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Goddess Legacy
Legacy Kore is an average seventeen year old with your basic insane crush on the hottest guy in school... rather Adin Shepard was the hottest guy in school before he graduated a couple of weeks ago. Now it's summer vacation and she's not sure when she'll get to see him again. Until he shows up at her surprise seventeenth birthday party. Cue saliva glands--it's time to drool. But her giddiness is cut short when her guardian delivers an emotional blow, telling Legacy her mother hadn't died when she was baby, but that she'd left for Legacy's protection all those years ago. After the initial shock, she expects some story about how her mother was in the Witness Protection Program or something else just as crazy, but when she's told that her mother is a Greek Goddess and that Legacy is changing into one too, she thinks her guardian needs a trip to a mental hospital. Legacy a goddess? Um, yeah. Right. And her BFF is the Easter Bunny. While trying to make sense out of something that was impossible to believe, Adin asks Legacy out on a date. She is thrilled that her fantasy might become a reality, but when she meets the new guy in town, River, she discovers everything isn't always as it seems, and the legacy she wants just might not be the legacy she is destined to have.
340 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 31, 2013
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August 13, 2013
This book was so bad that I can't even bring myself to write a review pointing out all the things I found bad about it. Let me just preface by saying that by the halfway point, I was seriously annoyed at all the characters and the lack of anything happening, but I wanted to finish for the sake of being able to write a review without anyone saying that not finishing a book is a caveat to writing a credible review.
This ebook was provided for free from Amazon.
I had three issues with this book, three issues which basically consist of the entire book:
1) The characters. All of these characters are one dimensional and full of undesirable and unlikeable qualities to them. None of them ever saw development or a backstory or behaved anything other than what a few adjectives that they've had from the start of the book.
The main character, Legacy, is immature, stubborn in a bad way, dependent, selfish, not really smart and more that expands beyond my limited vocabulary. On her 17th birthday, Legacy receives news from her adoptive mother that she's going to change into a goddess, and that her real mother actually isn't dead. While it is perfectly understandable that she would disbelieve such a story, the extent to which she disbelieves is incredibly immature for her age. She storms out of the room, gets incredibly furious that her adoptive mother would tell her such a thing - I mean, this is the woman whom you have no doubt loves you, has taken care of you for all your life, who isn't evil or mean-spirited in the slightest... what warranted such extreme disbelief? Picturing myself in her position, I would also be unbelieving, but at the same time I wouldn't all of a sudden think my adoptive mother is insane and spouts gibberish for the first time in her life.
Another irksome characteristic is that Legacy is so selfish when it comes to the people around her. She confides in River, a boy where she works at, about who and what she is, and who and what he is. He specifically tells her not to share his personal information out to others, because I don't know, somebody could possibly use it against him and her? But no, she feels wrong not telling her closest, bestest, completely NOT INVOLVED friend Calli and the OMG LOVE OF MY LIFE Adin, because hiding anything about her life, any detail, is just unfathomable. And she has the nerve to blow up in Adin's face when she forces him to acknowledge the fact that he knew about the whole god/goddess thing in the beginning.
Legacy is just one example. She is like this the entire book, with no development or change from this in either her personality or her "change" into a goddess, save for having one hot hand and one cold hand. Like, wtf. That's some sh*tty characteristic to have and it's not even explained.
Adin, Legacy's boyfriend, is stuffily overprotective for no reason, domineering, yet so weak willed in the relationship with Legacy. If I were her, I would be worried about being near him, because he seems so unstable. First of all, having a boy all of a sudden do a 180 and ask you out out of the blue when you've not talked to him more than twice is creepy as hell, not stomach fluttering. Second, their relationship has no basis whatsoever for appeal to readers. It's, "Oh I've loved you since forever," "me too" cheesy disgustingness and then that's IT they're in LOVE and want to SPEND THE REST OF THEIR LIVES TOGETHER after little to no time interacting with each other. It's so fake, and the writing seems like it's trying too hard.
No more. I can't continue to think about how these characters are so unappealing.
2) No plot. Whatsoever.
There's this confusing as hell Greek gods remake how they can create beings vertically via offspring and horizontally via a "likeness" being made with their similar powers, which I did understand that all these characters are these likenesses and they're supposed to redo their Greek counterpart's story into a "better" ending. It's just... so stupid and roundabout. Muse is basically trying to get these people to go through their Greek story but with a different ending. Didn't need such a complicated story to back it.
We figure out Legacy is Persephone, and she has to try to not get taken by Hades this time. Except, we never see Hades, and instead get a stupid love triangle between River, who is one of Medusa and Poseidon's sons and supposedly one of the minor gods who tried to woo Persephone before she was dragged off to hell and is prophesied to end up with Legacy if Adin lives, and Adin, who is Adonis who y'know, is Persephone's FRIEND (or is he?) but is prophesied to not be with Legacy if he lives, or die. They spend the whole book bouncing back and forth these stupid nonexistent, unrealistic relationships.
3) Also, noteworthy comment: I live in Florida. I'm also a teen. The weather may be unpredictable, but nowhere to the levels of what this book says. Tornado warnings aren't taken as seriously as, say, the midwest. Hurricanes/tropical storms have no way of surprising people because they're forecasted weeks in advance. Even if a god could just make one POOF appear, there has to be some semblance to reality to make readers understand. The best magical ideas are always steeped in reality because otherwise, you lose the readership. And that is not my quote; someone more credible than me said that. And seriously? Legacy doesn't know anything about the Greek gods? What kind of sh*t education did she receive? I spent my freshman year of high school reading The Odyssey, the Illiad, etc. and my other years talking mythology as allusions to other texts we were reading about. Shakespeare is always talked about in high school education - and he loves using allusions to Greek mythology. I went to a public school to boot, too! How the hell could she not know who Aphrodite is (or recognize her Roman counterpart name, Venus) or know the story of Persephone???
Do I recommend? No. I spend the latter half of the book with a raging headache over the repetitive nature of the "River tells me, I tell the whole world, the world ape sh*ts on me" part of the book. I've been reading so much YA in the past three years that my standards for quality reading has increased with each decent to good book I've read, and this book just fails dismally in that department. But hey - it's free! Maybe if you want to torture someone you could gift it (ha. But no, I wouldn't wish that on anyone).
This ebook was provided for free from Amazon.
I had three issues with this book, three issues which basically consist of the entire book:
1) The characters. All of these characters are one dimensional and full of undesirable and unlikeable qualities to them. None of them ever saw development or a backstory or behaved anything other than what a few adjectives that they've had from the start of the book.
The main character, Legacy, is immature, stubborn in a bad way, dependent, selfish, not really smart and more that expands beyond my limited vocabulary. On her 17th birthday, Legacy receives news from her adoptive mother that she's going to change into a goddess, and that her real mother actually isn't dead. While it is perfectly understandable that she would disbelieve such a story, the extent to which she disbelieves is incredibly immature for her age. She storms out of the room, gets incredibly furious that her adoptive mother would tell her such a thing - I mean, this is the woman whom you have no doubt loves you, has taken care of you for all your life, who isn't evil or mean-spirited in the slightest... what warranted such extreme disbelief? Picturing myself in her position, I would also be unbelieving, but at the same time I wouldn't all of a sudden think my adoptive mother is insane and spouts gibberish for the first time in her life.
Another irksome characteristic is that Legacy is so selfish when it comes to the people around her. She confides in River, a boy where she works at, about who and what she is, and who and what he is. He specifically tells her not to share his personal information out to others, because I don't know, somebody could possibly use it against him and her? But no, she feels wrong not telling her closest, bestest, completely NOT INVOLVED friend Calli and the OMG LOVE OF MY LIFE Adin, because hiding anything about her life, any detail, is just unfathomable. And she has the nerve to blow up in Adin's face when she forces him to acknowledge the fact that he knew about the whole god/goddess thing in the beginning.
Legacy is just one example. She is like this the entire book, with no development or change from this in either her personality or her "change" into a goddess, save for having one hot hand and one cold hand. Like, wtf. That's some sh*tty characteristic to have and it's not even explained.
Adin, Legacy's boyfriend, is stuffily overprotective for no reason, domineering, yet so weak willed in the relationship with Legacy. If I were her, I would be worried about being near him, because he seems so unstable. First of all, having a boy all of a sudden do a 180 and ask you out out of the blue when you've not talked to him more than twice is creepy as hell, not stomach fluttering. Second, their relationship has no basis whatsoever for appeal to readers. It's, "Oh I've loved you since forever," "me too" cheesy disgustingness and then that's IT they're in LOVE and want to SPEND THE REST OF THEIR LIVES TOGETHER after little to no time interacting with each other. It's so fake, and the writing seems like it's trying too hard.
No more. I can't continue to think about how these characters are so unappealing.
2) No plot. Whatsoever.
There's this confusing as hell Greek gods remake how they can create beings vertically via offspring and horizontally via a "likeness" being made with their similar powers, which I did understand that all these characters are these likenesses and they're supposed to redo their Greek counterpart's story into a "better" ending. It's just... so stupid and roundabout. Muse is basically trying to get these people to go through their Greek story but with a different ending. Didn't need such a complicated story to back it.
We figure out Legacy is Persephone, and she has to try to not get taken by Hades this time. Except, we never see Hades, and instead get a stupid love triangle between River, who is one of Medusa and Poseidon's sons and supposedly one of the minor gods who tried to woo Persephone before she was dragged off to hell and is prophesied to end up with Legacy if Adin lives, and Adin, who is Adonis who y'know, is Persephone's FRIEND (or is he?) but is prophesied to not be with Legacy if he lives, or die. They spend the whole book bouncing back and forth these stupid nonexistent, unrealistic relationships.
3) Also, noteworthy comment: I live in Florida. I'm also a teen. The weather may be unpredictable, but nowhere to the levels of what this book says. Tornado warnings aren't taken as seriously as, say, the midwest. Hurricanes/tropical storms have no way of surprising people because they're forecasted weeks in advance. Even if a god could just make one POOF appear, there has to be some semblance to reality to make readers understand. The best magical ideas are always steeped in reality because otherwise, you lose the readership. And that is not my quote; someone more credible than me said that. And seriously? Legacy doesn't know anything about the Greek gods? What kind of sh*t education did she receive? I spent my freshman year of high school reading The Odyssey, the Illiad, etc. and my other years talking mythology as allusions to other texts we were reading about. Shakespeare is always talked about in high school education - and he loves using allusions to Greek mythology. I went to a public school to boot, too! How the hell could she not know who Aphrodite is (or recognize her Roman counterpart name, Venus) or know the story of Persephone???
Do I recommend? No. I spend the latter half of the book with a raging headache over the repetitive nature of the "River tells me, I tell the whole world, the world ape sh*ts on me" part of the book. I've been reading so much YA in the past three years that my standards for quality reading has increased with each decent to good book I've read, and this book just fails dismally in that department. But hey - it's free! Maybe if you want to torture someone you could gift it (ha. But no, I wouldn't wish that on anyone).
March 24, 2013
I'm a huge fan Greek mythology and thus a huge fan of books about Greek myths/gods and goddesses. Unfortunately this book is geared towards those who have little (to no) knowledge of Greek myths OR their gods and goddesses. Because the main character is practically the only one who lacks the aforementioned knowledge, any characters she meets that have any ties to said myths are spelled out. This was frustrating because I was able to put clues together so much faster/earlier than Legacy was told about them.
The biggest concern for me though was the POV/narration. The author was attempting a 3rd person POV but ended up with some truly awkward sentences, combined with the serious overuse of the pronoun 'she'. Here are a few examples:
"Calli and she stood..."
"They talked about her date with Zach and her dates with Adin..."
(Calli went on a date with Zach and Legacy went on dates with Adin)
"Adin and she..."
There were also a few editing errors (missing spaces and missing punctuation), but in the overall scheme of things, just the writing needs to be fixed.
Although I liked the chemistry between Legacy and Adin, and I thought the love triangle was believable, I didn't connect to any of the characters. I also didn't think the speech patterns were realistic. They're teenagers in the 21st century, using cell phones, lap tops, etc and yet they all pretty much speak like 50 year olds - very proper, few contractions, no slang.
With editing this book has a lot of potential. I thought the general storyline was interesting (how gods and goddesses can essentially recreate other gods/goddesses either linearly or laterally), though the explanations could have been more clear. The romance between Legacy and Adin was written in detail, from every little gesture to literally explaining how they feel about each other (though the wrapping of Legacy's hands around Adin's neck got a bit repetitive IMHO).
The biggest concern for me though was the POV/narration. The author was attempting a 3rd person POV but ended up with some truly awkward sentences, combined with the serious overuse of the pronoun 'she'. Here are a few examples:
"Calli and she stood..."
"They talked about her date with Zach and her dates with Adin..."
(Calli went on a date with Zach and Legacy went on dates with Adin)
"Adin and she..."
There were also a few editing errors (missing spaces and missing punctuation), but in the overall scheme of things, just the writing needs to be fixed.
Although I liked the chemistry between Legacy and Adin, and I thought the love triangle was believable, I didn't connect to any of the characters. I also didn't think the speech patterns were realistic. They're teenagers in the 21st century, using cell phones, lap tops, etc and yet they all pretty much speak like 50 year olds - very proper, few contractions, no slang.
With editing this book has a lot of potential. I thought the general storyline was interesting (how gods and goddesses can essentially recreate other gods/goddesses either linearly or laterally), though the explanations could have been more clear. The romance between Legacy and Adin was written in detail, from every little gesture to literally explaining how they feel about each other (though the wrapping of Legacy's hands around Adin's neck got a bit repetitive IMHO).
April 17, 2013
This was a sweet take on Greek mythology mixed in with teen love. Legacy lived her life like the typical high school girl, right down to the mad crush on long-time friend and local hottie Adin. She was completely in the dark about who she really is and what fate has in store for her. That is, until her seventeenth birthday rolled around and suddenly her guardian Lissa was talking gods and goddesses like it's everyday conversation. Thus began the whirlwind discovery of secrets and truths for Legacy, whether she was ready for them or not. She would have a year to prepare for her eighteenth birthday, at which point she will ascend and become a goddess herself, and the powers she would have left her vulnerable to enemies who wanted them for their own.
Thankfully Adin, who was a bit self-conscious but completely swoon-worthy, and River, the mysterious new boy in town, had her back along the way. Her relationship with Adin was really sweet, I loved that they had known each other for years but neither of them knew their true feelings. It was a bit far-fetched how it came to light, but I went with it because I really liked Adin and Legacy together. With a prophecy that clearly means relationship trials for their future, though, it remains to be seen if Adin will get the girl. When River came into the picture, I cringed because I really loathe love triangles. He comes across as a bit of a stalker anyway, and despite the bond he seems to share with Legacy and his own ties with the gods, I wasn't sold. The dialogue between Adin and Legacy was a bit unrealistic for teenagers, with rather proper speech and not much use of slang, but Adin and Legacy share some really tender moments together and their relationship was well-developed. I was surprised how much I really felt Adin's distress during the emotional scenes, they were very well-written and touching.
The mythology aspect of the story was interesting; I liked that with Muse's spin on gods and goddesses they could be 'reborn', so to speak, and could rewrite their destinies. The reader gets a sometimes information-heavy lesson in Greek myths, but the concept was something different and I appreciated the originality. Not much happens with Legacy in terms of her ascension in this first book of the series, and I'm left curious as to what exactly is in store for her beyond her turmoil of the heart. There looks to be some pretty intense heartbreak in the future for everyone involved, and with Legacy's enemies yet to really come to light there should be a captivating sequel coming up!
Though it could be cleaned up a bit, Goddess Legacy was an enjoyable story, and I think with a target audience of teens or younger adults it would be a big hit.
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Thankfully Adin, who was a bit self-conscious but completely swoon-worthy, and River, the mysterious new boy in town, had her back along the way. Her relationship with Adin was really sweet, I loved that they had known each other for years but neither of them knew their true feelings. It was a bit far-fetched how it came to light, but I went with it because I really liked Adin and Legacy together. With a prophecy that clearly means relationship trials for their future, though, it remains to be seen if Adin will get the girl. When River came into the picture, I cringed because I really loathe love triangles. He comes across as a bit of a stalker anyway, and despite the bond he seems to share with Legacy and his own ties with the gods, I wasn't sold. The dialogue between Adin and Legacy was a bit unrealistic for teenagers, with rather proper speech and not much use of slang, but Adin and Legacy share some really tender moments together and their relationship was well-developed. I was surprised how much I really felt Adin's distress during the emotional scenes, they were very well-written and touching.
The mythology aspect of the story was interesting; I liked that with Muse's spin on gods and goddesses they could be 'reborn', so to speak, and could rewrite their destinies. The reader gets a sometimes information-heavy lesson in Greek myths, but the concept was something different and I appreciated the originality. Not much happens with Legacy in terms of her ascension in this first book of the series, and I'm left curious as to what exactly is in store for her beyond her turmoil of the heart. There looks to be some pretty intense heartbreak in the future for everyone involved, and with Legacy's enemies yet to really come to light there should be a captivating sequel coming up!
Though it could be cleaned up a bit, Goddess Legacy was an enjoyable story, and I think with a target audience of teens or younger adults it would be a big hit.
This and other of my reviews can be found at: http://www.autumnreview.com/search/la...
April 2, 2013
I love stories that incorporate the ancient God’s and this story wasn’t a disappointment. I love the plot and loved the characters, Adin more than Legacy but I’m a female so that’s a given. I can’t wait to get my hands on the second book!
The characters were great. The love / puppy love scenes were great. Heck the overall descriptions of the scenes were great. In fact, I could clearly see the scenes. I could feel the butterflies, the overall feeling the two were having on their first date. It brought back memories of the way I felt on my first date. It felt like I was feeling them throughout their date.
However, readers be aware that there is a third wheel, a sort of a triangle love thing going on but not really, don’t want to give anything away. So, please don’t let the love triangle deter you from reading it. I don’t usually like the triangle thing but it worked out in this story really well, and can I really call it a love triangle? So why mention it? Because others might mention it and I wanted to express my view on this part/section of the story. I could feel the feelings, the bond she felt and the struggle she had but in the end I loved the mature decision she makes.
I recommend this story to all, but especially to those that like reading about Greek mythology. You will definitely love this story. If you like YA love stories than you will like this story, it fast paced and I didn’t find a dull moment. In fact I couldn’t put it down. It was a very sweet, innocent, coming of age, love story that is to be continued!
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion and review.
Title: Legacy
Author: M.W. Muse
Format: ebook 300 pgs
Genre: YA
Cover: 5 stars
Characters: Legacy, Adin & River
Rating: 5 stars
Series: Yes!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
http://www.amazon.com/review/R1D3Z3Q2...
The characters were great. The love / puppy love scenes were great. Heck the overall descriptions of the scenes were great. In fact, I could clearly see the scenes. I could feel the butterflies, the overall feeling the two were having on their first date. It brought back memories of the way I felt on my first date. It felt like I was feeling them throughout their date.
However, readers be aware that there is a third wheel, a sort of a triangle love thing going on but not really, don’t want to give anything away. So, please don’t let the love triangle deter you from reading it. I don’t usually like the triangle thing but it worked out in this story really well, and can I really call it a love triangle? So why mention it? Because others might mention it and I wanted to express my view on this part/section of the story. I could feel the feelings, the bond she felt and the struggle she had but in the end I loved the mature decision she makes.
I recommend this story to all, but especially to those that like reading about Greek mythology. You will definitely love this story. If you like YA love stories than you will like this story, it fast paced and I didn’t find a dull moment. In fact I couldn’t put it down. It was a very sweet, innocent, coming of age, love story that is to be continued!
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion and review.
Title: Legacy
Author: M.W. Muse
Format: ebook 300 pgs
Genre: YA
Cover: 5 stars
Characters: Legacy, Adin & River
Rating: 5 stars
Series: Yes!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
http://www.amazon.com/review/R1D3Z3Q2...
August 11, 2014
To be honest, it's a really good thing this book was free. I really think goodreads needs to update the site and allow for zero stars, too, but what do I know?
This book wasn't just bad, it was horrendous. I don't think I got fifty pages in before I deleted this from every device that has a nook app or is my nook.
Let's start with the girl's name. Legacy.
What. The. Flying. Fuck.
The author couldn't give her a more normal, and please believe me, I use that word stringently, name? Madison, maybe? Allison? I mean even Destiny or hells fucking bells, Trinity would have been better. Especially, because if you think about it, the name Legacy is so obvious that there's something behind it. Something to do with, oh, let's just say it: a legacy? (See, I can be witty, too!)
Apparently, the author thought she was being clever. Well, failure. Absolute failure.
But what seriously made me delete this piece of shit book was the fact the author had to make up her own damned goddess. For the love of God and all that's holy, there are enough Greek deities that the author could have chosen one and used that one.
But that would make a terrible kind of sense. Instead, the author gave us some sort of clone of Demeter and called it Dora.
I know. It's beyond appalling.
Read at your own sad risk.
You have been warned.
This book wasn't just bad, it was horrendous. I don't think I got fifty pages in before I deleted this from every device that has a nook app or is my nook.
Let's start with the girl's name. Legacy.
What. The. Flying. Fuck.
The author couldn't give her a more normal, and please believe me, I use that word stringently, name? Madison, maybe? Allison? I mean even Destiny or hells fucking bells, Trinity would have been better. Especially, because if you think about it, the name Legacy is so obvious that there's something behind it. Something to do with, oh, let's just say it: a legacy? (See, I can be witty, too!)
Apparently, the author thought she was being clever. Well, failure. Absolute failure.
But what seriously made me delete this piece of shit book was the fact the author had to make up her own damned goddess. For the love of God and all that's holy, there are enough Greek deities that the author could have chosen one and used that one.
But that would make a terrible kind of sense. Instead, the author gave us some sort of clone of Demeter and called it Dora.
I know. It's beyond appalling.
Read at your own sad risk.
You have been warned.
May 15, 2014
I bought this series for $.99 because my daughter and I love Percy Jackson. This series is about a girl who finds out she is Persephone and all her other friends find out secrets about themselves related to Greek mythology. At least, that's what the blurb said.
In fact this book promotes rape culture, teenage sex, and pornography.
1) 85% of the book talks about how Legacy and her boyfriend Adin touch each other; how she keeps trying to push his limits; how good it feels. It is extremely graphic. This girl is in high school.
2) Among other exclamations, Legacy talks about how she loves being "owned" by her boyfriend and how she wants to give him all the control. The language and the descriptions encourage the rape problems we see all over. The girl has no mind of her own and spends all her time fawning over boys. Both the boys describe in detail what they want to do sexually to her.
3) The author's grammar is atrocious. She has a limited vocabulary. And she obviously has done little to no research on Greek mythology.
In short, I would stay as far away from these books (they are a self-published series) and the author as possible.
In fact this book promotes rape culture, teenage sex, and pornography.
1) 85% of the book talks about how Legacy and her boyfriend Adin touch each other; how she keeps trying to push his limits; how good it feels. It is extremely graphic. This girl is in high school.
2) Among other exclamations, Legacy talks about how she loves being "owned" by her boyfriend and how she wants to give him all the control. The language and the descriptions encourage the rape problems we see all over. The girl has no mind of her own and spends all her time fawning over boys. Both the boys describe in detail what they want to do sexually to her.
3) The author's grammar is atrocious. She has a limited vocabulary. And she obviously has done little to no research on Greek mythology.
In short, I would stay as far away from these books (they are a self-published series) and the author as possible.
July 25, 2013
I had to stop reading this book because it was just... I don't even know. I love the mention of Greek Gods in books but this one took it way over the top and confused the hell out of me.
The plot was basically a girl, Legacy, stuck in a love triangle. Her childhood sweetheart finally asked her out but there is always the other guy who loves her. On Legacy's seventeenth birthday, her guardian told her that her mother was alive. She thought her parents died in a car crash. Also, her mother is a Greek Goddess. And now when Legacy turns eighteen, she will turn into a Goddess as well. Sure?
There were too many dream sequences in this book that I didn't really care for. She dwelled too much on them. I understand they were part of the plot, but I got over them quickly. I realized this was a series and had to stop. I couldn't take much more of it. That's all.
The plot was basically a girl, Legacy, stuck in a love triangle. Her childhood sweetheart finally asked her out but there is always the other guy who loves her. On Legacy's seventeenth birthday, her guardian told her that her mother was alive. She thought her parents died in a car crash. Also, her mother is a Greek Goddess. And now when Legacy turns eighteen, she will turn into a Goddess as well. Sure?
There were too many dream sequences in this book that I didn't really care for. She dwelled too much on them. I understand they were part of the plot, but I got over them quickly. I realized this was a series and had to stop. I couldn't take much more of it. That's all.
May 10, 2013
While the plot was interesting, the main character was just like Bella in Twilight; unable to do anything but mope unless she had her man around. Infact, this novel was alot like Twilight, except for Greek Mythology.
August 9, 2013
I'm going to preface the rest of this review by saying that I didn't finish this book. I made it to the 56 percent mark before completely giving up on it. It was a hard decision as I hate giving up on books, but I had been struggling through the entire thing. The problem is that even if I have a large problem with a book, I can typically make it through it. However, I had multiple major problems with this book, and they all piled on top of each other and became too much.
Let's start with what's the most obvious when you start reading. This book was horribly edited. Every few pages or so the wrong pronoun would be used, and it was extremely ridiculous how many times that happened. Once or twice for book, I can let that slide, but I can't tell you how many times characters accidentally talked about themselves in third person. There were other editing mistakes as well, but those were the biggest ones that I really feel should have been caught before this book was published.
So much of the book also seemed extremely unrealistic. Legacy's reaction to being a Greek goddess wasn't believable, which is odd considering she doesn't believe it at first as I'm sure most wouldn't, but the way it's played out isn't believable. None of the characters are really all that believable. They don't act like real people, especially teenagers.
My biggest problem, however, as far as characters were concerned was Legacy and Aiden's relationship. Now, I didn't finish the book, so I'm not sure how it develops, but there were multiple times were I just had to stop and go, "No. I don't like this." I don't know if I'd go so far as to call their relationship unhealthy, but it definitely had signs that it could head that way as far as I was concerned. (Which is why I was unsurprised to figure out that the author has an adult book that has been criticized for portraying an unhealthy relationship.) There's one point in the book were Aiden becomes visibly annoyed when Legacy gets out of the car without letting Aiden open the door for her and help her out. Now, there's nothing wrong with wanting to "be a gentleman" and help a girl out of a car, but getting annoyed when she gets out herself, especially when she doesn't know you're planning to help her out? That's a little ridiculous. And Aiden did things like that consistently that bothered me.
It was obvious that the author was going to love triangle route though, and River seemed like a much better guy as far as I was concerned. Who knows how that would have turned out had I kept reading the series. I really didn't care for the characters enough to care though. Maybe she would have stayed with Aiden and their relationship would get better. Maybe she'd go with River and they'd have a good relationship. I don't know, but I didn't like the beginning enough to stick around to see if I'd be satisfied with the end.
I honestly think this is the most negative review I've ever written, but this was one of my least favorite books I've ever read. The only positive thing I can see is that it had an interesting premise. I love Greek mythology, and that's what drew me to this book. However, there are a ton of books based on Greek mythology, and I've read much better. I really wish this book had met it's potential. I think if it had been edited better and gone through a lot of revision, it really did have the potential to be so much better than it was.
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Let's start with what's the most obvious when you start reading. This book was horribly edited. Every few pages or so the wrong pronoun would be used, and it was extremely ridiculous how many times that happened. Once or twice for book, I can let that slide, but I can't tell you how many times characters accidentally talked about themselves in third person. There were other editing mistakes as well, but those were the biggest ones that I really feel should have been caught before this book was published.
So much of the book also seemed extremely unrealistic. Legacy's reaction to being a Greek goddess wasn't believable, which is odd considering she doesn't believe it at first as I'm sure most wouldn't, but the way it's played out isn't believable. None of the characters are really all that believable. They don't act like real people, especially teenagers.
My biggest problem, however, as far as characters were concerned was Legacy and Aiden's relationship. Now, I didn't finish the book, so I'm not sure how it develops, but there were multiple times were I just had to stop and go, "No. I don't like this." I don't know if I'd go so far as to call their relationship unhealthy, but it definitely had signs that it could head that way as far as I was concerned. (Which is why I was unsurprised to figure out that the author has an adult book that has been criticized for portraying an unhealthy relationship.) There's one point in the book were Aiden becomes visibly annoyed when Legacy gets out of the car without letting Aiden open the door for her and help her out. Now, there's nothing wrong with wanting to "be a gentleman" and help a girl out of a car, but getting annoyed when she gets out herself, especially when she doesn't know you're planning to help her out? That's a little ridiculous. And Aiden did things like that consistently that bothered me.
It was obvious that the author was going to love triangle route though, and River seemed like a much better guy as far as I was concerned. Who knows how that would have turned out had I kept reading the series. I really didn't care for the characters enough to care though. Maybe she would have stayed with Aiden and their relationship would get better. Maybe she'd go with River and they'd have a good relationship. I don't know, but I didn't like the beginning enough to stick around to see if I'd be satisfied with the end.
I honestly think this is the most negative review I've ever written, but this was one of my least favorite books I've ever read. The only positive thing I can see is that it had an interesting premise. I love Greek mythology, and that's what drew me to this book. However, there are a ton of books based on Greek mythology, and I've read much better. I really wish this book had met it's potential. I think if it had been edited better and gone through a lot of revision, it really did have the potential to be so much better than it was.
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May 29, 2015
The book is a very good idea, based on Greek mythology, unfortunately the character are extremely annoying with the main character, Legacy, being extremely so. A brief outline of the story is Legacy is a seventeen year old girl who until her birthday believed her parents had been killed in a car accident when she was young, Lissa is her guardian who has brought her up alongside her adopted daughter Olivia. After her seventeenth birthday Lissa advises Legacy that her mother wasn’t dead and that she was going to ascend into a goddess. Her “crush” for years, Adin, gets the courage to ask her out and she gets a job working for Rivers parents in there shop. River and Adin are both also ascended from Greek gods and River is also going through the change. During the story Legacy has dreams that give her hints and warnings about what is happening, although everyone else seems to already know.
The main characters are:
Legacy, Spoiled brat who thinks the world rotates around her and she can do what she like. Hates anyone who possibly talks to her best friend Calli, treats River horribly and even when she is acting a pain in the rear end its always someone else’s fault.
Adin, Mr know it all but I’m not telling you until you figure it out. Believes he is perfect and Legacy thinks so too.
River, believes he is bound to one day be with legacy. Will do anything for her and always being blamed for every illogical decision made by legacy. Would be blamed by legacy for getting his face in the way Adins hands and then for hurting Adin’s hand with his face. River would the apologise and agree that he was wrong for having his face on the end of his neck.
Calli, Legacy’s best friend, the only person not out to get with or at Legacy. Rich and doesn’t seem to really do much put is responsible for Legacy meeting River.
Lissa, very rare that Lissa is around, go knows what she does but it involves lots of working away from home.
Medusa, Legacy believes she is trying to kill her, even though there are no attempts ever she still believes this in later books.
Honestly this is 300 pages of nothing happening apart from a moaning annoying girl thinking about how much she likes kissing her boyfriend.
The main characters are:
Legacy, Spoiled brat who thinks the world rotates around her and she can do what she like. Hates anyone who possibly talks to her best friend Calli, treats River horribly and even when she is acting a pain in the rear end its always someone else’s fault.
Adin, Mr know it all but I’m not telling you until you figure it out. Believes he is perfect and Legacy thinks so too.
River, believes he is bound to one day be with legacy. Will do anything for her and always being blamed for every illogical decision made by legacy. Would be blamed by legacy for getting his face in the way Adins hands and then for hurting Adin’s hand with his face. River would the apologise and agree that he was wrong for having his face on the end of his neck.
Calli, Legacy’s best friend, the only person not out to get with or at Legacy. Rich and doesn’t seem to really do much put is responsible for Legacy meeting River.
Lissa, very rare that Lissa is around, go knows what she does but it involves lots of working away from home.
Medusa, Legacy believes she is trying to kill her, even though there are no attempts ever she still believes this in later books.
Honestly this is 300 pages of nothing happening apart from a moaning annoying girl thinking about how much she likes kissing her boyfriend.
March 23, 2013
*This is my honest review in exchange for the free kindle copy of Goddess Legacy*
So in short Goddess Legacy is basicly a retelling of a Greek Myth . It's a neat little package of love and mystery.
....What I didn't like so much
So what I didn't like where the characters, by themselves they are OK kind of 2 dimensional and transparent but I guess you could say that they have admirable traits... mabye too admirable. They have pretty much perfect personalities (execept for a bit of stubborness and temper here and there). The thing that I disliked the most was the character interactions, the romance didn't quite feel believable or plausible. I didn't really care for the love triangle, it wasn't bad but wasn't all that great in my opinion. A thing I noticed was unatural conversation and to me at times it sounded a bit robotic or rehearsed, not in the moment, you know what I mean?
"I know. I understand how you feel, and I'll agree to not working at the store and to taking other steps necessary for my safety."
What 21st century gal says that, and yes she is in love with him and would do anything for him but who says that? Is there no sense of your own capibility? You can take care of yourself Legacy!
I think that I am being really picky. Sorry.
What I liked
The thing I like most about Goddess Legacy is the plot (excluding the love triangle). I really liked how Ms. Muse changed the myth and created a haze of mystery around it so you had to kind of connect the dots and pick out the clues. I very happy with her adaption of 'said myth' so far. It was great how you had to try and match characters to their godly entity.
Ohhh and the cliffe at the end just suprised me, I am embarrassed to say I didn't seee it coming.
Overall I didn't like Goddess Legacy but I didn't hate it either. If you like Greek Mythology, love triangles, and romance then this might be for you.
So in short Goddess Legacy is basicly a retelling of a Greek Myth . It's a neat little package of love and mystery.
....What I didn't like so much
So what I didn't like where the characters, by themselves they are OK kind of 2 dimensional and transparent but I guess you could say that they have admirable traits... mabye too admirable. They have pretty much perfect personalities (execept for a bit of stubborness and temper here and there). The thing that I disliked the most was the character interactions, the romance didn't quite feel believable or plausible. I didn't really care for the love triangle, it wasn't bad but wasn't all that great in my opinion. A thing I noticed was unatural conversation and to me at times it sounded a bit robotic or rehearsed, not in the moment, you know what I mean?
"I know. I understand how you feel, and I'll agree to not working at the store and to taking other steps necessary for my safety."
What 21st century gal says that, and yes she is in love with him and would do anything for him but who says that? Is there no sense of your own capibility? You can take care of yourself Legacy!
I think that I am being really picky. Sorry.
What I liked
The thing I like most about Goddess Legacy is the plot (excluding the love triangle). I really liked how Ms. Muse changed the myth and created a haze of mystery around it so you had to kind of connect the dots and pick out the clues. I very happy with her adaption of 'said myth' so far. It was great how you had to try and match characters to their godly entity.
Ohhh and the cliffe at the end just suprised me, I am embarrassed to say I didn't seee it coming.
Overall I didn't like Goddess Legacy but I didn't hate it either. If you like Greek Mythology, love triangles, and romance then this might be for you.
November 5, 2018
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I love Greek mythology so when I read the synopsis of this book; I knew I needed to check it out.
M.W. Muse tells the story of a girl named Legacy, whose life is changed the minute her guardian tells her the truth about her parents and what is going to happen to her when she turns 18. She does not believe her at first until she starts having strange dreams.
I give this book 3.5 moons, and I look forward to the second book. I hope I find out a little bit more about Legacy and what is happening to her, Adin, and River.
For some reason, I have strong feelings for River more than I do Adin. I am not sure why though. Maybe it is because I feel terrible for him.
You will have to read this book to find out why and come up with your assumptions and who you like best.
I love Greek mythology so when I read the synopsis of this book; I knew I needed to check it out.
M.W. Muse tells the story of a girl named Legacy, whose life is changed the minute her guardian tells her the truth about her parents and what is going to happen to her when she turns 18. She does not believe her at first until she starts having strange dreams.
I give this book 3.5 moons, and I look forward to the second book. I hope I find out a little bit more about Legacy and what is happening to her, Adin, and River.
For some reason, I have strong feelings for River more than I do Adin. I am not sure why though. Maybe it is because I feel terrible for him.
You will have to read this book to find out why and come up with your assumptions and who you like best.
April 28, 2013
I was excited to read this book after reading the premise. I absolutely love Greek mythology so I sat down hoping I'd found a gem. The story was okay, it was hard to buy her guardian 'casually' telling her the mother she thought was dead was actually alive and that she was to become a goddess on her 18th birthday. Then she upped and disappeared!!
I also couldn't quite get into the fact ALL of the characters were so super perfect. Granted Greek Gods in my opinion are all perfect but it took away from the fact we are not perfect and it was distracting.
I also didn't like the way she wrote the interactions of Adin and Legacy when they were together, it was repetitive and at best a little boring. Overall however the story was readable, it was also not the run of the mill teen love but it was missing something all the way through the book
I also couldn't quite get into the fact ALL of the characters were so super perfect. Granted Greek Gods in my opinion are all perfect but it took away from the fact we are not perfect and it was distracting.
I also didn't like the way she wrote the interactions of Adin and Legacy when they were together, it was repetitive and at best a little boring. Overall however the story was readable, it was also not the run of the mill teen love but it was missing something all the way through the book
August 30, 2013
Omfg. That is all. I got really fed up with this book, even though I liked it. Up until the end, Legacy and Adin were like "WERE IN LOVE AND WE'RE GOING TO GET MARRIED AND blahh, blahh, BLAHHH", then there was some drama with River and how they (Legacy and River) were meant to be and more "blahh, blahh, BLAHH". Then at the end she figures it allllll out. What annoyed me the most was that most of the time, Adin was sweet and amazing, but in the end he kept it all from Legacy. And he was telling her not to listen or trust River! And it didn't seem as they developed much, any of the characters. I will be going through the entire series, because I need to find out the ending to all of this and the answer to the MAIN QUESTION. WHO DOES SHE CHOOSE! :) I'm so ridiculous with these kinds of books, it's unbelievable. :D
April 27, 2021
This started kind of slow. It took me a while to get into, probably because it was setting up a fairly large series that needed a lot of back story. However, by the end, I was speeding through the pages. I definitely want to read more of the series. Be warned, nothing is settled in this first book. I generally don't like books that can't stand alone, but I'm interested enough in the characters and the plot to want to keep reading. This is probably because I'm such a huge fan of the Greek myths and I find this plot line very original and extremely interesting. It's a little similar to P.C. Cast's Goddess series, but from a whole different direction so the stories still seem fresh and new.
April 22, 2013
Ugh this book was so hard to get through that I wasn't even able to finish it! The author spent way too much tie focusing on the clothing choices of the teenagers along with the immature style of the "sexual scenes" that never really got farther than caressing each other's legs under clothing and how it took Adin all day to "calm down". Granted, things might have heated up in the last half of the book but it was just painful to read and made me feel dumber for reading it than when I started.
September 13, 2014
Great storyline. Something for people that are fascinated with Greek Mythology to enjoy
June 29, 2025
Too wordy.
This felt like the old pulp stories where they were paid by the word. The author uses 100 words where 10 would do. The story concept is good but the wordiness detracts from the storyline. This makes the entire book and the plot somewhat lost in the over description. It's a shame because I liked the storyline and the entire concept shows promise, although it's just another take on Greek mythology. I won't be continuing the series for obvious reasons.
This felt like the old pulp stories where they were paid by the word. The author uses 100 words where 10 would do. The story concept is good but the wordiness detracts from the storyline. This makes the entire book and the plot somewhat lost in the over description. It's a shame because I liked the storyline and the entire concept shows promise, although it's just another take on Greek mythology. I won't be continuing the series for obvious reasons.
April 9, 2016
This book could have been awesome except it wasn't! I have to say I had to force myself to finish reading it, because I hate letting things unfinished and I was expecting something, anything to happen, it didn't.
It started "nicely", a girl on her seventeenth birthday discovers that she is to be a goddess and ascent on her 18th birthday aka she has a year to prepare, which I would call total parental failure. Yes, this is just one more book where the parents hide their child any knowledge about who they are/are supposed to be for "protection". In this book it goes as far as the said parents abandoning their daughter as a baby to a guardian who is as useless at preparing her for what she is about to face as they are. Said guardian can't say anything before consulting with others (I guess the real mother) but in the end says nothing at all. Ok, that's done for the bad parenting, now let's get into the real stuff.
If you were to believe that you are to be a Greek mythology related goddess what would be the first thing you do? Well, I know I'll be on my computer googling or at the library crossing references.
But I guess that's just personal preference because Legacy spends most of her time with her rich and perfect friend, preparing to date with her perfect looking boyfriend. There is a great length of description of every details about the outfit and make up and even more about the blushing, the heart racing, and every little touch and thought about touch between her and said boyfriend for pages and pages. A little bit is ok but after a while it becomes quite disgusting.
I'm all for having normal live still going on, you can't bang your head on the problem all the time but maybe looking at it once in a while and thinking might have helped.
The characters have no interests what so ever about anything except Legacy's problems. They are all over her and rush at her first discomfort to be near her and be supportive. Because they are not only rich and beautiful and perfect but they are such great persons.... I'm not convinced. It's also super easy to read them because they just have to look at each other to know everything that's wrong with the others. Great, can't keep a single thought for yourself maybe developing a mind reading power isn't even a necessity.
The only character who was not shallow and seemed to have some interest out of Legacy is her best friend Calli but even that was a very surface part of the story because every attention when Calli did something remotely interesting came back to Legacy. And seriously I have no idea why Calli was even Legacy's best friend seeing how bitchy Legacy could be, she would have been better of with Karen and Ellen at least they wouldn't have been so disapproving and judgmental.
Of course, there is a love triangle. I'm not even sure I want to get into that too much because falling in love with a long term childhood friend, I can understand but having a guy, also gorgeous falling for you in a split second because he knows of a prophecy and playing with his feelings because you need his help is not really my cup of tea. Especially that her best friend was crushing on the guy but no, Legacy had to keep the attention for herself, obviously.
I feel sorry for River, really he would better be of dating Calli.
So what is it about the Greek mythology and Legacy ascending? Well, not much, I mean everybody on the planet probably knows more about the Greek gods than Legacy. I mean, she is right in the middle of it all, she doesn't know anything (the poor girl can't link Venus to Aphrodite before anyone spell it out for her), won't do any research by herself (she checked once) instead she prefers to have people tell her the truth, "please please you have to tell me, I want to know". If you are distracted while reading, don't fear because most everything is repeated three times. Even if the character who confides in Legacy tell her that she should keep it a secret she will repeat it to everyone until everyone knows. And of course Legacy trust everything everyone tells her because despite having Medusa and Hades as enemies, well everyone around is her to protect her and do everything for her own good even when they withdraw important information which could get her kill obviously.
And by the way the said enemy could just be Legacy being paranoid because we really don't see much of them.
We are also very lucky that everything happens in chronological order because the time frame and days are all over the place. Seriously don't try to figure out what day it is because you can be on Thursday have three days passing but you are still on Friday only.
There were also some other inconsistencies, especially about Adin's story. The guy is a liar, liar once always a liar but seriously I'd rather have River get with Calli than Legacy, duh!
And a lot of pronouns were totally off, like Adin using "her" instead of "my" in dialogue and Legacy saying "she" instead of "I".
If you want some very graphic romance where people are taking it slow, you might give this one a try. If you expect anything else, get a different book.
It started "nicely", a girl on her seventeenth birthday discovers that she is to be a goddess and ascent on her 18th birthday aka she has a year to prepare, which I would call total parental failure. Yes, this is just one more book where the parents hide their child any knowledge about who they are/are supposed to be for "protection". In this book it goes as far as the said parents abandoning their daughter as a baby to a guardian who is as useless at preparing her for what she is about to face as they are. Said guardian can't say anything before consulting with others (I guess the real mother) but in the end says nothing at all. Ok, that's done for the bad parenting, now let's get into the real stuff.
If you were to believe that you are to be a Greek mythology related goddess what would be the first thing you do? Well, I know I'll be on my computer googling or at the library crossing references.
But I guess that's just personal preference because Legacy spends most of her time with her rich and perfect friend, preparing to date with her perfect looking boyfriend. There is a great length of description of every details about the outfit and make up and even more about the blushing, the heart racing, and every little touch and thought about touch between her and said boyfriend for pages and pages. A little bit is ok but after a while it becomes quite disgusting.
I'm all for having normal live still going on, you can't bang your head on the problem all the time but maybe looking at it once in a while and thinking might have helped.
The characters have no interests what so ever about anything except Legacy's problems. They are all over her and rush at her first discomfort to be near her and be supportive. Because they are not only rich and beautiful and perfect but they are such great persons.... I'm not convinced. It's also super easy to read them because they just have to look at each other to know everything that's wrong with the others. Great, can't keep a single thought for yourself maybe developing a mind reading power isn't even a necessity.
The only character who was not shallow and seemed to have some interest out of Legacy is her best friend Calli but even that was a very surface part of the story because every attention when Calli did something remotely interesting came back to Legacy. And seriously I have no idea why Calli was even Legacy's best friend seeing how bitchy Legacy could be, she would have been better of with Karen and Ellen at least they wouldn't have been so disapproving and judgmental.
Of course, there is a love triangle. I'm not even sure I want to get into that too much because falling in love with a long term childhood friend, I can understand but having a guy, also gorgeous falling for you in a split second because he knows of a prophecy and playing with his feelings because you need his help is not really my cup of tea. Especially that her best friend was crushing on the guy but no, Legacy had to keep the attention for herself, obviously.
I feel sorry for River, really he would better be of dating Calli.
So what is it about the Greek mythology and Legacy ascending? Well, not much, I mean everybody on the planet probably knows more about the Greek gods than Legacy. I mean, she is right in the middle of it all, she doesn't know anything (the poor girl can't link Venus to Aphrodite before anyone spell it out for her), won't do any research by herself (she checked once) instead she prefers to have people tell her the truth, "please please you have to tell me, I want to know". If you are distracted while reading, don't fear because most everything is repeated three times. Even if the character who confides in Legacy tell her that she should keep it a secret she will repeat it to everyone until everyone knows. And of course Legacy trust everything everyone tells her because despite having Medusa and Hades as enemies, well everyone around is her to protect her and do everything for her own good even when they withdraw important information which could get her kill obviously.
And by the way the said enemy could just be Legacy being paranoid because we really don't see much of them.
We are also very lucky that everything happens in chronological order because the time frame and days are all over the place. Seriously don't try to figure out what day it is because you can be on Thursday have three days passing but you are still on Friday only.
There were also some other inconsistencies, especially about Adin's story. The guy is a liar, liar once always a liar but seriously I'd rather have River get with Calli than Legacy, duh!
And a lot of pronouns were totally off, like Adin using "her" instead of "my" in dialogue and Legacy saying "she" instead of "I".
If you want some very graphic romance where people are taking it slow, you might give this one a try. If you expect anything else, get a different book.
July 2, 2017
Eh. The names. The silliness. All the longing looks and craziness. I read the whole thing but didn't love it. Interesting premise though.
August 8, 2017
Goddess Legacy keeps you on your toes throughout the whole book. It keeps you interested without seeming obvious and it makes you want to grab the second book right away!!
January 11, 2018
LOVED IT
I liked seeing how that puzzle if a life could make sense. SPOILER ALERT, The end where we find out who Yale really is and that Adin knows everything.
I liked seeing how that puzzle if a life could make sense. SPOILER ALERT, The end where we find out who Yale really is and that Adin knows everything.
July 17, 2018
Interesting
The story had plenty of twist and turns. It was times even a bit confusing in regard to myths and legends being entertwined with same deities but all in all a good read.
The story had plenty of twist and turns. It was times even a bit confusing in regard to myths and legends being entertwined with same deities but all in all a good read.
August 17, 2018
DNF - too tedious at 20%
February 26, 2022
Clumsy, badly-edited prose. Not worth the time.
February 10, 2022
This book took inspiration from Greek mythology, but clearly knew nothing about said mythology.
The characters were also very shallow and one dimensional.
The plot was really thin and tbh, boring.
Another thing, I hate retellings and reincarnation like books. Don't try to create what has already been created and immortalized. You are bound to fail.
The characters were also very shallow and one dimensional.
The plot was really thin and tbh, boring.
Another thing, I hate retellings and reincarnation like books. Don't try to create what has already been created and immortalized. You are bound to fail.
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February 22, 2017I received this book free in return for an honest review.
I did not like this book at all. The idea of having a girl find out that she was the daughter of a Greek goddess sounded really interesting, like a female heroine version of The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson series, but it was nothing like it. It doesn't explain anything about the world they are in or what/how the Greek god/goddess thing works.
Mostly the book is about the main girl Legacy liking the boy Aiden, although I don't know why as he isn't developed and controlling. Mostly just about them liking each other and their relationship is really only physical. No other reason why they like each other or what a real relationship should consist of.
In fact I liked the character of River better, as at least the characters talk.
Pretty much I would just pass this book. It was pretty boring and hard to plow through with its lack of depth.
I did not like this book at all. The idea of having a girl find out that she was the daughter of a Greek goddess sounded really interesting, like a female heroine version of The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson series, but it was nothing like it. It doesn't explain anything about the world they are in or what/how the Greek god/goddess thing works.
Mostly the book is about the main girl Legacy liking the boy Aiden, although I don't know why as he isn't developed and controlling. Mostly just about them liking each other and their relationship is really only physical. No other reason why they like each other or what a real relationship should consist of.
In fact I liked the character of River better, as at least the characters talk.
Pretty much I would just pass this book. It was pretty boring and hard to plow through with its lack of depth.
April 25, 2013
Goddess Legacy
Goddess Series Book One
MW Muse
Goddess Legacy is the first book in the Goddess Series by MW Muse.
High school is over for the summer and Legacy Kore is wondering if and when she will see her high school crush, newly graduated Adin Shepard again.
Until he shows up at her surprise seventeenth birthday party - acting very friendly. It's then that she realizes that he may feel more for her than just friends.
Her excitement is short lived when after the party her guardian, Lissa informs her that her mother that she thought had died years ago, was actually still alive and in fact a Greek Goddess. And that Legacy will possibly herself ascend into a Greek Goddess on her eighteenth birthday. Emotionally wrought and exhausted from the days events Legacy goes to sleep where she begins to have vivid dreams of storms, snakes and tornado's.
Seeking solace in her best friend Calli Rhodes, Legacy confides in her what she has learned about her mother and herself.
Just when she thought her life couldn't get any stranger Adin asks her out on a date - and for a brief moment in time Legacy tries to forget everything else and live in the moment that is unfolding in front of her. Could it possible that what she has wanted for so long, is about to become her reality? Could her dream of a relationship with Adin come true? Just as this is about to happen she meets an alarming handsome young man named River Rysaor.
Turns out River knows a lot more than Legacy could imagine, and opens a whole new world to her.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the Greek Mythology aspect of it. The relationship between Legacy and Adin is romantic and flirty. Although at times I found Adin to be a bit annoying at how slow he wanted to take the relationship, but in the end I respected the reasoning why and found him completely endearing. River adds an almost evil aspect to the story - yet you can't quite figure out if he himself if evil or good? I enjoyed the friendship between Calli and Legacy - it brought back memories of myself with my best friend at that age. Their relationship was real and believable. Although I don't think we know everything that there is to know about Calli yet. The only part of the story that I had an issue with was Legacy's dreams. At times they were monotonous and unnecessary. I found myself at one point putting the book down because I just could not possibly read another dream scene. With that being said and overlooked - I loved the book and can not wait for the second in the series. There are so many unanswered questions and so many things left unknown.
Erin
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Goddess Series Book One
MW Muse
Goddess Legacy is the first book in the Goddess Series by MW Muse.
High school is over for the summer and Legacy Kore is wondering if and when she will see her high school crush, newly graduated Adin Shepard again.
Until he shows up at her surprise seventeenth birthday party - acting very friendly. It's then that she realizes that he may feel more for her than just friends.
Her excitement is short lived when after the party her guardian, Lissa informs her that her mother that she thought had died years ago, was actually still alive and in fact a Greek Goddess. And that Legacy will possibly herself ascend into a Greek Goddess on her eighteenth birthday. Emotionally wrought and exhausted from the days events Legacy goes to sleep where she begins to have vivid dreams of storms, snakes and tornado's.
Seeking solace in her best friend Calli Rhodes, Legacy confides in her what she has learned about her mother and herself.
Just when she thought her life couldn't get any stranger Adin asks her out on a date - and for a brief moment in time Legacy tries to forget everything else and live in the moment that is unfolding in front of her. Could it possible that what she has wanted for so long, is about to become her reality? Could her dream of a relationship with Adin come true? Just as this is about to happen she meets an alarming handsome young man named River Rysaor.
Turns out River knows a lot more than Legacy could imagine, and opens a whole new world to her.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the Greek Mythology aspect of it. The relationship between Legacy and Adin is romantic and flirty. Although at times I found Adin to be a bit annoying at how slow he wanted to take the relationship, but in the end I respected the reasoning why and found him completely endearing. River adds an almost evil aspect to the story - yet you can't quite figure out if he himself if evil or good? I enjoyed the friendship between Calli and Legacy - it brought back memories of myself with my best friend at that age. Their relationship was real and believable. Although I don't think we know everything that there is to know about Calli yet. The only part of the story that I had an issue with was Legacy's dreams. At times they were monotonous and unnecessary. I found myself at one point putting the book down because I just could not possibly read another dream scene. With that being said and overlooked - I loved the book and can not wait for the second in the series. There are so many unanswered questions and so many things left unknown.
Erin
The Reading Cafe
May 15, 2013
I'm really disappointed with this book.
I really hated starting my review this way.
What I don't understand is how an author who says they are award winning, can publish a book with so many grammatical errors. The "she said this and then she said that" was too much. I was so confused by which female was talking that I gave up most of the time and just continued to read along hoping I picked the right character for the sentence.
Okay now that was my biggest issue and took 1 stars away just for that.
The story itself was interesting. The concept of Gods/Goddesses and the replicating of such was indeed intriguing. The love triangle wasn't really so much of a love triangle. I felt myself secretly hoping River would stop holding back and swoop in for the kill. I'd like to see Legacy with River I like him better. Who doesn't like the dark and dangerous boys who make us swoon. Adin is sweet and good looking. But he's sticky sweet like a taffy. He gets stuck in your teeth and you spend the rest of the day trying to get him out. I didn't feel the connection with Legacy and Adin. It was just too much all at once. Too many "you are beautiful" comments. I got it after the first 10 times. He thinks she's beautiful. But then in the end turns out he was lying by omission the entire time. Come on!!! River is looking better and better by the minute.
I took another star away for believability. Not the God/Goddess part. No I think that's great. My problem was with how accepted it was by everyone. If it had been explained that everyone believed in Gods/Goddesses that would be one thing. I mean come on a 17 year old girl is told her mother is in fact not dead and she's going to ascend by her 18th birthday unless she's killed and that doesn't bother her? That doesn't send the 17 year old girl into a panic of tears and overly emotional responses? Then she tells her bff and she doesn't panic either? In fact no one panics or gets worried or upset?
I love fiction. I love stories. I never complain about the crazy plots I read. I however want to believe the characters I read. I want to feel like I can relate to them somehow. I want to feel like I'm inside their head or at least right along with them. I just didn't feel that connection with this book.
I'm hoping to read the next installment. I would like to give the author another chance.
I really hated starting my review this way.
What I don't understand is how an author who says they are award winning, can publish a book with so many grammatical errors. The "she said this and then she said that" was too much. I was so confused by which female was talking that I gave up most of the time and just continued to read along hoping I picked the right character for the sentence.
Okay now that was my biggest issue and took 1 stars away just for that.
The story itself was interesting. The concept of Gods/Goddesses and the replicating of such was indeed intriguing. The love triangle wasn't really so much of a love triangle. I felt myself secretly hoping River would stop holding back and swoop in for the kill. I'd like to see Legacy with River I like him better. Who doesn't like the dark and dangerous boys who make us swoon. Adin is sweet and good looking. But he's sticky sweet like a taffy. He gets stuck in your teeth and you spend the rest of the day trying to get him out. I didn't feel the connection with Legacy and Adin. It was just too much all at once. Too many "you are beautiful" comments. I got it after the first 10 times. He thinks she's beautiful. But then in the end turns out he was lying by omission the entire time. Come on!!! River is looking better and better by the minute.
I took another star away for believability. Not the God/Goddess part. No I think that's great. My problem was with how accepted it was by everyone. If it had been explained that everyone believed in Gods/Goddesses that would be one thing. I mean come on a 17 year old girl is told her mother is in fact not dead and she's going to ascend by her 18th birthday unless she's killed and that doesn't bother her? That doesn't send the 17 year old girl into a panic of tears and overly emotional responses? Then she tells her bff and she doesn't panic either? In fact no one panics or gets worried or upset?
I love fiction. I love stories. I never complain about the crazy plots I read. I however want to believe the characters I read. I want to feel like I can relate to them somehow. I want to feel like I'm inside their head or at least right along with them. I just didn't feel that connection with this book.
I'm hoping to read the next installment. I would like to give the author another chance.
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