Sacrifice

Author: Cayla Kluver
Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Release Date: October 23, 2012

Format: ARC

Source: For Review

Goodreads Description:

"This is not the time for the fight to end. Now is when the fight will begin. This is the time to regain what has been lost.Alera

Queen of a fallen kingdom, secretly in love with the enemy.

Shaselle

Daughter of a murdered father, rebel with a cause.

One lives behind the former Hytanican palace walls and walks the razor's edge to keep the fragile peace in her beloved homeland. The other slips through the war-torn streets, seeking retribution for her family's tragedy, following whispers of insurgency.

Both face choices that will separate them from those they cannot help but love. As their stories intertwine, a conspiracy ignites that may end in slavery or death—or lead to freedom anew, if only each can face what must be sacrificed."

***

Sacrifice is a phenomenal conclusion to the Legacy trilogy. The second novel in the series, Allegiance, had so many twists and turns that I wasn’t really sure what to expect in Sacrifice. I am happy to say that it was just as engaging as the previous novels and had a lot of action, despite the conquest of Hytanica in the previous novel.

Cayla Kluver is amazing at character development. The cast of characters we have grown to know in Hytanica are smart, cunning, and persistent—which means they won’t take their defeat lying down. There was a lot of secret plotting throughout the novel, which was a lot of fun to read about. You could see the strategy and the misdirects being formed which increased my respect for the characters involved.

As always, we have a strong set of female characters in a world where they are supposed to seen rather than heard. What is unique in Sacrifice, however, is that we also have a strong set of male Cokyrian characters, who are supposed to be weak and feeble. I appreciate that Cayla Kluver really shows that genders are equal in her trilogy and explores both patriarchal and matriarchal societies. 

One of my favorite parts of the Legacy trilogy has always been the love triangle. I am a huge Steldor fan—he is charming, funny, arrogant, handsome, cunning—I just can’t read enough about him! I was in heaven with Allegiance because Steldor played such a major part in the story. While he is still present in Sacrifice, I didn’t get quite as much as him as I wanted. While I have never been opposed to Narian, I have to say that I just don’t like him as much as I like Steldor. He did grow on me throughout the course of the novel, however.

I have immensely enjoyed the Legacy series and am sad to see it go. Sacrifice was a fantastic read and I am looking forward to more from Cayla Kluver in the future. What makes her writing truly special is the endearing characters she creates. Even though I am highly anticipating new characters and new worlds from Kluver, I am so sad to leave the Legacy world behind. I will be crossing my fingers for a Steldor spin off in the mean time.

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