One girl. Two worlds. Hunted in both.Seventeen-year-old Reggie Lang is used to dealing with her alcoholic mother and fighting school bullies, but fate has thrown her a curve ball. A biker dude shows up in her dreams, babbling about magic and a world called the Other. As the incidents keep piling up—like bringing a frog back to life in class—Reggie has to confront the mounting evidence that she’s … mounting evidence that she’s not the normal girl she craves to be.
Reggie’s life is changing, and she has no idea why. Or whether she should believe the man in her dreams, who claims she’s in danger and that only he can keep her safe. But if there’s one thing Reggie will learn, nowhere is safe.
The Other Inheritance is the exciting first book of the young adult urban fantasy series, The Inheritance. Fast-paced, with great characters and an absorbing plot, this series by Rebecca Jaycox is sure to keep you turning the pages.
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Note: This book is recommended for readers aged 15 and above due to some mature content
Praise for The Other Inheritance
“One of the strongest characters out there, a great world to explore. I absolutely loved this.”–Mary P
“Once I started to read, I was hooked… This book is action packed and fast paced just the way I like it.”–V.W.
“The Other Inheritance is a book that grabs you from the beginning and makes you wonder what could possibly happen next. The Other is a unique and original world that is both beautiful and scary. The characters are likable, witty, and easy to care about.”–K.Rmore
What an unique adventure with good world building, wonderful characters, magic, adventure, mystery and romance. I am irked I cannot get the 2nd book to finish this story.
A fast paced action packed read that kept me inthralled from start to finish. The scenes are written so well that I could picture them in my mind’s eye. If your looking for an adrenaline rush this is definitely that, this read has lots of twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat. I definitely recommend this read.
Shauna Joesten
I really enjoyed this trek into another world of elemental powers and romance. The stakes are high and the tension is riveting. There are some great characters that I am looking forward to seeing grow in future books and the climax is nail-biting!
We start our story meeting Reggie, a young adult who has had a sad start. She has lost her father and her mother has turned to drink from the loss. She is a social outcast at the best of times, so when a biology lesson results in the unexpected reanimation of a frog at her hand, she finds herself a laughing stock and utterly confused with her ability. That’s not the only issue that Reggie is dealing with, visited by a man named Rhys in her dreams she learns that her father was not all he has seemed. Rhys comes to her dreams from “the Other” (our world is “the Real”) and revelations that her father was from magic leads Reggie to discover she inherited that magical gift. Reggie’s “gift” very soon becomes her curse when she is told she must uproot her life to come to the Other for protection as there are those that would seek to harm her for what she is. Someone is coming to protect her in her journey
Asher works as a slave for Andrius, ruler of the other, he is tasked to recover Reggie before Rhys, and return to the Other under a false pretence. When Reggie and Asher meet, they connect immediately and trust is given freely. Their journey is fraught with danger and twists in allegiance, can the foe become the friend? What is Reggie and why is she so important?
In the round this was a very enjoyable read, all the main characters are instantly likeable and relatable in their flaws. Even Reggie’s mother can’t be seen as bad for turning to drink, she is clearly broken over the loss of Reggie’s father, Sebastian. The world of the Other has some spectacular scenery and creations which is why I love reading fantasy so much! it really allows your imagination free reign and this story gives you just enough to build that world without too much and overwhelming you with description over plot. By far my favourite character though is Brwyn, a changeling, who has an uncanny knack of being at the right place at the right time. He is enigmatic, charming yet entirely loveable as you know there is no hidden agenda, I loved it when he turned up!
The action really ramps up in the last 30% as Reggie starts to fully embrace her legacy and allows herself to open up to her powers without fear. In this latter 3rd it becomes a real page turner and I couldn’t put it down, willing the characters forward, one part where Reggie has to hide in a fireplace will have you holding your breath as you read.
My only downside with this story is that I occasionally found some dialogue confusing and there were parts which for me, could have had some more explanation (which I now have as Rebecca Jaycox was amazing at chatting it through with me.) The ending, however, is bittersweet because as a reader we are privy to more information than Reggie which sets us up nicely for book 2!
I very much recommend giving this a read and gets a 4 out of 5 from me!