It has been over a year since the invasion of Earth was thwarted in Pittacus Lore's United as One. But in order to win, our alien allies known as the Garde unleashed their Loric energy that spread throughout the globe. Now human teenagers have begun to develop incredible powers of their own, known as Legacies (Goodreads).
Although it has wonderful character development and an exciting plot; amusing dialogue and a diverse cast; this first installment in the Lorien Legacies sequel series is somewhat underwhelming. While all main characters are greatly developed, the issue arises of having a few too many main characters. One of the great things about the original series is that the few perspectives changed every book., but in this spinoff, readers are overwhelmed by the six backstories and six somewhat separate plotlines (although they are six good ones). The antagonists are brilliantly horrifying, however the main antagonist given to us has no real substance. The secondary group of villains is also well integrated, but overall unoriginal characters and plot get the new series off to a less-than perfect start. 7.1/10
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