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stephaniebookish's review
4.0
**Was given a free e-copy in exchange for an honest review**
Rating: 3.5/5
The premise of this book is so intriguing, to say the least, Faye has the ability to see someone the moment of their death and she ends up seeing a friend murdered, now she has to choose to tell her and help solve the mystery or not. I'm not sure why, but every time I see a premise such as this I think of the show Dead Like Me, anyone? Anyway! This story kept me on my toes from the opening scene, which was a rollercoaster. Overall, I loved the characters, they were dynamic and felt wholly fleshed out, and enjoyed the pace of the novel. But I would say that there were moments when characters jumped to crazy conclusions with very little information to back up their claims, which really threw me off while reading because it was unrealistic and pushed me out of the world. Otherwise, I think that this will shape up to be an amazing series and I am excited to see what's in store for Faye.
Rating: 3.5/5
The premise of this book is so intriguing, to say the least, Faye has the ability to see someone the moment of their death and she ends up seeing a friend murdered, now she has to choose to tell her and help solve the mystery or not. I'm not sure why, but every time I see a premise such as this I think of the show Dead Like Me, anyone? Anyway! This story kept me on my toes from the opening scene, which was a rollercoaster. Overall, I loved the characters, they were dynamic and felt wholly fleshed out, and enjoyed the pace of the novel. But I would say that there were moments when characters jumped to crazy conclusions with very little information to back up their claims, which really threw me off while reading because it was unrealistic and pushed me out of the world. Otherwise, I think that this will shape up to be an amazing series and I am excited to see what's in store for Faye.
ladymoneypenny's review
3.0
*E-ARC PROVIDED BY NETGALLEY FOR AN HONEST REVIEW*
2.5 stars.
Faye has an ability where she can see someone at the moment of their death, and when she sees the murder of someone she knows, she has to decide whether to tell her or not, and try to stop her murder from happening.
I'm a little disappointed, this story started out so intriguing, and had so much potential, but there were a few things that didn't work well.
Firstly I noticed several continuity errors, which is jarring and ruins the flow of the story.
Also Faye and her friends seem to make huge leaps in knowledge from one or two flimsy clues. For example You can see the author is trying to keep the story moving, but it really could be handled more smoothly.
2.5 stars.
Faye has an ability where she can see someone at the moment of their death, and when she sees the murder of someone she knows, she has to decide whether to tell her or not, and try to stop her murder from happening.
I'm a little disappointed, this story started out so intriguing, and had so much potential, but there were a few things that didn't work well.
Firstly I noticed several continuity errors, which is jarring and ruins the flow of the story.
Also Faye and her friends seem to make huge leaps in knowledge from one or two flimsy clues. For example
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Faye leaping to the conclusion that the author of a diary from the 1600's (Genevieve) must have been a distant relative to her friend Hannah because Genevieve could control animals and Hannah can control water and earth. It's a stretch at best, but next thing you know Faye is telling everyone with certainty that Genevieve is Hannahs ancestor.jeo19's review against another edition
5.0
*Review of this book is posted on the blog. https://introspectivereader.wordpress.com/2017/04/16/book-review-the-hidden-legacy/
*This book was provided in exchange for an honest review. The review is not manipulated by any means.
I was hooked by the story of the book the moment I finished Chapter 1. I fell in love with the story the moment I was in the middle of the book. I was thirsty for more by the moment I finished it.
It wasn't like other books where it would grab your attention after reading a couple of chapters. This book actually got me reading for more the moment I was in the middle of Chapter 1. It made it hard to take my eyes off the screen to rest from reading.
I loved the way the author build the story. The way the events turned out and the play on characters. The consistency of turn in events is what got me hooked the most.
The uniqueness of the story made it fun to read. Especially because I'm a fan of the Percy Jackson books and the Mortal Instruments. This book also has those characters with abilities or "curses" but the author didn't use the ordinary kind of characters instead, she used a brainstormed kind of characters. Especially their ancestral information.
The ending will surely make you want to read the sequel as soon as possible. It will make you want to pre-order the sequel as soon as it is available.
Overall, it was a story that I have taken an interest of. I love the fresh concept that the author used. The characters will sure get you connected to them. If you're a fan of Rick Riordan or Cassandra Clare, then this book is for you.
*This book was provided in exchange for an honest review. The review is not manipulated by any means.
I was hooked by the story of the book the moment I finished Chapter 1. I fell in love with the story the moment I was in the middle of the book. I was thirsty for more by the moment I finished it.
It wasn't like other books where it would grab your attention after reading a couple of chapters. This book actually got me reading for more the moment I was in the middle of Chapter 1. It made it hard to take my eyes off the screen to rest from reading.
I loved the way the author build the story. The way the events turned out and the play on characters. The consistency of turn in events is what got me hooked the most.
The uniqueness of the story made it fun to read. Especially because I'm a fan of the Percy Jackson books and the Mortal Instruments. This book also has those characters with abilities or "curses" but the author didn't use the ordinary kind of characters instead, she used a brainstormed kind of characters. Especially their ancestral information.
The ending will surely make you want to read the sequel as soon as possible. It will make you want to pre-order the sequel as soon as it is available.
Overall, it was a story that I have taken an interest of. I love the fresh concept that the author used. The characters will sure get you connected to them. If you're a fan of Rick Riordan or Cassandra Clare, then this book is for you.
pelicanfreak's review against another edition
4.0
Gripped me right away; within 30 pages I was completely hooked.
Faye is a great character; well developed with self awareness, wise beyond her years while still having to face everyday teenage challenges. In fact - all characters were like this.
Great character development.
There’s mystery wrapped in more mystery at times and while I did predict everything that’s happened so far, I’m still not sure what direction it will take as it ended on a cliffhanger.
Absolutely cannot wait to read the next installment.
This book also had action, teen drama, a little bit of romance, and some fast but fierce friendship. Strongly recommend.
4 stars.
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Faye is a great character; well developed with self awareness, wise beyond her years while still having to face everyday teenage challenges. In fact - all characters were like this.
Great character development.
There’s mystery wrapped in more mystery at times and while I did predict everything that’s happened so far, I’m still not sure what direction it will take as it ended on a cliffhanger.
Absolutely cannot wait to read the next installment.
This book also had action, teen drama, a little bit of romance, and some fast but fierce friendship. Strongly recommend.
4 stars.
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abookandacup's review against another edition
3.0
A pleasant read, some interesting elements though a lot was predictable. Good characters too!
abookandacup's review
3.0
A pleasant read, some interesting elements though a lot was predictable. Good characters too!
jorammii's review
3.0
*Thanks NetGalley for an e-copy in exchange for an honest review*
This book was honestly much better than I expected. It’s a group of kids who find out they have super abilities and try to avoid being hunted down. I would very likely read the second book, hoping that it would be technically better.
It felt very Sky High meets The Midnighters (trilogy by Scott Westerfeld).
Rating: 3.5/5
Faye’s stepmother drops her off at her grandmother’s after her dad dies. But Faye is not-your-normal-girl™️ because she has visions of people’s deaths. Sometimes theses deaths haven’t happened yet and sometimes they happened years before, but Faye has never been able to stop them from happening. Her first day at the new school, she has another vision, stronger and clearer than any she’s had before. Things get stranger when the girl in her vision, Rachel, introduces herself at school and they become friends. Faye has to figure out how she’ll prevent Rachel’s murder while fitting in at the new school.
Diversity: +4
Race/Ethnicity: +1 (Rachel=quarter-Japanese?), +1 (Jacob=half-black?)
Gender: +1 (Author), +2 (Faye, Rachel, Hannah, Lucy)
Neurodiversity: -1 (Lucy’s mother)
What I liked:
-I tend to enjoy stories about teenagers coming into powers they don’t know how to control. I loved how different all of the powers were and how they develop and really want to know more about everyone.
-Beautiful female relationships! They were friends, built each other up, and supported each other. We also had examples of girls fighting with each other (over a boy :/ sigh), but that was very clearly not acceptable and turned out to be more complicated than that anyway. While the boys sometimes fell flat and one-dimensional, all of the girls were well-developed and had personalities.
-The twist at the very end. It was one of the things that actually did a good job tying things together and made me want to figure out what happens next.
-Morally gray characters. Good and evil are always difficult to define and I liked how it was tackled. I would definitely have liked to learn more about the ancestors (The Families) and the Seekers of Evil (although that is such a meh name).
What I didn’t like:
-Crazy as an adjective. It’s used off-handedly to describe Faye when people didn’t believe her visions and to describe Lucy’s mom:
Her mom was nuts by the end. Sometimes she used to say things like, ‘they’re coming to get me.’ Sometimes she’d scream at Lucy to stay away from her for no reason.
If Faye didn’t like being called crazy for being different, I would have hoped that she would have pushed more against labeling Lucy’s mom as crazy. Given what we know by the end of the book, Lucy’s mom was probably not mentally ill; she was most likely stressed and people were probably out to get her. So many times people get written off as “crazy” and no one challenges why and it turns out they were right in the end. We need to address this trope! I wish someone had vindicated her memory in the end.
-Not-your-normal-girl™️ Faye. She doesn’t know how pretty or brave she is. She has a different name and comes to a new school where everyone is into her. She’s a size four with a blue streak in her blond hair (which apparently makes her super BA). She fits the chosen one trope, but honestly feels plain and is less interesting than literally any other girl in the story.
-The romance just felt like too much was going on. At one point it was like a love-quadrangle.
-The world-building and continuity didn’t make sense all of the time. It felt very deus ex machina where everything just happened to work out no matter what. I would have liked to learn more about their powers and how they work, but I’m assuming it will be better addressed in the next novel. There were also several spelling and grammar mistakes throughout.
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