Hey everyone! We are SO excited to be hosting the blog tour for Apollyon by Jennifer L. Armentrout today. JLA is one of our favorite authors, and she never fails to deliver an amazing read. Apollyon is definitely one of those amazing reads. If you have not started reading this series, then I implore you to go buy them all RIGHT NOW! This series is one of my all-time favorites. It has everything--Greek Gods, Kick Butt Heroine, TWO super steamy guys, and an all-out, action-packed plot.
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AND ALSO! Be sure to enter the giveaway after my review! It's being hosted by Spencer Hill Press and it's international! The prize includes a signed copy of Apollyon, signed copy of Elixir, an Apollyon t-shirt and swag!!!
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Apollyon by Jennifer L. Armentrout
ARC received from Spencer Hill Press
Release Date: 4-9-2013
Reviewed by: Middle
Sis Jenn
The Sisters Say:
Ominous, Overwhelming, and Outright Awesome!
Alex. Aiden. Seth. Their
past is keeping them together; their present is holding them hostage; and their
future is hanging precariously in the balance.
Oh my gods, Apollyon is the
akasha of Covenant novels.
Darkness and danger have blanketed Alex and Aiden’s world—a darkness that pulls
at Alex from the inside out, and a danger that not even the gods saw
coming. As the shadows descend, everyone
will have to make a choice—a choice to stand and fight or turn and run. Allegiances will be frayed, powers will be
harnessed, and love will be tested.
So we have come to that point in this series…you know the
one. The point where you’re scared to
read how it all ends because you just don’t see how it can have a happy
ending. So I have this weight on my
heart because this is truly one of my favorite series. I feel like I know Aiden and Alex and Apollo
and Marcus and everyone else on a personal level, and it pains me to know what
darkness is coming in the fifth and final book.
But, I like that Jennifer has been able to make such an impression with
this series. I felt this way with Harry
Potter, too, because I just knew the death toll was going to be high and my
heart was going to break. After reading Apollyon, I have high hopes for Sentinel—and I know it will leave a
lasting impression.
Apollyon is much,
much darker than the first three books. I
mean, if you’ve read Elixir, then you know the anger and the madness that
plagues Alex. SLIGHT SPOILER: It’s brutal watching her
lose herself and slowly wither away, but fear not! For Fate has another plan, and she won’t
succumb to the madness for long. END SLIGHT SPOILER I liked
the darkness in this book because it was truthful. The world is at war, and in war, there are
casualties. I really dislike books where
there is some type of war and everyone survives (Twilight, cough, cough), and
so I was happy that Jennifer didn’t shy away from death. Her sight was truthful, and though
heart-breaking, it added to the tension and danger that was ever-present.
I’ve always liked Alex in the past books because she was
such a smart mouth. Her comebacks and
witty jokes always had me cracking a smile, and I love that she can crack the
Buffy-esque jokes when she is in danger.
It just gives her this spice that I think adds to the whole Apollyon
bit. Now, there were times when she
annoyed me in this book because she got overshadowed by thinking everything was
about her. She was a bit selfish in her
thinking that everyone was fighting to save her, not the millions of other
lives at stake. So for the first time in
this series, I was actually bothered a bit by her, but still her strengths
definitely outweighed the selfishness, and I still enjoy her more than most
heroines.
And of course you want to know about Aiden, right? Gosh, he is just the best! He is my absolute favorite book
boyfriend—strong and confident, jealous at just the right times, sexy as hell
and not afraid to act on his feelings, and genuinely over-protective to a
fault. He’s perfect. We get to see all these best parts of Aiden
in this one, and lots of steamy scenes that will have you blushing and envious! Hey Jennifer---I’m dying for some Aiden POV
scenes…pretty, pretty please! For Seth
fans out there…unfortunately there isn’t much of him in this one. That didn’t bother me, though, because I have
an insane urge to kick him really hard where it really hurts.
What surprised me in this book was that my favorite part was
APOLLO! I don’t know how many times I
laughed out loud at Apollo’s actions or words.
For example, at one point he calls Hermes a “punk ass bitch.” I could just see the gods getting in petty
fights where they call each other names and then get angry and start hurling
balls of fire and what not—all because someone was acting like a little
b***. Plus, he always shows up at the
most awkward of moments, and that just cracks me up even more. It’s like he’s chilling out in Invisible Land
and then right when he sees the most intimate or embarrassing of
moments—Poof! Hello Apollo. Be prepared to laugh your butt off at this
god!
Jennifer L. Armentrout is amazing. Her words glide effortlessly from page to
page, and you will feel as if you are catapulted right into the middle of the
raging war. Alex, Aiden, and Seth are
about to find themselves in a stand-off.
There will be no more sitting around waiting to die or waiting to live. The wait is over. The end is here. Worlds are about to collide.
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