The Mephisto Covenant by Trinity Faegen
By Nikki G. (nikkig224) 
The Mephisto Covenant by Trinity Faegen is the story of Sasha Annenkova, a girl trying to live a normal life despite all of the not-so-normal things happening around her. She begins the story by attempting to join a secret society in order to find out why her father was killed. Her plan backfires when the leader of the group, Alex, reveals that she is Anabo, the purest of the pure humans descended from Eve’s daughter Aurora. Before he can whisk her away to his superior, an evil man named Eryx, she is rescued by Jax and his brothers, who have a secret of their own.
She wakes up with her memory wiped, but her life begins to spiral out of control. Suddenly, her Russian mother is deported and she is forced to move to Telluride, Colorado, with her uncle’s family who absolutely hate her. Things get even more complicated when Jax runs into her during a skiing trip that turns her life upside down.
This book didn’t just have me engaged, it had me addicted. It was an absolute thrill ride with one exciting event happening after another. Faegen’s story constantly had me wondering what would happen next.
It was really interesting to see the variety of problems Sasha faced. She had the same problems that most teenagers face, like getting into college, but she also had to worry about her own life. While she was worrying about becoming popular, she was also struggling with accepting an entirely new supernatural world. Faegen’s descriptions of how Sasha felt where very thorough and I felt I could connect with her. My heart broke when her’s did and I felt the same joy she did.
A large part of the novel dealt with the morality of what Jax and his brothers, known as the Mephisto, were created to do. One thing that stuck out to me was how nonchalantly sex was discussed. Though the book seemed to center on morality issues, the anonymous sex that Jax and his brothers took part in wasn’t an issue at all.
The Mephisto Covenant is very action-packed and entertaining. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys fantasy novels.
This sounded like it had all the makings of a dark and pure fairytale fantasy…but anonymous sex?? There’s a convention glossed over in the days of yore! Potter books don’t get steamier than a day-long snog. The Mephisto Covenant sounds like it’s got an adult edge too often lacking in the genre. Thanks for the great review, I might just have to expand my horizons enough to include this title in the future…