I would definitely toss this into the YA post-apocalyptic, dystopian bucket. There is some sex and violence, but it is still geared toward youth. I do think the protagonist perhaps made too much of a sacrifice for what ended up taking place. The events could have gone down in similar fashion with or without Bex's total involvement. Okay, so you've got a triangle - no, a square of love going on. Mix this in with dictatorship, the removal of free-will, nuclear fallout, and genetic enhancements (as well as genetic de-evolution). The US isn't as united, but now consists of a wall around the Midwest. Technology and relative comforts are available. Outside the wall - the wasteland....and rebels. The Legacy is a trilogy launch and leaves a significant cliff-hanger. That said, I did find the read pretty predictable. It flows well and there is action, as well as character development. In all - an entertaining read.
3 of 5 stars. ARC provided by author From the Publisher:
"World War Three lasted twelve days. Twelve days was all it took for mankind to devastate the planet and almost eradicate the human race. No victor emerged from the ashes and billions lost their lives. We survivors lived through the bleakest of winters. A primal existence became the new order, and the little that remained of our humanity hung in the balance. Then one man stood up and changed the world. I believed, as did everyone else, that he was the hero of our time, the man who had saved us from our own demise. His name is Eric Dane and he is the President of the New United States of America. He is also my husband, and my greatest enemy. I grew up oblivious to the truth, until my father found me when I was nineteen years old. He told me about the many horrifying facts that our new leader kept hidden from us. And he told me that beyond the borders the Resistance grew and fought for freedom from the oppression that Eric Dane had imposed on us. My name is Rebecca Davis. I am twenty-six years old, and in me the Resistance has found the ultimate weapon." A narrative of good and evil, love and passion, right and wrong - and at the centre of the story a strong woman who is prepared to sacrifice everything for the cause she believes in. The Legacy, book 1 of The Legacy Trilogy, is an action-packed, adrenaline-inducing thrill ride which will leave you riveted long after you have turned the last page
