The Legacyby Melissa Delport
Publication Date: July 2013
Publisher: Tracey MacDonald Publishers
Format: ebook
Rating: 5/5
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One man obsessed with power.
One woman prepared to sacrifice everything to stop him.
One war that changed the world. Eric Dane has segregated the wealth and resources that remain, giving a select few the highest chance of survival and leaving the rest to starve! World War 3 lasted twelve days and almost eradicated the human species. Growing up in post nuclear America, Rebecca Davis remained blissfully ignorant of the despotic leadership that had seized what was previously the most powerful nation in the world. When the truth is revealed and Rebecca discovers that everything she has been taught is a lie, she is determined to fight for the life that she has not been allowed to live.
In order to do this, Rebecca has to cross the boundary fences and venture out of the safety of the New United States, into the barren wastelands. It is there that she finds allies she never dreamed existed.
In Rebecca, the Resistance has finally found the ultimate weapon.
“You were given this life Rebecca, because you alone are strong enough to live it.”
An action-packed, adrenalin inducing thrill ride that will have you riveted until long after you have turned the last page. Goodreads
About The Author:
Wife and mother of 3, Melissa Delport is the
author of The Legacy Trilogy and the
stand-alone self-published e.books Rainfall
and The Traveler. She graduated from the University of South
Africa with a Bachelor’s Degree in English in 2000. At the age of twenty-four Melissa started a logistics company (Transmax) from the spare room
of her flat and built it up to two fully operational depots in Durban and Johannesburg.
Now, 10 years later, she has sold her business in order to write full time. Melissa lives with her husband and three
children in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The
Legacy (Book 1 of The Legacy Trilogy) and The Legion (Book 2) are available now and
the final book, The Legend, will be
released early 2015. An avid reader herself, Melissa finally
decided to stop ‘watching from the sidelines’ and to do what is her passion.
The Legacy Trilogy Playlist:
I am a big lover of music – I always have been, and remember
the very first tapes my mom bought me when I turned 11 – The Best of Dolly
Parton & Kenny G! Personally, I think she underestimated my desire to own
my own music and thought it was simply a childish whim, so she bought music she
could listen to when I moved on to my next obsession. That didn't happen – in
fact, in the absence of anything better, I stretched those tapes from playing
them so much that they were no use to anyone within a few short months.
Everybody knows that music inspires emotion, and a movie’s
soundtrack is almost as important as its casting. I have my own ideas as to
what music would go well with certain scenes in The Legacy, but as I do not want to disclose any “spoilers” I will
simply list my Movie Soundtrack, in no particular order.
See if you can guess what song matches which scene:
Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
Florence & The Machine - Never
Let Me Go
Depeche Mode - Precious
Madonna - Die
Another Day
Jason Walker - Down
Plumb - Cut
Taylor Swift Feat Gary Lightbody - The Last Time
Linkin Park - Burn
it Down
Damien Rice - 9
crimes
Creed - My
Sacrifice
Ben Howard - Oats
in the Water
Sam Smith - Stay
With Me
Dystopian books are by far one of my guilty pleasures in reading and, having read The Hungers Games, Divergent, The Chemical Garden trilogy (just to name a few), I thought that I had pretty much exhausted most of the decent series that are out there. That was until I read The Legacy and fell in love with the dystopian genre all over again.
The Legacy just reminded me what a good dystopian story is all about and I found myself unable to put it down. It has the headstrong, kick butt female lead, Rebbecca, that leaves you utterly in awe of her sheer awesomeness, the super creepy but dangerously seductive villain in Mr Eric Dane, and the guys everyone is bound to fall in love with, Aidan and Reed. The story is heart pounding, action packed and full of substance which makes a fantstic change to some of the fluffy stories around nowadays.
The writing style of The Legacy, I found really enjoyable. The characters are well developed, each fighting internal battles along with the external ones they are all facing. The world building was second to none, always on point and never leaving me confused as to what was happening where (as can sometimes happen with futuristic stories). I thought the pacing was great and that there was just the right balance between romance and action.
There's nothing I can really fault about The Legacy and a book like that doesn't come around all too often. The plot twists keep me on the edge of my seat and I'm really looking forward to next book in the trilogy, The Legion.
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