The Mephisto Covenant: The Redemption of Ajax, by Trinity Faegen

I felt like clapping when I closed this book just because it was the corniest thing I have ever read. The title should have been warning enough, but I still had some hope that this book wouldn't be so bad. I regret that hope. Sasha is Anabo, a daughter of Eve, which means she is destined for Heaven and will never be tempted by evil. Jax is one of the sons of one of the big guys down under, and as such he is doomed to walk the earth forever and ever until he finds true love in an Anabo. And if he were to die before that happened, he would be on an express train to Hell. So when Jax finds Sasha, he is extremely excited and is eager to get her to fall in love with him so he can redeem himself. However, the path to true love has many roadblocks, and they must survive being hunted by Jax's evil older brother Eryx who is willing to use evil teenagers and international espionage to find and kill Sasha.

The plot itself was corny, but it wasn't what destroyed this book. What made this absolutely unbearable was how fast everything moved. If part of the book had been days and days of Jax and Sasha getting to know each other it would have felt more natural. Instead, the two fell in love at first sight and told each other their deepest darkest secrets within five minutes of meeting. I expected a long drawn-out courtship with Jax's big secret getting revealed at the end and Sasha getting furious at him and then a big battle where they reunite because they truly love each other. After Jax told Sasha his deepest darkest secrets I lost patience and skipped to the end to read the last chapter. Unsurprisingly, I was able to understand exactly what was happening in the last chapter without reading a giant chunk of the book. In conclusion, this entire book would have been a waste of my time and I am very glad I lost patience.

2.0 stars. 


Sasha is desperate to find out who murdered her father. When getting the answer means pledging her soul to Eryx, she unlocks a secret that puts her in grave danger--she is an Anabo, a daughter of Eve, and Eryx's biggest threat. 

A son of Hell, immortal, and bound to Earth forever, Jax looks for redemption in the Mephisto Covenant--God's promise he will find peace in the love of an Anabo. After a thousand years, he's finally found the girl he's been searching for: Sasha. 

With the threat of Eryx always looming, Jax knows he has to keep Sasha safe and win her over. But can he? Will Sasha love him and give up her mortal life?