Title: Legend
Series: Sinister Fairy Tales Collection
Author: M.R. Leahy
Genre: Dark Fairy Tale Retelling
Release Date: February 6, 2020
Far, far away, hidden on Insula Sacra—Island of the Accursed— lives a forgotten world of man and beast.
Damned by the Gods, and forced to live in everlasting darkness, they continue to fight a war that has long since been buried in time.
With each rise and fall of the cursed moon, they are reminded of all they’ve lost.
Desperate for freedom, they await the night the one true king will rise to power and free them from the curse.
The King, however, cannot rise without his Queen—both blessed with the mark of the Gods, they must end the war to save them all.
Or so the legend says…
"They abandoned us, cursed us. An endless war, a dying race...the prophecy states that once united, the chosen one, bearing the mark of the gods, will bring forth the one true king.” Balling my hand into a fist, I turn and face the great room. “I will be that King. No matter what it takes, no matter how many people must burn to make it so, we will rise again and this time, not even the Gods will be able to stop us.”
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Sonja's Review
I was a little nervous to start Legend because I had a negative experience with the last book that I read in the Sinister Fairy Tales Collection and even though I knew this was by a completely different author, I was still stressed out about it. I probably would have put off reading it for awhile, but I didn’t think I had the time, I wanted to get it over with so I was done and didn’t need to dwell, and I also knew there was the possibility that I might actually like it which made it a win-win situation either way. And I did really enjoy reading Legend! It kind of had a The Planet of the Apes vibe going on, it was interesting and it moved very quickly. It did feel a little cheesy in that epic storytelling you see in certain movies way, but I truly had a great time with this book and I wouldn’t say no to picking up M.R. Leahy again!
~ 4.25 Stars
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