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Synopsis
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.
Is Half-Blood (a Covenant Novel) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
This YA paranormal romance features combat training, monster-hunting violence, forbidden romance between social classes, and themes of servitude and class inequality. Sexual content is limited to attraction and tension.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include slavery, death, and class struggle (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will love the forbidden romance, action-packed training sequences, and a fierce heroine fighting against an unfair society while battling monsters from Greek mythology.