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COVENANT BY JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT

15/5/2015

49 Comments

 
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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.

This book is so much like Vampire Academy it was just ridiculous. There were a few times when it felt like it was plagiarism disguised. I usually hate it when people compare books with one another, but this was just way too similar not to notice. If you are looking for an original story, then this is definitely not the book for you.


It’s almost like Jennifer L. Armentrout just changed all the names:

Alex a.k.a. Rose Hathaway
(Both had left school for a period of time and lived in the human world, only to return at a later date. They are both also irrational)

Aiden a.k.a. Dimitri Belikov
(Both happened to train the main female protagonist, and are both a few years older than the females. They both fall in love with the protagonisists)

Seth a.k.a. Lissa Dragomir
(Both of them had a special connection with the main protagonist)

Caleb a.k.a. Mason
(They are both best buds with the protagonist, and die)

Deacon a.k.a. Adrian

(They both have drinking problems)

Lea a.k.a. Mia

(They are both considered the mean girls, and both their parents are attacked and murdered. Lea is probably Mia’s birth name. They do rhyme after all…)


The terms as well:


The Covenant a.k.a. St Vladimir's
(Both are schools)

Half-Blood a.k.a. Dhampirs
(Half Pure-Blood/Moroi, half human. Sworn to protect the Pure-Bloods/Moroi)

Pure-Blood a.k.a. Moroi
(They both have the ability to control the elements)

Daimons a.k.a. Strigoi
(Creatures that were once a Half-Blood/Pure-Blood/Dhampir/Moroi, that now kill and occasionally turn others into one of them)


Though there are so many similarities that I cannot list them all, my overwhelming need to continue reading the series has not hindered, even though they do lack originality.

I found that as the story progressed on, the more the novel and plot became it’s own story and not a copy of Richelle Mead’s work.

Covenant by Jennifer L. Armentrout:
BOOK 1: Half-Blood
BOOK 2: Pure
BOOK 3: Deity
BOOK 4: Apollyon
BOOK 5: Sentinel
49 Comments
Melissa Sanders
17/2/2015 12:42:37 pm

There are so many similarities it;s not even funny. Its just ridiculous. Talk about lack of originality.

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DarkHunter101
23/2/2015 03:20:29 am

Your name is so close to being Melissa Landers the author of Alienated! \0o0/

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Melissa Sanders
26/2/2015 02:37:01 pm

Damn that one letter! I'm so going to read that book now. Thanks

DarkHunter101
2/3/2015 02:37:40 am

You should It's amazing \0o0/

Melissa Sanders
9/3/2015 12:09:11 pm

It's looks amazing!!

Ashley
17/2/2015 03:01:48 pm

Sure there were quite few similarities but I still loved it

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Kristi
18/2/2015 12:34:30 am

Meh who cares it's almost a copy at the beginning. It's JLA

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Elisha Hamlet
23/2/2015 02:23:55 pm

Couldn't have said it better

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Elisa Tuck
20/4/2015 06:46:12 am

Couldn't have agreed more

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Brooklyn
18/2/2015 08:40:41 am

I hate it when books are almost like an copy of another book its really disappointing when that happens

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Cassie
20/2/2015 03:10:11 pm

As the story continues, the plot changes so it's not really a copy, (expect for the beginning)

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Brooklyn
20/4/2015 06:46:49 am

Well at least it's not that bad if it becomes it's own story.

Stephanie
18/2/2015 12:37:24 pm

I liked it better than Vampire Academy to be truthful. A lot better

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Victoria
18/2/2015 03:02:12 pm

I preferred VA plus there was Bloodlines after it as well

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Stephanie
12/3/2015 03:50:41 pm

Bloodlines was amazing! I loved so much

Kathy Benson
18/2/2015 11:41:17 pm

Meh I loved the series and it becomes its own story as the book progresses

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Carolyn Hembe
19/2/2015 01:34:09 am

Thanks for sharing the similarities. I didnt notice them all. But Seth is better than Lissa anyday

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Sally Kris
19/2/2015 06:21:04 am

I loved Vampire Academy, I've been trying to find any series similar to it and now I have. Thanks

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Carol
21/2/2015 12:18:31 pm

Same here. I'm so going to check this out!

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Nicole Safak
19/2/2015 12:47:11 pm

I loved this series. I personally thought it was very good.

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Cassie
20/2/2015 03:01:33 pm

Hope that as the series progress that it will become it's on story

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Cristina
21/2/2015 03:21:03 am

It does. It's really good in my opinion

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Tegan Hall
22/2/2015 10:05:33 am

That's truly a shame. Hopefully the series gets better.

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Elms Letch
22/2/2015 02:52:42 pm

It's a shame your not enjoying it as much as you could have

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Abooktopia.weebly link
12/3/2015 03:53:10 pm

I am still really enjoying it though. After all, Jennifer L. Armentrout is a very talented writer

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Elms Letch
20/4/2015 06:47:18 am

Indeed she is

Penny_Skateboard360
24/2/2015 01:28:46 am

What book are you up to so far?

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Abooktopia link
25/2/2015 04:39:57 am

I'm still waiting to get my hands on Deity. So I've already finished Pure 

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Penny_Skateboard360
5/3/2015 03:05:39 am

hopefully you won't have to wait long

Jacky
24/2/2015 10:17:08 am

Wait are you enjoying it or not?

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Abooktopia link
25/2/2015 04:40:49 am

I am. Hopefully I'll enjoy it a lot more as I continue

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Jacky
5/3/2015 03:06:09 am

Okay thats good

Zoe
26/2/2015 02:03:29 am

I loved this series so much! Hopefully you'll enjoy it more as you continue reading on

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Rachael
26/2/2015 01:25:22 pm

I loved this series though. Most people believe you don't enjoy it even though you stated that you did

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Abooktopia.weebly link
5/3/2015 03:08:13 am

I am actually really enjoying it. But I could have enjoyed it a lot more if my brain didn't keep comparing it to Vampire Academy. But there are more differences than similarities and it's really hard to come up with your own ideas these days.

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Vicky
3/3/2015 02:22:09 pm

I loved this series though. Will you write another book review when you've finished the series?

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Abooktopia.weebly link
5/3/2015 03:09:37 am

I plan on it after I've finished the series.

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Lisa Crow
4/3/2015 08:54:48 am

Still on my to read list

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Abooktopia.weebly link
5/3/2015 03:10:32 am

I sure hope so! It is a really good books besides the similarities.

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Gabbi Wooten
9/3/2015 12:11:42 pm

This is more of an observation than a review right?!

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Abooktopia.weebly
12/3/2015 03:49:15 pm

Yes, it was indeed a meer observation. I think I'll be writing up an actual review in the future after I finish off the series

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Ratchetray
14/3/2015 06:32:19 am

Please cause I've heard so many people say really good things about the series and then those who point out the similarities with Vampire Academy

Camilla Livic
15/3/2015 01:52:31 pm

It gets better during Deity

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Emily Brown
20/3/2015 07:08:15 am

Yeah she wrote a new book review for Seity

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Emily Brown
20/3/2015 07:08:41 am

*Deity

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Kenya Rossanass
8/4/2015 05:10:22 am

Turns out it was good thing you continued to read

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Abooktopia link
20/4/2015 06:48:10 am

It truly was. I loved the story and cannot wait for the new spin off series to be released!

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Carolyn Hembe
24/4/2015 07:49:58 am

I had mixed feelings about this book, though I loved the other books in the series.

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Brooklyn
19/5/2015 03:00:22 pm

A sad review D:

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