BLOG TOUR # 52 - JENNIFER L ARMENTROUT SUMMER BLOG TOUR - SPENCER HILL PRESS

Today on Novels On The Run I have my little contribution to Jennifer L Armentrout Summer Blog Tour. I have a medley of things for this posting. I am 'Gaga' for Covenant series as much as I am 'Gaga' for Lux series. It all started for me waaay back when I got an ARC of Half-Blood. I met Aiden St. Delphi and ........yowzer !! For those of you who have read Lux series but not Covenant...... I hope to encourage you to pick it up:) 

Loads of blogs have been quoted , gushing words of praise......including mwah!

Enjoy!

Daimon #.5, Half-Blood #1, Pure # 2, Deity # 3

My Review Half-Blood

My Review Pure

Half -Blood - Covenant # 1 Book Trailer

My fingers clenched around the towel. “If you ever say something that stupid again, I will smother you in your sleep.”

His golden brows rose. “Little Alex , are you suggesting that we sleep together?”

.......”What ? No! “

“Then how can you smother me in my sleep unless you were in bed with me?”  

Alex & Seth Half-Blood

“Caleb , you didn't have to do all that. And you’re going to get busted over here.”

“Then let me in your room before I get caught. And don’t worry about the shopping. I got some hot chicks to try clothes on for me. Trust me, mutually beneficial day for me.”

Alex and Caleb Half-Blood

Totally Awesome Fan Made Vid

Alex & Aiden - Half-Blood & Pure

I thought this fanmade trailer vid for Half-Blood was very well done on youtube. 

Deity - Covenant # 3 Book Trailer

DEITY BOOK #3 DUE FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 2012

History is on repeat, and things didn't go so well the last time.
Alexandria isn't sure she's going to make it to her eighteenth birthday--to her Awakening. A long-forgotten, fanatical order is out to kill her, and if the Council ever discovers what she did in the Catskills, she's a goner... and so is Aiden.

If that's not freaky enough, whenever Alex and Seth spend time "training"--which really is just Seth's code word for some up-close and personal one-on-one time--she ends up with another mark of the Apollyon, which brings her one step closer to Awakening ahead of schedule. Awesome.

But as her birthday draws near, her entire world shatters with a startling revelation and she's caught between love and Fate. One will do anything to protect her. One has been lying to her since the beginning. Once the gods have revealed themselves, unleashing their wrath, lives will be irrevocably changed... and destroyed.
Those left standing will discover if love is truly greater than Fate...

ELIXIR - COVENANT # 3.5

You will be able to read this novella at 

Spencer Hill Press

For free in November , but you HAVE to read Deity first as there are spoilers.

 You don't want spoilers!!

APOLLYON - COVENANT # 4

 COVER REVEAL

DUE FOR RELEASE

9th APRIL 2013

Puuurrrtttyyyyyy!!!!

I absolutely LOVEEEE!!! my Half-Blood & Pure paperbacks, I have reread them a couple times as I love them so much. I will eventually purchase the finished copies. 

Check my reviews, I gave Daimon 5 STARS too, just not done my review.....bit of a mishap there on my behalf.

I'm a fan of pronunciation pages in books, hehe!! I can have trouble, so I loved seeing this inside Half-Blood!!!

GOODREADS

  Check out the ratings, the reviews!

Jennifer's Page

I hope you are now curious to read this series.

Michelle

BOOK REVIEW - HALF-BLOOD by JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT - TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

By : Jennifer L. Armentrout

Published By : Spencer Hill Press

Released : 18th October 2011

Details : Paperback , 281 Pages

RATING : 5 AIDEN ST. DELPHI HOTTIE STARS!!!

Book Blurb : Taken From Goodreads



The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi-pure-bloods-have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals-well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: become trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the homes of the pures.Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming it anyway. There are several rules that students at the Covenant must follow. Alex has problems with them all, but especially rule #1:Relationships between pures and halfs are forbidden.Unfortunately, she's crushing hard on the totally hot pure-blood Aiden. But falling for Aiden isn't her biggest problem--staying alive long enough to graduate the Covenant and become a Sentinel is. If she fails in her duty, she faces a future worse than death or slavery: being turned into a daimon, and being hunted by Aiden. And that would kind of suck.

BOOK REVIEW:

GOOOAAAALLLLL!!!!

Jennifer L Armentrout has written a page turner worthy of a one sitting read. Clear your day. It’s literally impossible to put Half Blood down until totally devoured....and then you are licking your lips for more....


Jennifer has written something very special here, the first book in the Covenant series.


I stayed up all night reading , I was in one of those reading trances that out does sleep.


If you don’t put this on your must reads list, then you will be missing out. Jennifer writes with such clarity and the tension...oh my goodness, the story is sooo well written, the excitement does not let up for a minute.


There is ungodly pain, powerful emotion, danger, smack downs, verbal sparring matches, smexual tension you could light with a match, gorgeous boys ( which is always nice  ), a kick butt awesome female lead with an attitude towards her peers, loyal friends, action a plenty and an exciting pace that keeps those pages turning and turning....


I kept saying to myself is there something here that is annoying me....nope, is there some flaw in this story...nope, I just simply loved Half Blood. I liked the inside page showing the pronunciations of certain words as I can’t think of anything worst when reading a book where every time you get to a word or name you say it three different ways in your head and still don’t have it right.


Alexandria Andros , 17 years old , rebellious by nature, loyal to those she cares about and can take a smack down like the best of them, without complaining. She has this wonderful smart mouth with another character Lea. Alex’s character has some immaturity due to her rebellious nature, but at the same time she would throw herself down for you. I can see her growing into this awesome woman.


Aiden St. Delphi is this smoking hot character without trying to be one. 20 years old, he is so reserved, you feel his hesitation, his restraint, Aiden is the sensible brother. Underneath the surface I think Aiden is like molten lava, but his career choice of a Sentinel and having to raise Deacon due to tragedy in their family, keeps him guarded emotionally . Deacon is Aiden’s brother and has the rebel, bad boy, devil may care attitude, hmmm I think we will be seeing more from him.


Don’t worry , where there is lava, there is a volcano, there is an eruption . *fans oneself* .


The characters are believable and Aiden’s character doesn’t just fall all over Alex , I loved that!!! The smexual tension.....omg... loved it!!


The bff , Caleb Nicolo , tall and blonde is a wonderful character. He was there for Alex, a really solid character.


There are great supporting characters which I will not go into for fear of spoiling.


I loved that Jennifer was tough on Alex’s character. I like that in a book. Girls can kick butt and not complain. Alex was a rebel but I can kind of feel she will be changing in books to come, she is very loyal to those she cares about. I loved the dialogue between Alex and Aiden....you just want them to kiss , but will they?


There was one scene in this book when we first meet Aiden..wow!! I saw it like it was on the big screen in front of me...he was just so badass.


I am making a prediction that Aiden St. Delphi is going to be giving Dimitri , from Vampire Academy, a run for his money , especially once the series really gets underway, and that’s saying something.


There is one character , I will not name, but I am watching you. I picked up on a couple comments in the book and you have a tendency to...... well I shall keep that to myself, because if I am right I don’t want to spoil.


Relationships between Pures and Half Bloods are forbidden, and well ,that kind of sucks for our two lead characters......

FAVE QUOTES:

“You don’t have to. And besides, I don’t think I want you shopping for me. I’d end up looking like a stripper.”






“Caleb , you didn’t have to do all that. And you’re going to get busted over here.”


“Then let me in your room before I get caught. And don’t worry about the shopping. I got some hot chicks to try clothes on for me. Trust me, mutually beneficial day for me.”






“What happened to your face?”


“What happened to yours?” I retorted. “You look like a damn oompa loompa....”






“First off : no drinking or smoking.”


“Gee. That means I’ve got to kick the crack habit.”






Try to refrain? As if I had uncontrollable animalistic urges and jumped every half in sight? “I’m not a sex-crazed skank , lady.”






“Alex , you’re starting to worry me. Insult me .... or something.”


A weak smile stretched my lips. “ You’re a bigger freak than I could’ve ever possibly imagined.”






My fingers clenched around the towel. “If you ever say something that stupid again, I will smother you in your sleep.”


His golden brows rose. “Little Alex , are you suggesting that we sleep together?”


.......”What ? No! “


“Then how can you smother me in my sleep unless you were in bed with me?”

Michelle

BOOK COVER REVEAL - CURSED by JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT

CURSED by JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT

Dying sucks--and high school senior Ember McWilliams knows firsthand. After a fatal car accident, her gifted little sister brought her back. Now anything Ember touches dies. And that, well, really blows.


Ember operates on a no-touch policy with all living things--including boys. When Hayden Cromwell shows up, quoting Oscar Wilde and claiming her curse is a gift, she thinks he’s a crazed cutie. But when he tells her he can help control it, she’s more than interested. There’s just one catch: Ember has to trust Hayden's adopted father, a man she's sure has sinister reasons for collecting children whose abilities even weird her out. However, she’s willing to do anything to hold her sister's hand again. And hell, she'd also like to be able to kiss Hayden. Who wouldn't?


But when Ember learns the accident that turned her into a freak may not've been an accident at all, she’s not sure who to trust. Someone wanted her dead, and the closer she gets to the truth, the closer she is to losing not only her heart, but her life. For real this time.
 

DUE FOR RELEASE : 18TH OCTOBER 2011

 

I can't stop raving about Half Blood , Jennifer's debut novel the first book in Covenant series due for release 18th October 2011 according to Goodreads, according to Jennifer's page it's September, even though technically I can't say anything until after 15th August 2011, anyhoo when I saw she had another book for release after Pure, Covenant series # 2 due for release 2nd April 2012, I did a happy dance as I know she writes a great story.

 

So I thought I would show you the cover, to Cursed. I was hanging for Pure , now I have another book by Jennifer to be excited for. 

Ok I just popped over to Jennifer's page ,  take a lookie at it

www.jenniferarmentrout.blogspot.com

 

Michelle