Waiting on Wednesday (5)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It spotlights eagerly anticipated upcoming releases.

Half-Blood

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Expected Publication: September 15, 2011

from Spencer Hill Press

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 pure-blooded 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. (goodreads)

I just happened across this recently and the first thing to catch my attention was the cover. I'm not sure if this is the final cover or not, but it is absolutely gorgeous! The synopsis sounds extremely intriguing. Sounds like my kind of book, and I'm looking forward to its release.

Interested in more about Half-Blood? Check out the official website here: Half-Blood (A Covenant Novel)