The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young Book Review

 

Title: The Last Legacy
Author: Adrienne Young
Publish Date: September 7th, 2021
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Source: Huge thank you to Raincoast books for providing me with an ARC for review!

New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young returns with The Last Legacy, a captivating standalone about family and blood ties, reinventing yourself, and controlling your own destiny.

When a letter from her uncle Henrik arrives on Bryn Roth's eighteenth birthday, summoning her back to Bastian, Bryn is eager to prove herself and finally take her place in her long-lost family.

Henrik has plans for Bryn, but she must win everyone’s trust if she wants to hold any power in the delicate architecture of the family. It doesn’t take long for her to see that the Roths are entangled in shadows. Despite their growing influence in upscale Bastian, their hands are still in the kind of dirty business that got Bryn’s parents killed years ago. With a forbidden romance to contend with and dangerous work ahead, the cost of being accepted into the Roths may be more than Bryn can pay.

Penelope's Review

So this is actually my first Adrienne Young book (*gasp* I know.. blasphemy right lol?) and I just want to say how excited I am to read everything else she has written because this was great! This was not what I was expecting when I picked up this book, but I absolutely loved the unique plotline and fantastic character depth.

From what I understand, this book world was introduced in Fable and Namesake and this is basically a deeper look into the Roth family (I believe they were part of this duology and now we get a closer look at their lifestyle). As I haven't read Fable and Namesake I can't comment (yet) on how this book compares to the two, but as a standalone novel I definitely enjoyed it. 

I really like this author's writing style - it seems to flow so well, and I can really feel the emotion behind the words. I loved our main character, Bryn. She is quietly fierce and determined and has a good head on her shoulders. Ezra was also amazing but I wished there was MORE from him. I wanted to see him more, I wanted to hear him more - I wanted to be able to fall even more in love with him! While I did enjoy the romance between the two, I think it could have been developed more. 

Overall, I enjoyed the feel of this book, I liked the concepts behind it, and I'm excited to get started on Young's Fable duology. Looking forward to exploring more of this author's work. 

Rating: 4/5 Devils!