Daimon

The Prequel to Half-Blood

By: Jennifer L. Armentrout

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

"Love in my world usually ended up with someone hearing 'I smite thee!' as she was cursed to be some lame flower for the rest of her life."

For three years, Alexandria has lived among mortals pretending to be like them and trying to forget the duty she'd been trained to fulfill as a child of a mortal and a demigod. At 17, she's pretty much accepted that she's a freak by mortal standards…and that she'll never be prepared for that duty.

According to her mother, that’s a good thing.

But as every descendant of the gods knows, Fate has a way of rearing her ugly head. A horrifying attack forces Alex to flee Miami and try to find her way back to the very place her mother had warned her she should never return - the Covenant. Every step that brings her closer to safety is one more step toward death…because she's being hunted by the very creatures she'd once trained to kill.

The daimons have found her.

©2011 Jennifer L. Armentrout (P)2014 Tantor

Amazing book

The book was very captivating. Enjoy the storyline can’t wait to start into the full series

the story grabs you from page one, I had the mental image which allowed me to enjoy and be hooked on the story.

Loved it, I can’t wait hear the next book, the story is amazing and hooks you from the beginnin

Introduction of story line

This prelude was a good set up to show case the protagonist strength, determination and set the frame work to develop the story.

Good start!

So far I’m interested in this series! This was a good start! Definitely keeps you wanting more.

You should listen to this

It’s very suspenseful and leaves you on edge with a cliffhanger so you will have to ready the next book half blood

So glad I read it first!

This cannot be skipped and is a vital “prequel” novella to Covenant as a whole and shouldn’t be skipped. I loved how well the FMC was set up and you’re fully prepped to go into her full story knowing already who she is and what motivates her.

Gripping

The book started off with a little bit of a bang and didn't take long to turn into tnt! The main character seems like she could be the girl that sits next to you in math class. Then next thing you know she's strong and violent. I thought it cute that she was the savior on the beach, and that her man was a coward. Sorry not her man he definitely can't be called a man. After that book got more interesting. I honestly don't like the end though. Too many unanswered questions. It should've explained atleast 1 or 2 of the questions. I just feel like I was left without any solid explanations. There could've been a clearer understanding of who she was and at least a few hints of what's coming next. Trust and believe I will be reading this series beginning to end.

Too Costly

Too Costly. $10 (plus tax) for 90 some minutes of storyline. Not cool. More mom & daughter time to help audience share Alex's greivance. More reflection/details on their various rapid moves. This would have made it better for me.

Narrator has a gasping whine when she speaks. Doesn't work for me when talking about mundane things like eating ice cream or cleaning up a room. By the time Real Action happens, where that voice could thrive, I'm over it because the tension wasn't built up right.

Narrator’s voice to mature for main character and distinct pattern never alters from character to character

Main character is both vulnerable and strong. Setting is not in a fantasy land, brings real world familiarity with adventures.

It was okay.

I actually read it before the series and I was able to track it without any knowledge of the series. The end is pretty abrupt (but book 1 starts immediately after) and it’s less than two hours long so I would say that it did its job and I’ll start book one next.