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Dark Legacy (Legacy, Bk 1)
Dark Legacy - Legacy, Bk 1
Author: Anna DeStefano
"Die!" scream her nightmares. The voice is her sister's, the compulsion stronger than any ordinary dream. Maddie Temple can't go through this again. Her twin has been in a coma for the last ten years. Their psychic link was severed. At least, that's what she thought. But there's a lot Maddie doesn't know -- about th...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780505528193
ISBN-10: 0505528193
Publication Date: 8/25/2009
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
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3.1 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Love Spell
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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jai avatar reviewed Dark Legacy (Legacy, Bk 1) on + 310 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This was mostly romantic suspense although the psychic aspects made also a paranormal. There's a lot of action, much of it involving Maddie and Sarah's mental instability and trying to stop them from hurting others because of it. Moments of clarity seem few and far between and the reader is propelled along a dark and disturbing ride with confusing images of a reoccurring nightmare involving the Raven, trees, a gun, and someone screaming. This nightmare is repeated throughout the story, sometimes interrupting other events and jarring the reader as much as it probably jars the characters.

There are a lot of disjointed sentences. In the dialogue there's people interrupting each other, letting their sentences trail off and yelling. Even the third person narrative gets interrupted by the dialogue. Other times, Maddie or Sarah are interrupted by each other's mental link, so Maddie will suddenly undergo a transformation from herself into a hateful screaming banshee. It's frustrating to read. You want to shake the characters so that they'll listen to whoever is speaking! Unfortunately most of the characters are angry and confused about what's going on so there are a lot of verbal fighting. It made me dislike them sometimes. All of these things added up to an emotionally draining reading experience. I think this was probably all deliberately done by the writer to make the drama the characters experience more realistic to the reader, but you do have to be in the right frame of mind for it, and I'm not sure all readers would be happy with the technique.

Overall: A fast-paced suspense, but very dark and emotionally draining. It's one of those books where you have to be in the right frame of mind to read it because there's mental mind games and turmoil and really angry (and at times unlikeable) characters. The anger is done realistically, which means things are messy, and that could be a difficult read for some. It looks like there may be a sequel to this one, but I probably won't pick it up.
kkcomp2 avatar reviewed Dark Legacy (Legacy, Bk 1) on
Helpful Score: 1
If you like dream states then you will like this book. Its a classic story of good twin verses evil twin and the men who love them. It is a page turner and left open to a sequel.
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