Reviewed by Joséphine on
Book rating: 3.5 stars
Initial thoughts: My favourite part is the setting of Ancient Greece. Set in Macedon and to some extent Persia, Legacy of Kings brought a whole lot of grandeur. Mixing magic with the Greek gods and royalty of ancient time could only lead to most epic work of fantasy. In many aspects, it lived up to the name of the genre, epic fantasy.
However, there were too many main characters, a couple of whom didn't carry much significance. This was especially true for Zophia. Her travails were certainly gripping but they didn't add to the main plot in any way at all. There were faint shadows of how these characters will all come to together at some point or other but perhaps Zophia should've been introduced at that point. Adding her in book #1 for the purposes of book #2 caused Legacy of Kings to have a much weaker focus. Jacob started off as a strong character but then faded into the background. It would've made more sense for him to be a secondary character right from the start.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 21 December, 2015: Finished reading
- 21 December, 2015: Reviewed