Expected publication: November 6th, 2012
Source: ARC from the publisher
Rating: Swoon-worthy
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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..
My Review
Like always when I finished a JLA book, I am speechless. I finished Deity yesterday and my emotions are still all over the place, while I struggle to find a way of EVER talking about what this book did to my heart, and what it means for the Covenant series. Deity brings us back into the world of our beloved characters Alex, Aiden, and Seth, and then turns everything you think you know on its head, ending in a breath-taking cliff-hanger that made me literally screech with frustration. Everything here is heightened - the characters, the relationships, the emotions, and the stakes. With Deity, Jennifer L Armentrout has set herself apart from any other YA author in the industry these days, with a book I will never forget, for what it did. It made me fall in love with the characters all over again, and it broke my heart.
I feel like I read Deity by holding my breath, because something was always happening to put these characters that I adore in new peril. Not only is her 18th birthday looming over Alex - she also has her connection to Seth to deal with, not to mention a few key players in her world who have it out for her. And then there's always the mystery of her feelings for Seth, and for Aiden. JLA's feisty heroine takes it all in classic Alex stride, but the scenes where she gave in to her emotions and admitted her fears really broke my heart. We saw a new, vulnerable side of Alex in Deity, and I have to say: I want more. I admire JLA SO much for showing us that Alex isn't just all spirit and fire - she's also very, very human, loving, courageous, and at her core, a girl facing so much more than she's ready for.
I connected emotionally with Deity on so many levels, because I've come to really care about Alex. But by far the most profound bond was with Alex and Aiden. There were times in Pure where I waivered and found myself liking Seth, but Deity changed ALL OF THAT. Aiden finally showed that he DOES care about Alex, and just...the two of them make my heart beat faster in EVERY scene. The wealth of affection, trust, and respect between them is so beautiful, and it doesn't even compare to the bond between Alex and Seth. And oh, Alex and Aiden had some gorgeous, steamy scenes but none of that ever felt anything other than genuine. I found myself falling in love with Aiden all over again, even as I felt that sense of impending danger, and knew the sanctuary Alex and Aiden found wouldn't last.
The ending of Deity shocked me into silence, then an outraged "What?!," and then just a sense of being heart-broken beyond words. Prepare yourselves because this is a wild, no-holds-barred ride that will jolt your heart in the end. I have a few theories on what the next book will hold, but ultimately, I'm just going to end this review by begging you to read Deity. It's intense, it's crazy, it's perfect. You'll laugh, cry, and swoon. You'll shake your head in denial, all the while reading faster. You NEED this book in your life.
The ending of Deity shocked me into silence, then an outraged "What?!," and then just a sense of being heart-broken beyond words. Prepare yourselves because this is a wild, no-holds-barred ride that will jolt your heart in the end. I have a few theories on what the next book will hold, but ultimately, I'm just going to end this review by begging you to read Deity. It's intense, it's crazy, it's perfect. You'll laugh, cry, and swoon. You'll shake your head in denial, all the while reading faster. You NEED this book in your life.
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