Alex has his own agenda of finding the fabled Fountain of Youth to heal his scarred leg, so he'll no longer be viewed as a weak, unwanted prince. Then there's Alexander, son of King Philip and Queen Olympias, who lives in Macedon. But the winner is usually the last person standing, and this year, Jacob was chosen to represent Erissa. It's supposedly considered an honor because only the strongest from each place is chosen. Every year the contestant from each island, city, and village are called to Macedon to participate in the Blood Tournament. She's childhood friends with Jacob, another main character. She lives in one of the outer villages and holds a strange connection to animals. The paths of Cyn and Olympias story also made me curious for more.Ĭharacters: The first character we meet is Kat. Things definitely came together at the end of the novel surrounding Kat's new found knowledge about herself and family. So I'm actually glad it was in 3rd. I think the way the characters' stories were all woven together and connected (even if it was only in a slightest sense) prevented me from being overwhelmed by all the different perspectives as well. While the plot isn't exactly complicated, it certainly is intricate with keeping track of all the characters and their motives. I don't like reading books in 3rd person either because I find it more difficult to connect to the characters, but just imagine the chaos if Legacy of Kings was written in 1st person. I'm not a huge fan of duel POV, much less multiple POVs, but it somehow worked in this book. Before you get scared off, let me say it honestly wasn't bad. Plot: There are a lot of character point of views in Legacy of Kings. I will say that the beginning was a bit slow and hard to read, but it definitely picked up around halfway through. So many things were happening at once, it was almost disjointing.

I guess I should have paid more attention in my World History class!Īnyway, Legacy of Kings is one heck of a novel. I actually did a quick Google search about Alexander the Great before I started reading, because I honestly remembered little too nothing about him, oops.

I love all things fantasy and the fact that it was historical and based off of Alexander the Great made me more intrigued. Macedonian Expansion, 359 B.C.-323 B.C.I wouldn't say that I had high expectations going into this book, but I was definitely excited to read it.

Greece - History - Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. Fiction - Young adult literatureĪlexander, - the Great, - 356 B.C.-323 B.C.

Legacy of kings by eleanor herman