad goodbye, but hey. Alex and Aiden, you followed me for almost a whole year, so you won’t get rid of me that easily. Wait for me until my first reread.
I already knew how everything was going to end but damn I still did cry a river. Now my face is all sticky.
**********
I'm kinda shocked. I need to go hide in a corner and awful cry. Bye.
Damn you book! DAMN YOU.
You know the feeling when you want to throw the book into a wall and then step on it, insult it while crying like a baby and at the same time you want to hug, squeeze it to death because it was just so damn perfect?
...
That's what I'm feeling now.
My mind has gone to Crazy Town and won't be back very soon.
I loved everything of this book, but the ending was so bittersweet and I think I need some time to process and accept it. It doesn't help that the series has ended.
********
It was a beautiful day for a war.
And what a war.
This last book is all about preparation for war. It's fast-paced and also covers a so little time. Not gonna lie, I wanted more, but I also think that this was the perfect ending for a magnificent series.
It's one of my favorites. It gave me all the possible imaginable feels on Earth, and I'll never stop thanking JLA for creating it.
The thing is… I’m not ready to let Aiden and Alex go. They conquered a really big part of my heart, and this is something that almost never happens to me. I can fall in love with a book and rant about it for decades, but it’s different when the characters and the story enter my heart.
Alex, Aiden, Seth, Deacon, Marcus, Apollo and everyone… I will miss them terribly (except for Seth because, you know, JLA is wonderful and decided to write a series about him!).
“You’ve never been more beautiful to me than you are right now.”
This IS love. Give me an Aiden who loves me unconditionally. He’s SO PERFECT, but also has his flaws, but he’s SO PEFECT.
As we walked toward the dean's office, he reached over, trailing his fingers along my arm. "Do they still react when I touch you?"
Heat crawled through my veins, and I nodded. The marks had followed the path of his touch. "Yeah, they still like you."
One side of his lips curled up, and a look of male pride crossed his face. I shook my head. Boys.
And honestly, every man in this series is perfect but has flaws and is real. Take Seth: he’s done terrible things, but took a step back when he understood what he really was doing. At the end he’s consumed by guilt and does incredible things for Aiden and Alex. Yeah, you heard me: for AIDEN. The two couldn’t stay in the same room for two seconds without punching and insulting each other, and THEN this happens. I have no words. I already loved him so much, but now my love for him has reached the next level. Marry me?
Also his breakdown when he discovered that Alex had to die… he loves her so much. I wanted to bear hug him.
The things I love the most about this series apart from the boys…?
The fact that Alex is so badass. Girl power, yasss! (I talk about this in every single review, I know, but I don’t care. I just love Alex.)
He stared at us like he wanted to rip my hand out of Aiden’s and then take a day’s worth of time to explain why we shouldn’t be holding hands.
My eyes narrowed on him as I raised my free hand and scratched the bridge of my nose… with my middle finger.
Don’t mess with Alex, little boys.
The fact that everything is funny, even in the worst moments. At the beginning of the book Alex was depressed (not her fault) but either way I laughed. SO. MUCH. She’s funny even when she’s depressed; I think she deserves a crown.
Not to mention the other characters. Apollo, WTH? He always interrupts such great moments between Alex and Aiden, and he does it on purpose throughout the entire series (even when he wasn't a god); but in this book he reaches the limit. I can’t think about it without bursting into uncontrolled laughs. Really Apollo, reallyyy?
Besides, have Deacon and Apollo actually ….????? Gods AHAHAHH
"Oh! You're one to talk!" I whirled on Apollo. "Seriously? If I was to Google 'irresponsible sexual activity', it would be your picture staring back at me!"
Apollo made a face at me—actually made a face at me like he was ten years old or something."
And Marcus? Poor uncle, he wants to separate Alex and Aiden, but man, it’s too late hahaha.
The fact that everybody goes through major character growth. It's all so well developed that you don't notice it until you read some quotes or think about the previous books. Then it strikes you.
The fact that mythology is used in such an awesome way. Indeed, not only it’s realistically portrayed, but is also elaborated to create something new, to attach it in a perfect way to the world-building of the series. In this way Alex’s story really could be considered as a new Greek myth.
So. This is a sad goodbye, but hey. Alex and Aiden, you followed me for almost a whole year, so you won’t get rid of me that easily. Wait for me until my first reread.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 22, 2015
This book is a major heartbreak and the ending is a never-ending plot twist.
So much action. So many things happening in this book. Fights. Battles. Gods. This was mind-blowing. The best conclusion to this series that we could ever get.
All I wanted was for Alex and Aiden to be together because this kind of love deserves to keep on thriving on and on until the end of time. I'm grateful to Seth as much as I do not like him, I know he loves Alex and he, technically, does something awe-inspiring for Alex and well, that made me love him. There!
I am not the type who loves the get-married-have-babies happy ending thing. Hell, I sometimes prefer tragedy. But this book made me cry at first because, yes, I admit that for this book series I wanted a happy ending due to the fact that Alex and Aiden's love makes me feel too much, but then I was so super-extra-duper happy and extremely confused and perhaps a little bit of awed because it was such an amazing plot to bring the two leading characters together and creating the perfect happy ending but also achieving an out of the ordinary happy ending.
I would have given this a 4/5 because I felt like the fight with Ares lasted only for a chapter, I was expecting something much bigger that would affect everyone on a much bigger scale and of course be a little more long-lasting. But, eventually, I gave it a 5/5 because of the unpredictable ending and the fact that I'm still sobbing because of Alex and Aiden. I have told this before but these two are the epitome of "two people in love will eventually be together no matter what".
A round of applause for Jennifer L. Armentrout because let's not kid ourselves she is awesome and she knows how to compose an incredible world and create characters that you fall in love with.
So much action. So many things happening in this book. Fights. Battles. Gods. This was mind-blowing. The best conclusion to this series that we could ever get.
All I wanted was for Alex and Aiden to be together because this kind of love deserves to keep on thriving on and on until the end of time. I'm grateful to Seth as much as I do not like him, I know he loves Alex and he, technically, does something awe-inspiring for Alex and well, that made me love him. There!
I am not the type who loves the get-married-have-babies happy ending thing. Hell, I sometimes prefer tragedy. But this book made me cry at first because, yes, I admit that for this book series I wanted a happy ending due to the fact that Alex and Aiden's love makes me feel too much, but then I was so super-extra-duper happy and extremely confused and perhaps a little bit of awed because it was such an amazing plot to bring the two leading characters together and creating the perfect happy ending but also achieving an out of the ordinary happy ending.
I would have given this a 4/5 because I felt like the fight with Ares lasted only for a chapter, I was expecting something much bigger that would affect everyone on a much bigger scale and of course be a little more long-lasting. But, eventually, I gave it a 5/5 because of the unpredictable ending and the fact that I'm still sobbing because of Alex and Aiden. I have told this before but these two are the epitome of "two people in love will eventually be together no matter what".
A round of applause for Jennifer L. Armentrout because let's not kid ourselves she is awesome and she knows how to compose an incredible world and create characters that you fall in love with.
August 9, 2016
This was such a fun series. While it definitely wasn't perfect it was highly entertaining and I would recommend it!
December 22, 2017
4.5 Stars
I really loved this series! I was a bit disappointed on couple of things on this last book like the way it ended...
but I enjoyed the story overall and I know Seth was an ass but I still loved him on this book; I really was super forgiven even after his dick moves on the other books...(hides) lol
There were some mention of some m/m scene but we didn't get any details; I felt like I got cheated haha LMAO
So overall this was an excellent series about gods, and power, death and war. I fell in love with most of the characters and kind of feel sad to let them go. I will most definatly be reading more of this author's work in the future.
I really loved this series! I was a bit disappointed on couple of things on this last book like the way it ended...
but I enjoyed the story overall and I know Seth was an ass but I still loved him on this book; I really was super forgiven even after his dick moves on the other books...(hides) lol
There were some mention of some m/m scene but we didn't get any details; I felt like I got cheated haha LMAO
So overall this was an excellent series about gods, and power, death and war. I fell in love with most of the characters and kind of feel sad to let them go. I will most definatly be reading more of this author's work in the future.
August 13, 2015
1000000000 STARS!!!! (FULL REVIEW OF THE WHOLE SERIES)
“Some people say when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. But when life gives you one seriously ticked off god gunning for your ass, you prepare for war and you hope for paradise.”
Oh, my Gods and Holy Daimon Babies! This series, I have no words, JLA left me utterly amazed again!
I have so many feelings right now. I'm soooo, so extremely happy because of that perfect ending but sad at the same time because it's over.
I literally loved everything about the Covenant series. I was captivated by every chapter and thanks to Jennifer's writing style and creative mind I was completely absorbed in the story. I don't know how she does it, everytime I read a paranormal book written by her I found myself loving every little thing about it. The world building of this story was incredible, I used to read greek mythology when I was young so it brought back old memories. Another thing I really enjoy about JLA writting is that she always makes me fall in love with every character...
You know that feeling when you start a book and you instantly know that you will love and connect easily with the main character? Well, that's how I always feel when I choose to read a JLA (paranormal) book. I got that exact feeling when I picked up "Daimon" and started reading Alexandria Andros' POV. The best way to describe her is as a kickass and badass heroine. I asbolutely loved her character, she was so strong, independent and with the best sense of humor, I literally found myself laughing most of the time. I'm so happy that she finally got her happy ending, she truly deserved it.
I wouldn't give up being a Sentinel for the world. Or being the Apollyon. I rock."
"Wow. You're so humble.”
Now taling about our boy Aiden, I had a hard time loving him (like everyone else) at the beginning because I was 100% team Seth and I found his moments with Alex boring (I needed some action for christ's sake) but since book 2.5 I finally got those "marry me" feelings... He was a sweetheart and my god, I loved his "Alex, lets make babies" side!
“Agapi mou, you are my everything.”
And of course, let's not forget of the supporting cast. Deacon (my fave, tHANK YOU JLA FOR NOT KILLING HIM), Luke, Marcus, Apollo, Lea, Olivia, Caleb, Solos etc, I lOVE THEM ALL DEARLY.
Oh and my Sethie, I'm not going to say much about him here because I will pour out my heart when I write "The Return" review. Heh, needless to say that he was also one of my faves. #TeamSethAllTheWay
Ugh, I hate to say goodbye to an amazing series... I don't know why I haven't read this before but I'm glad I did it because it was a wonderfull journey, full of laughs, kickass moments, passion, love, drama, family and friendship. These books really had it all!
Now it's time to move on to Seth's book, I'm so freaking excited I can't wait!!!
“Some people say when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. But when life gives you one seriously ticked off god gunning for your ass, you prepare for war and you hope for paradise.”
Oh, my Gods and Holy Daimon Babies! This series, I have no words, JLA left me utterly amazed again!
I have so many feelings right now. I'm soooo, so extremely happy because of that perfect ending but sad at the same time because it's over.
I literally loved everything about the Covenant series. I was captivated by every chapter and thanks to Jennifer's writing style and creative mind I was completely absorbed in the story. I don't know how she does it, everytime I read a paranormal book written by her I found myself loving every little thing about it. The world building of this story was incredible, I used to read greek mythology when I was young so it brought back old memories. Another thing I really enjoy about JLA writting is that she always makes me fall in love with every character...
You know that feeling when you start a book and you instantly know that you will love and connect easily with the main character? Well, that's how I always feel when I choose to read a JLA (paranormal) book. I got that exact feeling when I picked up "Daimon" and started reading Alexandria Andros' POV. The best way to describe her is as a kickass and badass heroine. I asbolutely loved her character, she was so strong, independent and with the best sense of humor, I literally found myself laughing most of the time. I'm so happy that she finally got her happy ending, she truly deserved it.
I wouldn't give up being a Sentinel for the world. Or being the Apollyon. I rock."
"Wow. You're so humble.”
Now taling about our boy Aiden, I had a hard time loving him (like everyone else) at the beginning because I was 100% team Seth and I found his moments with Alex boring (I needed some action for christ's sake) but since book 2.5 I finally got those "marry me" feelings... He was a sweetheart and my god, I loved his "Alex, lets make babies" side!
“Agapi mou, you are my everything.”
And of course, let's not forget of the supporting cast. Deacon (my fave, tHANK YOU JLA FOR NOT KILLING HIM), Luke, Marcus, Apollo, Lea, Olivia, Caleb, Solos etc, I lOVE THEM ALL DEARLY.
Oh and my Sethie, I'm not going to say much about him here because I will pour out my heart when I write "The Return" review. Heh, needless to say that he was also one of my faves. #TeamSethAllTheWay
Ugh, I hate to say goodbye to an amazing series... I don't know why I haven't read this before but I'm glad I did it because it was a wonderfull journey, full of laughs, kickass moments, passion, love, drama, family and friendship. These books really had it all!
Now it's time to move on to Seth's book, I'm so freaking excited I can't wait!!!
November 11, 2013
Five books filled with mythology and action; countless painful, almost heartbreaking moments; hundreds and hundreds of pages of deliciously hot romance… and now, we have finally reached the conclusion. The time has come to say goodbye to Alex, Aiden, Seth, Marcus and everyone else. Was this finale everything I’d hoped for? Well, no. But in the end, it made me feel peaceful and calm, happy with how we left the characters we’ve grown so attached to.
And make no mistake, my feelings for the characters are exactly what kept me reading through all the rough patches, plagiarism, occasional inconsistencies and the intolerable love triangle in those first few books. There were some horrible moments, yes, but if Armentrout knows anything, it’s how to keep her readers happy. Fan service is always at the very top of her list, and there was never any chance of her repeating the Veronica Roth fiasco.
In Sentinel, all of her qualities are even more enhanced. There are a lot of great moments fans will appreciate greatly, a lot of quality time spent with the characters, some truly magnificent action scenes (though not as many as one would expect), and of course, the romance is as swoon-worthy as ever, if not more.
Once you remove the emotional factor, however, and look at Sentinel objectively, all the flaws become painfully obvious. For a final installment, Sentinel was pretty uneventful around the middle. In fact, not much happened until that very last part, and while I admit that those last few pages made me reach for my tissues, the emotional impact wasn’t as strong as it could have been.
Armentrout’s writing is nothing to write home about, it never was, but in Sentinel, she made quite a few errors, more so than usual. I resent sloppiness – call it a personal flaw, if you will – and sloppiness towards language is the absolute worst in my eyes. When a Titan who’s been asleep and imprisoned for millennia wakes up and starts talking in modern colloquialisms, I consider it to be the result of sloppiness on the author’s side. How he managed to learn expressions like ‘all the rage’ while sleeping in the Underworld is beyond me, but he certainly started uttering them the second he opened his eyes. That is the kind of thing that can ruin a book in a heartbeat, an author not caring enough or not having enough skill to ensure appropriate language for his or her characters.
Looking back, there are so many things I could say about this series, and I did, in fact, express them all in my reviews. I don’t know that I’d go out of my way to recommend Covenant to someone since there are so many other series out there that for which I don’t have to make excuses, but I still had a lot of fun reading these five books. It is a fact that cannot, and should not, be ignored.
And make no mistake, my feelings for the characters are exactly what kept me reading through all the rough patches, plagiarism, occasional inconsistencies and the intolerable love triangle in those first few books. There were some horrible moments, yes, but if Armentrout knows anything, it’s how to keep her readers happy. Fan service is always at the very top of her list, and there was never any chance of her repeating the Veronica Roth fiasco.
In Sentinel, all of her qualities are even more enhanced. There are a lot of great moments fans will appreciate greatly, a lot of quality time spent with the characters, some truly magnificent action scenes (though not as many as one would expect), and of course, the romance is as swoon-worthy as ever, if not more.
Once you remove the emotional factor, however, and look at Sentinel objectively, all the flaws become painfully obvious. For a final installment, Sentinel was pretty uneventful around the middle. In fact, not much happened until that very last part, and while I admit that those last few pages made me reach for my tissues, the emotional impact wasn’t as strong as it could have been.
Armentrout’s writing is nothing to write home about, it never was, but in Sentinel, she made quite a few errors, more so than usual. I resent sloppiness – call it a personal flaw, if you will – and sloppiness towards language is the absolute worst in my eyes. When a Titan who’s been asleep and imprisoned for millennia wakes up and starts talking in modern colloquialisms, I consider it to be the result of sloppiness on the author’s side. How he managed to learn expressions like ‘all the rage’ while sleeping in the Underworld is beyond me, but he certainly started uttering them the second he opened his eyes. That is the kind of thing that can ruin a book in a heartbeat, an author not caring enough or not having enough skill to ensure appropriate language for his or her characters.
Looking back, there are so many things I could say about this series, and I did, in fact, express them all in my reviews. I don’t know that I’d go out of my way to recommend Covenant to someone since there are so many other series out there that for which I don’t have to make excuses, but I still had a lot of fun reading these five books. It is a fact that cannot, and should not, be ignored.
January 30, 2021
Yine duvara çarpmama sebep olan bir son. Hem ağzım açık kaldı, hem gözümden kalpler çıktı. 😱😍
Olimposlu 11’li ortaya çıktığı andan, son sayfaya kadar yine nefes alamadım okurken. Yaşanan haksızlığa ciddi isyan ettim, Alex’in yeraltı dünyasında hissettikleri boğazımda düğüm düğüm birikti.
Kitabın başları yine biraz durağan gitse de, yazar kitabın son 50 sayfasında hepsini telafi etti. Seriye veda olduğundan son kısımların biraz daha erken başlamasını ya da biraz daha uzun olmasını istedim. Mutlu sonu ne kadar uzun olursa olsun yetmedi bana.
Kitabın ve serinin efsanesi Aiden’dı benim için. İlk kitaptan son kitaba kadar her lafıyla, hareketiyle kendine aşık etti. Ağzından çıkan her cümleyle eridim resmen. Ama Seth’i asla boş veremem. İlk kitaptan beri onu da çok sevdim. Güç manyağı olduğu, kötülükler yaptığı zaman bile, Alex gibi, Seth’i sevmekten vazgeçemedim ki sonunda boşa sevmediğim de kanıtlanmış oldu.
Yazarın en sevdiğim özelliklerinden biri, öyle güzel erkek karakterler yazıyor ki beni okurken arada bırakıyor. Karanlık Elementler serisinde de bu seride de ben hep kadın karakterin yaşadığı ikilemi yaşadım. Ve ben 3 kişilik, arada kalınan aşk hikayelerinden nefret ederim. Ama bu yazarın kaleminde çok iyi anlıyorum bu durumu ve hatta ben de yaşıyorum. İki kişiyi farklı şekillerde sevmeyi çok güzel anlatıyor bana göre.
Tabi seride sadece aşk yok. Hareketi azalsa bile hiç durmadı. Ya bir olaya hazırladı okuyucuyu ve karakterleri ya da ummadığım anda hikayeye yeni bir yön verdi. Saldırı ya da dövüş sahneleri çok güzel anlatıldı, film gibi gözümde canlandırdım olayları. Tanrıların tasvirleri çok başarılıydı, güzelliklerini, güçlerini, kibirlerini hissettirdi. Odadakiler gibi kalkıp eğilmek istedim bir tanrı gelince.
Benim en sevdiğim fantastik-mitolojik serilerden birisi oldu artık. Biraz zaman geçtikten sonra tekrar tekrar okumak istiyorum. Fantastik-mitoloji-aşk seven herkesin bir şans vermesini tavsiye ederim. Ben en kısa zamanda Titan serisi, Seth’in hikayesiyle karakterlerin yaşadıklarına devam etmek istiyorum.
Son olarak sözüm Aiden’a 😃 Ahhh Aiden ahhhhhh... ömrümü yedi sendeki bu aşk, sen sevdin benim canım yandı resmen, sevginden nefes alamadım. İlişkinin yasak olduğu ırktan birini sevmene rağmen herkesi karşına alman, sevgine sahip çıkman... sevdiğin kişinin başka birisini sevdiğini düşünürken ya da bir canavara dönüşüp sana ölüm tehditleri savururken ya da seni öldüreceğini anladığın anda bile sevmekten vazgeçmemen... öleceğini bile bilsen onu korumak için bir saniye düşünmeden kendini ateşe atman... efsanesin gözümde artık 😍😍😍
”Tanrılar aşkına, sen de safkansın işte, Aiden! Diğerlerinden hiç farkın yok. Tersini düşünmem ne kadar mantıksızmış.”
Aiden, sanki ona vurmuşum gibi irkildi. “Diğerlerinden hiçbir farkım yok mu? Ağzından çıkanı kulağın duyuyor mu senin?”
“Neyse ne. Kimin umurunda, değil mi? Ne de olsa melezin tekiyim ben.”
“Bana nasıl diğer safkanlar gibi olduğumu söyleyebilirsin? Cevap ver bana, Alex.”
“Çünkü... çünkü bu kuralların bize haksızlık olduğunu bilmen gerekir!”
“Konu, lanet olası kurallar değil,Alex. Diğer safkanlar gibiyim, öyle mi? Buna gerçekten inanıyor musun?”
“Ama sen...”
“Diğer safkanlar gibi olsaydım senin için sonuçlarını bile düşünmeden şimdiye kadar sahip olurdum sana. Onlar gibi olmamak için her gün savaş veriyorum ben. Yani bana diğer safkanlar gibi olduğumu söyleme.”
“Aiden... ben...”
“Unut gitsin. Çalışma bitmiştir.” (alıntı 2. kitaptan)
Omuzlarımı dikleştirdim. “Kraken’ı salın!”
Birkaç çift göz tuhaf tuhaf bana baktı.
“Ne olmuş?” dedim kaygısızca omuz silkerek. “O filmi izlediğimden beri bunu bağıra çağıra söylemek için fırsat kolluyordum. Bence tam zamanı.”
Aiden güldü.
“Gördünüz mü! O yüzden onu seviyorum işte,” dedim gruba. “Ağzımdan deli saçması şeyler bile çıksa gülüyor.”
Buna karşılık Aiden uzanıp şakağımdan öptü. “Beni sevdiğinden söz edip durursan, buradakilerden bazılarında hayat boyu unutmayacakları bir iz bırakacağız.”
Kıpkırmızı kesildim. (alıntı 4. kitaptan)
”Bu işte beraberiz diye birbirimize söz vermiştik.”
“Ares seni öldürürdü.”
“Ama seni korurdum. Seni, o odada yaşadıklarından korumak için elimden geleni ardıma koymazdım. Odaya girip de seni gördüğümde...” lafın gerisini getiremedi.
“Beni korurken ölürdün. Anlıyor musun? Sana ya da Marcus’a bir şey olsaydı buna katlanamazdım...”
“Sence biz o piç kurusunun sana neler yaptığını bilmeye katlanabiliyor muyuz? Sen o kahrolası kapıyı üstüme kapadığın an kalbim durdu. İkinizin dövüştüğünü duyabiliyordum. Onun seninle alay ettiğini, kemiklerini kırdığını da. Üstelik elimden hiçbir şey gelmiyordu. Öyle bir şeyle asla tek başına yüzleşmemeliydin. “
“Ama sen ölebilirdin.”
“Seni sevdiğim için, sırf seni bundan kurtarmak adına ölmeyi istiyorum. Bir daha bu seçim hakkını elimden alma sakın.”
Bir yanım bu anı geciktirmek istiyordu ama elimi taşın altına sokmam gereken bir zamandı. Yapmak istediğim ile yapmam gereken arasında koca bir uçurum vardı. O anda, bunun ihtiyaçla istek arasında son seçimin olacağına yemin ettim.
“Tanrılar aşkına, Alex, Linard’la olanın ardından seni tekrar kaybetmeye dayanamazdım. Seth’e bağlandığında bile yaşıyordun ve sonunda önemli olan tek şey de buydu. Fakat o odada Seth ile Apollo’yu görüp de seni göremeyince kalbim durdu sanki. Mahvoldum. Çünkü tek istediğim seninle bir gelecekti ve ikinci kez elimden alınmıştı.”
Olimposlu 11’li ortaya çıktığı andan, son sayfaya kadar yine nefes alamadım okurken. Yaşanan haksızlığa ciddi isyan ettim, Alex’in yeraltı dünyasında hissettikleri boğazımda düğüm düğüm birikti.
Kitabın başları yine biraz durağan gitse de, yazar kitabın son 50 sayfasında hepsini telafi etti. Seriye veda olduğundan son kısımların biraz daha erken başlamasını ya da biraz daha uzun olmasını istedim. Mutlu sonu ne kadar uzun olursa olsun yetmedi bana.
Kitabın ve serinin efsanesi Aiden’dı benim için. İlk kitaptan son kitaba kadar her lafıyla, hareketiyle kendine aşık etti. Ağzından çıkan her cümleyle eridim resmen. Ama Seth’i asla boş veremem. İlk kitaptan beri onu da çok sevdim. Güç manyağı olduğu, kötülükler yaptığı zaman bile, Alex gibi, Seth’i sevmekten vazgeçemedim ki sonunda boşa sevmediğim de kanıtlanmış oldu.
Yazarın en sevdiğim özelliklerinden biri, öyle güzel erkek karakterler yazıyor ki beni okurken arada bırakıyor. Karanlık Elementler serisinde de bu seride de ben hep kadın karakterin yaşadığı ikilemi yaşadım. Ve ben 3 kişilik, arada kalınan aşk hikayelerinden nefret ederim. Ama bu yazarın kaleminde çok iyi anlıyorum bu durumu ve hatta ben de yaşıyorum. İki kişiyi farklı şekillerde sevmeyi çok güzel anlatıyor bana göre.
Tabi seride sadece aşk yok. Hareketi azalsa bile hiç durmadı. Ya bir olaya hazırladı okuyucuyu ve karakterleri ya da ummadığım anda hikayeye yeni bir yön verdi. Saldırı ya da dövüş sahneleri çok güzel anlatıldı, film gibi gözümde canlandırdım olayları. Tanrıların tasvirleri çok başarılıydı, güzelliklerini, güçlerini, kibirlerini hissettirdi. Odadakiler gibi kalkıp eğilmek istedim bir tanrı gelince.
Benim en sevdiğim fantastik-mitolojik serilerden birisi oldu artık. Biraz zaman geçtikten sonra tekrar tekrar okumak istiyorum. Fantastik-mitoloji-aşk seven herkesin bir şans vermesini tavsiye ederim. Ben en kısa zamanda Titan serisi, Seth’in hikayesiyle karakterlerin yaşadıklarına devam etmek istiyorum.
Son olarak sözüm Aiden’a 😃 Ahhh Aiden ahhhhhh... ömrümü yedi sendeki bu aşk, sen sevdin benim canım yandı resmen, sevginden nefes alamadım. İlişkinin yasak olduğu ırktan birini sevmene rağmen herkesi karşına alman, sevgine sahip çıkman... sevdiğin kişinin başka birisini sevdiğini düşünürken ya da bir canavara dönüşüp sana ölüm tehditleri savururken ya da seni öldüreceğini anladığın anda bile sevmekten vazgeçmemen... öleceğini bile bilsen onu korumak için bir saniye düşünmeden kendini ateşe atman... efsanesin gözümde artık 😍😍😍
”Tanrılar aşkına, sen de safkansın işte, Aiden! Diğerlerinden hiç farkın yok. Tersini düşünmem ne kadar mantıksızmış.”
Aiden, sanki ona vurmuşum gibi irkildi. “Diğerlerinden hiçbir farkım yok mu? Ağzından çıkanı kulağın duyuyor mu senin?”
“Neyse ne. Kimin umurunda, değil mi? Ne de olsa melezin tekiyim ben.”
“Bana nasıl diğer safkanlar gibi olduğumu söyleyebilirsin? Cevap ver bana, Alex.”
“Çünkü... çünkü bu kuralların bize haksızlık olduğunu bilmen gerekir!”
“Konu, lanet olası kurallar değil,Alex. Diğer safkanlar gibiyim, öyle mi? Buna gerçekten inanıyor musun?”
“Ama sen...”
“Diğer safkanlar gibi olsaydım senin için sonuçlarını bile düşünmeden şimdiye kadar sahip olurdum sana. Onlar gibi olmamak için her gün savaş veriyorum ben. Yani bana diğer safkanlar gibi olduğumu söyleme.”
“Aiden... ben...”
“Unut gitsin. Çalışma bitmiştir.” (alıntı 2. kitaptan)
Omuzlarımı dikleştirdim. “Kraken’ı salın!”
Birkaç çift göz tuhaf tuhaf bana baktı.
“Ne olmuş?” dedim kaygısızca omuz silkerek. “O filmi izlediğimden beri bunu bağıra çağıra söylemek için fırsat kolluyordum. Bence tam zamanı.”
Aiden güldü.
“Gördünüz mü! O yüzden onu seviyorum işte,” dedim gruba. “Ağzımdan deli saçması şeyler bile çıksa gülüyor.”
Buna karşılık Aiden uzanıp şakağımdan öptü. “Beni sevdiğinden söz edip durursan, buradakilerden bazılarında hayat boyu unutmayacakları bir iz bırakacağız.”
Kıpkırmızı kesildim. (alıntı 4. kitaptan)
”Bu işte beraberiz diye birbirimize söz vermiştik.”
“Ares seni öldürürdü.”
“Ama seni korurdum. Seni, o odada yaşadıklarından korumak için elimden geleni ardıma koymazdım. Odaya girip de seni gördüğümde...” lafın gerisini getiremedi.
“Beni korurken ölürdün. Anlıyor musun? Sana ya da Marcus’a bir şey olsaydı buna katlanamazdım...”
“Sence biz o piç kurusunun sana neler yaptığını bilmeye katlanabiliyor muyuz? Sen o kahrolası kapıyı üstüme kapadığın an kalbim durdu. İkinizin dövüştüğünü duyabiliyordum. Onun seninle alay ettiğini, kemiklerini kırdığını da. Üstelik elimden hiçbir şey gelmiyordu. Öyle bir şeyle asla tek başına yüzleşmemeliydin. “
“Ama sen ölebilirdin.”
“Seni sevdiğim için, sırf seni bundan kurtarmak adına ölmeyi istiyorum. Bir daha bu seçim hakkını elimden alma sakın.”
Bir yanım bu anı geciktirmek istiyordu ama elimi taşın altına sokmam gereken bir zamandı. Yapmak istediğim ile yapmam gereken arasında koca bir uçurum vardı. O anda, bunun ihtiyaçla istek arasında son seçimin olacağına yemin ettim.
“Tanrılar aşkına, Alex, Linard’la olanın ardından seni tekrar kaybetmeye dayanamazdım. Seth’e bağlandığında bile yaşıyordun ve sonunda önemli olan tek şey de buydu. Fakat o odada Seth ile Apollo’yu görüp de seni göremeyince kalbim durdu sanki. Mahvoldum. Çünkü tek istediğim seninle bir gelecekti ve ikinci kez elimden alınmıştı.”
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 20, 2017
La verdad es que me ha gustado mucho. ¿Quién iba a decirme a mí que, después de tanto tiempo y de haberla abandonado, iba a terminar esta saga? La verdad es que la he disfrutado enormemente, y me ha encantado el final. Soy muy fan de la relación de Alex y Aiden, me parece preciosa y una de las relaciones más sanas y equilibradas que he leído en este tipo de libros. Seth ha acabado por gustarme mucho, y el final me ha satisfecho completamente. Sin duda es una saga que ha merecido la pena leer, y que recomiendo.
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August 12, 2023
this was honestly a good conclusion to alex’s story, but i still don’t think this series needed to be anything more than 4 books 😭
July 13, 2018
4,5 stars Warning: Minor Spoilers ahead.
This is the perfect ending to this perfect series. I love the plot, and I love how everything is tied up at the end. There is a lot of action in this book and I enjoyed every second of it. Jennifer L. Armentrout is a genius. I enjoy everything she writes.
I love all the characters: Not just the protagonists, but also the different Gods, especially Apollo. I love Apollo so much, and I laughed every time he appeared in an Alex-&-Aiden-sexy-time situation. I love Caleb and Olivia, and Solos, and obviously Deacon and Luke. I ship them so much.
Now, Aiden and Alex. They were freaking PERFECT in this book.
"Agapi mou, you are my everything."
I love how things turned out for them. They're just so amazing together and I lovelovelove how they can overcome everything. I enjoy so much of stories with "forbidden love". And their love story, since book one, was BEAUTIFUL. How they start to train together, and feel attracted to each other, but don't do anything about it because the relationship between pures and half-bloods is not allowed. Scenes like the one in the zoo, or the one when they were in Aiden's house and he plays the guitar for her, or when they have to go to the underworld together. To read about how their love grows up and make both of them stronger was so fucking emotional. They are one of my favorite couples of all times.
And last but not least, Seth. I have to be honest: I loved Seth in the first two books. Then I started to hate him in book three, and by the fourth book I just couldn't stand him. All I wanted to do was to punch him. But in this book, IN THIS BOOK, he redeems himself and I can't help but loving him with everything that I am. The sacrifice he made for Alex and Aiden melted my heart. And I can't wait to read the Titan series to fangirl over him once again.
This is the perfect ending to this perfect series. I love the plot, and I love how everything is tied up at the end. There is a lot of action in this book and I enjoyed every second of it. Jennifer L. Armentrout is a genius. I enjoy everything she writes.
I love all the characters: Not just the protagonists, but also the different Gods, especially Apollo. I love Apollo so much, and I laughed every time he appeared in an Alex-&-Aiden-sexy-time situation. I love Caleb and Olivia, and Solos, and obviously Deacon and Luke. I ship them so much.
Now, Aiden and Alex. They were freaking PERFECT in this book.
"Agapi mou, you are my everything."
I love how things turned out for them. They're just so amazing together and I lovelovelove how they can overcome everything. I enjoy so much of stories with "forbidden love". And their love story, since book one, was BEAUTIFUL. How they start to train together, and feel attracted to each other, but don't do anything about it because the relationship between pures and half-bloods is not allowed. Scenes like the one in the zoo, or the one when they were in Aiden's house and he plays the guitar for her, or when they have to go to the underworld together. To read about how their love grows up and make both of them stronger was so fucking emotional. They are one of my favorite couples of all times.
And last but not least, Seth. I have to be honest: I loved Seth in the first two books. Then I started to hate him in book three, and by the fourth book I just couldn't stand him. All I wanted to do was to punch him. But in this book, IN THIS BOOK, he redeems himself and I can't help but loving him with everything that I am. The sacrifice he made for Alex and Aiden melted my heart. And I can't wait to read the Titan series to fangirl over him once again.
November 18, 2013
5 Stars!
I'M BIASED. I'MBIASEDI'MBIASEDI'MBIASEDI'MBIASEDI'MBIASED. I'm a huge JLA fan and a huge fan of this series so is it really a surprise I consider this book 5 stars worthy? I'll keep it short since I personally find it difficult to write long reviews for a book that's later in the series, so let me put it simply:
If you're been a huge fan since book 1: you'll LOVE this final book (if not at least like it).
If you're been on the fence or haven't been a huge fan: this book probably won't do much for you.
Sentinel is just as (if not more) hilarious than the previous 4 books, has a tiny fraction less romance (considering Ares is still causing mayhem, it's understandable) though it does get pretty romantic once the love moments pop up, and there's a fair amount of action. The only minor complaint I have is that the big battle wasn't as long as I thought it'd be. Don't get me wrong, it was great (definitely a lot of action) but I was just expecting the scene to last a tiny bit longer than it did.
Nonetheless, I still enjoyed the final book and am sad to see it all come to an end. Thank you Ms. Armentrout for being such a wonderful and dedicated writer! I absolutely can't wait to see whatever work you come out with next!
I'M BIASED. I'MBIASEDI'MBIASEDI'MBIASEDI'MBIASEDI'MBIASED. I'm a huge JLA fan and a huge fan of this series so is it really a surprise I consider this book 5 stars worthy? I'll keep it short since I personally find it difficult to write long reviews for a book that's later in the series, so let me put it simply:
If you're been a huge fan since book 1: you'll LOVE this final book (if not at least like it).
If you're been on the fence or haven't been a huge fan: this book probably won't do much for you.
Sentinel is just as (if not more) hilarious than the previous 4 books, has a tiny fraction less romance (considering Ares is still causing mayhem, it's understandable) though it does get pretty romantic once the love moments pop up, and there's a fair amount of action. The only minor complaint I have is that the big battle wasn't as long as I thought it'd be. Don't get me wrong, it was great (definitely a lot of action) but I was just expecting the scene to last a tiny bit longer than it did.
Nonetheless, I still enjoyed the final book and am sad to see it all come to an end. Thank you Ms. Armentrout for being such a wonderful and dedicated writer! I absolutely can't wait to see whatever work you come out with next!
October 21, 2016
No es ningún secreto que adoro a esta autora, ni tampoco que adoro a sus personajes, pero lo que me pasó con Aiden va mas allá. Creo (y digo sin duda a equivocarme) que es el personaje literario masculino mas adorable y achuchable del mundo. En serio, adoro a Aiden: como cuida, protege y lo da todo por los que quiere. Y en este libro no iba ser menos... no os voy a contar nada de la trama para no spoilear pero solo os diré que es final PERFECTO para esta saga y estos personajes.
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December 14, 2014
i tried and just could not read this book :(
September 17, 2017
Ein guter Abschluss dieser Reihe! :) jetzt kann ich endlich mit Götterleuchten weitermachen
February 6, 2017
My Alex and Aiden:
I was sad, yet excited to start this final instalment. Once again, Jennifer L. Aremntrout managed to write exciting and thrilling story, full of Greek myths coming alive in our contemporary world. This may not be my favourite part of series, but I was still able to enjoy it a lot!
If you for whatever reason have not read this series yet, you should do so now. If not for action-packed, gut-wrenching storyline, than read it because of Aiden St. Deplhi. I am not sure if I have ever read about more devoted, loyal and loving male character before. He is just perfect!
I cannot really talk about this book without giving spoilers. So all I am going to say is that even though I enjoyed this book and was ok with ending, I did not love it. So why not higher rating? Firstly, I felt like climax was in Apollyon and this was just aftermath. Story was a little bit repetitive, nothing completely new or shocking has happened in this book. Also, I know that this was Alex's and Aiden's story, but after so much time I had spent with this series, there was no proper goodbye with supporting characters. Everything ended so abruptly.
I highly recommend this series to all YA paranormal readers! It is definitely my favourite series when it comes to Greek mythology!!!
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I was sad, yet excited to start this final instalment. Once again, Jennifer L. Aremntrout managed to write exciting and thrilling story, full of Greek myths coming alive in our contemporary world. This may not be my favourite part of series, but I was still able to enjoy it a lot!
If you for whatever reason have not read this series yet, you should do so now. If not for action-packed, gut-wrenching storyline, than read it because of Aiden St. Deplhi. I am not sure if I have ever read about more devoted, loyal and loving male character before. He is just perfect!
I cannot really talk about this book without giving spoilers. So all I am going to say is that even though I enjoyed this book and was ok with ending, I did not love it. So why not higher rating? Firstly, I felt like climax was in Apollyon and this was just aftermath. Story was a little bit repetitive, nothing completely new or shocking has happened in this book. Also, I know that this was Alex's and Aiden's story, but after so much time I had spent with this series, there was no proper goodbye with supporting characters. Everything ended so abruptly.
I highly recommend this series to all YA paranormal readers! It is definitely my favourite series when it comes to Greek mythology!!!
MORE REVIEWS ON MY BLOG Reading Is My Breathing
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