Faye Lithyer talks to the dead, has visions of people dying, and speaks telepathically with those who share her powers. When she is drawn to others with unique abilities, Faye finally feels like she belongs somewhere. She is one of ten Bloodline Legacies—people who have carried powers down for generations through their genetic makeup.To better understand their ever-mutating abilities, the … the Bloodline Legacies hunt down the Book of the Ancestors, which leads Faye to uncover the truth about her birth and the toll these uncontrollable gifts take. Now, Faye and her friends are more at risk than ever.
Family secrets, forbidden romance, and the Seekers of Evil threaten to tear their band of misfits apart. When Bloodline Legacies go missing, Faye is ready to do whatever it takes to keep her new friends safe. But can she stop the disappearances and rescue her friends before they start turning up dead?
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Book 2 in its series, it picks up shortly after book 1 left off, perfectly on pace and perfect continuity. There’s just enough teenage drama that it’s all plausible, but not annoying at all. Like The Hidden Legacy, this book is packed with magic, action, young love, family love and family drama, small town secrets, good versus evil and more. In this installment, old secrets come to light a bit more and a few more teens ‘with powers’ are thrown into the mix, adding to the intrigue of it all.
This is an amazing, addictive, fast-paced read. It’s also professionally produced, as I noticed no errors. It serves as a super fun escape from reality and I’ll likely revisit this series. Fans of series such as Harry Potter who are left forever chasing that high should dive into this one. Also if you enjoy superheros, you’d likely enjoy this one. This kids are sorta like witches and superheros all rolled into one. (Don’t want to say too much and spoil anything!)
Truly an epic read.
Warning: It does end on a cliffhanger.
Eagerly awaiting the next in the series, 5 addicted stars.
A stellar second book from Christine Rees in her Hidden Legacy series. So many twists, turns, and action that I felt I was on a thrillingly supernatural roller coaster ride. I couldn’t put it down!
Faye Lithyer is back with her old powers of foreseeing people’s deaths and telepathically communicating with others like her, but also a few new ones crop up that are unbelievably strong. It makes sense, as she’s a “pure blood,” meaning she is descended from two Bloodline Legacy families–a big no-no. The Seekers of Evil who have attacked before are hunting them down and teens with powers start disappearing, including one of her close friends. To save him and the others, hunting down the books of the ancestors has become more important than ever. It is time for them to understand where they came from and why the seekers relentless hunt them down. Can they combine their powers and work together to save others, or will the powers they bear consume the very essence of who they are?
The strength of this book was the plot. Without giving spoilers, the ending conflicted me as it is a bit of a cliffhanger, but Rees knows what she is doing–I NEED the next one now! The pacing of the book is fast, at times slowing down, but these are necessary pit-stops because the plot is wonderfully complex giving a rich history behind the Legacy itself. The conflicts Faye must face with her heart, family, friendships, and her “pure-blood” status makes readers sympathize with how much she must bear. Relationships grow stronger, characterization is taken further, and I absolutely love Ethan and so wish he wasn’t a ghost. I think he’s my favorite character now. Overall, I love the deeper story behind the witchy historical background, making the idea of what could have possibly happened back in Salem and what the Seekers of Evil are really about, giving me that Puritan vibe. And yet, Rees puts a spin on that to make us wonder after all if the right pressures are put on Faye’s kind, will they become the exact evil the Seekers wish to prevent?
I highly recommend this series to teens and adults who enjoy the supernatural entwined in the real world.